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Creative and resourceful procurement professional with significant experience in strategic sourcing, materials management, and manufacturing. Team oriented leader with excellent strategic planning, organizational, and communication skills. Track record of delivering quality results and exceeding expectations.Currently supporting Facilities, Logistics/Distribution, and Compounding operations with procurement and strategic sourcing initiatives. Procurement lead for a DC Expansion Project coordinating all procurement and sourcing activities supporting the building and build out of 3 new distribution centers across the US.

Barangaroo, Nsw, Au

Manage team of 6 Procurement Managers focused regionally in the LendLease Multi-Site Group supporting $500M KFC site renovation project. Procurement functions include site quote approvals with drawing reviews, purchase order processing, invoice review and approvals, supplier schedule coordination, schedule communication and coordination with field Operations team and Project Managers, and management of site material issues.Manage supplier performance in quality, quoting and delivery of materials to 2,000 individual locations.Owned and developed the relationship, cost negotiations and performance improvement with the third party logistics partner in coordinating material pick up and delivery from 11 suppliers locations to specific sites across the United States.Represent LendLease as company liaison working directly with KFC Corporate Project Executives and Procurement team to resolve project issues and provide updates related to Procurement, Design and overall project performance.Created and implemented Material Return Process, Material Warranty Process, and Capacity Scheduling Process.Work closely with Cost Planning and Design teams to develop efficiency in preparing site drawings and estimates creating available sites for renovations.Implement and manage change within the Procurement team in an quickly evolving new business unit.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

Services Sourcing Manager Manage strategic sourcing activities and relationships with over 90 service providers and 850 technicians offering facility services across 9 major markets. Manage service provider performance and collaborated in developing scopes of work for project quotes.Owned the project to continuously develop messaging and reverse marketing tools for the Sourcing team.Work with the Services Sourcing team to develop Service Provider Expectations documents.Work closely with Local Services Marketing team to develop strategies and messaging in marketing efforts.Source and negotiate contracts with service providers to support Direct Supply equipment and construction divisions.Created RFI/RFP format and process for target market projects and continued process improvement.Implement and manage change within the Sourcing team in an evolving and growing business unit.Supplier Relations Manager/Sourcing Manager/Segment Sourcing Manager Managed relationships, cost and supply programs with over 300 equipment suppliers across 3 business segments in a $550M equipment and supplies distribution model. The business segments include Healthcare Equipment/Medical Products, Food Service Equipment, and Environmental equipment and supplies. Managed the strategic sourcing responsibilities for a new business unit – Technology Solutions - to support rapid growth and change for the business that reached $10M in sales in the first full year.Mentored inexperienced members of the products Sourcing teams in negotiations, strategies and techniques.Subject Matter Expert for reverse marketing messaging and facility tours, contract negotiations, supplier on-boarding, and preparing for supplier meetings. Acted as liaison with Sales, Marketing and Suppliers on sale opportunities to ensure preferred pricing.

Director of Supply ManagementIncreased focus on supply chain strategy and development. Supervised personnel responsible for all purchasing, scheduling, inventory control, material handling, and shipping and receiving duties for the entire operation. Identifying and developing the global supply chain manufacturers.Pricing, and terms and conditions negotiations, identifying methods ofsupply based on customer demand, supplier capabilities and component volume supporting manufacturing.Integral part of a project team coordinating the launch of the first program with an Asian supplier. Led meetings with the Chinese associates at Trombetta and over-seas during multiple visits to the supplier’s facilities building supply chains from manufacturer through logistics process. Successfully sourced over 1.6M units through two suppliers with minimal quality or delivery issues. Visited with multiple potential Chinese suppliers.Organization and move of acquired company into existing location. Successfully completed the transition of the company over one weekend to have over 50 new employees producing at 75% efficiency.Managed and lead cycle count process and problem solving efforts to identify and eliminate root causes of inaccuracies. Maintained 97%+ accuracy in cycle counts to eliminate annual physical inventories.Participated and led multiple cross functional project teams to complete projects related to new product development, new product launch, continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and company and departmental goals. Function as internal auditor for ISO9001-2000 certification.While maintaining duties as Director of Supply Management, assumed the duties of Director of Operations in leading the commodity business. Coordinating efforts with the Quality Manager improved business indicators over 11 months: Cost of Quality reduced 33%, On-Time Delivery improved to over 99% and sustained, and plant wide productivity improved to over 80%.

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

High School