Managed over $100M in annual purchased dollars to all Honda North American facilities. Negotiated annual cost agreements with suppliers. Recommended sourcing for new model developments and commodity sourcing strategies. Assumed Project Leadership roles to support team unit. • Consistently processed and completed Mass Productions and Development quotations accurately and on time.• Successfully achieved annual cost down targets of less than 3% with suppliers as set by management.• Selected as Project Leader for purchasing team that successfully implemented new Maker Layout and Bill of Materials Systems. • Selected as Project Leader on Bill of Material Maintenance Team, responsible for communicating customer requirements to the purchasing team. Efforts resulted in meeting all customers’ expectations to have parts set by first prototype build.

Managed department responsible for preparing monthly orders for specialty product manufactured in Japan. Communicated with customers regarding order status and delivery, tracked shipments and container orders daily. Contacted warehouses regarding inventory and shipping schedules. Negotiated transportation and warehouse contracts. Presented cost reduction themes and made recommendations to management at monthly meetings.• Successfully oversaw the replacement and recovery of containers and product valued at $1.25M destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.• Took the initiative to expedite orders with unique customer requirements, resulting in zero downtime in production.• Solely led the entire process of acquiring and negotiating additional warehouse space to support refrigerated surplus inventories which prevented company from having to dispose of the product.

Responsible for a team of four Regional Drayage Specialists whose responsibilities included logistics coordination and rate negotiations providing the most cost effective transportation solutions for the customer.

Responsible for managing and monitoring supply chain, negotiating contracts and supplier selection, developing cost reduction strategies by commodity, and preparing weekly updates for cost savings proposals.

Responsible for managing supply chain for national and international suppliers, monitoring inventory levels, and maintaining product bill of materials. Served as contact person for OEM communications ensuring customer satisfaction.• Initiated lean inventory policy which improved inventory turns by 100%.• Coordinated year end Physical Inventory that resulted in less than 1% variance.• Investigated OEM schedules to determine expedited freight responsibilities which saved the company $3M.• Successfully coordinated complex expedited material flow covering four assembly plants, four States and 2 Countries from raw material to finished product resulting in zero down time for OEM.

Selected to launch the opening of a new assembly plant in Mexico based on successful track record as Purchasing Agent. Responsible for the overall profit and loss of the new facility. • Successfully launched 12,500 sq. ft. assembly plant resulting in the approval to expand to a new state of the art 100,000 sq. ft. assembly plant for this region of Mexico.• Achieved QS-9000 certification for the plant and became first Findlay Plant outside of the United States to achieve certification.

Analyzed and monitored inventory levels on-site as well as that of Mexico sub-contractor. Forecasted material requirements for OEM. Scheduled production assemblies for on-site and Mexico sub-contractors. Monitored supply chain processes, making suggestions for improvements.• Designed national and international supply chain processes which led to significant cost savings, on-time deliveries, and delivery dependability. • Eliminated off-site warehouse and reduced inventory by 50% resulting in improved quality, increased productivity and cost savings.