Procurement Magazine January 2026 Issue 50 | Page 43

LAINIE SUÁREZ BUTLER
TOP 10 – STRATEGIC SOURCING LEADERS IN THE US

LAINIE SUÁREZ BUTLER

TITLE: VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT COMPANY: BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB REVENUE: US $ 48.3BN EMPLOYEES: 34,100 FOUNDED: 1887
Lainie is VP of Global Procurement Corporate Functions & Services at Bristol Myers Squibb, leading teams managing more than US $ 4bn across technology, HR, finance, law and corporate affairs, as well as EU and Japan markets.
A strategic sourcing executive with deep expertise in supplier relationship management and procurement strategy, she has surpassed third-party synergy targets for the pharmaceutical industry’ s largest integration and designed multigenerational global category strategies.

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