Provided leadership for $1B annual spend in indirect materials, logistics, capital equipment, and services categories supporting 40+ global facilities manufacturing plastic injection, painting, and assembly operations. Coordinated with other Magna product groups and Magna International team to maintain commodity strategy alignment, analyze spend data across all facilities, identify risks, preferred suppliers, pooling opportunities, and leverage negotiations on common purchases. Led strategy discussions with global team in support of global transformation initiatives.Managed and support high risk and urgent supply needs, such as air charters and hand carry scenarios. Negotiated and finalized supplier agreements, terms and conditions in coordination with legal team.

Oversaw $600M annual spend with team of 5 employees, with focus on global alignment, sourcing new model year parts, cost reduction activities, and implementing price adjustments on 5000+ part numbers. Coordinated strategic commodity plan within global Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Purchasing Alliance to grow preferred suppliers and reduce sub-component proliferation. Managed budget for sourcing future vehicle programs with complex requirements across 500+ part numbers to support vehicle options, with production in multiple vehicle assembly plant.Achieved significant savings across commodity spend in consecutive fiscal years, using long term negotiations, implementing VAVE items in a long 20 week supply chain, and competitive analysis.

Managed the corporate purchasing and supply chain team of 10 employeesManaged annual spend of:$1B+ of Raw and Purchased Direct Materials,$100M Capital Equipment custom solutions for dedicated production,$100M + Indirect MRO Spend,$30M NA Supply Chain Freight & Logistics,Supplier Diversity Champion & Interface with OEM Customers

Increased responsibility to manage direct materials including $350M+ raw materials (aluminum & steel), $400M of castings, $450M of componentsContinued to manage Capital, Indirect, and MRO Projects to improve cost per unit metrics

Managed team of 3 employees; (1) Services & MRO Manager, and (2) Capital Equipment Sr. BuyersConsolidated indirect supply for 18 North American plants by negotiating contracts that immediately improved EBITDA, and standardized supply to collect data for continuous improvement projects. Indirect MRO savings of 3% of spendCapital Equipment savings of 5.5% of budget

Achieved annual cost reductions in casting, stamping, and forging components by implementing commodity strategies with cross functional product teamNegotiated contractual long term agreements with key suppliersAchieved on time launch of new product, and layered capacity to support market upturnConducted cross functional technical reviews, supplier pre-award alignment meetings, and supplier audits

Years 2007 - 2009 - Purchasing Specialist - Supporting multiple customer projectsYears 2003 - 2007 - @ General Motors Powertrain as Assistant Program Purchasing ManagerYears 2000 - 2002 - Procurement Analyst supporting GM PT HFV6 Engine development

Supported High Feature V-6 Engine prototype development through launch of 5 engine plants including Suzuki JV in Japan. Coordinated component sourcing, APQP and supplier ramp up to meet program milestones, and achieve layered global supplier capacity for production of 1 million engines annually. Plants located Australia (GM Holden), Canada, Japan (Suzuki), Flint, Michigan, and Mexico to support vehicle platforms for Cadillac, SAAB, Alfa Romeo, Buick, Chevrolet, and SuzukiManaged engineering change orders, cost and timing impact with product engineering and GM Buyers throughout prototype development, launch, and multiple model year improvements for all vehicle platforms using the High Feature V-6 Engine, from model year 2003 and planned for 2013+Managed Suzuki and GM Purchasing working relationship to launch the Suzuki HFV6 engine plant using shared GM suppliers and local Suzuki suppliers in Japan

Avoided plant shutdowns by resolving supply issues at four North American engine facilitiesSupported MRO Supply for lost-foam aluminum foundry, engine machining & assembly plants