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Nichole Smith

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Director Strategic Sourcing at Arrow Electronics
📍 Denver Metropolitan Area, United States

Nichole is a global sourcing and procurement leader at Arrow Electronics, specializing in transforming procurement into a strategic advantage. With a background in Business and Law, she excels in supplier partnerships and contract optimization, managing annual spends exceeding $1B and consistently delivering multimillion-dollar savings.

She has a passion for building high-performing teams within organizations that have a noble and critical purpose, such as her work at Intrado, a company dedicated to saving lives and protecting communities.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Director Strategic Sourcing
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Denver Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Nichole shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Driven But Considerate
Decisive But Friendly

They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)

Priorities

Topics Nichole cares about

Procurement Transformation
Her core focus is elevating procurement from a transactional cost center to a strategic partner that creates enterprise value and growth.
Strategic Supplier Relations
She emphasizes building strong, collaborative partnerships with suppliers to drive innovation, resilience, and return on investment.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Director Strategic Sourcing
Arrow Electronics
4-2024 - 1-2025
Director of Procurement
Intrado
2-2019 - 2-2024
Director of Procurement – Construction Services
Lumen Technologies
6-2017 - 2-2019
Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing - Global Projects
Hitachi Vantara
5-2012 - 2-2017
Senior Manager of Strategic Sourcing - Global Procurement
Western Union
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Education
Law
University of Denver
Business
East Tennessee State University
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