Managed a team responsible for $250M in category spend, supporting 50 prime product facilities, in addition to $200M facility support procurement covering 7 internal component manufacturing facilities. Notable achievements including successfully leading a global team through 2 rapid supplier exit projects, involving 2000 parts, all with unique tooling, on budget and on time.Also accepted opportunity for a special one year assignment to serve Global Procurement Manager at key joint venture, where I owned and executed an aggressive cost reduction program focused on rapid supplier negotiations, and completed negotiations with 20 key suppliers, securing $14.1M in cost reduction commitment, 6 moths ahead of schedule.

Served multiple product categories (plastic, rubber, filters, motors, etc.), achieving superior results including negotiating a breakthrough 7 year Master Purchasing Agreement with one of Caterpillar’s largest suppliers, yielding $38M in annual cost benefits

Achieved $5M in strategic cost reduction, utilizing e-RFQ/auction events to drive competition on 25 different sourcing projectsEarned eAuction certification, completing 2 auctions and achieving a projected $0.8M cost reduction

Managed enterprise-wide purchasing activities for office supplies, marketing, and surgical instrumentsMentored junior buyers on spend analytics and best procurement practicesServed as lead buyer/liaison for 4 different mergers/acquisitions during centralization implementation