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Grace Puma is senior vice president of Strategic Sourcing, Chief Procurement Officer for United. She is based at the company's operations center in suburban Chicago.
Named to the position in September 2007, Puma is responsible for leading the global procurement team in building innovative sourcing strategies and technologies that will improve costs, while ensuring suppliers meet quality standards for products and services.
Prior to her current position, Puma served as vice president, Global Indirect Materials and Services Procurement for Kraft Foods. In that role, she led the global sourcing team for several corporate, regional and operational buying services. Prior to Kraft Foods, Puma led an international team that was responsible for the strategic sourcing of Motorola's cell phone accessories and electronic components. She also held leadership roles in procurement at Gillette and BASF Corporation.
Puma holds a bachelor of arts in business administration & economics from Illinois Benedictine University | 