Brian Richard Email & Phone Number

Framingham, Ma, Us

Lead Sourcing & Procurement Organization responsible for establishing and implementing global/regional sourcing & commodity strategies across $2 Billion of spend in support of Business Objectives. Develop strong internal relationships, delivering realized savings while becoming valued, integrated business partners with internal stake holdersImplement best-in-class global processes for category planning, strategic sourcing to pay, contract management, supplier relationship management and stakeholder engagement.

London, United Kingdom, Gb

Lead & manage multiple global Supply Chain Organizationsteams that are responsible for establishing & implementing global sourcing & commodity strategies across $900M of spend including key areas Electronics, Metals, Plastics, Technology, Services, Travel and Fleet.Develop & execute sourcing and commodity strategies while developing strong internal relationships. Negotiate agreements with Key Suppliers. Team consistently exceeds stretch targets, delivering Realized savings while becoming valued, integrated business partners with internal stake holdersDevelop strong collaborative partnerships with senior executives and operations leadership to drive to common objectives. A proven “business partner”Lead roadmap & implementation of key decision systems and tools including Spend Analytics, e-Sourcing and e-Procurement based upon compelling Business Cases with immediate Return on InvestmentsExecutive Sponsor of Value Add Engineering (VA/VE) & Design for Manufacturing & Assembly (DFMA) delivering process & component re-engineering to aid in cost reductions & improved process and speed to marketImplement & drive Supply Chain Best Practices across Teams. Examples include: 7 Step Sourcing Process; Comprehensive Global & Regional Commodity Plans; Focus on Total Cost of Owner & Risk Mitigation; Internal Customer Satisfaction Survey; Benchmarking with Peers and World Class organizationsEstablish Vendor Management & Business Continuity Programs include standardized Vendor Score Cards, KPIs, and regular Business Reviews resulting in measurable performance tracking with Top Suppliers; Delivers suppliers providing alternative and innovative goods, services

London, United Kingdom, Gb

Establish and implement global Indirect sourcing & commodity strategies, with focus on Hardware, Software, Telecommunications and Professional Services for IT, Customer Service, Sales, Development, & Service Delivery organization. Directly responsible for $41M of spend, representing 20% of addressable spend, while leveraging a total of $140M of spendManage Team of 5, including the Invensys Fleet and Travel teams. Responsible to execute sourcing and commodity strategies while developing strong internal relationships. Team consistently exceeds stretch targets, delivering over $10M Negotiated savings, representing 50% of total Indirect savings over the past 3 years while becoming valued, integrated business partners with internal stake holdersDevelop strong collaborative partnerships with senior executives and operations leadership to drive to common objectives. A proven “business partner”Led successful implementation of key systems and tools including Spend Analytics, e-Sourcing and e-Procurement based upon compelling Business Cases with immediate Return on Investments.

London, United Kingdom, Gb

Round Rock, Texas, Us

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management

Ba, Economics ; Sociology