
Jessica Pfeiffer
PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY CHAIN EXPERT
About | professional
Jessica is a senior procurement and supply chain professional with over 12 years of experience and a track record of managing $1B+ in global spend. She specializes in transforming supply chain and procurement functions into an engine for growth, resilience, and profitability.Throughout her career, she's been the "first hire" tasked with creating global operating models where none existed. She thrives in the blank canvas stage—designing lean, end-to-end processes that have delivered up to 70% cost reductions. Additionally, she focuses on cultivating high-value internal and external partnerships, mentoring elite procurement teams, and fostering diverse, sustainable vendor ecosystems.Her approach has always been defined by a willingness to see what’s missing and a passion for building what’s next. Backed by an academic foundation in supply chain and IT, alongside certifications in AI and sustainable business strategy, she brings a holistic perspective to modern operations.
About | personal
Jessica has always been driven by curiosity, connection, and a desire to keep growing. Outside of her career, much of her life revolves around the things that ground her: horses, nature, movement, and the people she cares about most. She's ridden horses her entire life and has been a dedicated horse owner for over 11 years, an experience that has shaped her values around commitment, patience, trust, and partnership.She's happiest exploring the outdoors, whether traveling somewhere new, trying new cuisines, hiking a new trail, or simply spending time surrounded by nature and animals. She's passionate about health, fitness, and becoming the best version of herself, always looking for ways to learn, challenge herself, and grow. Above all, she values meaningful relationships, time with family and friends, sharing good meals, and creating a life filled with purpose, adventure, and connection.
CAREER & EDUCATION
CAREER SUMMARY
Jessica Pfeiffer is a procurement and supply chain transformation leader with 12+ years of experience building scalable operating models, optimizing global supply chains, and delivering measurable business impact across healthcare, technology, media, retail, hardware, and sustainability-focused organizations. Throughout her career, Jessica has been trusted to build and transform procurement and supply chain functions from the ground up, managing more than $1B in global spend and creating strategies that improve efficiency, reduce costs, strengthen supplier partnerships, and enable business growth. She specializes in navigating complex environments where processes, teams, and systems need to be established or reimagined to support rapid scale.Jessica’s career has spanned industries including digital health, healthcare services, sports marketing, media and broadcasting, hardware and tools, retail, and sustainable business initiatives. As Senior Director of Procurement at rEvolution, she leads procurement strategy and operational improvements for a global sports marketing organization. Previously, at Virta Health, she transformed supply chain operations for a rapidly scaling healthcare technology company, delivering significant cost savings, improving fulfillment performance, building global supplier partnerships, and establishing scalable processes during a period of 700% operational growth. At Option Care Health, she managed centralized procurement strategy across more than $1B in spend, driving millions in savings through supplier consolidation, negotiations, and strategic sourcing. Earlier roles with NBCUniversal and Neu’s Building Center built her foundation in asset management, logistics, inventory optimization, and creating supply chain capabilities where none previously existed.Beyond corporate leadership, Jessica applies her procurement and operational expertise to sustainability-focused consulting projects that create business and environmental value. One example includes developing a food waste diversion model that connected food manufacturers and distributors with a family-owned dairy farm to repurpose food waste as cattle feed. The initiative reduced landfill waste, provided organizations with a more sustainable disposal solution, lowered agricultural feed costs, and demonstrated how circular economy strategies can deliver measurable impact.Jessica is passionate about building innovative, efficient, and purpose-driven supply chains that enable organizations to scale responsibly. Her unique ability to combine strategic procurement, operational transformation, technology enablement, and sustainability principles allows her to help organizations turn complex challenges into opportunities for growth.
SKILLS
Global Procurement Strategy
Supply Chain Transformation
Strategic Sourcing & Negotiations
Supplier Relationship Management
Operating Model Design
Cost Optimization & Savings Delivery
ESG & Sustainability Programs
Process Automation & Technology Enablement
AI & Emerging Technology Adoption
Cross-Functional Leadership
EDUCATION & CERFICIATIONS
Sustainable Business Strategy -- Harvard Business School (2022)
Bachelors Degree, Supply Chain & Operations Management -- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (2014)
Bachelors Degree, Information Technology Management -- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (2014)
Get in Touch
Building what doesn’t exist is where I do my best work. Whether you’re looking to transform procurement or supply chain functions, scale operations, or create more sustainable solutions, I’d love to connect and explore what’s possible.
[email protected]Chicago, IL, USA