An industry leader in the design, development, and manufacture of speciality Off-Hwy shock absorbers and suspension products for the automotive and power sports markets. Recruited into the role to drive transformation of the procurement function

A world leader in mineral-based specialities for a variety of industries, ranging from process manufacturing to consumer goods.Member of the Americas leadership team. Recruited into role to drive transformation of the Purchasing organization.

Member of the Executive leadership team. Recruited into role to transform procurement to a high performing strategic, center-led organization and drive productivity across its global spend. • Designed, recruited, and transformed a de-centralized, regionally focused, procurement organization to a high performing global center-led strategic function.• Delivered Year-Over-Year savings at an ROI of 6X, exceeding expectations by 30%. Improved cash flow by 30% • Created and implemented a global strategic-sourcing playbook yielding significant cost out opportunities • Designed and deployed a procurement Center of Excellence program globally, to drive excellence across talent, process and policies, tools, compliance, sustainability and supplier engagement.• Improved and Standardized procurement policies and Procure-to-Pay processes globally reducing operational costs by 18%• Achieved savings by revamping the process for aluminum and copper purchases, the company’s highest COGS.• Initiated the hedging of Aluminum and Copper significantly reducing business exposure to pricing volatility• Implemented best-cost-country sourcing for metals & polymers yielding over 15% YOY productivity.• Optimized global supply base by 24%, through supplier consolidation, and developing and implementing new standards for suppler on-boarding.

Reported to the CEO. Member of leadership team. Recruited into role to accelerate company’s recovery from Chapter 11 by reducing operational costs, supply and cost risks, supplier base, and increase organizational productivity across $1.6 billion annualized spend in goods and services. Managed a total team of 36 direct and indirect reports.Highlights and Select Accomplishments include:• Created a global procurement organization from inception, yielding over $155 million in YOY cost reductions and $110+ million in cash flow improvements • Hand-selected, mentored, and developed a 30-person global team of seasoned executives to build new processes, procedures, and aggressively achieve corporate objectives.• Reduced suppliers 48%, through supplier consolidation, implementing new standards for electronic invoices (EDI) requiring ISO 9000 certification, and delivering required YOY cost reductions. • Implemented strategic sourcing and risk mitigation strategies for 1) Supply – migrating from sole and single sources to qualified dual suppliers, as well as formalizing contingency plans globally; and 2) Cost - with forward-price fixing and derivative based commodity hedging (e.g., lead, plastics, chemicals, steel, copper, natural gas, and diesel fuel).• Recognized by Toyota for “outstanding supplier diversity” (2008, 2009).• Implemented and led lean, COE, and CI teams yielding over $3 million in savings• Reengineered manual expense reporting process enabling electronic submission using Concur expense management software. Rolled out to global organization (Americas, Europe, and APAC).• Increased cash flow by $60M by improving supplier terms, global procurement processes (consignment/VMI), implementing purchasing/fuel/T&E cards, and negotiating increased lines of credit.• Saved $5 million over 4 years by outsourcing the accounts payable function.

Global responsibility for all Commodities - Direct and Indirect. Reported to Global Vice President of Procurement. Responsible for $1.6 bilion annualized spend. Managed procurement teams in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Responsible for building, developing, and orchestrating an optimized supply chain for $3.6 billion in global goods and services. Recruited and built a 64-person global cross functional teamHighlights and Select Accomplishments include:• Implemented $165 million in outsourcing initiatives yielding $35 million in savings across 13 manufacturing plants and corporate• Developed and implemented $450 million strategic business plan for sourcing from emerging markets – China; India; Korea; Brazil; Mexico; Turkey; Eastern Europe. Generated $90 million in savings over a 6-year period.• Generated $20 million in savings over a 2-year period through supply chain optimization.• Personally established new sourcing channels in India, Brazil, China, Korea, Mexico, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Brazil, and Venezuela. Managed and supported Business development and Joint Venture initiatives valued at approximately $350 million. Led M&A and JV initiatives supporting negotiations, feasibility, due diligence, and integration.• Established, implemented, and coordinated new product development for agricultural and construction equipment with $600 million budget.• Revamped the product development process with the following factors: Cost reduction, scheduling, target costing, value analysis and engineering, strategic sourcing to enable product platforms to efficiently and effectively transition from “napkin sketch” to market