• Managed the performance of and mentored team members, conducted performance appraisals, and coordinated priority of assignments to consistently meet customers’ needs.• Led department budgeting activities for SAP S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, and other applications.• Led numerous software and support contract negotiations including contract reviews.• Managed numerous IT projects using a hybrid of methodologies.• Managed several external consulting vendor relationships.• Provided professional level evaluations of a wide variety of Accounting, Legal, and Human Resources applications.• Implemented numerous automation solutions supporting the Accounting, Finance, and HR business teams.• Designed and managed SQL databases for Accounting, Finance, and Human Resources.• Designed and developed Power BI reporting for Accounting and Human Resources.

• Led software and support contract negotiations including contract reviews.• Managed numerous IT projects using a hybrid of methodologies.• Managed several external consulting vendor relationships.• Provided professional level evaluations of a wide variety of Accounting applications.• Implemented numerous automation solutions supporting the Accounting business team.• Designed and managed SQL databases for Accounting.• Designed and developed Power BI reporting for Accounting.

• Managed the performance of and mentored team members, conducted performance appraisals, and coordinated priority of assignments to consistently meet customers’ needs.• Led conferences with global supply chain and plant materials management leaders to showcase recommended new functionality and process improvements.• Implemented global, single tenant SAP ECC on cloud as a brownfield solution.

• Managed the performance of and mentored team members, conducted performance appraisals, and coordinated priority of assignments to consistently meet customers’ needs.• Planned and Managed the SAP ECC implementation for a plant in Russia. Including scope definition, goal and milestone setting, detailed task tracking, and conflict resolution.• Solution architecture oversight and coordination of technology direction and strategy for purchasing, inventory, and security.• Led implementation efforts for a dozen global sites onto SAP ECC 607 on-prem. Countries included US, MX, BR, MY, RU, and IN.• Implemented SAP Personas and Concur.• Implemented global Purchase Order approval solution including a SQL dB, form, and approval workflow.• Implemented multiple departmental procedures regarding help desk, security, user audits, and specifications.• Evaluated digital transformation options in SAP S/4HANA and Oracle ERP Cloud.• Evaluated source-to-pay solutions SAP Ariba, Coupa, Basware, iValua, and Procurify.

• Led business systems analyst functions for the Materials Management area on many SAP ECC projects and implementations.• Worked with project teams using Agile scrum, Waterfall, and SAP ASAP methodologies.• Updated stakeholders on the progress of each project with professional presentations and detailed reports.• Worked with other engineers and developers to coordinate effective design solutions.• Implemented Quotewin Request For Quotation and Quote tracking system.• Implemented SAP PLM and SAP SRM modules.• Achieved Lean Six Sigma bronze level certification (2011).• Worked as the Program Manager for a major region procurement project.• Worked on many cross-functional integration teams using EDI (EDIFACT) and RosettaNet solutions.

• Managed supply chain for assigned customers and commodities in support of manufacturing schedules.• Acted as a liaison between the sales organization and the commodity buyers to escalate and resolve supply chain and issues.• Trained department team members in procurement theories, policies, procedures, and Microsoft Excel.  Coached team members on resolving supply chain shortages and price negotiations.• Designed, created, and maintained the intranet sites for the procurement and human resources departments.• Provided intensive troubleshooting support to the purchasing team and related functions in all of the supply chain systems.

• SAP ERP 4.6 super user for Materials Management and Production Planning modules.Strategic commodity team chairperson duties for a wide range of commodities including: semiconductors, passives, sheet metal, plastics, and castings. This included contract negotiations, supplier management, monitoring market trends, tool life-cycle management,  and frequent presentations to executive-level management.• Liaised with engineering teams on multiple high profile set top box and satellite internet programs. This included product costing, ensuring  adherence to key supplier programs, and communication to Operations executive management.• Global manufacturing support & material sourcing.• Special recognition: saved over $47 million in materials savings between 1999 and 2004; selected by the VP of Materials to lead a team responsible for improving purchasing processes, appointed to lead EDI trading partner implementations, Innovation Award for the outstanding effort in supporting new product development, and received Special Recognition Award for excellence in the Operations Department.

• Managed the supply chain for all electronic component commodities, contract negotiations, and order management.• Trained procurement team members in the operation of QAD Manufacturing Pro software and ISO-9001 procedures.

• Contract negotiations and Order Management for assigned commodities in accordance with Government FARs and DFARs. Commodity assignments ranged from passive electronic components and hardware, to cables and office products.

• Helped manage purchasing activities with medical suppliers. Received and delivered orders to the labs & scientists.

• Received and delivered orders to the labs & scientists. Shipped lab kits and supplies to labs & field personnel.