Oversee all aspects of supply chain, procurement and transportation.

Oversaw entire global procurement team, including purchasing; managed total spend of $50-100M. Implemented process improvements which reduced cost and improved efficiency.• Created an optimized procurement strategy to have a better selection of the right supplier for the job, cutting cost.• Achieved total control of packaging suppliers, reducing cost from $1 per box average to 0.78 in 2016, bringing a cost reduction to 1.5M in 2016.• Automated procurement purchases in SAP, making all purchases of glass fully automatic. Once placed, a requisition is placed is automatically converted into a purchase order.• Full control of all purchases and better management of suppliers, reducing total spent.

Provide leadership and direction to a team of three Buyers; with responsibility for $250M total spend. Focused on developing and executing supply chain strategies to improve efficiency, implementing supplier agreements and performance metrics, strategic sourcing and inventory replenishment strategies and contract negotiations. • Established best practices for purchasing management strategy (Raw Materials). • Automated SAP Purchases (Packaging). Implemented SAP Packaging Matrix to purchase cardboard boxes automatically. • Optimized custom brokers catalog (Customs). Created an optimized Custom Brokers Catalog to cover under contract all our ports of Exit and Entry, with one customs broker per zone, with frozen price.

Hands-on role in the buying and negotiating process in the ASIAN Market, including extensive research and evaluation of Chinese Suppliers.