Appointed by the VP to direct operational procurement teams for 9 crop care product factories worldwideManaged a global team spanning 5 countries responsible for factory procurement and new product introductions with a scope of $1 Billion in direct material spendingNavigated the COVID-19 supply crisis on sprayers and seeding/tillage products without a single material availability disruption at the same time as meeting and beating structure-line goals for raw inventorySuccessfully navigated a 2018 crisis of labor shortages and supplier financial distress to prevent any lost sales2020 structural forecast of 2.1% and 3-year pipeline of 6.2% structural cost reduction by leveraging cross-functional R&D investment plans along with new partnerships and strategies for emerging country sourcing initiatives

Appointed by the director team to lead global strategic sourcing covering ~$2.4 Billion in direct material spendCo-led an organizational redesign of the global strategic organization to improve both organizational efficiency and effectiveness by restructuring responsibilities and spans of control while reducing head count by >5%Achieved >4% structural cost reduction over 2 years while refining sourcing strategies to eliminate underlying risks tied to supplier concentration and dependency imbalancesResponded to financial strain and supplier insolvency risks with coordinated supplier exits to sustain operational execution

Exercised leadership of operational improvements in material availability, asset & cost structures, and new program introduction execution in a $2 Billion factory.Established vision and spear-headed a chartered project to improve part-level material availability by 16% with no net increase in factory inventoriesLed the improvement of sales & operations planning process contributing to by integrating a factory-wide analytical model to elicit the discipline and rigor required to align inbound material to sales and factory production forecasts

Led new initiatives driving improved material availability and asset performance while also recovering considerable erosion in profitability on worldwide service parts sales• Led cost reduction and other initiatives to drive service parts sales OROA by an incremental 12%• Reduced frequency of early and late service parts deliveries by >75%• Achieved employee survey result of 96% manager effectiveness index, 98% employee engagement index• Oversaw materials procurement strategies to achieve aftermarket part availability targets• Developed & implemented strategies for global aftermarket component distribution• Integrateded materials procurement with sales & operations planning to optimize part availability and asset levels

Promoted to this position to lead strategic sourcing and cost reduction initiatives during an unprecedented period of development in the commodity’s products and growth in the division’s global businessDelivered structural cost reduction of >6% on >$300 Million in direct material contracts in a single yearDeveloped new and comprehensive global sourcing strategies for 2 sub-commoditiesResponsible for strategic sourcing & supply chain integration organizationsOversaw global sourcing strategy development covering direct material purchases >$300MMManaged supplier relationships, performance, & cost reduction for global supply base

Assigned to improve the customer and shareholder experience through improved forecasting, business analytics, and inventory managementImproved service part fill rate for mining customers from <90% to >95% Reduced delinquencies on orders for supplied component by 70%Managed order fulfillment process & business analysis functions for aftermarket partsDrove inventory management strategies during peak-to-trough business cycle

Managed supplier performance in quality, delivery, cost, technical support, and wavelengthDeveloped sourcing strategies covering >$30MM in direct material contracts

Managed part-level quality planning for international supply chainAudited & integrated supplier quality initiatives to align with new product development cycles

Designed & released operator controls; managed/implemented user interface strategiesParticipated in 3 successive product development program launches