Develop and implement enterprise-wide procurement strategies to optimize partnerships with strategic suppliers and drive the required performance in cost, quality, service, risk management, innovation, working capital, and diversity.Develop, execute, and manage legal agreements with key suppliers.Keep abreast of cost drivers, capacity availability, and industry innovations within key spend categories in order to provide monthly insights to Executives and gain Business Unit alignment.Responsibility for supplier selection and supplier performance management.Support cross-functional counterparts and projects as Supply Chain subject matter expert.

Responsible for creating pipelines of supply chain projects to deliver 5% annual savings.Responsible for leading key projects and providing direction to a team of Procurement Specialists to attain outsourcing, cost saving, low cost region spend, cash flow, and supplier reduction goals. Attained or exceeded all performance targets & delivered 6.77 & 5.44% net savings in 2016/2017.Provide project leadership and supply chain expertise to new product development teams with accountability for sourcing a broad range of technical components, leading supplier capability audits & qualification efforts, attaining cost targets, creating the supply chain strategy across global manufacturing sites, and adherence to project timelines.Divisional Leader for the Global Metals Council which focused on leveraging machining & metals commodities spend utilizing ARIBA/SAP cloud based sourcing tools (E-quote, E-auction).Conduct quarterly supplier performance reviews with top tier suppliers to ensure quality, delivery, cost, value engineering, materials management, and innovation expectations are met.Negotiate, implement, and monitor global contracts to reduce risk and ensure supplier performance.Responsible for monitoring and understanding developments in commodity markets, supplier capabilities, and technologies that may affect the items purchased.

New Product Development (NPD) – Acted as Supply Chain Leader for product launches which included production start-up in Shanghai China. Managed staff responsible for ERP Product Data Management (global ECOs & BOM management) and acted as Implementation Leader for all ERP process changes related to Engineering and R&D.Managed staff responsible for Product Life Cycle Project Management and provided cross-functional & global leadership in developing and implementing action plans to address end of life components.Cross Functional Team Leader - Team Leader for Metal Detector Conveyor Cost Reduction effort which achieved a 20% cost reduction target per system.Applied project management skill set to create and manage an external supply base for technical user documentation and translations in addition to managing internal technical writing staff. Created, implemented, and managed contracts for outsource consultants and engineering professionals required for R & D and engineering projects.

Commodity Management & Commodity Strategy responsibility for Electrical, Motors, Load Cells, Cable Assemblies, and Electronics.Supply Chain Leader responsible for New Product Development launch of a Metal Detector and the subsequent production transfer from the U.S. to China.Acted as Practical Process Improvement Kaizen Team Leader – Supplier product rework.Proven track record of successful supplier transitions and consolidating spend to strategic suppliers.Met 5% spend savings targets through negotiations and project execution.Negotiated and implemented improved payment terms (attaining N60 with 85% of Supplier Base).

Managed supply chain and logistics activities for finished goods ($24m annual spend).Responsible for creating and implementing strategies to attain world-class performance in delivery, cycle time, inventory turns, availability, and quality.Provided leadership in key Supply Management continuous improvement kaizens.Designed consignment inventory programs to improve cash flow by $1.2 m.Implemented material contracts with suppliers to reduce lead-times by 75%.Reduced custom order cycle time from 16 to 6 days in 4 months.Improved custom on-time delivery from 70 to 96% and standard from 95 to 97% in 4 months.Created tools to automate supplier performance tracking and management.Supply Management representative for cross-functional new product introduction teams.

Managed production planning, purchasing, and logistics activities for the Small Parts Value Stream. Completed auditor training and acted as internal ISO auditor. Processed engineering changes, quality non-conformances, and implemented corrective actions.Participated in Operations focused kaizen efforts.Assisted the Strategic Supply Chain group by leading an urgent supplier transition for powder paints.

Managed supply chain and logistics for paint & chemicals, plastics, electrical, castings, gaskets, stampings, hardware, printed materials, fasteners, and glass.Negotiated and implemented purchasing agreements related to information & material flow.Reduced average inventory by $256k for a 55% turns improvement in 2002, 32 % in 2003.Projects: supplier transitions, product introductions & obsolescence, pull systems, kaizen.Team Lead position for Supplier Pull Implementation and Purchased Part Reduction.