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Plano, Tx, Us

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, Us

Under my last role, I cultivated and led high-performing teams by optimizing regional structure, monitoring productivity metrics, and driving professional development. I established comprehensive procurement practices for supplier selection, ensuring best-in-class cost, quality, and delivery while preserving global business continuity. I oversaw supplier due diligence and compliance with client & service requirements, contract provisions, and data protection.Key achievements:◆ Directed a team of 150+ personnel in Global Supply Chain and Relocation Management, including immigration services, real estate, household goods shipments, temporary housing, sustainability, facilities, and purchasing.◆ Led procurement of $1.5B in global supply chain services, negotiated competitive terms with suppliers, strengthened partnerships, and delivered $20M incremental revenue from new supplier services.◆ Oversaw the design, implementation and management of KPIs for almost 2000 strategic suppliers through the use of spend analytics, quarterly business reviews, and contract negotiations.◆ Achieved $1.5M in facilities cost savings in the first year through site consolidations, office closures, contract renegotiations, and site remodeling.◆ Enhanced data precision by 50% through the implementation of supplier API connectivity, resulting in 90% of all supplier transactions being processed through APIs.◆ Harmonized global procurement operations by expanding the use of D365 to 5 countries, establishing uniform processes for Purchase Order creation, approval, and invoicing.◆ Transformed the organization into a Center of Excellence and devised procurement strategy to increase spend under management.◆ Delivered automated supplier invoicing to increase transaction accuracy by 60% and reduce processing times by 40%.◆ Streamlined supplier performance monitoring with immediate and transparent access for internal stakeholders, suppliers, and clients through automation.

I oversaw end-to-end supply chain management for 5M consumer products and 25K+ high-complexity hardware appliances and accessories, aimed at ensuring efficient planning, sourcing, manufacturing, delivery, and return/field service support. I was accountable for $120M supply chain and $20M procurement operational expenses across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas – consistently delivering results within annual operating plans.Some of my key achievements and contributions:◆ Led a worldwide team of 90+ personnel and oversaw procurement operations that supported $2.5B in annual sales across B2B and consumer segments.◆ Streamlined domestic and international procurement operations that accounted for $1.1B of indirect spending.◆ Realized $10M+ cost savings within 3 months by consolidating suppliers, categorizing spending, establishing procurement councils, and implementing cost reduction programs as part of new indirect procurement policy.◆ Delivered $30M+ in supply chain cost savings through manufacturing efficiencies, contract negotiations, inventory management, material benchmarking, and improved forecast accuracy.◆ Achieved 98% on-time shipments, 85% forecast accuracy, <1% backlog as a percentage of bookings, <1% product return rate, and 12+ hardware inventory turns through efficient inventory management and delivery execution.◆ Drove 65% reduction in component and finished goods inventory levels, from $35M to $12M.◆ Implemented a Supply Chain Risk Mitigation program, recognized as best-in-class by Gartner and DoD customers for eliminating counterfeit materials and malicious software.◆ Facilitated M&A efforts and successful divestment of multiple product lines, supporting supply chain integration for 6 acquisition targets and a portfolio of 3K+ shippable SKUs.◆ Commended by Gartner for best-in-class global supply chain optimization and leading a successful customer-centric transformation of Last Mile Delivery and Value Chain networks.

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◆ Administered $4.8M annual freight and $6.6M logistics budgets, in addition to decreasing inventory levels from $21M to $12M and enhancing inventory turns from 11 to 14 in four months.◆ Minimized inventory by 75%, logistics costs by 25%, and lead times by 50% through the design and implementation of End Customer Fulfillment model.◆ Achieved 98% shipping accuracy and 99% product quality by scaling 3PL fulfillment lines from 18K to 36K units per day.◆ Slashed freight costs by 30% and ensured 100% on-time deliveries for 24 months by implementing Direct Ship model.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Management Information Systems, General

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