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Cincinnati Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Provide training and lead direct hands-on implementation for rapid and high-payoff operational improvement processes including the 'Strategic Purchasing & Negotiation Skills Workshop', 'Value Engineering Bootcamp', the 'Amazing Innovation' Workshop, and 'Trusted Advisor'-based 'Through the Buyer's Eyes' sales training. Diverse clients nationwide include manufacturers of products for consumer, commercial, industrial, chemical, medical, food, aerospace, and defense industries, for-profit and non-profit service providers, and city government. An extensive list of client testimonials attest to 'hard dollar' project Return On Investment (ROI) ranging from 700% to over 6,700% for these proven and effective services.

Harrison, Ohio

Implemented winning procurement strategies and aggressive engagement and negotiation with suppliers that achieved a robust and reliable global supply chain with specific accomplishments including... negotiating dramatic and continual price reduction for Asia-sourced finished goods and components reversing years of price increases under prior management, implementing highly competitive and sought-after Supplier Partnerships with key domestic suppliers, and achieving delivery reliability consistently enabling on-time company deliveries to customers approaching 100%.

Held P&L responsibility for Operations, managing 100 employees in Manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing, IT, Inside Sales, QA, Product Management, and Field Service. Designed/built custom industrial equipment with short delivery cycles.

Implemented business-wide projects with additional operational savings exceeding $1M annually. Applied low-cost supply chain solutions, manufacturing process improvements, inventory reduction, and trade/barter procurement.

Promoted through multiple positions in GE businesses spanning consumer goods, commercial and industrial equipment and advanced military hardware. Managed $100M+ program budgets and 40 employees.