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Marysville, Mi

Leader of USA procurement team managing program launch, supplier development engineers, product sourcing and MRO purchases. Maintain oversight for identifying tools that assist in gathering the appropriate market intelligence needed for business decisions. Ensure continuous improvement by monitoring and improving response time to issues involving purchase parts and materials, engineering or process changes and supplier cost-reduction activity. Key accomplishments include:• Participating with the executive team on strategic planning, budgeting and manufacturing forecasting.• Producing monthly reports containing financial KPI’s, PPV, PPAP and quality statistics of purchased products. • Standardized team job functions by using Six Sigma guidelines along with team input to increase productivity.• Supported PPV and CIP programs through financial and feasibility analysis.

Troy, Mi

Reported to the Chief Financial Officer as a member of the Senior Business Team. Managed the entire supply chain of a national plastic surgery company. Responsible for establishing the corporate purchasing policy, developing structured processes for supply management and reducing overall supply and services expenses. Key accomplishments included:• Implemented policies for supply chain management including Signature Authority and Purchase Order Policies.• Implemented a rigorous RFP process that reduced annual spend of an existing single contract by over $1 million dollars over a three year period and reduced annual supply and services spend by over $750,000. • Developed and coordinated product support programs to meet marketing objectives reducing cost by over $200,000 annually.

Detroit, Mi

Directed the teams in support of medical supply purchasing, replenishment, shipping and receiving, warehouse management, delivery and distribution across HFHS. Oversight for all supply chain activities such as transportation, Periodic Automated Replenishment (PAR), linen and laundry management. Key accomplishments included:• Created cross function design team for process improvement throughout HFHS using Lean based principles. Cost savings of implementations ranged from 5% in smaller units to 28% in larger departments across over 200 supply locations. • Redesigned the emergency room supply delivery process. This process was presented at the Association of Healthcare Resource and Material Management (AHRMM) conference in 2010. Improved supply delivery, lowered inventory by 12% with lower out of stock conditions recognized within 30 days of implementation.• Restructured team to save over $640,000 in first year by in-sourcing all outsourced labor and job functions.• Implemented Lean Six Sigma methodology and integration improving productivity, staff satisfaction, process flows and financial savings. • Created four performance surveys soliciting internal customer feedback on team’s performance. Benchmarked and measured the team’s service levels which improved service scores by 25% over a three year period. • Consultant for supply chain management on the building of the Aldara Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.• Served on the Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness team representing HFHS.

Bingham Farms, Mi

Areas of responsibility included: purchasing, development of national purchasing strategy, corporate and branch expansion, lease administration, company equipment, capitalized purchases, couriers, mail/fulfillment center, space planning and facilities presentation/management. Key accomplishments included:• Produced over $316,000 in savings the first 90 days. Received credits from business partners (as large as $35,000) for prior purchases and established new contracts/commitments where necessary.• Re-structured responsible areas to better service internal and external customers, recognizing a 12% labor savings and turning non-profitable areas into contributing factors within department.• Contributed a $74,000 cost savings during a four-branch expansion (actual vs. budget).• Implemented new printed stationary program that increases inventory availability with annualized savings of $220,000.• Lead member of strategic corporate design and move team, responsible for planning, facility interior design (115,000 sq. ft.), furniture layout, specifications, material purchases, build out, pre-move planning and bid process.

Southfield, Mi

Directed the store operations, warehouse and corporate staff of a 30+ video rental store chain. Key accomplishments included:• Purchased new product lines and established in-store merchandising guidelines to create an exciting shopping experience that contributed to an increase of over 17% same store sales increase. • Established new centralized advertising strategies that were cost sensitive, community oriented and productive in generating larger returns on co-op dollars and company advertising funds.• Introduced a Human Resources and Information Systems department into the company by recognizing business needs, recruiting highly qualified associates and developing direction of the newly created positions.

Detroit, Mi

Large retailer devoted to the sale of nursery and do it yourself craft products specializing in shrubs, trees, indoor plants, flowers, and craft items. Worked up through the ranks from stock clerk to store manager. Moved to General Manager position at company manufacturing facility and ultimately moved to corporate management.