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Jerome Arfeli

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Head of Indirect Procurement at Waymo
📍 Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Jerome is a results-oriented procurement executive leading the Indirect Procurement team at Waymo. His extensive career includes managing multi-billion dollar spends and transforming procurement functions at major corporations like McKinsey & Company, UPS, and The Coca-Cola Company. He studied negotiation at Harvard Law School.

Jerome is a frequent speaker at industry conferences like ProcureCon, sharing his expertise on topics such as facilities management and strategic sourcing. He has a passion for exploring innovation in the market, demonstrated by his international trips to connect with supplier partners and local operations teams.

His colleagues describe him as a talented and inquisitive procurement professional with a great ability to learn new categories quickly.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Head of Indirect Procurement
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Indirect Procurement
As the Head of Indirect Procurement at Waymo, he leads initiatives to optimize spend across categories like engineering, facilities, construction, and IT.
Strategic Sourcing
A core theme throughout his career at UPS, McKinsey, and Coca-Cola, where he led global sourcing organizations and transformed procurement functions.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Head of Indirect Procurement
Waymo
6-2023 - 6-2024
Global Director of Responsible & Strategic Sourcing (Procurement)
McKinsey & Company
7-2019 - 6-2023
Director of Strategic Sourcing (All Categories)
UPS
4-2016 - 7-2019
Senior Procurement Manager Indirect
The Coca-Cola Company
7-2014 - 4-2016
Procurement Manager Indirect
The Coca-Cola Company
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Education
Negotiation at Harvard Law School
Harvard University
Master of Science (MS)
Haute Ecole en Hainaut
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Haute Ecole en Hainaut
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