• Mentor and coach team members and category managers at McNeilus division of Oshkosh• Use data analytics tools to conduct spend and category data analytics for aftermarket.• Formulate strategic sourcing initiatives that capture value for aftermarket parts.• Lead and support supplier contract negotiations.• Direct internal communication for category and connection to the global marketplace. • Lead the validation and governance of category/commodity prices including total cost of ownership models.

Managed strategic sourcing initiatives and supplier relationships to enhance organizational performance.• Owned strategic sourcing long-range projects with interorganizational support.• Led development and negotiation of master supply agreements.• Collaborated cross-functionally with operations, engineering, logistics, and finance.• Presented and recommended supplier partnerships to leadership.• Negotiated $12M+ in cost improvements as part of the strategic sourcing team.• Facilitated RFQs, bid validation, and analysis.• Coached and developed new hires while providing guidance to less-seasoned colleagues.• Evaluated potential global suppliers through site visits and RFIs to identify the best alignment.

• Managed relationship with logistics providers/3PLs to ensure consistent performance & cost control• Developed and maintained KPIs for each 3PL to track performance and identify improvement• Developed and maintained successful relationships with vendors and provide work direction as needed• Analyzed, reported and acted upon information/insights regarding logistics performance• Managed projects for process changes or 3PL location changes• Worked closely with all business teams, both internally and externally, to understand company needs with all 3PL locations and operations• Documented and assessed existing processes and procedures using Lean principles to identify areas of improvement • Created standard shipping documents to reduce errors and variability

• Developed relationships with logistics suppliers to facilitate discussion on rates and freight payment• Worked with TMS provider to improve accuracy and integrity of transportation data• Worked with carrier rates to reduce truckload spend in high volume lanes• Built dashboard for upper management which tracks inventory, capacity and service levels• Developed carrier scorecards to provide feedback, improve carrier selection and service levels.• Improved on-time freight payment by 10%, with changes to coding & audit process• Reduced parcel spend by $150k through improved shipping methods and educating buyers• Mapped distribution strategy for dealer deliveries, smoothing shipping demand• Created transit time reporting, which increased visibility and helped reduced delivery time by 13%.• Lead inbound LTL consolidation strategy project reducing spend by 30%.• Developed tracking reports for in-transit shipments to improve visibility and transit time• Created reporting for revenue shipments for distribution throughout company • Use Microsoft Access, Excel, IBM Showcase, and Power Pivot to query, analyze and create reporting...also completed basic llamasoft training

• Implemented process change to complete accounting tasks 5 times faster. • Completed annual financial plan for upcoming year and 2-5 year forecast, identified opportunities to reach budget and presented to finance manager and the project executive.

• Consolidated monthly forecasts from global analysts supporting 11 countries• Conducted monthly reviews with internal teams to analyze financial data and generate outlooks

Conduct research for professor of organizational leadership and strategyAnalyze and summarize articles on business ethics, build database for statistical analysis

 Created curriculum and taught English classes to children from 7-16 years old Organized and participated in various fairs and English corners, served as primary judge in national English competition.