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Assisting companies achieve their goals

Responsible for global sourcing for all flatware and related items.

*Responsible for global procurement for consumer products company, specializing in kitchen, bath, small electrics and food service items.*Stationed in Asia, managing China sourcing office. Responsible for quality control, PO and vendor management, compliance and logistics.*Performed due diligence and analysis on several successful acquisitions. Including data mining, vendor site visits, negotiating supply agreements and implementing detailed integration plans.*Initiated measures to increase vendor productivity. Lowered COGS for bath division by 10%.*Designed cost tracking and vendor performance scorecard. *Implemented C-TPAT compliance program for offshore vendors.

*Start up of trading company and consulting group. Sold company to Focus Products group after completing consulting contract.*Designed, engineered and sourced multiple lines of gift and tabletop items for major US retailers.*Created and implemented differentiated marketing and sales strategy.

*Build largest domestic wooden kitchen tool company in Housewares Industry.*Increased sales and profitability nine fold in 10 years.*Expanded production capacity through internal growth, acquisitions and offshore purchasing*Significantly grew customer base to include all major U.S. retailers.

Full P&L responsibility for $17mil natural food wholesaler. Managed staff of 120 people supplying natural and specialty foods throughout New England States

*Lead successful acquisition of major commercial construction company. *Start up team member of new division launching engineered wood components for residential and commercial markets*Designed and implemented direct marketing campaign for specifiers and architects.