Rank third-in-command of the global group, and direct a Global Procurement Team which manages a semiconductor portfolio valued at $5 billion in annual spending and supports procurement activities in 32 countries. Developed critical relationships primarily with global vendors such as STMicroelectronics, Marvell Semiconductor, Broadcom, and Texas Instruments. Global leadership role focuses on procurement best practices, legal contract negotiations, multi-billion dollar contract negotiations, cost saving strategies, purchase price variance plans, supply chain management, supplier managed inventory programs, supplier relationships and collaboration, and competitive and market trend analysis.