Fred Phillips Email & Phone Number

Sarasota, FL, US

Sarasota, Florida Area

ResponsibilitiesManage and mentor six direct reports for 12 sites in North America, Canada and Puerto Rico.Develop and manage indirect category strategies to execute cost reductions and vendor consolidationNegotiate contracts for large capital equipment purchases and service agreementsParticipate in Global procurement efforts for synergies in Indirect.

Lake Mary, F

Senior Buyer

Lake Mary, FL

Responsibilities/AccomplishmentsCommodity Management – Sourced new products, suppliers and strategies which led to overachieving annual cost saving targets and on time deliverables.Negotiated contracts and improved supply base while mentoring assigned buying partnersManaged procurement efforts for two manufacturing locations – Production and Prototype.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Responsibilities/AccomplishmentsDeveloped and implemented vendor quality rating systemSuccessfully led efforts to reduce quality defects from supply basePurchased specialty items, fabricated parts, raw steel, MRO and capital equipmentWorked with engineering for sourcing custom-built productsConsistently exceeded annual cost reduction goalsServed as MC of.

Responsibilities/AccomplishmentsLed team of four reducing $7 million-dollar annual hardware spend by $2.5 millionAppointed to Briggs & Stratton corporate cost savings team due to successes and cost reduction historyNegotiated contracts for Snapper and two sister companies for various commoditiesInterfaced with engineering and production for new products.

Mcdonough, Georgia, United States

Responsibilities/AccomplishmentsCore team member in opening a new manufacturing facility and construction of new buildingNegotiated and purchased all equipment and supplies for the new buildingServed as Master of Ceremonies and presented main speech at the Grand Opening. This included greeting and introducing domestic and foreign dignitaries while being.