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Verona, Wi, Us

Middleton, Wisconsin

Singapore

Responsible for procurement in the HR, Marketing and IT Services categories for the Singapore office.

Singapore

Led team of four sourcing managers and co-managed team of 14 with two other team leadsOversaw team savings growth from £10M in 2014 to £30M in 2016Developed team capabilities by partnering with Strategic Sourcing teams to expand support model for all categories of spendDeveloped and presented team performance reports to Strategic Sourcing teams and Sourcing Operations Monthly Business Review at Director levelCreated SharePoint site to facilitate engagement of Transactional Sourcing servicesApproved contracts for signature, while ensuring risk control requirements were metProvided sourcing policy guidance and advice to stakeholders to ensure compliance Allocated incoming workload across team, performing Analyst function as needed

Singapore

Sourcing Manager for indirect services with annual spend of £17m and annual savings of £2m. Specific categories include HR Services, Corporate Real Estate Services, BPO, IT Services, Management Consultancy, and Financial/Banking Services.Partnered with international suppliers, stakeholders and shared services, based primarily in UK, USA and IndiaImplemented a “Straight Through Processing” improvement to the global contract and PO workflow to improve sourcing turnaround time from six weeks to one weekMinimized risk by ensuring contracts are compliant to master agreement terms while also ensuring commercial terms are favorable

San Francisco Bay Area

Managed McGuire’s international supplier network on total cost, quality and deliveryIntroduced quality inspection procedures and metrics to ensure suppliers are held accountable for quality, saving $300K in the first yearEnsured on-time product launches by managing sampling and production schedules at suppliers for three to five collection launches per yearPartnered with Kohler Asian Sourcing Office and McGuire’s Indonesian factory to meet project deadlinesOversaw prompt completion of large hospitality orders at suppliers to guarantee customer satisfaction for 15-20 annual projectsProject managed troubleshooting and improvements to McGuire’s instance of SAP as the superuser for the purchasing module

Kohler, Wisconsin, Usa

Rotated through positions in three different parts of Kohler over fourteen month programAnalyzed Kohler Company freight costs from China to U.S. and proposed recommendations for cost reductionsVisited Kohler's top 18 suppliers in China, five Kohler China facilities and Kohler ThailandFostered business relationships through knowledge of Chinese language and cultureCoordinated shipping lane consolidation simulations with Kohler's freight forwarderConcluded cost savings could be obtained with new metrics and a logistics operations guidePresented project findings to Global Procurement CouncilAnalyzed Maintenance, Repair and Operations material quotes to determine optimal suppliersPromoted Indirect Material Cost Improvement Process initiative by presenting the process in six North American plants in an effort to save $10MDeveloped Kohler Company category strategy for marketing display procurementPerformed project and spend management tasks as a buyer with the Power Systems division. Results include:$70K savings on existing wire from current vendor by sending out RFQ for a 20% savingsNegotiated a contract for $173K (23%) savings by consolidating antifreeze to one product while at the same time gaining compliance with all engine manufacturersManaged quality, delivery and price aspects of $8M spend across packaging, wire, hose and other commoditiesRepresented supply chain department on North American Expansion team to identify a location for a new plant to be operational in 2008 Demonstrated cross-functional communication, project management skills and generation of timely results by executing projects within the allotted rotational assignment period

Neenah, Wisconsion, Usa

Generated reports on customer service performance for upper management Managed the allocated inventory database for an upcoming price increase