Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brett Padgett announced the hiring of Ashley Collins as Syracuse University’s Assistant Vice President for Procurement and Supplier Payments and Chief Procurement Officer (AVP/CPO). Ashley will report to Senior Associate Vice President for Finance Kelly Flannery and lead a newly restructured Procurement and Supplier Payments unit within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, encompassing procurement, supplier payment, and supplier contracts and sourcing.
Ashley has 25 years of experience leading contracts, operations, strategic sourcing, and supply chain groups including 20 years in aerospace and defense. Ashley comes to Syracuse from Brown University, where she led contracts, procurement operations, and strategic sourcing as their Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer. Prior to her time at Brown, she served as Saab Inc’s Head of Supply Chain, North America.
At Syracuse, Ashley will oversee all aspects of the University’s procurement, supplier payment, and supply chain, including contract governance, eProcurement systems, procurement policy, payment channels, supplier development and management, and travel program, with the goal to maximize quality and service, reduce costs, and increase return on investment for the University. She will develop a team to collaborate with key stakeholders to negotiate supplier contracts and establish and enhance strategic supplier relationships.
A native of California, Ashley and her family live in Manlius, N.Y. She received her bachelor’s degree in communication from Colorado State University and her Project Management Professional Certification at California Institute of Technology.