• Manage commodities including supply, budget performance, quality, delivery.• Oversee and provide leadership to purchasing group.• Negotiate Global / International Sourcing contracts.• Lead evaluation teams to verify potential supplier capabilities.• Prepare RFQ packages and analyze supplier replies to confirm compliance with technical specification.• Past leader of Process Improvement team responsible for developing standardized purchasing procedures.• Lead Cross-Functional Teams to establish budgets, sourcing strategies, and business plans, collaborating with engineering, design, estimating, logistics, and production departments when applicable, utilizing total transparency guidelines. • Negotiate short-term and long-term cost reduction plans.• Liaison for all sections of Purchasing Department, responsible for reviewing, preparing, and presenting sourcing documentation.• Benchmark commodity groups to determine best practices, effectiveness of supplier performance, and potential for cost reductions.• Manage supplier development. Visit suppliers to help identify areas to improve quality, productivity, delivery/logistics, supplier management, and cost issues.• Participate in and lead CFTs, managing new program development activities.• Consistently meet/exceed stated business objectives, generally averaging 7-10% annual performance to budget in extremely competitive automotive arena.• Experience managing very large annual spend amounts up to $500M, while leading total group spend of over $900M. • Operational Excellence training (Nissan) utilizing lean manufacturing techniques.• Investigate and identify LCC supplier candidates.• Negotiate and enforce Master Purchasing Agreement Contracts with suppliers.

TN • Managed up to 30 technicians in each of the following areas of Product Quality Assurance: Body Assembly Inspection, Paint Plant Inspection, Dynamic and Static Pre-Delivery Inspection, and Total Vehicle Evaluation.• Developed and implemented a technician performance improvement program which resulted in a 25% increase in defect detection capabilities.• Interfaced daily with all levels of production management to relay quality concerns.• Initiated, developed and implemented management team building program.

• Authored and implemented assembly process documents.• Advanced to group leader position within 2 years as production technician.• Piloted process improvement activities monthly.

• Developed and implemented the delivery portion of this location’s service.• Increased sales by 30% and reduced employee turnover by 25% within one year while managing all aspects of restaurant operations.

• Handled all shipping and receiving duties.• Developed inventory control system for all production parts.• Monitored and maintained inventory levels sufficient to meet production schedules including issuing purchase orders.• Routed and monitored status of all parts through the required production processes.• Assisted in assembly, testing, and inspection of product.

• Supervised up to 15 employees in all aspects of store operation.• Maintained productivity, safety, store appearance and customer service.• Maintained proper stock levels.