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With nearly 20-years of combined Supply Chain Management and engineering experience, I have a proven track record of being successful in new roles, expanding my current role and supporting the broader organization through process/procedure development and following-through on started initiatives. Personnel Management Over five years of personnel management with teams of up eight direct reports across three countries. Developed metrics, work progress tracking tools and ensuring task completion.Responsible for developing work plans with metrics, establishing a team culture, working on development plans, coaching and conducting performance reviews.Supply Chain Management SkillsProject Contracting Strategy: Led the strategy development for a planned project field expansion by working across functions and with the Project Manager to identify alternatives, interface issues and settle on a best-fit solution incorporating past experiences, current project scope and the competitive landscape. Category Planning: Conducted all aspects of Category Planning, such as product service level market analysis, supplier rationalization, supplier management, internal stakeholder management and reviewed regional differences when shaping global strategies. Negotiations: Engaged in all aspects of negotiations including negotiations planning, bid analysis, direct negotiations and issue resolution for both global and one time use contracts.Market Analysis and Cost Modeling: Developed a thorough understanding cost modeling techniques, foreign exchange impacts, raw materials components of supplier costs and overall market drivers. Routinely apply to identify forecast information for cost estimating and budget forecasting.Systems & tools application: Leveraged corporate tools for contract management and developed excel tools to improve the interface of multiple contract management tools.

Listed skills include Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Strategy, and 18 others.