With extensive contracting and negotiation experience in supply management and strategic sourcing, Jim Bergman serves as Vice President of Learning and Development for IACCM, as well as President and CEO of Commitment Management, Inc.  Previously, Mr. Bergman was a contracts attorney for a Fortune 500 petrochemical corporation, Amoco Corporation, and was responsible for legal, contracting and negotiations support to the procurement staff.  He supported multiple locations globally, where he addressed strategic sourcing and legal issues concerning commodities and services valued at more than $1 billion annually.

      Mr. Bergman’s experience encompasses developing, negotiating and managing sourcing strategies and contracts for a wide array of projects with multiple clients.  He has extensive background in the negotiation and sourcing of hardware, software, system integrators, telecommunication networks, printers, as well as office furniture, equipment, supplies, MRO, process chemicals, engineered equipment, fleet, dispensers, packaging, scaffolding, insulation, insurance products, environmental remediation, waste services, janitorial, landscaping, security services, logistics services, warehousing, and engineering and construction services, plus leasing and outsourcing.

      Across his wide array of commodity experiences, he has been extensively involved in establishing many customer-supplier relationships founded on strategic sourcing, supply chain management, performance metrics and measures, as well as Total Cost of Ownership principles, and has served as editor for publications focusing on the successes associated in such relationships.  He has also led in developing and delivering both public and internal training programs.

      As a strategic management consultant, Jim has assisted numerous clients through all phases and steps of contracting, negotiation, strategic sourcing and bidding processes, and contract management processes, demonstrating savings in excess of $100 million.  Jim has also served as a seminar instructor in many topics regarding sourcing, contracting, outsourcing, law and negotiations.  His audiences and clients have included attorneys, plus financial, operational and sourcing professionals from multinational corporations and the public sector, including BP, Delphi Automotive, DuPont, FedEx, General Motors, Intuit, Johnson & Johnson, Lam Research, Makro, Maxis, Merck, Monsanto, Petronas, Shell, the State of California, the State of Florida, the State of Texas, Sun Life of Canada, Warburg Dillon Read/Union Bank of Switzerland, WalMart, Wellpoint, and the Workers Comp Board of British Columbia.

       Jim holds a Law Degree, an MBA, a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree.  In addition, he is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Texas and Oklahoma, as well as various US federal courts.