Canda S. Rozier
Canda S. Rozier
Chief Procurement Officer
With nearly 30 years of experience in procurement and strategic sourcing, Canda Rozier is a conscientious leader with the global expertise to help your company with cost reduction and business or operational transformation for procurement, strategic sourcing, vendor management and real estate or facilities management.
During her almost 20 years at First Data Corporation, she led multi-billion dollar initiatives that involved significant contract negotiation and the globalization of the workforce. A performance-driven executive, Rozier managed global teams that redesigned business processes, and evaluated and consolidated properties. In addition, she integrated numerous acquisitions across multiple countries, and traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia.
As Chief Procurement Officer at First Data, Rozier helped acquire and divest businesses, spun-off the $4 billion Western Union business and participated in a $29 billion buyout of First Data, which took it from a public to a private company. Prior to First Data, Rozier worked in a variety of marketing roles and in product management at ACB Business Services, Inc. and Health Systems Group, which were both subsidiaries of American Express. She served in marketing and systems analyst roles at Unisys (Burroughs) Corporation.
Rozier is a past member of numerous business organizations, including the National Association of Purchasing Management where she served on the board of directors for two years. She is fluent in French and speaks some German. Rozier has a bachelor’s degree in arts from Davidson College, with Special Studies from St. Anne’s College at Oxford University, graduated from the Harvard Executive Program on Negotiation and received a leadership certificate from Vanderbilt-Owens Business School.