Responsible for leading a global team of (40) category sourcing, quality, compliance, project management, logistics, and supply chain planning professionals in the US, China, India, and Turkey in the acquisition of area rugs, bath mats, kitchen mats, and door mats for the Mohawk Home division.• Set up and staffed a sourcing office in Gaziantep, Turkey for area rug imports.• Expanded supply presence into southeast Asia for all categories.

Responsible for leading a team of (16) procurement, supplier development, and new product development professionals in the sourcing of approximately $550M of annual spend in the areas of raw materials, externally manufactured finished goods, transportation, and indirect goods and services for Zep’s global business units.• Delivered approximately $15.6M in run rate savings to the organization through RFP events and resource activities• Established a supply chain for COVID-19 facing categories (disinfectants and hand sanitizers) that allowed the business to grow annual sales substantially in a six-month time period• Changed the source of manufacturing for disinfectant wipes from external to internal within an eight-week time period which allowed the business to grow manufacturing revenue capacity significantly

Responsible for managing direct sourcing, indirect sourcing, and supplier quality for the North American Business Unit of the leading global custom picture frame manufacturer and distributor.• Led procurement activities for all picture frame components and accessories from global suppliers located in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia• Traveled to suppliers in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, France, Italy, Spain, and the Czech Republic to conduct negotiations, resource activities, and supplier performance reviews• Significantly reduced wood moulding quality defects in 12 months through moisture studies, coating enhancements, and kaizen reviews at both external supplier and internal branch facilities

Responsible for leading a team of global sourcing professionals in the procurement of approximately $500M in spend in the categories of externally manufactured assembly components and Tools Business Unit sourced finished goods (sold under the Irwin, Lenox, and hilmor brand names).• Delivered approximately $29M in annual cost savings through RFP events, resource activities, and VAVE activities on externally manufactured assembly components of approximately $375M in annual spend and Tools Business Unit sourced finished goods of approximately $125M annual spend.• Traveled to a base of over 800 suppliers in China, India, Brazil, Mexico, and throughout the United States to conduct negotiations, resource products, and conduct supplier performance reviews, which resulted in delivery of annual productivity goals, supplier quality improvement, working capital improvement, and lead time reduction• Managed key performance indicators in the areas of supplier rationalization, single source reduction, high cost to low cost country optimization, payment terms improvement, and percentage of spend negotiated• Established a team responsible for delivering new product development projects to the Tools Business Unit on time, within specifications, and within the allotted budget

Led corporate sourcing activity for raw metals in all operating regions (North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific). • Managed spend of approximately $160M in annual purchases of steel, aluminum, gold, nickel, and carbide• Delivered approximately $1.4M in annual cost savings through RFP events, resource activities, and VAVE activities• Traveled to suppliers in China, Taiwan, Germany, Austria, Brazil, and throughout the United States to conduct negotiations, resource products, and conduct supplier performance reviews in order to deliver and exceed annual productivity goals

Led global supplier development activities for the Writing Business Unit of a Fortune 500 Company (Sharpie, Papermate). • Utilized lean manufacturing tools to drive quality improvement, lead time reduction, and cost reduction within the global supply base.• Identified $4.3M in annual cost savings opportunities across seven VAVE events during time in the position• Established a process with the Writing finance team to reduce blocked invoices by approximately $5M• Increased supplier ratings by approximately 15% by assessing suppliers with marginal supplier scorecard ratings and determining required overall improvement activities in terms of quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness

Led global sourcing activities for the plastics commodity for the Writing Business Unit of a Fortune 500 company (Sharpie, Papermate)• Managed approximately $140M in annual spend across all plastic commodities and component categories for six North American facilities• Delivered approximately $18M in annual cost reductions through negotiations, resource activities, and lean manufacturing tool implementation• Outsourced production from and closed Santa Monica, CA, and Mexico City, MX, manufacturing facilities which resulted in sizeable cost savings for the business• Developed sources of resin supply for environmentally friendly writing instrument programs of recycled and biodegradable Papermate pens

Injection molding process engineering and toolroom supervisory support for major office products manufacturing facility of Fortune 500 company.• Delivered approximately $3M in annual savings through process and material improvement projects

Injection molding process engineering, project engineering, and toolroom supervisory support for a Tier 2 automotive supplier to General Motors and Chrysler.

Injection molding process engineering and manufacturing supervisory support for Tier 1 automotive supplier to General Motors.

Worked (6) semesters as a cooperative education program participant in manufacturing engineering for GE Lighting in Memphis, TN.