Global Commodity Manager
Current- Developed and executed long term Category Strategies aligned with company goals and objectives; Created an optimized supply base that is aligned with the strategies.- Strove to achieve competitive sourcing among multiple qualified suppliers through development and execution of above Category Strategies.- Managed supplier performance and capability development; Set and achieve performance goals/metrics to improve total delivered/lifecycle commodity cost, quality, technology, and service.- Developed and implemented a robust cost process designed to capture savings opportunities to meet the organization’s goals.- Negotiated and managed contracts and supplier agreements.- Drove the new supplier introduction and new material qualification projects; ensured that material targets for assigned programs (Total landed Cost, Quality, Availability and Time-to-Market) are achieved.