• Led a global team assessing risk in assurance of supply for a new product launch with a 60% change in material sourced globally. Teams mitigated delay of 3 months allowing first to market launch of electrified heavy equipment.• Improved on-time delivery rates by 80% and reduced quality-related issues by collaboratively working with several key contracted suppliers on-site, for a Fortune 500 manufacturer of commercial and defense equipment. Reduced expedited freight by providing 60-day production capability insight.• Directed a spend analysis effort, forming category sourcing plans with business owners and kick-started program for execution for a $4B, 8 business unit commercial food equipment supplier having disparate systems within two months• Led a team in proactively mitigating supply risks resulting in $4M savings and on-time customer order delivery greater than 97%, while established heavy industrial manufacturer moved their plant lines to several geographies, closing the existing plant• Drove an Account-Based Marketing and Sales enablement program improving pipeline quality, delivering 100 Marketing Qualified Leads in 6 months. Designed and executed an Inbound and Outbound Marketing strategy using HubSpot. Owned sales targets.

• Co-led a team saving 10-65% for a $9B retailer on an Indirect Procurement transformation project, leading sourcing for key categories, supplier negotiations, policy and procedure development, KPI setting and contract development over an 18-month timeframe. Delivered $30M in savings 2.5 years ahead of projected time.• Turned around ROI bleed on an implemented project for $4B mass transit mover with 1,400 sites in 3 months with the help of regional champions accelerating directed change management• Implemented a KPI driven periodic review program reducing delivery delay incidents by 78% resulting in improved supplier relationships over a 6-month period• Directed technology solution sourcing exercise resulting in milestone delivery projecting a 1-year delivery ahead by 6 months

• Implemented robust subcontractor and vendor selection/on-boarding processes and procedures to improve revenue and cost margins • Improved supplier relationships by establishing compliance and governance procedures• Developed a new organizational structure and instituted supplier relationship management practices• Negotiated payment terms across the supply base, improving 60 Day cash flow

• Managed multiple Indirect categories in Marketing, HR, Finance, IT, Sales, Supply Chain, Store Ops, Logistics for six months• Pursued with executive management, a case for applying sound strategic sourcing principles to $4.2B worth of Merchandising spend, unlocking a new cash flow improvement avenue• Collaborated on the Merger Team with Office Depot, from Strategic Sourcing representing both Indirect and Direct spend strategies to deliver on the merger assessed benefits• Led the transition of sourcing practices in the Merchandise Organization through change management, overcoming opposition, at OfficeMax resulted in a new Direct Procurement department at the newly merged Office Depot• Led a team of sourcing managers, conducting spend analysis exercise on $4.2B of Direct spend. Pilot program resulted in globally sourcing $300M and delivering annualized 10% cost reduction, exceeding targeted 5% expectation.• Collaborated on a cross functional team leading vendor negotiations to outsource onshore, an entire department of 50 people in Marketing at OfficeMax resulting in significant double-digit percentage savings in creative print production and prepress service