10 Emerson procurement leaders
Director, Global Category Management and Strategic Sourcing, MEA Procurement Director and Director, Indirect Procurement are among the roles held by these ten Emerson procurement leaders, some of whom have since moved on. A reader can learn how procurement leaders work at Emerson from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Amanda Wells
LinkedInExperience: Director Procurement and Analytics · Emerson
Amanda Wells has been Director Procurement and Analytics at Emerson since November 2021, based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Amanda Wells was Manager Global Operations Strategic Planning at Emerson from 2004 to 2022, which is the only other role listed on the profile for this period.
Amit Khanna
LinkedInExperience: Global Director Supplier Development and Project Procurement · Emerson
Amit Khanna was Global Director Supplier Development and Project Procurement at Emerson from November 2024 to July 2026 and has been Senior Director, Global Supply Chain at Emerson since June 2026, based in Pune, India. Amit Khanna was Director Supply Chain Management at Emerson from 2019 to 2024 and Sr. General Manager, Strategic Sourcing at Oerlikon Drive Systems from 2017 to 2018.
Dana White
LinkedInExperience: Director, SYSS NALA Procurement · Emerson
Dana White has been Director, SYSS NALA Procurement at Emerson since January 2020, based in Corryton, Tennessee. Dana White was Sr. Manger - Supply Chain Performance and Indirect Material at Emerson from 1990 to 2020, which is the only other role listed on the profile.
Franck Roland
LinkedInExperience: Director of Strategic Procurement Americas for Actuation Technologies · Emerson
Franck Roland was Director of Strategic Procurement Americas for Actuation Technologies at Emerson from July 2013 to June 2016 and has been Director of Supply Chain Americas & Global Category Management for Actuation Technologies at Emerson since July 2022, based in Houston. Franck Roland was Director of Supply Chain Americas for Actuation Technologies at Emerson from 2016 to 2022 and Director Of Procurement for ClosetMaid at Emerson from 2011 to 2013.
Jennifer Miller, EMBA
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Indirect Procurement Operations · Emerson
Jennifer Miller has been Director, Global Indirect Procurement Operations at Emerson since February 2022, based in Ballwin, Missouri. Jennifer Miller was Director, Talent Acquisition Programs at Emerson from 2020 to 2022, Manager, University Talent Acquisition at Emerson from 2017 to 2020 and held engineering roles at Emerson from 2015 to 2017.
KunYeol Bae
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Procurement · Emerson Korea
KunYeol Bae has been Director Of Procurement at Emerson Korea since October 2018 and has also held the role of Director, Project Procurement & Contracts Management, Asia-Pacific at Emerson Korea since June 2013, based in Seoul. KunYeol Bae was Procurement Deputy SM at Dongbu Corporation from 2011 to 2013 and Procurement Supervisor at Bombardier from 2007 to 2011.
Nicole Lechner
LinkedInExperience: Director, Indirect Procurement · Emerson
Nicole Lechner has been Director, Indirect Procurement at Emerson since July 2023, based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Nicole Lechner was Global Commodity Manager at Emerson from 2022 to 2023 and from 2018 to 2020, Senior Financial Analyst at Lube-Tech from 2020 to 2022 and Senior Financial Analyst at Emerson from 2016 to 2018.
Réka Aczél
LinkedInExperience: Director, Procurement (National Instruments - Test & Measurement Systems) · Emerson
Réka Aczél has been Director, Procurement (National Instruments - Test & Measurement Systems) at Emerson since December 2025, based in Hungary. Réka Aczél was Senior Sourcing Manager -Global Indirect Procurement at Jabil from 2021 to 2024, Category Manager - Global Indirect Procurement at Jabil from 2015 to 2021 and Regional MRO Project Manager at Jabil from 2014 to 2015.
Samer Haddad, Chartered FCIPS
LinkedInExperience: MEA Procurement Director · Emerson
Samer Haddad has been MEA Procurement Director at Emerson since March 2020, based in Dubai. Samer Haddad was Global Director, Project Procurement Operations at Emerson, an interim role from 2020 to 2023, MEA Regional Manager, Project Procurement & Contract Management at Emerson from 2016 to 2020 and Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Manager MEA at Emerson from 2015 to 2016.
Yogesh Rathi
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Category Management and Strategic Sourcing · Emerson Automation Solution
Yogesh Rathi has been Director, Global Category Management and Strategic Sourcing at Emerson Automation Solution since June 2023, based in Pune, India. Yogesh Rathi was Director - Integration Centers (iCenter) for MEA and AP regions at Emerson Asia Pacific from 2018 to 2023 and Associate Director (Engineering Leader for MIB Center) at Emerson Export Engineering Center II from 2016 to 2018.
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- 02How have you run a sourcing event or contract negotiation in your own category or region, and what would you change next time?
- 03How have you weighed cost, lead time and supplier risk in decisions you made yourself?
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