• Responsible for strategy development and leading all Sourcing and Procurement professionals/activities for 22 terminals in the Americas. Managing a team of 26 diverse and multicultural Procurement professionals in 9 different countries.• Built department to a high performance, professional and value-added team responsible for $250M+ in annual Opex & Capex purchases. Hired and organized team and aligned strategy with company goals and objectives.• Transformed Procurement team into a strategic, fit-for-purpose, and highly seeked proactive department.• Responsible for overall Contract Management for expansion projects in the Americas exceeding $1.6B in total annual spend. Creation of contracting strategies, contracting plan, and leading negotiation plans to execution.• Member of Global Procurement Leadership Team, establishing global procurement strategy for company, creation, and roll out of Procurement Roadmap, support and selection of global agreements & other contributions to continue to evolve Procurement within company.• Built long-lasting partnerships with internal Vice Presidents and GMs and key suppliers. Created a teamwork atmosphere necessary to work as a team and collaboratively with other departments within the organization.• Created procurement processes and procedures to support business strategy including strategic sourcing methodology, contractor management programs, contracting manual & utilization of E-sourcing & E-auctions.• Served as Project Owner together with Finance for implementation of Oracle Cloud across organization. Oracle roll-out and development and support of P2P blueprint across the Americas with responsibility for procurement implementation team.• Featured in Supply Chain World magazine: Volume 7, Issue 4 “Tactical Approach” (Transformation oforganization, including a strategy to improve tank turnaround time increasing company revenue.

• Responsible for delivering category management services including, but not limited to, strategic sourcing, client stakeholder management, supplier performance management, and continuous cost and performance improvement in a consultant role for a Fortune 500 oil and gas company.• Design and implementation of cost saving projects on $200 million of indirect spend for plant products and services for client’s business units throughout North America.• Perform total cost of ownership evaluations, perform supply-market research and conduct pricing audits and impact analysis for the pursuit of continuous cost and performance improvements.• Measure and manage supplier base performance relative to contracted service levels.• Work collaboratively with suppliers and customer stakeholders to identify and execute continuous and cost improvement strategies.

Responsible for contract negotiations, category management, strategic direction and vendor management for the procurement of capital collection vehicles and all maintenance and after market parts in the U.S. and Canada.Development of new strategies to improve delivered quality, total cost of ownership, delivery timing, warranty terms, and safety improvements on all vehicles.Constant awareness of market and economic conditions for the development of new strategies to help in pricing negotiations affecting new and existing supplier agreements.Collaboration with Technical, Operations, Safety and Security departments for the technical and cost evaluations of capital equipment, projects, and safety company wide initiatives.

• Hired and managed a procurement team of 10 Buyers for 7 cement plants nationwide, 4 ready mix regions and 47 cement terminals nation wide. • Negotiated with regional and local vendors for competitive pricing, specifications and delivery of MRO supplies, capital equipment, and service contracts for supplying all plants, ready mix and terminal locations. • Implemented company wide procurement practices for newly aquired region. Hired and trained procurement personnel to support local operations.

• Managed and negotiated all service related company national agreements for 192 plant locations.• Performed spend data analysis to identify target commodities for potential savings within company.• Negotiated a savings of $2.8M during the first year of implementation for plant maintenance services.• Managed and implemented global agreements for the U.S. including Exxon, Bridgestone, and CAT.• Led cross-functional commodity teams for initiation of new national agreements.• Conducted quarterly system training for a team of 18 Buyers.

• Sourcing and negotiation of company wide CAPEX agreements for $105 million annually.• Lead project team in the evaluation and decision of best contracting and negotiation strategies. • Participated in Procurement Integration Project analyzing best Procurement practices company wide.• Executed supplier market evaluations, quality prequalification of contractors, pre-bid meetings, commercial evaluation of bids, cost clarification meetings, negotiations & contract award for all CAPEX projects exceeding $5M. • Worked together with Legal department and Risk while negotiating company agreements

Performed spend analysis, Negotiations, Market analysis, Opportunity Analysis, Contract Management, and Quality Control. Implementation of agreements.RFQ's for US business units. Contract negotiation and administration

• Purchased, negotiated and planned for approximately $3.5 Million of inventory annually. • Coordinated weekly meetings with Sales, Customer Service, and Management for better inventory forecasting.• Managed physical year-end inventory for reconciliation of physical count against system count.• Synchronized daily customer demands with Customer Service to expedite emergency orders.

• Researched, selected and ordered all pharmaceutical merchandise on behalf of the company.• Developed, organized, and enforced all company wide Purchasing Procedures.• Reviewed purchase agreements and contracts for conformance to company policy.• Served as a member of San Diego’s Biocom’s Purchasing Adhoc Committee for office equipment, lab supplies, and office supplies. Participated in vendor and contract selection.

• Managed battalion’s budget for Open Purchase program under ten separate companies.• Coordinated and accounted for Purchasing Card and electronic expense reporting programs.• Accounted for $400K in requisitional authority funds and $50K in public expenditure funds.• Honored with Navy Achievement Medal for outstanding findings in Comptroller’s Fiscal Inspection.• Honored with a Meritorious Mast for outstanding accounting skills and financial management abilities