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Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for developing domestic and international sourcing strategies across Team Sport & Baseball categories supporting 5 brands and 11 business categories. Support new product development, supplier development activities, new supplier prospecting, supply chain bench marking, margin improvement, CSR programs and the negotiation of contracts / pricing.

Southern California

Supply Network AnalysisCompetitive BenchmarkingBOM / Cost of Goods AnalysisCommodity StrategiesSupplier Relationship Management

Carlsbad, Ca

• Responsible for developing analytical tools and processes to support long term corporate supply strategy.• Lead cross functional team in the development of a comprehensive supply network to support Mexico operations. • Management and development of global supplier relationships in all tiers of the supply chain.• Analysis and leadership of regulatory compliance and the impacts on the supply chain.• Serve a leadership role in long term supply agreements, contracts and cost analysis.

Guangzhou China

• Responsible for staffing, training and developing the China supply chain team comprising 8 employees supporting the strategic and tactical side of the business. • Provide direction and strategies to develop and actively manage Asian supply chain representing hard goods, soft goods, golf ball and electronics. • Managed new supplier prospecting activities in support of new product design, cost reduction, sku rationalization and supplier consolidation. • Serve key leadership role in Asia to facilitate communication across functional leads in Engineering, Quality and other disciplines. • Oversee collection and distribution of key supplier capacity, production and continuous improvement data. Responsible for supplier development, lean manufacturing and VA/VE programs that delivered 8 million USD in year over year savings.• Functional leader for corporate compliance audit team.• Serve as primary point of contact for supplier issue resolution and reporting.

Carlsbad, Ca

• New product development: Responsible for product cost, capacity, and supplier allocation for new programs.• Commodity management: Created commodity strategies, managed and maintained supplier costs, lead times and capacities.• Support for key supplier management routines (scorecards and quarterly business reviews). • Responsible for year over year post launch cost reduction exceeding $2 million USD annually. • Supported continuous improvement initiatives through audits and VA/VE programs

Vista, Ca

• Functional leader of mass procurement staff of 3 buyer planners.• Managed key material and contract negotiations with suppliers.• Established third party VMI component stocking operation saving over $1 million USD annually.• Key participant in lean manufacturing activities, Six Sigma and value stream mapping that resulted in a 25% reduction in average lead times and 20% reduction in inventory. • Supply Chain leader for ISO and ITAR audit and compliance.

Greater San Diego Area

• Commodity management of displays, printed circuit boards and electrical components for North and South American manufacturing locations. • Coordinator for value engineering activities between R&D and manufacturing locations. • Managed cost negotiations, supplier selection and capacity for key commodities with annual spend in excess of $100 million USD.• Served as lead representative of North and South American regions at global commodity forums. • Diverse back ground holding positions in Mexico, Malaysia and the United States.

Herndon, Va

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Ba, International Studies & Russian Language

Chinese Language