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10 Union Pacific procurement leaders
These ten people hold or have held director-level or higher strategic sourcing, procurement and purchasing roles at Union Pacific Railroad, in areas such as railcars, fuel, locomotive parts and technology. A reader can learn how procurement leaders build and run their teams in rail transportation companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alec Denne
LinkedInExperience: Director Strategic Sourcing - Tech · Union Pacific Railroad
Former Director Strategic Sourcing - Tech at Union Pacific Railroad (2022–2026), responsible for sourcing all IT hardware and software for the railroad. Other Union Pacific Railroad roles listed are Senior Manager Strategic Sourcing (2020–2022) and Strategic Sourcing Manager (2018–2020); IT Finance and Procurement Manager at Farm Credit Services of America since 2026.
Andrea Oswald
LinkedInExperience: General Director - Strategic Sourcing · Union Pacific Railroad
General Director - Strategic Sourcing at Union Pacific Railroad since 2023, leading a team of procurement professionals who source all locomotive, railcar, intermodal and MRO materials for the railroad. Former General Director - Procurement Operations & Supplier Diversity (2020–2023), Senior Director - Procurement Operation (2019–2020) and Director - Finance (2017–2019) at Union Pacific Railroad.
Brian Halladay
LinkedInExperience: Director, Strategic Sourcing - Railcar Purchasing, Leasing, Parts, and Services · Union Pacific Railroad
Director, Strategic Sourcing - Railcar Purchasing, Leasing, Parts, and Services at Union Pacific Railroad since 2018, directing strategic sourcing activities for railcar purchasing and leasing and railcar parts. Former Director, Strategic Sourcing - Vehicle Fleet (2016–2018) and Sr. Director Supply Operations - Western Region (2012–2015) at Union Pacific Railroad.
Christopher Schmidt
LinkedInExperience: Director Strategic Sourcing · Union Pacific Railroad
Former Director Strategic Sourcing at Union Pacific Railroad (2017–2025), a role the profile says covered managing the negotiation and purchase of about $300 million in annual spend on locomotive parts, remote control locomotive systems and locomotive services. The profile also lists Senior Manager Strategic Sourcing at Union Pacific Railroad (2013–2017) and Procurement Manager - Capital at Conagra Brands since 2025.
Craig Mitchell, CSCP
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Strategic Sourcing · Union Pacific Railroad
Senior Director Strategic Sourcing at Union Pacific Railroad since 2023, and Director Strategic Sourcing at Union Pacific Railroad from 2020 to 2023. Other Union Pacific Railroad roles on the profile are Director Supply Chain Operations (2012–2020), Senior Manager Supply Operations (2011–2012) and Manager Supply Operations (2008–2011).
Donell D. Brown, MFIN, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Strategic Sourcing Procurement Supply Chain · Union Pacific Railroad
Senior Director - Strategic Sourcing Procurement Supply Chain at Union Pacific Railroad since 2018; the profile says the role achieved over $5 million in annual cost avoidance since 2019 through RFP sourcing strategies. Former Director Regional Procurement - South (2015–2018) and Senior Manager - Strategic Sourcing (2013–2015) at Union Pacific Railroad.
Greg Lanning
LinkedInExperience: General Director Strategic Sourcing · Union Pacific Railroad
General Director Strategic Sourcing at Union Pacific Railroad since 2023, overseeing teams that include Tech Sourcing, Procurement Operations and Third Party (Supplier/Vendor) Management. Former Senior Director Strategic Sourcing (2019–2023), Director Strategic Sourcing (2013–2019) and Senior Manager Strategic Sourcing (2010–2013) at Union Pacific Railroad.
Jacqueline R White
LinkedInExperience: AVP - Purchasing · Union Pacific Railroad
Former AVP - Purchasing at Union Pacific Railroad (2003–2009); the profile also lists AVP - Strategic Sourcing at Union Pacific Railroad with a 2007 start and no end date. Other Union Pacific Railroad roles listed are Gen. Director Purchasing (2001–2003), Director Purchasing (1997–2001) and Manager Purchasing and Contracts (1993–1995).
Jeff Glasgow
LinkedInExperience: General Director Strategic Sourcing - Fuel · Union Pacific Railroad
General Director Strategic Sourcing - Fuel at Union Pacific Railroad since 2018; the profile says the role leads the UP Strategic Sourcing Fuel Team, which purchases and distributes 1 billion gallons of diesel per year. The profile also lists Sr Director Fuel Operations at Union Pacific Railroad since 2017 and Sr Manager Fuel (2002–2011).
Maribeth Stock
LinkedInExperience: Director Strategic Sourcing Crew Transportation, Travel, Vegetation Control and RailMarket Place · Union Pacific Railroad
Director Strategic Sourcing Crew Transportation, Travel, Vegetation Control and RailMarket Place at Union Pacific Railroad since 2019. Former Director Strategic Sourcing IT (2006–2019) and Sr. Manager Purchasing IT (2001–2006) at Union Pacific Railroad.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's sourcing category to your question, since fuel, railcars, locomotive parts and technology are bought by different teams. Check whether the relevant Union Pacific role is current or former before relying on it for how the railroad buys today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a freight railroad run competitive sourcing events for high-value categories such as railcars and locomotive parts?
- 02What do railroad sourcing teams look for when qualifying a new supplier?
- 03How are long-term supply agreements for fuel or equipment structured and reviewed?
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