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Lexington, Ky, Us

Lexington, Kentucky, Us

• Accountable to assist cross-functional Teams to develop and implement a Global Category Sourcing Strategy for assigned Category(s), Rfx process, vendor forecasts and in alignment with the Company’s overall strategy and goals.• Responsible for managing the internal and external relationships associated with assigned Category(s).• Manage the Supplier relationship of assigned categories, from daily operational requirements to facilitate/support of interactions between TSI and Supplier senior level executives.• Work cross-functionally with corporate Marketing, GPD and Operations Management to develop best practices and earlier involvement with the introduction of new raw materials and product lines.• Participate in cross functional events to express the best interest of all Operations functions.• Responsible for implementing and maintaining the terms and conditions of the supplier contracts.• Competitive Benchmarking - Utilize RFx process to develop price analysis and total cost models to identify and understand cost drivers for base raw materials that comprise targeted components in the Category. Initiate alternative sourcing opportunities with new or current suppliers. • Resolve supply or quality related problems for assigned spends (i.e. pricing, expediting, scheduling of orders, investigating discrepancies, and communicating updates to internal business partners.)• Negotiate contract terms which establish various requirements to be awarded TSI business, including cost driver transparency, delivery lead-time/fulfillment strategies, electronic system requirements, freight policies, payment terms, component quality expectations, collaboration on technology/innovation, and disaster recovery planning.• Component/Supplier Qualification - Coordinate with New Product Development and Supplier Quality Engineering on all new material specifications, development, and certification of supplier manufacturing processes/facilities.

Austin, Texas, Us

• Developed category sourcing strategy to ensure suppliers were capable of meeting ICON’s current and future technical and business needs, specifically focusing on strategic supplier management and S&OP risk mitigation. Execution on NPI timelines (new product introduction) as well as indentifying and implemting track cost strategies.• Owned entire supplier qualification and readiness program including long-lead kickoffs, production plan and forecasts for all designated suppliers to meet project schedule, supplier contract compliance and supplier performance were key in the scorecarding process.• Established supplier selection criteria, evaluated alternative suppliers, managed RFQ process and drove final supplier selection in partnership with Engineering and Operations teams.

Round Rock, Texas, Us

• Managed portfolio of incoming supply to support MRP and demand plan in all regions, specifically for hard disk drives. Managed all relationships with hard drive suppliers (QBR’s, LTA’s, KPI tracking, etc) and coordinated product transition needs through cross-functional collaboration with engineering, sales, and operations. Worked closely to translate demand plan to ops plan. Led quarterly pricing negotiations.

Austin, Tx, Us

• Responsible for all supply chain operations and procurement at this modular home startup.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

• Managed the Lifecycle Management / Outbound Flow team comprised of 4 members and $360M of inventory. Collaborated with warehouse operations to ensure timely outbound flow of material. Translated global demand plan over to an operation plan our warehouse team could execute on and staff appropriately for.

Cupertino, California, Us

• Developed, maintained, and communicated weekly global freight plan for all LOB to regional logistics teams. Supply Chain analytics “go to” member of WW Supply Chain/Logistics team, compiled data to support presentations to executive team that ultimately resulted in strategic game plan for supply chain planning of NPI rollout.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Managed long-range supply chain network planning while leveraging fulfillment centers and carrier partners to optimize distribution profile. Managed and communicated detailed operational plan for peak seasons to carrier partners. Managed peak season demand plan to optimize carrier service coverage and adjusted as needed.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Jp

• Served as global purchasing liaison at the Japanese global headquarters on an international assignment. Managed relationship (pricing negotiations, RFQ, sourcing awards) between Japanese supply base and their NA counterparts.

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Jp

• Managed annual buy of $60M of vehicle materials for all of Toyota’s North American plans and purchased from approximately 20 different supplier partners.