Jim Wagner Email & Phone Number

Detroit, Michigan, Us

ReGroup Advisors is a national professional services firm with investments in several companies spanning multiple industries. Our entrepreneurial-minded team with senior executive leadership experience focuses on all three phases of a business – start-up, business growth, and exit strategy.ReGroup's Discover ProcessTM Detect, Deter, & Cure, provides an entrepreneur with a custom team of experts with experience in operations, traditional and private equity financial funding, legal, accounting, internal controls/compliance, human resources, business structure, information technology, marketing/advertising, executive and entrepreneurial coaching, domestic and international procurement contracting, and structured educational programs.START-UPAs part of our first stage with new businesses, we set the initial scope and strategic plan to determine if your business qualifies for funding/investment, product viability, and overall sustainability of your business concept.GROWTHWe work with organizations to expand their current core business, diversify their company through acquisition or strategic partnerships, or launch new service lines as a spinout or secondary entity.EXITPre-acquisition / Sale Readiness Assessments, Investment / Lending Viability – the probability of successful funding, and Deal Structure that is strategically tailored to maximize and successfully exit your business.PEER-TO-PEEROur groups provide entrepreneurs and executives with a confidential environment to exchange best practices, and industry trends, and gain independent strategic input on your initiatives. To explore becoming a group member contact us at info@regroupadvisors.com.Our company holdings and investment sectors include:Manufacturing, healthcare, media, distribution, MedTech, and IT

Satellite Beach, Florida, Us

Identify and drive opportunities for improvement in clients’ procurement, contracts, and operational performance. Provide input into client’s scope of requirements and specification design, proposing best practices approaches. • Establishing a procurement function for a large service organization, building it from the ground up, and modernizing previous process to reflect current industry best practices. • Define roles, responsibilities, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the procurement function; investigating and identifying opportunities to streamline processes. • Define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure operational performance of procurement function.• Lead contract negotiations, review agreements, rework scopes of work and terms and conditions, develop action plans, interview senior leadership, and formulate process to implement a fully integrated procurement function.

Doha, Qa

Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy is planning operations for FIFA World Cup in 2022. Managed sourcing and contract management for Corporate/Operational Procurement, maintaining end-to-end view of procurement process, and adopting category management approach to maximize synergies across the business. Advised on sourcing, work streams coordination, and procurement methods to ensure alignment/satisfaction with internal customers.• Led a procurement team to execute all core corporate procurement processes, including sourcing & category management, tendering & purchasing, contract management, and relevant supplier management activities. • Optimized procurement transaction cycle times, enhancing steps from purchase requisition, to RFP, to agreement. • Mentored colleagues on industry best-practices in procurement, contract negotiation, and business development.• Ensured compliance of tendering and purchasing execution with the procurement policy, processes, and procedures, and with legal and regulatory requirements.

Doha, Qa

Led the supplier registration & prequalification function, ensuring a holistic supply chain view was developed and embedded in relevant areas of procurement activity. Managed supplier registration, segmentation, and performance evaluation.• Established supplier prequalification by category and specific tenders; defined all required forms and tools. • Defined supplier KPIs, reviewed supplier performance, and led supplier performance evaluation/management. • Interacted with various Qatari Government agencies to enhance the Supreme Committee’s business relationships with small and medium enterprises in Qatar.• Coordinated supplier segmentation (strategic / preferred / transactional) and defined supplier interaction models; ensured accurate supplier codification and supplier status. • Created the supplier registration process and reviewed and defined supplier registration criteria; ensured suppliers provided all information and documentation required to meet criteria.

Set-up and led the procurement function across all U.S. locations. Separated activity of Procurement department into two distinct sections, Tactical Procurement and Strategic Procurement.• Established and directed a multidisciplinary (e.g. Legal, Finance, Sales, IT, Operations) project team of professionals to implement the new procurement model across all locations. • Developed staffing plan and documented process flows and policies & procedures; led the new department.

Abu Dhabi, Ae

Partnered with Mubadala Healthcare in the United Arab Emirates to develop a 364-bed multispecialty tertiary hospital and clinic. Designed and implemented the entire supply chain function during hospital construction. Directed the design of process flows, established department policies & procedures, and recruited initial staff for department. Built the item master. • Developed and released comprehensive request for proposal for functions of product contracting and pricing strategy, operational procurement, and warehousing inventory management to numerous global providers.

Chicago, Il, Us

Specialized in supply chain management, non-production procurement, and procurement card management. • Designed and implemented the supply chain management function and managed the third-party service providers for King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia & Washington, DC. • Managed, coached, and trained the staff of university employees assigned to the MasterCard Procurement Card program at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI.

Spearheaded the outsourcing of non-production procurement for Chrysler (US & Canada). Directed subcontractor operations and supply fulfillment center. Supervised procurement metrics and balanced scorecards; managed performance, logistics, reporting, surveys, customer satisfaction measures, and supplier management. • Improved operations, decreased turnaround times, streamlined work processes, and provided quality & seamless service.

Hired as the first management team member for purchasing and contracts position for healthcare solutions business. • Established the centralized Purchasing & Contract Management department to manage contracts. Worked with suppliers and domain experts to reduce overall and net contract/operating costs.

Core contributor in startup venture for launch of new outsourcing purchasing model for TRW Automotive. • Created a network of suppliers and manufacturers that would support purchasing initiative, consolidate and leverage purchases, and supply indirect materials to all client locations.

Designed, implemented, and managed Procurement department operations for large healthcare locations in United States. Included William Beaumont Hospital (5M sq ft at 46 facilities) and Grady Health Systems (3.6M sq ft at 29 facilities).• Implemented an industry recognized procurement card and electronic commerce program.

B.S., Business Administation

Mba, Business