Leading materials teams supporting manufacturing operations in demanding cost and schedule environments through effective planning and procurement leadership and business process re-engineering. Materials/supply chain leader:➝ Strategic and operations planning management. ERP/MRP expertise for manufacturing operations.➝ Purchasing manager, leading organizations in demanding cost and schedule environments. ➝ Strategic and tactical sourcing expert, including procurement management for new product design and introduction.➝ Supply Base Management - Driving improved performance through objective supplier measurement tools supplier management.➝ In-depth assessment of tactical and strategic supply chain business processes and implementation of effective processes to meet supply chain performance objectives. International Experience:➝ Brazil: Materials Manager (planning, purchasing, warehouse, internal distribution) during critical initial growth period. Hired new materials management team. ➝ Mexico: Director, created centralized purchasing team and business process to support U.S. sites with multiple ERP systems. Business Process:➝ Established automated purchase order release process for standard components covering over 50% of all releases. ➝ Led business process team responsible for Americas region (planning/procurement). ➝ Purchasing and materials management experience for multi-site environments.➝ Experienced in purchasing for Lean Manufacturing environmentsSpecialties: Supplier Measurement, Supplier Management and Stratification, Quarterly Business Reviews. Purchasing management, Procurement Management, Automation, Contract Negotiation, Cycle and Lead Time Reduction, Lean Manufacturing, and Assured Supply. Market Assessments, Supplier Development, International & Multi-site Operations and Procurement reengineering