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Patrick Dent

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Head of Strategic Sourcing at Canva
📍 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Patrick Dent is the Head of Strategic Sourcing at Canva, where he is building and scaling the companys sourcing capabilities. His prior experience includes leading global sourcing teams at VMware for IT Infrastructure and Marketing Services. Colleagues describe him as having an exceptional work ethic, unwavering integrity, and a strong strategic mindset.

He is establishing Canvas Tech Sourcing and Cloud FinOps teams entirely from scratch.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Head of Strategic Sourcing
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Building Sourcing Teams
He is actively building Canva's Tech Sourcing and Procurement teams from the ground up, frequently posting about hiring and shaping the new functions.
Tech Procurement
His current focus is on developing and executing sourcing strategies for SaaS, Cloud, and Hardware to support Canva's rapid growth.
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Work history

11-2022
Head of Strategic Sourcing
Canva
1-2022 - 11-2022
Tech Sourcing Lead
Canva
10-2021 - 1-2022
Tech Sourcing Lead
Canva
9-2017 - 10-2021
Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing - IT Infrastructure
VMware
3-2016 - 9-2017
Strategic Sourcing Manager - Marketing Services
VMware
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Education
2002 - 2005
Bachelor of Business
University of Newcastle
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