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San Diego County, California, United States

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Strategic sourcing of plastic resins, adhesives, foam, and related technologies. Support global manufacturing sites. Cost reductions, contract negotiations, supplier relationship management.

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Global Strategic Category Manager for Plastics, Adhesives, Foams and for related technologies. Cost Savings $1.6M over tenure. Category strategy development and implementation, supply assurance, supplier relationship management.

Tijuana Area, Mexico

Provide ongoing Global Sourcing support to manufacturing operations in México (Tijuana and Monterrey). Provide Sourcing support with Latin American suppliers and other global suppliers. Drive specific projects in support of implementation of Global Sourcing category strategies, especially global molding and extrusion supplier consolidation strategies from.

Tijuana Area, Mexico

Provided sourcing support to Infusion Business Unit, primarily in Injection Molded and Extruded parts. NPI, operational support, cost support, across multiple plants.

Develop and implement global and regional sourcing strategies for injection molding, extrusion, resins and other plastics-related technologies.

Develop World Class Supply Base, Cost-reductions, Supplier Performance Measurement.

• Led renegotiation of Global Maritime Freight contracts for lanes between China, India, Mexico, Europe, and South America for a $1.3M/year saving.
• Streamlined cross-dock truck yards and warehouses for $200k/ year savings.
• Maintained engagement of frightened supply base in contracting markets. Mobilized key suppliers to meet consolidation opportunities in shrinking market.

• Developed annual supplier leadership conference to build strong supplier base, cost reductions, and quality improvement.
• Saved $7.7M (19%) in first full-year for Non-production supplies and services.
• Led reduction of overhead spend by $15M annually, in combined usage and purchase cost.
• Led Inventory Accuracy Task Force to eliminate inventory variance, then to reduce inventory.
• Eliminated four of five outside warehouse companies, saving nearly $1.3M the first year, and decreased outside storage to nearly nothing by year three.
• Negotiated and closed deal to save $1.2 M in pioneering importation of electric power to Mexico—only three companies in Mexico have done this.

• Implemented lean supply chain pull systems, cutting material lead times and displacing ownership. Installed e-Kanban and implemented with supply base.
• Cut Inventory $1.5M in first five months, putting 33% of spend on Kanban system.
• Reduced total inventory over $26M in eleven months.
• Managed sale and disposal of $32M excess/obsolete inventory.
• Collaborated in development e-Kanban and Leanware Software with sister company (Baan).

• 6 Sigma Greenbelt Certification: On-time Delivery Measurement.
• Cost-reduction activities for $800k on $8.6 M spend by sourcing and negotiation.
• Consolidated Injection Molding and Metal Stamping supply bases.

• Reorganized and led purchasing unit that had been operating without systems or guidance. Implemented basic purchasing procedures. Cut from 15 to 6 buyers.
• Led team to reduce shortages, to cancel orders and to return excess materials.
• Directed three-month lightning cost-reduction program saving $670k annual dollars, integrated purchasing and engineering cost-reduction efforts into single program saving $5.9M against $50M spend.

• Implemented strategies for Contract Manufacturing of Finished Goods, Printed Circuit Cards and Printed Circuit Card Assemblies. Consolidated supplier base for obtain cost reduction, inventory reduction, and to.
• Managed critical Contract Manufacturing startups, transferred manufacturing activities from Washington State contract supplier to new company in Guadalajara, México within three months, avoiding disruption of supply.

• Led Cost Reductions of over $6M, averaging 15% of purchases using a disciplined cost-reduction program. Cross-functional and international support. Injection molding, metal stamping, textiles, chemicals.
• Lowered overall inventory from 18% to 10% of sales and reduced supplier lead times to capture markets of opportunity using Vendor-Managed Inventory and consignment programs.
• Designed and operated Supplier Partnering and Integration Programs. Authored and implemented a tiered certification program to tighten relationships with and to develop strategic suppliers.
• Used comprehensive vendor performance monitoring and feedback to improve on-time deliveries from 69% to 95%, with reduced window.
• Developed and implemented systems for ISO9001 and QS 9000 certification.
• International Purchasing Cooperation: Conducted joint negotiations with common sources, consolidated supply channels.

• Purchasing and Inventory Control in a medical manufacturing company (Kidney Dialysis equipment and disposables)
• Saved $300K per year in extrusion plastics compounds, managed vertical integration of injection molding.
• Developed supplier forecasting for weekly milk-run logistics, eliminating costly delays and freight costs.
• Saved two days of monthly down time by redesigning physical inventories.

• Consolidated Injection Molds from 15 to 5 sources for direct and indirect cost reductions.
• Rebid and let corporate packaging contracts with $300K/year cost reduction.
• Consolidated corporate travel in one travel agency for a $450K/year savings.

• Managed Purchasing and Inventory Control staff of 15: production planning and control, buyers of direct and indirect supplies, warehouse management and inventory accuracy.
• Installed production control tracking to ensure schedule adherence.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History, Political Science, Spanish, Public Administration

Spanish, History

One semester at Andean Studies Center, Quito, Ecuador

Education record

Coursework Mpa, Public Administration

Public Administration

One semester-trf to OU