Managed the sourcing process for electricity, natural gas, solid fuels, alternate fuels, GBFS, and quarry services with spend of $81M. Subject matter expert for electricity and natural gas market facing opportunities and renewable projects. Direct line responsibility for six Category and Supply Managers and a staff of eight storeroom employees at our manufacturing facilities. • Reduced yearly electricity spend by $10M as a result of identifying, implementing, and maintaining power management programs for six manufacturing facilities• Successfully reduced power spend by $4M over 2 years through the utilization of a sourcing process, procurement strategies, and eTools • Executed a natural gas souring initiative for one of our key plants and negotiated a $3M or 35% savings to the established business case and budget assumption by working closely with key stakeholders and creating competition • Created and maintained relationships with stakeholders to successfully implement best in class power management initiatives and procurement processes at all manufacturing facilities • Negotiated a thirteen year $31M supply agreement for a strategic material and managed the relationship and planning which included volume commitments, price updates, market changes, and changing requirements • Created and implemented a cross functional Procurement Process RACI with operations to establish clear roles and responsibilities between our manufacturing facilities and corporate procurement• Lead an effort with Senior Leaders and counterparts in Europe to share best practices in electricity and fuel purchases from international markets

Lead a team of four Category Managers in the execution of all procurement functions for Fuels, Raw Material, Transportation, IT, and General services with a spend of $375M. Objectives included supplier relationship management, cost reduction/management, increased perimeter spend, and best practices.• Achieved $4.5M in savings in tight market conditions and extended payment terms by establishing the 7 Step Sourcing Process and introduction of reverse auctions• Created a process and lead rollout of Category Sourcing Strategies within Corporate Procurement and field locations to enable supplier optimization across facilities• Conceptualized and implemented a centralized buying group for our North American operations creating efficiencies, improved process execution, and reporting• Consulted with Essroc Attorneys to developed a set of contract boilerplates to implement preferred and consistent terms across categories and suppliers• Facilitated and utilized the use of Bravo Solution’s full set of procurement tools including RFx, Auctions, Spend Management, Program Manager, Contract Manager, and Opportunity Planner• Partnered with Italcementi Group Purchasing in Bergamo Italy to execute and manage global commodity strategies and best practices• Established and implemented an advantageous fuel surcharge program for all inbound/outbound truck transportation

Assigned to this newly established organization to bring sourcing acumen to the group. Category responsibilities included LTL, TL, Parcel, Warehousing, and Contract Carriers. Identified areas of inefficiencies and implemented general process improvements in the areas of contract creation and management, price negotiations, and stakeholder engagement• Realized a $1.2M or 19% savings from a parcel bid for all North American shipments• Implemented the use of Ariba’s sourcing platform creating repetitive processes that enabled all stakeholders to become comfortable with and eventually buy into the sourcing process• Successfully engaged in sourcing activities outside my responsibility in challenging culture and stakeholder situations• Facilitated the implementation of similar processes and practices with my counterparts globally

Top rated manager in a highly competitive environment driving cost savings, supplier development, and supplier consolidation. Managed a wide range of categories including Semiconductors, FCP, RF Components, Passive, RF Amplifiers and Filters, and Energy Systems. Drove 10-15% savings annually in commodity categories. Lead various teams in sourcing, negotiating, developing, and implementing global business, technology and supplier management strategies for $1.5B in annual purchases. Relationship owner of Lucent’s single largest supplier. Facilitated the development and implementation of a Supplier Development Program which included supplier value assessments, bubble supplier management, and critical communication strategies. Interfaced with executives of external suppliers and business partners. Performed analysis of supplier’s financial and overall business stability.

Initiated and implemented global best practices in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and South Africa. Performed detailed analysis of operating procedures of each country to develop single global solutions for each country to implement. Provided on time delivery to customers across the country from multiple plant locations. Performed off-hours function that enabled our customers to have 24 hour, 365 days a year coverage. Worked closely with field locations to ensure proper coordination between dispatching and scheduling.