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Matthew Laud

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Vice President of Supply Chain at Fairview Health Services
📍 St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Matthew Laud is the Vice President of Supply Chain at Fairview Health Services, a strategic executive with over 20 years of experience driving cost optimization and digital transformation. Colleagues describe him as an "exceptional sourcing executive" with deep category expertise. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Minnesota School of Business.

Beyond his professional focus, Matthew shows a keen interest in personal and career development, encouraging others to find mentors and sponsors. He has also pursued education in real estate, indicating an interest in ventures outside of his core supply chain expertise.

He has a unique perspective on his field, believing that "Sourcing & Procurement is like Jazz... an orchestrated symphony of complex processes."

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Vice President of Supply Chain
Job Level
Senior
Location
St Paul, Minnesota, United States
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Priorities

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Digital Procurement
A key focus of his career is leveraging digital transformation and innovation to drive savings and operational resilience in enterprise procurement.
Strategic Sourcing
He has a long track record of building strategic category plans and utilizing competitive bidding to optimize supplier partnerships and achieve significant cost reductions.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Vice President of Supply Chain
Fairview Health Services
9-2020
Director - Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
11-2017 - 9-2020
Director- Enterprise Sourcing and Procurement
UnitedHealth Group
6-2015 - 10-2017
Best Buy Corp. - Sr. Sourcing and Supply Chain Consulting Manager | Sr. Program Manager - Dotcom Ops
Laud Consulting LLC
4-2015 - 7-2015
Xcel Energy - Sr. Project Manager of Security and Risk
Laud Consulting LLC
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Fairview Health Services Selects Workday to Modernize HR, Finance, and Supply Chain on One AI-Powered Platform. Featured in PR Newswire
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Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA
Minnesota School of Business
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