Functional Skills

Project Management
Cost Reduction
Industry Expertise

Sector Experience

Consumer Goods
Manufacturing
Retail
Fortune 500

Experience

James Alistair LLC Operations
Owner/Founder
3/2021 - Present
James Alistair LLC supports businesses to deliver bottom-line growth through developing and implementing strategic sourcing solutions. Our areas of expertise include identifying and executing opportunities to drive savings, complex negotiations, supplier management, contract manufacturing, and developing organizational capability.
Southeastern Grocers LLC Operations
V-P Strategic Sourcing
2/2007 - 11/2020
Led strategic sourcing across $4B of spend categories including: private label, national brands, proteins, pharmaceuticals and goods not for resale.
Stanley Black & Decker Operations
V-P Global Sourcing
9/2005 - 12/2006
Led team of 50 sourcing, quality and supply chain staff in N.A and Asia. Managed key global supplier relationships across $600MM annual spend.
Colgate-Palmolive Operations
Director - N.A Procurement
3/2004 - 9/2005
Led the N.A. division procurement organization for direct spend, indirect spend and third-party contract manufacturing. Managed an annual spend of $1B and a staff of 32.
Colgate-Palmolive Operations
Director - Global Sourcing
2/2002 - 3/2004
Led world-wide product sourcing of the company’s $1B global toothbrush business.
Colgate-Palmolive Operations
Associate Director - Global Procurement
1/1999 - 3/2004
Global responsibility for world-wide purchases of raw materials for Colgate’s Fabric Care and Household Surface Care businesses. Spend managed: $550MM.