Albert Bw Louis, Cpsm Email & Phone Number

Oceanside, Ca, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

In my role as Director for MBDA, Certifications and MBE Services, I am responsible for consulting with minority businesses in the areas of strategy development, access to capital, Markets and contracts, creating Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic alliances, Workforce Development and Minority Business Enterprise Services to achieve scale to compete in the marketplace.I also work with major corporations to better understand their strategies as well as profiles for their commodity and category decks with the intention to align MBEs to these needs or create entities to fit within their procurement strategies.I also write grants to support the MBDA , Advanced Manufacturing Projects and other grants to provide funding to sustain the Center in Detroit which is connected to the Michigan Minority Business Development Council.I lead and direct the activities for certifying minority business enterprises at the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council in Detroit. This includes giving guidance to the team and the Certifying body at the council. Our constituency consists of over 1100 minority businesses that range from $1M to $$2B dollar enterprises from sole proprietorship to Joint Ventures across several industries. This role also is responsible for reviewing joint ventures, aiding in constructing operating agreements as well as advising in corporate structure as these ventures and companies come together to compete in the marketplace.I also create strategy, processes and drive continuous improvement within the center to achieve optimized processing of standard operating procedures. I am also responsible for creating access to capital strategies and for the creation of a capital stack that will support the ecosystem developed to support MBE's competing in local, regional, national and international markets.I am responsible for enhancing leadership strategy as we endeavor to be a leader in the industry.

Dallas, Tx, Us

In this role, I am responsible for creating DEI strategy for the Marketplace. THE 3 pillars I focus on are as follows:1. Supplier Diversity2. Healthcare Professional DEI Staffing3. Catalyzing DEI Excellence with our clients and suppliers.

Detroit, Mi, Us

Satellite Beach, Florida, Us

My consultancy has an extensive record of successfully creating global procurement, Supplier Diversity and Minority Business Development strategies, processes and driving execution. Proven leader of people and highly skilled in motivating and leading Businesses, professionals and global virtual teams.Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC)Construct a New Metrics and Ranking System: Created a Systems of Accountability: The intent of this body of work is to identify measures, metrics and rankings, for new millennium MBE sourcing with the intent to achieve greater concentration of MBEs in Procurement Strategic plans ultimately impacting MBE utility in the marketplace and to achieve connectivity and strategic fit for supplier diversity within the overall business strategic plan.Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)1. Business Development Service2. Mergers and Acquisitions3. Joint Ventures4. Strategic Alliances5. Access to Contracts

Satellite Beach, Florida, Us

My consultancy has an extensive record of successfully creating global procurement, Supplier Diversity and Minority Business Development strategies, processes and driving execution. Proven leader of people and highly skilled in motivating and leading Businesses.Quantum, Campbell, CASr. Consultant: 2019-2020• Driving strategy creation, design and deployment of eProcurement solutions related to RFQ and Cost Analytics Modules. • Responsible for consulting activities for supplier diversity, procurement, strategy, value innovation and business development.Detroit Transportation Corporation (DTC), Detroit, MISr. Consultant: 2018-2019• Initiated a supplier development process to improve the relationship between DTC and TKE resulting in better response times to issues, establishing maintenance schedules by, establishing cleaning schedules and improving the relationship between DTC and TKE• To complete the full and open competition procurement file, created Statements of Work to clearly articulate expectations for all major sourcing decisions thus eliminating FTA findings related to the procurement processAEL SPAN, Belleville, MISr. Consultant: 2017-2018Worked with this Minority-owned business as a business development consultant in an effort to land fortune 500 accounts. Client portfolio included corporations such as BMW, Aptiv, and Delphi. This assignment was 12 month contract.National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)Sr. Consultant: 2016-2017. Worked with the CEO, Presidents of 23 affiliate councils, 5 Global Presidents to redefine the value proposition and global strategy for sourcing Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. globally.. Developed strategy to drive more effective sourcing of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. Created and facilitated a global Minority-owned business day for 6 countries including the United States to establish dialogue for Minority-owned Businesses and global major corporations.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Global Director of Supplier Diversity and Business Development: 2012-2015• Directed Supplier Diversity team activities to bolster internal processes that resulted in more effective council and procurement strategies while working within the supplier diversity budget resulting in consistently over achieving annual corporate goals.Manager: Supplier Diversity and Business Development: 2008-2012• Achieved a sustainable competitive advantage in the execution of the diverse supplier procurement activity as well as sustainable customer relationships. Manager: Purchasing Commodity: 2006- 2008• Directed and approved all commodity strategies, cost initiatives and economics for a $1.9 Billion Spend; achieved 3.4% cost downs in the FY06 period.Purchasing Manager Commodity Cost Initiatives and Economics: 2005-2006• Governed all cost associated with commodity spend to assure cost initiatives were achieved LTA’s = 4% on conversion cost for PO to PO fiscal cost downs) on a $4.0 Billion spend. Purchasing Supervisor Value Analysis Value Engineering: 2001-2005• Established a Value Analysis (VA) and Value Engineering program to integrate the supply base activity into the internal process for all of Seating and Interiors Groups with a $4.8 Billion spend.Corporate Operational Purchasing Supervisor 2000-2001• Managed a buying team in the Toyota Business unit N. A., Program management, tooling and piece price negotiations, and APR of the extended enterprises for the components that support the seat assemblies for the Toyota Camry, Sienna, Lexus RX300 S.U.V., Corolla, Tacoma, Matrix, Vibe, and Solara programs at the Georgetown Kentucky, Milton Ontario, Canada, and Livermore CA JIT locations as well as strategic responsibility for Plastics for entire North American Toyota Business Unit for Johnson Controls.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration And Management, General

Cpsm, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions And Contracts Management

Executive Education Program: Growing The Minority Business To Scale