• Broad, results oriented experience in Supply Chain Management, category management, sourcing, contracting and supplier management in operations, manufacturing, and corporate environments• Experience in sourcing strategy, contract negotiation and management, category and supplier relationship management in U.S., Europe, Asia, and Mexico• Demonstrated ability to generate change, build and lead teams, establish key relationships, mentor, drive the implementation of progressive Supply Chain Management processes, and generate results across multi-functional organizations• Extensive experience in developing doctrines and methodologies for sourcing strategy and organizational structure and development• Experience in lean manufacturing environments• Created role of Category Manager for Chesapeake Completions - Acted as commercial lead in strategy development, negotiation, implementation and service delivery • Ensured alignment between Chesapeake operational needs and supplier capabilities• Developed category strategies for assigned categories by aligning Chesapeake Business Unit requirements with supply base capabilities and competitive offerings• Estimated annual savings exceeded $150MM over 6 years with Chesapeake• Managed operational challenges and supplier performance through development and monitoring of Key Performance Indicators• Acted as strategy advisor to Director – Category Management and led efforts to upgrade Category Management contracting capabilities