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Farmington Hills Michigan

Livonia, Michigan

• Developed and tracked supply chain KPIs to guide decision making and improve business outcomes. KPIs: Cost savings, on-time delivery, and quality score cards.• Established materials strategy in compliance to corporate sourcing policy and procedures. Identified a world-class global supply base, developed strategic supplier relationships, negotiated global contracts and long-term agreements, and implemented LCC (Low Cost Country) sourcing of complex castings and components.• Provided leadership, oversight, and guidance to two buyers and one supplier, ensuring total cost productivity, inventory reduction, fill-rate performance, on time delivery, world class quality, and contract compliance.• Managed $10 million direct / $14 million indirect material spend for GM, Ford, Cummins, SuperHP, and JetHeat. Led negotiations for raw material, MRO (Maintenance, Repairs & Operations) contracts, and indirect manufacturing spend.• Led the strategic identification, development, and execution of raw material and capital equipment sourcing for successful new product launches, while delivering comprehensive progress reports to key stakeholders.• Saved 10% on indirect raw material and MRO (Maintenance, Repairs & Operations) spend 2023.

Maumee Ohio

• Managed eight global buyers ensuring total cost productivity, inventory reduction, fill-rate performance, on time delivery, world class quality, and contract compliance.• Initiated Low Cost Country (LCC) sourcing of complex machined components and assemblies.• In partnership with supply chain and business leadership, provided proactive plans to ensure company wide cohesive and comprehensive supply chain solutions, including the development and start-up of new product lines and growth initiatives.• Lead global contract negotiations, identifying a world-class global supplier base, and ownership of key supplier relationships.• Developed long-term supplier agreements and strategic alliances on a global basis through audits and negotiations.• Accountable for managing total cost productivity, payment terms, and inventory reduction; ensured supplier performance for fill-rate, delivery, quality and contract compliance.

Plymouth, Michigan

• Led raw material purchases for seven U.S. and global manufacturing plants. Managed $200 million direct / $30 million indirect automotive and industrial customer material spend for GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, and various non-automotive customers. • Administrator of the CEPA (Capital Equipment Purchase Agreement) process for all manufacturing plants.• Developed and tracked Supply Chain KPI’s to guide decision making and improve business outcomes. KPI’s: Cost savings, on-time delivery, and quality score cards.• Saved $2.2 million in raw material spend and $800K in MRO (Maintenance, Repairs & Operations) savings.

• Drove the supply chain, material purchase, inventory planning, and management on a global basis.• Developed and maintained vendor long-term agreements to mitigate pricing pressures due to increasing raw material costs.

• Accountable for the divisions’ purchasing functions and developing supplier contracts.• Coordinated all materials and logistics with manufacturing, engineering, and customer service.

Saline, Mi

• Directed material planning to maintain the appropriate inventory levels for production.• Aided the divisions’ profit improvement programs by implementing cost reductions, and cost avoidance programs.• Selected and evaluated outside vendors and managed activities.

• Managed Global Purchasing assembly plant crisis resolution team.• Organized cross-functional teams for supplier performance issues and business transfers (BTAB Board).• Evaluated supplier performance for production volume increases, model mix change, and business transfers. • Analyzed supplier capacity throughput & material scrap.• Responsible for developing suppliers through production constraints and quality issues.• Coordinated PPAP on business transfers.• Analyzed and noted processes and procedures to improve supplier performance.

• Negotiated pricing and delivery on supplier materials for future car programs.• Saved $30 million USD in parts and tooling costs.