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Evelyn R. McBride

Initiator · DISC type Di
Senior Director Strategic Sourcing at DIRECTV
📍 Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Evelyn R. McBride is the Senior Director of Strategic Sourcing at DIRECTV, where she focuses on innovating and automating procurement processes with AI and Oracle Fusion. An organizational leader and change agent, she earned her BS from Park University. Colleagues describe her as a collaborative, detail-oriented leader with outstanding business knowledge.

Evelyn is passionate about continuous learning and professional development, recently completing a course on Generative AI to stay ahead of technology trends. Her certifications in collaboration and teamwork underscore her focus on building strong, effective partnerships in and out of the workplace.

She is the recipient of the "Winning Spirit Award" for designing and implementing a company-wide contingent labor program.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Senior Director Strategic Sourcing
Job Level
Senior
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Personality Overview

How Evelyn shows up

Risk-Accepting
Confident
Impact-Oriented

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They usually prefer to drive the conversation.

Priorities

Topics Evelyn cares about

Process Automation
Her current role at DIRECTV involves designing and automating procurement processes using AI and Oracle Fusion. Her professional headline also identifies her as a "process automator".
Strategic Sourcing
This is her core expertise, demonstrated through senior roles at DIRECTV and DeLaval, where she centralized spend and significantly reduced supplier and operational costs.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Senior Director Strategic Sourcing
DIRECTV
4-2023 - 12-2025
Director Strategic Sourcing
DIRECTV
2-2022 - 4-2023
Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager
DIRECTV
6-2020 - 2-2022
Senior Sourcing Manager, Indirect
DeLaval
10-2017 - 6-2020
Sourcing Manager, Indirect
DeLaval
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Education
BS
Park University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

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