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Irving, Texas, Us

Senior manager responsible for supplier management activities for Undercarriage Components, Rims & Tires, Attachments and Legacy Aftermarket Parts and for nine production facilities (4 US, 1 UK, 1 Brazil, 1 China, 1 India and 1 Japan), eight product groups and the global aftermarket. Leads a diverse team of purchasing supervisors, buyers, supplier development engineers and purchasing analyst located in multiple facilities to achieve division goals. Responsible for the supplier management of 200+ global suppliers worth $1+ billion dollars in spend. Activities include strategic sourcing, performance management, relationship management, total cost of ownership, supply chain management, contract negotiation and administration.

Irving, Texas, Us

Global category procurement manager responsible for supplier management activities for Undercarriage Components, Rims & Tire, and Work Tools & Attachments for eight facilities (3 US, 1 UK, 1 Brazil, 1 China, 1 India and 1 Japan) and seven product groups. Effectively manages a team of one purchasing supervisor, three buyers, three process control engineers and three purchasing analyst located in multiple facilities. Responsible for the supplier management of 100+ global suppliers worth $400+ million dollars in spend. Activities include strategic sourcing, performance management, relationship management, total cost of ownership, supply chain management, contract negotiation and administration to name a few.

Irving, Texas, Us

Global category purchasing manager responsible for supplier management activities for Engine's, Heat Transfer and Undercarriage components for seven facilities (3 US, 1 UK, 1 Brazil, 1 China and 1 Japan) and six product groups. Manages a team of two buyers, three process control engineers and one purchasing analyst located in different facilities.

Irving, Texas, Us

Senior site buyer responsible for all supplier management functions for the Hydraulic, Power-train, and Electrical commodities with an annual spend of $145M and 680 part numbers. Primary role is to ensure supplier performance in all facets of Quality, Cost, Logistics, Development, and Management for new product introduction and current production. This includes negotiating contracts/cost, engaging global commodity teams to ensure alignment with site goals, and managing product development through early supplier involvement. Also manages a team of two purchasing analysts.

Irving, Texas, Us

Sole buyer responsible for managing the Work Tool product group with an annual spend of $100M. Main responsibilities include negotiating purchase/marketing agreements, supplier relationship management, contract management, source selection, supplier quality and development, warranty recovery, price negotiations, and APQP activities. Other critical responsibilities include make/buy decisions, project management, new product development and supplier strategy development and implementation.

Irving, Texas, Us

Successfully organized and led divisional cost reduction team to achieve $4M fiscal cost reduction through negotiations, regression modeling, price analysis, and auctions while concurrently supporting and tracking the Clayton facility’s material plan cost reduction target. Successfully obtained multinational strategic buyer engagement to develop and implement cost reduction ideas to further support current and future goals.