• Lead Indirect Procurement strategy development and functional team support with Operations, Sales, Logistics, QA, and R&D. • Partner with Finance and CI functions to develop annual operating plan and cost savings pipeline; actively track performance and develop action plans to achieve financial targets.• Lead Indirect procurement team to effectively manage $300+ millions of overall category spend. Articulate and execute Hearthside Indirect Procurement roadmap that builds the capabilities needed for long-term growth and sustainability including spend analytics, category management, standardized sourcing process, tools and templates, policies and procedures and supplier relationship management.• Develop a high-performing and motivated strategic indirect procurement team responsible for interacting with business and supplier partners

•Develop process improvements and standard approaches in order to help shape Procurement Sourcing Managers evolving role as a source of competitive advantage.•Ensuring compliance with the Kellogg Strategic Sourcing process. •Championing the development, management and delivery of training programs aimed at elevating the skill base of the sourcing professionals. •Developing and managing a common approach for increasing small and disadvantaged sourcing content. •Developing strategy to support continuous improvement efforts. •Championing the implementation of new IT systems to improve effectiveness of current processes.•Serving as a member of the Global Procurement Leadership Team.

Accountable to deliver and govern globally standard, predictable, efficient and effective capabilities throughout the global procurement organization through enhanced process and system improvements.• Directly accountable for conceptualizing, executing and ensuring delivery of ”Global Transformation Strategy & Roadmap” enabling Whirlpool to become a top quartile performer by successfully defining and delivering a global multiyear strategy of a fully integrated suite of procurement capabilities including procure to pay, contracting, spend analytics and reporting, and dashboards• Redefined procurement processes and systems portfolio while continuing to enhance and build partnerships with senior business leaders and executives across all business groups (North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America) to deliver sustained incremental value• Proposed and implemented operational targets providing positive transformation impacts to all regions by establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with which to track and communicate internal progress and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to manage partner progress• Served as change management champion to ensure proper level of influence, training and communication delivered to guarantee the proper rollout and sustainability of each activity

Lead for globalizing Indirect Procurement categories processes, policies and technologies ensuring consistent and sustainable operations across all regions. • Business lead for developing and implementing outsourced buying center driving consistent procurement capabilities across all US based facilities in support of indirect procurement outsourcing driving incremental $92M in savings over life of program• Procurement owner for development and implementation of “One Stop” program, consolidating travel and procurement credit cards, expense reporting and on-line travel booking into a single, integrated on-line tool• Partnered with key stakeholders in the development and execution of sourcing strategies for categories including marketing (public relations and creative agencies), IT (infrastructure, professional services), HR (consulting and outsource services), finance (audit and consulting) and MRO (PPE and tooling).• Managed and developed career path of up to 11 exempt and non-exempt employees

North America commodity business team lead, managing in excess of $500 million in annual purchases of packaging, literature, insulation, fasteners, returnable shipping containers and wire rack systems• Strategic Supplier Development lead for basic technologies commodities, responsible for identification and implementation of global supply base, servicing all Whirlpool regions• Developed and implemented low cost country sourcing strategy for fastener and wire rack commodities• Team lead for renegotiation and implementation of corrugated and EPS commodities• Procurement driver for study of hedging linerboard and paper markets in an effort to cover the impact of market volatility

Global lead for Internet negotiation initiatives, including communication, development of global strategies, coordinating globally leveraged events and supplier selection • Managed team of 2 employees for integration of eRFX as a tool to support commodity strategies through industry analysis, spend assessment tools and commodity level detail• Successfully lead teams from pilot through implementation of internet negotiations for both Whirlpool Europe and North America• Expanded internet negotiation program from that of vendor managed to “do-it-yourself” tool• Significantly reduced “identified” to “implemented” auction savings through better use of internal quality systems and additional supplier screening techniques