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Fairfield, Ca, Us

Head of Procurement for an awesome Super Premium Pet Food Brand - Primal. Leading the sourcing function for the sites across materials and services. Developing supplier relationships, competitive procurement, and long-term value creation.

Düsseldorf, De

Advised clients on optimal strategy to enter China Market for niche industrial products as well as setting up local sourcing and manufacturing operations to grab a foot hold in the Chinese marketplace.Assisted in the structure and development of a corporate procurement department restructuring to leverage digital procurement and drive efficiencies in the procure to pay process.Developed CPO level metrics to track and report to Senior Leadership Team that supports the procurement mandate which focuses on People, Process and Savings.

Plantation, Florida, Us

Siloam Springs, Arkansas, Us

Vice President, Strategic Sourcing, 2020-2021Director, Strategic Sourcing Proteins, 2019-2020Served as key leader brought in to integrate spend across three independent operating companies within organization. Managed ingredient procurement for animal nutrition and pet food business segments. Identified and developed key protein suppliers through supplier development and research efforts in domestic and international markets. Developed internal strategic sourcing program for all sourcing members to support cross-company category strategies and improve vendor relationships. Implemented group buying with third-party indirect spend management company to leverage external category strategies. • Led effort to integrate procurement across three business units within Simmons, resulting in 21% GM improvement. • Implemented over $50 million in savings on $500 million in addressable spend for 2020. • Rolled out and trained team on strategic sourcing tools and processes to improve overall category management capabilities. • Reduced supplier risk from single-sourced or high-risk materials from COVID-19 through tactical supplier reviews and risk-based analysis. • Led cross-functional team with R&D, operational procurement, and finance to improve inventory position through SKU rationalization, lead time improvements, and order quantity optimization. • Directed efforts on two potential strategic acquisitions to increase product volumes and breadth of products supplied by Simmons Animal Nutrition.

Franklin, Tn, Us

Directed full-scope departmental procedures of supply chain branch and logistics branch to target set objectives. Administered procedures of designing and executed supplier partnerships throughout North America to offer exceptional rates along with enhanced customer service. Spearheaded all phases of implementation process of MRP system (MISys) into factory site to optimize efficiency and performance. Delivered quality assistance with inventory tracking tasks to ensure planned production as well as material pipeline management to pass BRC audits and organic certifications. • Ensured savings up to 60% by designing strategic and tactical outbound supply chain plan to enhance customer service and achieve set business goals. • Increased savings by 25% through improvement of inbound supply networks. • Reduced stockouts ratio to less than 1% and decreased inventory carrying costs to 3.5 weeks on hand by refining and implementing combined forecasting and P2P strategy. • Minimized risks related to supplier, commodity, currency, and geopolitical factors through implementation of supply chain risk mitigation program. • Managed co-packaging relationship with key supplier to deliver innovation and accelerated product rollout.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Served as key leader brought in for global mindset to help turn around business through innovation and speed to market in fast-paced aggressive industry. Oversaw process of designing strategy to launch new products, enhancing product lifecycle management, and refining business tactics while recommending alternative raw material sources to capture sales opportunities from potential customers. Developed and maintained improved supply structure to understand technology trends and market influences. Coordinated with various teams from sales, marketing, and engineering departments to design and innovate products. • Recognized for introducing non-GMO pet food for first time in U.S. by developing key raw materials in collaboration with suppliers. • Secured BOM savings of 6% by recommending and executing alternative material sourcing. • Resolved key risks by exceptionally renegotiating co-man contracts while optimizing efficiency through reduction of lead time by 30% and improvement in savings by 8%.

BKK Investments LLC is a Real Estate investment enterprise focused on properties with high returns. The management invests significant time evaluating properties for investment.

Rotterdam, South Holland, Nl

Managed end-to-end indirect procurement operation of six regions while leading team of 140 professionals to handle operations worth $3.1 billion through eight direct reports. Governed all phases of transformational change in applied corporate practices, processes, strategies, and P2P principles to improve performance and efficiency. Tracked performance by designing and deploying KPIs and extracted reports to recommend performance-based appraisals. Performed in-depth analysis to design operational plan aligning with business growth objectives while leading negotiations with strategic suppliers to improve profit, reduce risk, and capture potential business opportunities. • Increased revenue growth by generating $2 million in savings within two months through key supplier negotiations. • Enhanced bottom line by $70 million through implementation of strategic sourcing and supply negotiations. • Enhanced skills of employees regarding basic financial operation through conduction of training sessions in application of strategic sourcing and advanced vendor management principles.

Vevey, Ch

Managed teams of procurement professionals of direct and indirect materials of up to $3 billion in spend. Played instrumental role in implementation of best-in-class procurement principles in 20 countries involving governance, talent management, collaboration, sourcing, and vendor management. Served as functional leader responsible for training, support, and corporate rollout of global best practices, considered best in class in Africa and Middle East. Drove improvement plans with local heads of procurement to identify gaps and close gaps through quarterly reviews. Reviewed and developed strategies to reduce risks in key raw material pipelines to support sustainability initiatives and drive local sourcing across regions. • Developed framework for supplier development in Asia and Africa focusing on long-term competitive advantage and supply chain risk mitigation. Collaborated with suppliers, leading to breakthrough innovation and value creation. • Trained over 300 procurement professionals on seven-step strategic sourcing and vendor management process. • Led harmonization of raw and packaging material spends to drive savings synergies and leverage supply base. Created savings pipeline of over $200 million USD to be reviewed and implemented over a 2.5-year time horizon.

Vevey, Ch

Led development and growth of international procurement office tasked with identifying and managing supplier in China to provide quality products at competitive TCO to all Nestle operating companies globally. Implemented responsible sourcing protocol as first zone in arguably hardest region, resulting in key selling point for buyers utilizing China sourcing team. Negotiated and finalized purchases for over 80 materials (raw, promotional, packaging, and machinery). Built team from one individual to five direct reports for sourcing and separate SQA function of four team members. Sourced over $350 million USD in spend in three years while saving $25 million USD.

Vevey, Ch

Increased spend under management from $350 million USD to over $600 million USD in five years through collaboration, stakeholder engagement, supplier management, and value creation. Drove vision for function to add sustainable value to every dollar spent, contributing to centralization of indirect materials and services from less than 15% to over 80%. Created framework to leverage spend across ASEAN region through specification rationalization and leveraged supplier negotiations, driving innovation and improved quality for factories. Established first shared service center of operational buyers for all PR to PO conversion by leveraging SAP best practices and improving contract compliance.

Directed client engagements to identify and build a pipeline of projects for savings identification. Worked in FMCG, Oil & Gas, Pharma, Heavy Manufacturing and Defense industries.

Ms, Economics

Bachelor Of Science, Marketing / Sales