Lead Capital and MRO Categories across multiple business units.

Responsible for design and deployment of a data warehouse encompassing indirect and direct purchases. Create and deploy commodity strategies encompassing a global spend of $163M. Commodities include Electronic, Electrical, Power Transmission, Safety and Personal Protection Equipment, OEM Spare Parts, Industrial Supplies, Industrial Gases, Contract Service· Created an Electrical Strategy based on 12+ years’ experience working within the electrical manufacturing and distribution space, Panduit. Anticipated save is in excess of 15%· Negotiated Master Service Agreements with Graybar, Wesco, Rockwell, Airgas, Praxair, Motion Ind,· Actively engaged in the design and implementation of a centralized fulfilment process utilizing Ariba and Maximo (Total Preventative Maintenance Software) addressing tail spend consolidation and conversion of OEM spare parts electrical, electronic, power transmission

Provided leadership in the development of a spend strategy within the centralized PTB commodity with a yearly spend over $35 million.· Through use of Access identified and burned off indirect inventory in excess of $500,000.· Driving savings through review of high spend items in excess of $1M.· Facilitate and maintain hosted electronic catalogs in excess of 100,000 SKU in a matrix environment.· Executed a Make/Buy analysis to create a department to fabricate ribbon belts. Savings in excess of $500,000.· Savings in excess of $750,000 through the development and implementation of an industrial supplies strategy.

Provided leadership in the development of the spend analysis, contract management, and tactical procurement of a yearly spend over $500 million.· Developed a business case to implement Peoplesoft with a projected savings of $24 million.· Identified and presented over $1.5 million in cost savings.· Developed an automated method to procure indirect supplies.· Working within a team environment in the development of a central contract repository.

Provided influential leadership and direction in the strategic and tactical purchase of indirect categories across the enterprise; streamlining of tactical activities and rolling out strategic initiatives/category management based on spend analysis. Implemented contracts essential to achieving goals related to cost, quality, delivery, and technology. Business activities included the collaborative execution of integrated and non-integrated MRO suppliers, Corporate Services, and Capital Equipment Acquisition Methodology procurement programs.· Drove cost savings of more than $750,000 by implementing monthly report-out by integrated supplier. Leveraged as a best practice within the enterprise.· Negotiated a 42% discount on software maintenance for vending machines.· Saved in excess of $500,000 through the execution of an asset management program.

Global Purchasing Systems Manager (2005-2006)Developed and implemented purchasing best practices; eProcurement Strategy/Roadmap which included:· Development of key performance measures for suppliers and commodity managers.· Performed divisional and corporate spend analysis.· Increased the use of non-traditional purchases from 15% to 65% through electronic catalogs.· Involved in the implementation of Oracle purchasing in Costa Rica.· Responsible for process mapping of the procurement process and driving change through use of technology.Completed complex IT contracts, create yearly spend analysis reports driving commodity management and cost savings initiatives enterprise wide.Senior Purchasing Agent (2001-2005)· Assigned to the Oracle P2P implementation team as Catalog Manager. Responsibilities included the implementation and maintenance of internal electronic catalogs used by multiple manufacturing sites to procure MRO supplies.· Negotiated a 10-15% reduction and extended warranty on a multimillion dollar purchase of sit down reach trucks for multiple divisions;· Developed and maintained national contracts driving cost savings of $304,000 or 20% yearly reductions, through the renegotiation of a three-year contract for printed circuit boards.Materials Manager 1999-2001Supervised and trained a team of up to 15 buyers and storeroom attendants/planners in the procurement and disbursement of operational supplies in a multiple plant operation. Responsibilities include the implementation of process improvements, inventory control, maintaining the MRP database, and monitoring of inventory and service levels.· Decreased MRO inventory by 30% and distribution cost by 25%, through a black belt project by process-mapping the procurement and fulfillment process. The team recommendation was to implement Oracle Purchasing with Self Service Purchasing encompassed electronic catalog.· Lead individual in the justification, piloting, and implementation of P-Cards.