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Mesa, Az, Us

Tempe, Az, Us

Responsible for initiating coordinating, and leveraging corporate strategies for purchases and for high-level contract development associated withcritical materials and high-level services and to lead these efforts across business units;includes use of market trend analysis, sourcing initiatives, business partner alignment, riskmanagement, project management, contract management, supplier relationship management,contract and commercial terms and conditions documentation review. Develop and executesourcing strategies and category management activities for multiple complex and/or criticalcategories, including implementation plan for achieving business objectives and benefit targets.Establish and lead cross-functional teams to implement category strategies.- Responsible for the development and execution of strategic sourcing strategies andcategory management activities for assigned portfolios and categories.- Lead internal and cross-functional teams to implement portfolio strategies in support ofdepartment initiatives and projects.- Manage, create and evaluate RFI's, RFP's, Statements of Work, Vendor Proposals, to minimize risk and maximize economic value on SRP's commercial transactions.- Lead negotiations with suppliers. Develop negotiation strategies and plans. - Collaborate with Risk Management and Legal Services to develop, recommend, and approve non-standard contractual language.- Perform market analysis using industry and market intelligence, financial reports, market indices, global monetary exchange rates, and published economic documents to forecast and assess pricing, supply and business risk.- Responsible for Supplier Relationship Management by developing and maintaining effective communication with key suppliers in order to provide equitable value to both entities. This includes monitoring supplier performance and implementing corrective action as necessary.- Develop and enhance supply chain business processes, tools and techniques.

Fairhaven, Ma, Us

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Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, De

Senior-level NPM commodity manager responsible but not limited to sourcing of materials, in addition to studying and analyzing general market conditions to ensure materials are purchased at competitive prices. Developing commodity, or part family strategies. Sources indirect spend projects. Negotiates contracts with suppliers. Ensures materials are the quality and quantity negotiated. In this role, I support all locations in the USA, Canada, and South America.Areas of focus:- Material Handling (Forklifts)- AMRs / AGVs (autonomous)- Strategic Sourcing- Contract Negotiation- Category Management- Electrical- Solar / Photovoltaic Systems- LED Upgrades- Carbon Neutrality- Fire Protection- Elevator Systems- Lithium-Ion and Hydrogen Fuel Cells- Facility Maintenance Services- Dry Construction, Flooring, Roofing, Facade- Windows, Doors, Metal Construction, Scaffolds- HVAC- Excavation, Concrete, Asphalt- Infrastructure Installs- Environmental Carbon Neutral- Sustainability - SAP Ariba Sourcing E-Auctions- Vendor Management- Supplier Relations- Commodity representative on the Energy Management Expert Team North America.- Defining commodity strategy.- Propose and develop new strategic suppliers.- Support all North American plant purchasing departments.- Facilitate design build delivery construction projects.- Provide direction and instruction for plants in following corporate guidelines.- Oversee framework agreement and contract process. - Energy savings- Design-Build Construction Projects- Reporting utilizing Microsoft Power BI.Automotive Industry Action Group member

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, De

Senior-level NPM commodity manager responsible but not limited to sourcing of materials, in addition to studying and analyzing general market conditions to ensure materials are purchased at competitive prices. Developing commodity, or part family strategies. Sources indirect spend projects. Negotiates contracts with suppliers. Ensures materials are the quality and quantity negotiated. In this role, I support all locations in the USA, Canada, and South America.Areas of focus:- Material Handling (Forklifts)- AMRs / AGVs (autonomous)- Strategic Sourcing- Contract Negotiation- Category Management- Electrical- Solar / Photovoltaic Systems- LED Upgrades- Carbon Neutrality- Fire Protection- Elevator Systems- Lithium-Ion and Hydrogen Fuel Cells- Facility Maintenance Services- Dry Construction, Flooring, Roofing, Facade- Windows, Doors, Metal Construction, Scaffolds- HVAC- Excavation, Concrete, Asphalt- Infrastructure Installs- Environmental Carbon Neutral- Sustainability - SAP Ariba Sourcing E-Auctions- Vendor Management- Supplier Relations- Commodity representative on the Energy Management Expert Team North America.- Defining commodity strategy.- Propose and develop new strategic suppliers.- Support all North American plant purchasing departments.- Facilitate design build delivery construction projects.- Provide direction and instruction for plants in following corporate guidelines.- Oversee framework agreement and contract process. - Energy savings- Design-Build Construction Projects- Reporting utilizing Microsoft Power BI.Automotive Industry Action Group member

KLV Properties is a fast growing real estate development company headquartered in Oklahoma City.Key contributions include:- Developed a growing network of qualified suppliers to support continued business success.- Established best practices and procedures for seamless scalability.- Sourced challenging products and solutions to enhance on-time delivery.- Researched marketplace and competitors ahead of a proposed launch of a new business venture.- Investigated and recommended strategy for new business growth opportunity.

During my tenure, I have had the opportunity to identify and lead many new projects. Highlights below.- Sourced, qualified, and onboarded several new key suppliers to support ongoing business success.- Developed a courier system to move our product from our supplier's warehouse to our shipping vendor to save weeks off the order fulfillment process and retain customers.- Project managed through productivity software, Basecamp. - Implemented and managed live chat features to assist customers and increase sales.- Generated blog and social content for the websites and marketing purposes.- Enhanced business phone system from dial-up to VoIP. Increased features and functions while generating an average monthly savings of 45% annually.- Upgraded and switched postage providers to provide tracking to all customers while achieving an average monthly savings of 5% plus the elimination of the monthly account fee for a total saving of thousands.- Negotiated new rates with our shipping carrier for an average monthly savings of 25%- Changed marketing automation systems for a 50% reduction in fees.- Upgraded our eCommerce sites’ hosting platform to better UEX while lower transaction and order fees by over 20% for an annual savings of thousands.- Resourced, selected, and implemented a completely new cloud-based order management platform which provides unified inventory, processing and tracking for all orders.- Mapped the entire warehouse and created bin locations for all SKUs to greatly reduce order fulfillment time by 65%.

