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Chief Procurement Officer Cisco www / htps in alexandra-lopez-408b92 :/ com linkedin . /

Alexandra is currently working as the SVP and Chief Procurement Officer at the technology giant Cisco , a company that operates in many areas including business , education , and philanthropy .

With the company for over 12 years , she joined as Vice President , Global Business Services , before being promoted to Chief Procurement Officer and VP Global Procurement Services nine years later . She was then ultimately promoted to her current position in 2020 . With over 30 years of experience in procurement , she is a great fit for Cisco ’ s ever-expanding business .

Lopez ' s procurement career commenced back in 1992 when she joined the logistics giant DHL Express as Manager Marketing Planning . She moved on to General Manager , Managed Services at Hewlett Packard , then Director Global Supply Chain Services at Hewlett Packard , and , finally , VP and CFO ,

Procurement & Supply at Kaiser Permanente .

On top of her day job at Cisco , Alexandra is a Board Member ( previously President ) at YWCA Silicon Valley , a non-profit organisation that is dedicated to eliminating racism , empowering women , and promoting peace , justice , freedom , and dignity for all .

She has also been a Board Member at Maui Diagnostic Imaging for over five years and graduated from the University of California , LA , furthering her professional development .

Alexandra ' s peers describe her as a ‘ fantastically talented person ’, with ‘ excellent financial skills and attention to detail ’.

The specific skills she acquired through her career include outsourcing , procurement , supply chain management , change management , strategic sourcing , analysis , and more .

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