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Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

Manage a 3 person team who set the strategy for the Logistic and Packaging purchases for all twelve divisions of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group in North America.

Manage a purchasing team that oversees an annual budget in excess of $100 million for three North American manufacturing sites. Major commodities include olefinic resins and elastomers, PVC, EPDM, Plasticizer, additives and fillers. • Fiscal 2017 savings to exceed $2 million• Member of the Commercial Operations Leadership Team• Member of the Manufacturing Operations Leadership Team• Organize regular meetings with the commercial leadership team and the company president to discuss raw material cost performance, expected near term cost issues and commercial strategy. • Chosen to Lead the implementation team for the NA 3DP project• Participate in a global purchasing effort within an international team of MCPP Purchasing members from around the world.• Participate in a regional effort to leverage purchasing among all Mitsubishi Chemical companies across the Americas

Nanterre, Île-De-France, Fr

Commodity Buyer: Chemicals and Decoration Responsible for the regional strategy development and implementation for various commodities at fifteen NAFTA sites. Worked within a global team to build international commodity strategies. Developed regional strategies which benefitted from global leverage while taking advantage of regional opportunities. Developed cost reduction strategies for each commodity which supported annual regional goals. Managed and implemented cost reduction strategies to exceeded annual requirements. Developed sourcing strategies for each supplier which supported commodity and cost reduction needs. Leveraged sourcing opportunities to maximize positive impact on long term goals.

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Purchasing Manager: Raw Materials Manage three buyers with a total annual spend in excess of $250 million. Responsible for all raw material purchases (including various resins, colorants, bulk chemicals etc.), quality, and on time delivery for 21 NAFTA facilities. Guide the development of a long-term strategy, which maximizes value, for each material group. Facilitate the implementation of sourcing decisions that support each strategy. Direct and support cost reduction activities that are driven by each strategy. Monitor and track market prices, demand and supply of petroleum and distillates. Forecast material prices based upon market data from each step of the value stream. Regularly report market status and forecasts to direct management, executive management and the banking group. Administer personnel matters for direct reports including hiring, group and individual goal setting, individual development planning, individual review, progress planning and conflict resolution.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Develop sourcing strategies for each system or commodity that support all cost, quality and technology goals. Led cross-functional teams to bring design and manufacturing targets into harmony with affordable business structure. Negotiated commodity and system prices to meet all targets within affordable business structure. Worked with platform engineering at all levels of design and development to maintain costs within the affordable business structure. Lead cross-functional teams to support continuous improvement and VE/VA activities. Negotiated with supply base to exceed annual cost reduction goals. Interfaced with suppliers and design teams in Europe, Japan and North America.