• Leading a global team of 4 Specialists in developing and executing Sourcing Strategies for Specialty Technologies.• Developing strategic annual goals and leading career development, mentoring, and coaching activities for direct reports.• Establishing and maintaining relationships with key operational stakeholders at 20 Boston Scientific manufacturing sites.• Owning the annual budgeting process for Specialty Technology totaling $85 Million in annual spend.• Negotiating and implementing a contracts with $25+ Million impact to Boston Scientific spend.• Coaching a category team in negotiations and realization of a $7.5 million cost savings in Battery Materials.• Sponsor for a SME group dedicated to weekly team trainings and basic refresher sessions for Global Sourcing.• Serving as lead for the US University Intern Program for Global Sourcing, successfully recruiting 10+ interns and maintaining a 75% conversion rate to full time.

• Led commercial activities related to the integration of 2 acquired companies into Boston Scientific’s operations.• Developed and led a new sourcing category for Nuclear Materials and created a category team consisting of 6 cross functional members.• Served as SME for negotiations, lead monthly office hours, and conducted training sessions for 25 individuals.• Benchmarked all components being integrated to determine opportunities for cost savings and consolidation.• Supported implementation of required agreements linked to the integration of vendors into the company’s supply base.• Oversaw a value improvement project to introduce a second source for administrations sets, resulting in $150K savings.

• Responsible for the creation and development the sourcing category for Battery/Capacitor Materials and Tissues.• Supported 3 vendor last time buys resulting in purchases totaling $3 million and preventing any stockouts.• Successfully negotiated with vendors in force majeure events to increase allocation quantities and prevent stockouts.• Conducted benchmarking activities and initiated an extrusion insourcing project resulting in $1.9 million savings.• Negotiated with a chemical vendor to maintain production of a discontinued product resulting in $522K savings.• Implemented a 10-year Supply Agreement with a strategic partner resulting in $250K savings, improved last time buy rights, and improved IP protections.

• Responsible for developing the sourcing category strategy for Custom Chemicals and Films/Insulators. • Led a cross functional team dedicated to the execution of projects related to the sourcing category strategy.• Developed and maintained relationships with strategic suppliers to deliver on cost, quality, and service goals.• Negotiated commercial agreements to ensure vendor compliance to company goals and policies.• Negotiated savings on battery electrolyte with a strategic vendor resulting in $150K savings over 3 years.• Utilized external market data to negotiate cost savings with chemical vendors resulting in $125K savings in a mature category.

• Responsible for developing a sourcing strategy for electrical commodities totaling over $75 million in annual spend.• Provide sourcing recommendations on assigned electrical commodities for new motorcycle projects at Harley-Davidson.• Maintain relationships with OE suppliers and serve as an escalation point for Harley-Davidson functional groups.• Manage complex supplier transitions and supply assurance issues to ensure continuous plant operations.• Influence the Supply Base to support the Harley-Davidson life-cycle plan and future electrical development.• Perform all aspects of supplier risk management and oversee compliance of supplier agreements.

• Lead a 3-member team in developing strategic initiatives for OE supply categories totaling $100 million in annual spend.• Ensured supply category compliance to corporate metrics and goals including cost, delivery, quality, and flexibility.• Presented category strategy, performance, and initiatives to engineering and supply chain leadership on a bi-annual basis.• Supported product development by establishing relationships with suppliers capable of supporting future innovations.• Supervised a Purchasing Intern, developed their summer program, and coached them in their tasks and career goals.

• Managed the total acquisition cost of powertrain electrical components totaling $48 million annual spend.• Executed strategic selection of component suppliers based on total cost of ownership and category strategies.• Mitigated business impact of quality/delivery issues by executing metric improvement initiatives in the supply chain.• Effectively lead cross-functional engineering reviews to ensure optimal design for purchased parts.• Obtained functional knowledge of engineering drawings, documents, and models used to generate RFQs.

• Created RFQs in order to assist in identifying potential suppliers and current supplier capabilities.• Evaluated supplier quotations in order to identify potential cost savings opportunities on purchased components.• Participated as an active member of a lean project team in order to enhance Polaris’ part qualification request system.