Durango, Co, Us

StoneAge is an inspired team engineering the power of water and delivering a world class customer experience for a cleaner, safer planet.StoneAge is recognized as a world leader in providing tools and equipment for water blast cleaning. We have hundreds of customers and distributors located around the world. StoneAge provides comprehensive engineering, manufacturing and engineering service capabilities. StoneAge is 100% employee owned.My role includes the development of new suppliers, strengthening relationships with existing suppliers, maximizing savings, and identifying and implementing process efficiencies.Key project successes include:- The identification, development, and qualification of a new and critical supplier with a scheduled 2016 savings of $500,000.- Partnered with key suppliers to reduce costs by 30% on a key new product. These savings allowed the product to be positioned competitively in the market place.- Instituted a vendor managed inventory program for fasteners and hardware with a national supplier to save both inventory personnel hours and budget dollars.- Identified hundreds of subcontract parts and converted them to purchased complete which generated savings of thousands of dollars and hundreds of man hours.- Enhanced a relationship with a raw material supplier to further capitalize on savings by consolidating purchases and negotiated an additional 5% blanket cost reduction.- Developed an online ordering portal for collateral with a key print supplier to increase order accuracy and efficiency.- Created a supplier database to catalog their capabilities, strengths, and capacity. - Developed a standard RFQ template to streamline the quoting process.- Standardized process for the Epicor procurement functions and created and published a user's guide.

Durango, Co, Us

StoneAge is an inspired team engineering the power of water and delivering a world class customer experience for a cleaner, safer planet.StoneAge is recognized as a world leader in providing tools and equipment for water blast cleaning. We specialize in mechanized equipment and rotary nozzles. We have hundreds of customers and distributors located around the world. StoneAge provides comprehensive engineering, manufacturing and engineering service capabilities. StoneAge is 100% employee owned and retains over 100 full time staff on its payroll. The original garage location has been replaced by a modern, well-equipped facility, but the commitment to quality and practicality remains strong as ever.My objectives included working with our supplier network to ensure products were purchased and delivered at the right price and on time to guarantee on time delivery to our customers. Additionally, I worked to source and qualify new suppliers to enhance our supplier network. I processed all requisitions into purchase orders on time or early while following company policies and procedures.

Costa Mesa, California, Us

The Automobile Club of Southern California serves in 21 states and has over 14 million members. The Auto Club was founded in 1900 to serve the interests of motorists and has grown into a diversified member service business with over 12,000 employees and over $4.5 billion annual revenue.My goal each day is to discover and capitalize on opportunities the provide significant levels of cost savings, recommend impactful revenue-generating ideas, advance efficiencies and improve internal processes across the numerous lines of the AAA business. Working on the Procurement / Strategic Sourcing team responsible for over $700 million in annual spend, I realize consistent results through: - Preparing, guiding, and conducting strategic vendor negotiations. - Negotiating "best-in-class" contract terms and conditions.- Conducting assessments / analysis with the goal of optimizing processes and procedures.- Contributing to an environment that embraces organizational change. - Facilitating and participating in and driving decision making at the business unit and executive levels. Successful projects have included driving measurable results in cost savings and process improvements while gaining operational experience across the following areas: Human Resources, Risk Management, Telematics, Information Technology and Systems, Big Data, Administrative Services, and Approved Auto Repair. Additional examples below.- Negotiated a $1.7 million annual increase in a national rebate program.- Led a Procurement department process improvement initiative that identified issues and recommended viable solutions to senior management.- Served as a lead Procurement representative generating RFQs and SOWs for the time-critical openings of new branch office locations. - Generated purchase orders in Oracle E-Business SuiteMy efforts contribute to the satisfaction of our 14 million ACSC members and 55 million members across the United States (hopefully you too are an active AAA member)

La Mirada, Ca, Us

SSDI is a world-renowned leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of semiconductors, assemblies, and modules. As a pioneer semiconductor manufacturer for over 45 years, they have earned and maintained a reputation for setting the highest standards of reliability and performance. This reputation has been built upon our unsurpassed technology and quality in the areas of high density/high power and high voltage discrete semiconductors and modules.Key Contributions: - Sourced and qualified new vendors to eliminate several sole-source situations and to support manufacturing.- Led vendor qualification and evaluation program and facilitated quarterly vendor evaluation meetings.- Reduced manufacturing consumable supply costs to below 2% of annual sales dollars.Responsibilities Included: - Monitored vendors’ on-time deliveries and communicated delivery schedules to internal departmental teams.- Reviewed submitted purchase requisitions and generated purchase orders.- Identified possible risks in the supply chain and worked as a unified team with Material Control to develop contingency plans.- Procured all major goods and services in an efficient and cost effective manner to ensure maximum value for all dollars spent.- Responsible for sourcing and negotiating CAPEX capital expenditures.

La Mirada, Ca, Us

Responsibilities Included:• Monitored vendor performance for quality and on-time deliveries and communicated schedules to internal departmental teams.• Managed purchasing and min/max system for all office supply purchases.• Assisted Buyer in the fulfillment of their job duties and functions.• Trained and audited to all ISO 9001 and internal policies and procedures.

Masters, Intercultural Studies

Senior Professional In Supply Management, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Bachelor'S Degree