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Mentor, OH, US

Procurement responsibility for managing strategic sourcing of specialty papers and Rapid Roll. Work collaboratively with our suppliers as well as our internal stakeholders in Marketing and R&D to deliver competitive advantage, while driving innovation and differentiation. Also work closely with Supply Chain and Operations to mitigate risks and ensure.

Key contributor to Avery Dennison's longer term strategic vision, multi-generation product planning, and the critical projects we will execute to drive profitability, differentiation, consistency and simplicity in the product lines.

Responsible for Supply Chain Services program development and execution across LGM-NA business. Work closely with Marketing and Sales to understand the needs of our customers and align to internal capabilities to improve overall service performance and increase value creation.

Provide leadership and strategic direction for all transportation related activities for Materials Group in the North America region. Responsible for continuously identifying initiatives to drive total supply chain cost down and collaborating cross-functionally with the Procurement, Supply Chain and Operations teams to execute on lowest cost-high service.

-Led efforts to improve and sustain Transportation Management System and processes across all LPM-US locations, resulting in improvements in network optimization, asset utilization, and cost savings.-Identified and led efforts to implement network optimization opportunities, including creating a new private fleet lane for regional replenishment material.

Mentor, OH

Responsible for Supply Chain Services program development and execution for the Materials Group North America business. Lead efforts to increase understanding of customer needs and how we can design and deploy value added Supply Chain services to meet those needs.

-Managed category portfolio totaling over $60M in annual spend across multiple iron ore site locations.-Led multiple cost saving initiative projects including inventory control, e-sourcing events, and contract negotiations totaling $1.3M to date in savings and avoidances.-Led and provided support to operational excellence sustainability, and safety.

-Established relationships with key site stakeholders and created strategic and valuable supplier relationships.-Exceeded expectations by generating total savings of $7.8M.-Managed and coached direct reports which included Sourcing Analyst and Sourcing Intern.-Managed multiple projects simultaneously while meeting inflexible deadlines.

Mba, Integrated Business Decision Making Program

Bachelors, Marketing, International Marketing, East Asian Studies