Strategic Sourcing

Domenico
Monteleone

Senior Buyer · ICT Cost Strategy & Vendor Management

I structure ICT decisions around costs and vendors before they turn into long-term financial exposure.

An approach built across pricing, supply chain and ICT procurement — focused on how decisions scale, constrain and expose cost over time. Shared as a speaker at The Procurement.

Data Stories

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Decisions made on price or habit hide future constraints and cost exposure.

Looks efficient. Scales badly.

Making costs, constraints and trade-offs visible before committing.

Understanding what you're really buying.

Managing contracts, vendors and cost behavior over time.

Keeping decisions under control.

Focus Areas

Technology Procurement Long-Term Cost Control ICT Cost Strategy & Vendor Management TCO Modeling Software Licensing Data-Driven Decisions

Genova · Liguria · IT

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Deep dive into my approach ↓

ICT Cost Strategy & Vendor Management

My approach.

I work where ICT decisions become financial outcomes over time.

Point of view Procurement is where ICT decisions turn into real financial exposure. My role is to structure costs and vendor decisions before they create long-term constraints.

I simplify complexity — breaking down contracts and agreements to expose where cost and risk actually sit.

ICT procurement is not a transaction.
It is a structured decision shaped by constraints, dependencies and trade-offs.

Price is only one variable.
The real question is how a decision scales, constrains and exposes cost over time.

My role is to structure ICT cost and vendor decisions — making trade-offs between cost, risk and flexibility explicit.

In the Toolkit, I share practical tools to support these decisions.

Strategic Positioning

Price Sourcing Value Governance

Beyond pricing negotiation: I build vendor ecosystems that ensure long-term stability.

Short-term Savings TCO Strategy

It’s not just about buying. It’s about structuring ICT cost and vendor decisions that hold up over time.

Long-term control starts before the purchase decision.

Core Competencies

ICT Procurement Strategy

TCO Modeling & Cost Analysis

IT Cost & Vendor Strategy

Strategic Sourcing

Cloud Cost Management

Software Licensing Management

Spend Intelligence & Analytics

IT Financial Analysis

Risk & Cost Optimization

Execution Layer

Data Analysis

Python

Power BI

SAP S/4HANA

KPI & Decision Tracking

Experience

Career path .

2024–Present Current

Netalia

Senior Buyer · ICT Cost Strategy & Vendor Management

Structuring ICT cost and vendor decisions through cost intelligence and contract governance.

Making cost exposure and contractual constraints explicit before commitment
Supporting IT investment decisions through financial and usage analysis
Governing vendors and contracts across lifecycle and renewals

2004–2024 20 years

Ericsson

Cost Intelligence & Decision Support

Building the foundation of cost understanding — how cost structures, demand and constraints evolve over time.

Analyzing cost behavior across operational, infrastructure and technology environments
Linking operational decisions to long-term financial outcomes
Developing data-driven approaches to support large-scale decisions

1996–2004 8 years

Marconi

Pricing & Cost Modeling

Building the foundation of structured cost analysis for pricing and decision-making.

Cost modeling for pricing and product decisions
Supporting commercial strategy through structured cost data
Managing product lifecycle with cost awareness

Projects

Data Stories.

In this section I present projects that show how ICT cost and vendor decisions become practical decision support — from vendor selection and contract evaluation to long-term cost governance.

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