Global Purchasing Vice President with extensive cross-functional experience generating increased profits from business operations and improved product execution. Innovative Leader with the ability to create strategies and set challenging goals that deliver results. Able to work with and through teams and across organizational boundaries to optimize the business process and gain alignment when implementing change. Experience working with both internal and external supply chain partners. Extensive hands-on Global experience, including Foreign Service.Specialties: Global experience, process leadership, lean applications, advanced negotiations, teaching and presentations skills, cost and risk reductions, supply base management and supplier development, sourcing support for product development and sub-contracted manufacturing.