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Waunakee, Wi, Us

Redmond, Washington, Us

Redmond, Washington, Us

Lead a team of talented strategic sourcing professionals across Audio, Antenna, Cables, Connectors, Logistics and Packaging categories. Key responsibilities include:* Inspire and influence cross-functional stakeholders on key strategic initiatives that unlock value across $1B+ annual cost management scope* Attract, retain and develop top talent, aligned to hybrid work environment flexibility* Manage global c-suite executive relationships with supplier partners

Redmond, Washington, Us

• Team lead for $200M+ Electro-Mechanicals category (Cables, Connectors, Antenna). This includes ownership of all partnerships and sourcing portfolio that support Microsoft's 40M annual branded devices: Xbox, Surface and Hololens.• Responsibilities include establishing and executing market leading sourcing category and supply base strategies in various categories via full market knowledge, supplier rationalization, predictable and industry leading commodity pricing plan, and total cost of ownership (TCO) cost modeling through transparent supplier relationship management.• Full ownership of all category and innovation strategies, leading 5-year technology portfolio decisions, partner selection and business negotiations.• Partner and work with a cross functional team to drive the supplier selection process and component qualification both under strict engineering and commercial best practices/disciplines.• Deliver most aggressive and closest-to-the-pin costing and budget (capex) projections, with the ability to standup to the most aggressive alternatives, doubts, and scrutiny.• Accountability for securing components and/or services in the above category that will provide competitive advantage in both technology and cost for Microsoft.Key Accomplishments• Introduced new long-term agreement strategy to realize $24M in product savings• Eliminated 780 dev hours on new product by delivering connector reuse process• Led supplier performance initiative and deployed toolset org-wide with 88 NPS• Awarded cultural values recognition for leadership in Ted Talks presentations• Improved AC cable cost structure by 40%• Delivered management excellence strategy for 500-person org, with 4.5/5 star rating• Streamlined COVID-19 reporting metrics, including new PowerBI daily dashboard

Redmond, Washington, Us

Responsible for managing $150M hardware repair and reverse logistics category and supplier strategy, including: Reverse Logistics, Repair and Fulfillment activities for all Microsoft hardware (Surface, Xbox, PC hardware, Hololens) SUPPLIER SOURCING* Develop clean sheet cost model for factory repair and refurbishment* Design regional and global RFQ's for: fulfillment, repair & exchange services* Negotiate key contract terms and pricing* Develop and execute global supplier engagement strategySUPPLIER MANAGEMENT*ODM/EMS relationship management across: EMEA, APAC, LATAM, NA. *Conduct business reviews and scorecards with strategic suppliers*Develop KPI standards for business process optimization and reportingKey Accomplishments• Reduced $100M in global warranty liabilities through outsourced supplier strategy• Orchestrated $20M factory sale, delivering $5M+ annual savings to the business• Generated $10M in incremental repair revenue through new 3rd party profit share agreement• Decreased recurring costs for global return centers by $3M, while increasing SLAs• Optimized terms of new IBM global services agreement, enabling in-home repair

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Strategic Sourcing Manager - Logistics: (Motorola Devices)SUPPLIER SOURCING * Develop clean sheet cost model for global NPI repair pricing initiative* Design regional and global RFQ's for: fulfillment; repair; global e-waste and recycling; software * Negotiate key contract terms and pricing* Develop and execute global supplier engagement strategy* Utilize e-auction platforms to achieve cost reductions and E&O recovery efforts

Mba, Supply Chain Management

Bsme, Mechanical Engineering