– Mariano Legaz , Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer

Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer

The transformation To achieve this , tightening up the supply chain management function was essential , and Legaz is happy with the company ’ s progress so far – his organization has contributed substantially to the company ’ s recovery , but he is the first to recognize a shared effort .

“ Over the last two years or so we have made great strides and have produced significant results ,” Legaz says . “ First , we have started growing again . We think of 2015 as our recovery year ; last year we call our comeback year because we won back business , showed growth , and became cash positive for the

Mariano Legaz is senior vice president and chief procurement officer at Sprint Corporation . He is responsible for Sourcing , Procurement , Supply Chain management , and Real Estate operations across the organization . Under his leadership , Sprint is maximizing supplier relationships , driving operational efficiencies , and enabling their winning strategies .

Before joining Sprint Corporation , Mr . Legaz was the Verizon Wireless Florida Regional President , where he was responsible for sales , operations , marketing , distribution , customer service , and financial performance . During his 20 years at Verizon , Mr . Legaz also served as Senior Vice President , Supply Chain Services ; Vice President , Sourcing ; Director , Capital Planning and Analysis , as well as several other roles in the network technology organization , both in domestic and international markets .

Legaz holds an engineering degree in Electrical / Electronic Science and a postgraduate degree in Telecommunications from the Catholic University of Cordoba in Argentina . In addition , he received his EMBA in Economics from Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University . www . gigabit . net 37