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Livonia, Michigan, Us

Livonia, Mi, Us

Zurich, Ch

Amcor Limited is a packaging company. Amcor is a global leader in responsible global packaging solutions. As the world's largest packaging company, Amcor offers exclusive and innovative solutions that are at the forefront of the packaging industry. The company headquarters are in Zurich Switzerland with $9.5 billion sales. The company continues to maintain an Australian head office at the former company headquarters building in Hawthorn Victoria as it is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Amcor has more than 28,000 co-workers working together across more than 180 sites in over 40 countries. The Company's segments include Amcor Rigid Plastics, Amcor Flexibles and Other/Investments. The Amcor Rigid Plastics segment manufactures rigid plastic containers for a range of beverage and food products, including carbonated soft drinks, water, juices, sports drinks, milk-based beverages, spirits and beer, sauces, dressings, spreads and personal care items and plastic caps for a range of applications.

Zurich, Ch

Continuously reduce the total cost of ownership and secure supply for MRO & Facilities category for 37 manufacturing facilities in North America.• Negotiate contracts and provide oversight to transactional purchasing activities with designated suppliers, purchase categories or purchasing programs. • Utilize metrics, tools and processes to optimize sourcing, supplier activities and efficiencies. • Develop and manage the RFP process; direct multi-functional project teams. • Identify, select, evaluate and develop suppliers based on spend analysis, market conditions, contract expiration, etc.; function as primary supplier manager. • Support the development of purchasing standards and supplier specifications and ensure performance standards are achieved. • Manage strategic sourcing engagements across all phases of the sourcing life-cycle. • Identify and develop improvement opportunities to aggregate spending and simplify procurement related processes. • Build and maintain strong working relationships with key business leaders to support integration of strategic sourcing initiatives. • Interact with multiple levels of management across the organization to discuss sourcing obstacles and provide progress updates and program performance results. • Manage, monitor and measure performance of programs and conduct business reviews with suppliers; establish and maintain supplier profiles. • Assess and validate current and future supplier capabilities. • Lead the development and execution of corrective action with non-compliant suppliers and internal operating groups. • Direct the development of “should-cost” models for various commodities and the analysis of supplier cost structures. • Establish and implement negotiation strategies and contracting techniques. • Assist senior management with the implementation of procurement strategies and procedures. • Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Jacksonville, Fl, Us

Interline Brands – $1.6 B Leading Global direct marketer & distributor of MRO products located in Jacksonville, FL.Promoted with full strategic leadership of Commercial and Residential Plumbing Business Unit with $250M in revenue and global product sourcing initiatives in China, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Mexico. Manage 400+ domestic/global suppliers and 20,000 products through multiple catalogs, websites, and ecommerce merchandising; hold final decision-making on manufacturer selection and final product approvals. Manage Exclusive Brand/Private Label products imported from Asia, Mexico, and Italy. Prepare leadership reports. Supervise 5 direct reports.

Product Development Manager for Stationary and Crafts Products.Global sourcing. Domestic and international logistics. Vendor management. Contract management. Quality assurance. Sales support.

Managing Purchasing Department for Gift & Craft Importer and Distributor.Develop and maintain strong vendor relationships in Asia.Negotiate manufacturer's contracts, cost structure, lead time, payment & service related terms.Prepare department budget, goals & objectives and monitor accomplishments.Develop operational guidelines and training manuals for office in Asia.Monitor inventory turns and fill rates. Define optimal product flow & exit strategies.Negotiate annual contracts with Import and Domestic freight service providers

Manage Purchasing Department for Nationwide upscale retail store chain.Manage purchasing and store room operations across the facility with multi-million spend and inventory values in a high volume environment.Build and maintain strong partnerships, negotiate annual contracts to ensure the creation of maximum value in quality, cost, reliability, & delivery.Lead the overall direction and management of strategic procurement for all stores.Reduce the cost of indirect goods and services by consolidating the number of vendors.Lead sourcing staff to recommend systems and process design work flow improvements, including the effective use of automation tools.

Hilton Head Island, Sc, Us