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Columbus, Oh, Us

Westport, Ct, Us

Westport, Ct, Us

Led Sourcing team across Corporate Services, Contingent Labor, Marketing and Media, Supply Chain and Technology for all business units under the Gap Inc umbrella. Defined and implemented best-in-class processes that improved efficiencies, reporting and compliance.>Reviewed existing contracts and understand business requirements; formulated guidelines and design standard vendor contract protocols.>Proactively collaborated with business partners and stakeholders to lead contract negotiations with suppliers; developed negotiation approaches, fallback positions and acceptable terms and conditions through contract completion and identify key benchmarks to measure contractual arrangements.>Managed $350M+ annual spend across 400+ projects while ensuring strategic sourcing plans and partnerships across the organization are being met.>Directed and oversaw sourcing professionals, including training, mentoring, and ensuring professional development while building world-class global procurement team.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Led Sourcing and Operations teams to achieve targets while proactively adjusting according to capacity and market variables. Initiated, built and fostered relationships with suppliers and cross functional partners domestically and internationally. >Leveraged strategic mindset regarding operational growth to position the business and respond to market trends, utilizing best practices to direct overall team to align with company goals.>Evaluated suppliers’ performance and make recommendations on sourcing strategy across categories through supplier scorecards.> Mitigated supply chain challenges by increasing on shore sourcing by 50%; reduced parts costs by average 10%, and shipping costs by average 35-40%.> Managed global category sourcing team including performance management and professional development. > Identified and communicated key responsibilities and practices to ensure team of direct reports promoted a successful attitude, confidence in leadership, and teamwork to achieve business results.

Columbus, Oh, Us

Managed annual spend of $420M across all categories. Managed all cost strategies including Request for Quote (RFQ/RFP), Vendor Rebate Program and Cost Concessions across all categories, suppliers and regions resulting in over $80M savings over last 5 years.> Provided the sourcing strategy across all categories including Millwork, Presentation, Storefront, Staircase and Technology both Domestically and Internationally. Expertise in US, Europe, Mexico and Asia sourcing.> Identified gaps in sourcing strategy, vetted new suppliers, while managing supplier onboarding and continued success.> Managed supply base while reducing inventory levels at a component level and a finished good level.> Identified gaps in process driving inefficiencies and created process resulting in increased productivity as well as cross functional collaboration.

Columbus, Oh, Us

Developed and implemented strategic category initiatives across all brands for Millwork, Mannequins and Furniture across all regions around the world to support regional sourcing strategy. > Managed annual spend of more than $155M.> Experience leading people and working effectively across functions and across business cultures (Asia and Europe).> Implemented strategic initiatives and sourcing strategies to reduce spend, improve value, reduce lead time and maintain sources of supply.> Led initiative to reduce supply base by 10% which led to 10-15% cost savings. > Defined and developed sourcing strategy to support International growth including, but not limited to China, Malaysia, North America and Europe.> Established key metrics for suppliers to ensure supplier capacity supported business needs.

Columbus, Oh, Us

Provided business representation on strategic projects as needed, support implementation of global projects and drive global consistency in process and operations.> Point of contact for vendors and internal business stakeholders for escalations, issues and dispute management, contract change management/compliance, relationship and partnership issues.> Oversaw and managed store openings for international business.> Coached and mentored direct and indirect reports with a focus on employee satisfaction, employee development, inspiration and retention. Developed team goals in coordination with company goals. Communicated and managed these goals throughout the year.

Chicago, Il, Us

Managed annual purchase spend of $521 million. Led internal relationships with cross functional groups including Finance, Legal, Store Operations, Merchandising, Construction, Visual, Logistics, and Store Planning. Presented projects for approval to Sears’ Senior Leadership including but not limited to the CFO, COO, and CIO.

Chicago, Il, Us

Saved more than 4% on annual purchase spend of $120 million through cost avoidance and price reductions in 2010 and 2011. Managed contract negotiations for various categories including, but not limited to: IT, Office Supplies, Raw Materials, Facility Services and Marketing for all 3,500 + Sears Holdings retail formats.

Chicago, Il, Us

Led cross functional groups to achieve 25+ successful project launches while reducing total project timelines by average of 2-3 weeks. Saved more than $1.3M through cost avoidance and price reductions in first quarter of 2010. Oversaw both buying and deployment teams to identify best practices and improve department efficiency by 15%.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Us

Conceived, developed and directed advertising and promotional materials for multiple major retailers. Responsible for several high profile projects while working with cross functional areas to ensure on time delivery, and under budget by 15-25%, while meeting tight deadlines. Monitored programs exceeding $6 million in annual spend for products and equipment – ranging from wood, acrylic, cardboard, printing plates, poly, and foam – while decreasing inventory levels 10-15%.

Master Of Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science In Psychology And Political Science