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Denton Tx

Paris, Fr

Procurement and Commodity Management professional with 20+ years of contract negotiations and supplier development. Customer oriented and proactive in resolving problems throughout rapidly evolving and changing priorities. Responsible for leading multi-million-dollar negotiations, business-impacting analysis, and risk mitigation analysis. Highly experienced in Interconnect commodities, Wire, Back shells, sleeving/Tubing. Strong leadership skills and skilled in developing/training employees to reach their maximum potential.

Paris, Fr

SAFRAN ELECTRICAL - POWER, DENTON, TEXASCOMMODITY MANAGER IV 2011 - PRESENT • Leading the procurement and management of Interconnect Products including Raw Wire $79M, Sleeving, Tubing, Braid $11.5M, Connectors $79M, Contacts $16.5M, Back Shells $51M, Hardware $38M and Fiber Optic $11.7M portfolio. • Successfully negotiated multi-year annual pricing contracts with Aerospace and Defense material manufacturers for lowest price.• Defined commodity Market and Technical Segmentation for 17,000 Parts.• Have met the North America cost reduction objectives over the past 7 years• Established Vendor Managed Inventory contracts which resulted in reduction of lead time.• Introduced new distribution channels to reduce costs and improve flexibility.• Coordinated the integration of acquired materials within the Global Safran system to assure smooth transition.• Served as the North American Risk focal for assigned Commodity and achieved successful Audit completion on audit findings.• Lead Greenbelt project to reduce the distribution supply base from over 200 to 119 distributors.• Extensive Collaboration with Safran international commodity leaders on contract negotiations and proposals.• Working experience with DFAR/FAR requirements in government proposals and contracts.• Successfully renegotiated distribution contracts extending payments from N45/ N60 to N90 days to improve company cash position.

Paris, Fr

CORE COMPETENCIESMicrosoft Office Suite • Strategic Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) • Proposal Management, Evaluation and Award • Negotiation Skills • Cost Reduction Programs • Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables • Material Management • Active Mentor to “New” Employees as On-Boarding Leader • VMI• Multiple MRP Systems • Supplier Audits • Strategic Sourcing development • Supplier Long Term Agreements • Risk Management Assessment • Performance-driven procurement professional offering a solid background displaying comprehensive achievements within supply chain, commodities management, procurement, and vendor sourcing.• Proactive, take-charge leader, with a strong track record of reducing net purchasing costs, lowering inventory volumes, and developing performance-based, low-cost solutions through aggressive negotiations with new and existing suppliers.• Record of turning around business relations to establish trust among vendors and improve business outlook.• Prepare business case analysis and evaluation for contract awards• Leverage unique and out-of-the-box approaches to supply chain operations to streamline processes and negotiate favorable contract agreements.• Skilled in sourcing and selecting suppliers, ensuring the highest quality materials at the lowest cost.• Recognized as the “go to” person to resolve issues, improve efficiencies, and push company goals.• Risk Management Assessment for transfer of work to minimize supply disruption.• Active Mentor to “New” Employees as On-Boarding Leader.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

•ALCATEL-LUCENT, Plano, Texas (Formerly Alcatel and DSC Communications) 1983-2011North America Commodity ManagerMoved through multiple promotions and retained following numerous mergers and restructurings to lead the procurement and management of the cable assemblies and raw wire commodities portfolio, encompassing 6,000 part numbers worth $39 million. Led integration of acquired materials within the Alcatel-Lucent system to assure smooth transition. Successfully negotiated annual pricing contracts with manufacturers for lowest price. Spearheaded global sourcing effort in Asia and India, complying with international government regulations. Established dual sourcing and managed business split percentages to ensure a consistent material flow and establish a strong supply chain. Monitored the top 80% of spend items for changes in demand and data entry accuracy. Key Projects and Accomplishments: Captured an average 3.5% cost reduction year-over-year through successful supplier contract negotiations.  Established Vendor Managed Inventory contracts which resulted in a two week reduction of lead time. Eliminated RFQ time and pricing errors through the creation and maintenance of an approved vendors and suppliers central database. Reduced costs by $1 million in the first year through the development of a costing model for copper wire to control distributor margins.  Troubleshot and identified documentation and system errors, which reduced annual spend by 39%. Led quarterly business reviews with the top manufacturers to turn around poor vendor relations, cultivate and maintain trusted vendor relationships, resolve issues, and ensure product availability. As a result, vendor relations, business outlook, and customer integrity improved dramatically. Reduced costs by up to 9% annually through the implementation of dual sourcing of assemblies.

Associate Of Arts, Electronics

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