Global Commodity Manager (GCM), Senior Procurement Professional with 20 years of experience, ranging from Platform Products (Power, Mechanical, Connectivity, Cooling), ECAT (Electrical Card Assembly and Test), Disk Substrates, Magnetic Tape, Optical Transceivers, Labels, Consumables and Chemical purchasing. Responsible for managing source decisions, costs and deliveries for all aspects, for each assigned program. Coordinate cross functional team Sourcing evaluations and decisions for all Power, Cooling, Cables, Mechanical product requirements for each specific system. Maintain contracts to reflect current conditions as required. Proven ability to work with cross site, geographies and company development teams to drive design milestones, plan component requirements and provide alternative solutions to meet program deliverables.