Manage North American spend for assigned commodity categories including Wiring, PDMs, Starters, Alternators and Battery Cables across multiple vehicle platforms and brands-Perform market cost analysis to proactively implement supplier financial risk mitigation.-Coordinate, develop and execute global category spend strategies between North American, LATAM, EMEA and APAC regions-Administer RFIs and RFQs to align with simultaneous model year and new vehicle launches.-Align technical cost estimates to current market conditions while negotiating supplier price quotes to meet vehicle budgets-Champion business reviews with strategic supplier’s top leadership and cross functional teams-Provide supplier escalation support to North American and Global manufacturing facilities-Negotiate and implement long term agreements with strategic suppliers employing year over year savings and rebate-Present and define regional sourcing and resourcing strategies to Global Sourcing Table

-Aligning finance, engineering, and operations needs to analyze target costs and work towards cost savings enhancements-Own sourcing strategies and category management activities associated with an annual spend of $35MM-Manage multiple new product introduction launches simultaneously in support of electric gear motor manufacturing -Facilitate vendor improvements to reach a zero-defect supply chain, while preserving lowest cost and highest delivery standards-Negotiate pricing agreements, stocking agreements and LTAs with commodity-based suppliers-Mentor procurement staff, quality associates and engineers on the procurement process of new product launches-Analyze market trends, emerging technologies, and opportunities to support engineering and production requirements on a global scale. Supporting countries include, China, India, Thailand, Taiwan, Italy, Germany, Spain, the UK, Mexico, Brazil, and Vietnam.-Sourcing Category responsibilities include Thermal protectors, PCB and PCBA, overloads, relays, encoders, capacitors, drives, castings, stampings, cables, cord sets and lead wires, electrical steel, electric motor components and electric motor.-Develop JIT programs with offshore and domestic suppliers to minimize inventory impact.

-Coordinated with suppliers on over-shipments, delivery shortages, changes in quantity, delivery dates, and pricing-Directed economic order quantities to coincide with manufacturing demand-Managed buying of strategic commodities to meet quality and delivery objectives-Maintained MRP parameters-Communicated engineering requirements to suppliers-Reported supply chain cost savings projects to Senior Leadership Team and Board of DirectorsAccomplishments -Consolidation of motor component purchases resulting in $1.6MM in savings annually-Consolidated and streamlined C level commodity purchases into line side VMI stocking program, resulting in a 96% decrease in inventory stock outs.-Surpassed yearly cost savings goals by 3.5% 2 out of 3 years

-Responsible for $8MM in sourcing activities annually-Directed all purchasing related non-conformances-Communicated engineering requirements with suppliers-Coordinated on-site supplier audits with a cross functional team of engineers and quality associates.-Conducted yearly supply chain audits for conflict mineral compliance for customer SEC filing requirements-Reported supply chain cost savings projects to Senior Leadership Team and Board of DirectorsAccomplishments -Established corporate tracking of REACH, RoHS and RoHS II and Conflict Minerals certifications-Established SRM system for ISO compliance and tracking-Established spend categories for $8MM spend -Responsible for sourcing activities across $25MM in customer projects in 2 years

- Coordinate with domestic and international suppliers to meet customer demand- Optimize inventory levels across multiple distribution centers and achieve customer on time delivery goals- Track order shipments and follow up with national warehouse locations- Assist inside sales in addressing customer requirements and concerns- Maintain accurate system data such as, purchase costs, lead times, tracking information, expected shipping dates and estimated receipt dates. - Buying/Planning based on lead time and demand.- Responsible for expediting duties/assistant purchasing duties for 15 individual sites- Coordinate pricing, purchasing and deliveries with large supplier base- Anticipate need for fill orders, and notify buyers with applicable quotes and fill quantities- Issue purchase orders as buyer needs- Provide both internal and external customer service- Train, manage and mentor new expediters - Anticipate international lead time with customer demand