OVERVIEW: Serves as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert, providing guidance and direction to companies in multiple industries on strategies to optimize supply chain operations.

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-Strategic Sourcing & Divestiture Contract Separation, $2B Private Equity Portfolio Company. Orchestrated and executed projects to optimize Procurement within direct and indirect spend categories. Delivered solid results, including $800,000 or 18% in year-one savings.

-Procure-To-Pay Assessment, $3B Corporation. Supported a global management consulting and advisory services firm as a procurement expert. Led an assessment of current Procure to Pay processes in order to develop recommendations and a roadmap for improvement.

-Senior Manager, Productivity Initiative, Leading Financial Services Corporation. Provided guidance and direction to the client on Procurement strategies as part of a Software Application Development & Maintenance (ADM) optimization project.

Head of Supply Chain Retail Wireless 10/20 - 11/21
OVERVIEW: Promoted to oversee four teams engaged in Supplier and Category Management, Sourcing, Contract Management, and Supply Chain Intelligence and Analytics to support retail wireless operations. Scope of work included the oversight of all facets of category management and procurement, with authority over $800M in annual indirect spend.
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-Innovated and deployed source-to-contract processes designed to support growth in the Retail Wireless business. Measured performance to identify opportunities for improvement.

Senior Manager, Supply Chain 07/19 - 9/20
OVERVIEW: Directed the Strategic Sourcing, Project and Data Management teams. Led RFPs and RFQs to source vendors, with a focus on bolstering efficiency while lowering supply chain costs.

OVERVIEW: Coordinated and led a supply chain transformation program for a client of this provider of staffing and training services in collaboration with a third-party consulting firm.

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-Established a custom technology workflow to optimize the management of direct spend for spare parts for aircraft maintenance and operations.

-Contributed to the design and process definition phases of a new sourcing and procurement operating model and organization structure.

-Selected software platform utilizing quantitative and qualitative stakeholder requirements, negotiation, and contracting skillset.

-Identified third-party software implementation partner, driving negotiation and contracting requirements.

OVERVIEW: Led supplier and category management, sourcing, contracting, and supply chain intelligence activities for indirect spend at this management consulting firm. Directed supply market intelligence, price benchmarking, and multi-round supplier negotiations.

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-Credited with executing a 7-step strategic sourcing method that generated up to 18% in cost savings across indirect spend categories.

-Responsible for more than $40M in indirect spend across IT hardware, MRO, lab supplies, car rental, uniforms, and temporary labor.

OVERVIEW: Recruited based on earlier success at the company to lead the purchasing, planning, and logistics functions at the world’s largest tool company. Transitioned the replenishment system to a pull inventory system to improve on-time delivery.

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-Spearheaded continuous improvement projects to optimize ERP planning.

OVERVIEW: Led supplier and category management, sourcing, contracting, and supply chain intelligence activities for indirect spend at this management consulting firm. Directed supply market intelligence, price benchmarking, and multi-round supplier negotiations.

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-Credited with executing a 7-step strategic sourcing method that generated up to 18% in cost savings across indirect spend categories.

-Responsible for more than $40M in indirect spend across IT hardware, MRO, lab supplies, car rental, uniforms, and temporary labor.

OVERVIEW: Led end-to-end supply chain operations for this knife manufacturer, with authority over purchasing, inventory management of raw materials, vendor selection, demand planning, and production scheduling. Introduced team metrics, production control KPIs, and S&OP metrics.

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Recognized for achieving targets for inventory turns and cost savings, while improving on-time delivery by 10% to 92% in a single year.

Materials Manager - Managed planning and purchasing teams as well as optimized staff focus and performance through deployment of a new organizational structure. Drove hydraulics division S&OP process and employed forecast metrics for increased accountability. Monitored inventory performance of Milwaukie plant and reduced DSI from 94 to 80. Focused on inventory accuracy, vendor OTD, factory level loading, receiving processes, and BOM clean-up that improved OTD from 87% to 95%.

•Accountable for materials management, contract manufacturing, purchasing, and order fulfillment.
•Led trans-national relocation of US distribution point for finished goods.
•Integrated inventory management and support services for production and repair services team.
•Implemented metrics and daily management practices to measure and drive continuous improvement.
•Improved OTD from 87% to 97%.

•Team of eleven direct reports, including six buyers and seven material handling receiving personnel.
•Managed $4M in raw material inventory; achieved inventory reduction of 18% in 2004.
•Integration Team Leader of Purchasing and Materials functions for external manufacturing facility.
•Managed materials readiness and transition for seven new product introductions in 2004
•Responsible for overall management of supply base with annualized spend of $45M.