Michael Noeldner, Cpsm Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas Area

• In this role, I managed a $900MM annual spend that included Fleet (Trucks, Trailers, Material Handling Equipment, Fuel, Racking), Corporate Services (Temporary Labor, Office Supplies, Facilities Maintenance), and.
• I was key in delivering $2.5M savings in 2018 against a target of $2.3M.
• My strong negotiations with Office Depot saved $135K annually on a spend of $1.2M.
• I led the design for a new material handling equipment procurement process that saved over $547K annually.
• I created a Procurement Roadmap to transform de-centralized purchasing activities into a centralized, category driven procurement team to support over 200 warehouse sites.
• I proactively designed the North America Procurement resource structure with new Category Manager roles to drive category expertise, leverage spend, and support stakeholders.

Houston, Texas Area

• (Dynegy purchased ENGIE generation assets and 16 months later, Dynegy was purchased by Vistra Energy who shut down the Houston HQ and laid off 400) In this role, I spearheaded the identification of a strategic supplier.
• I led a national sourcing initiative for anhydrous and aqueous ammonia, delivering savings of $1.9M with annual savings of $3.6M on an annual spend of $11.3M with a 32% impact rate in 2017.
• I directed a national sourcing initiative for hydrated lime products, delivering annual savings of $750K on a spend of $3.4M with a 22% impact rate.
• I managed a national sourcing initiative for Commodity Chemicals through the negotiation phase with projected annual savings of $1.36M on a spend of $5.3M with a 26% impact rate.
• I was hand-selected to work on a national cost savings project with McKinsey & Company consultants.

Houston, Texas Area

• In this role, I led a team of 10 buyers in charge of CAPEX and OPEX purchases for 53 electricity-generating facilities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. I served as the North America category lead buyer for.
• I exceeded the generation team savings target by 35% on average each year and delivered savings of $17.4M versus a target of $10M.
• I led the aqueous ammonia sourcing initiative with four Texas generation sites, delivering annual savings of $585K on a spend of $1.4M for an impact rate of 42%.
• I developed and implemented tools to improve interdepartmental communication and team effectiveness.

Houston, Texas Area

• In this role, I oversaw the capital equipment purchasing process for 17 plants, including Dreyer’s Ice Cream, Nestlé Pizza, and Purina Canned Pet Food. I also served as the Category Manager for 91 plants and 35.
• I developed and executed a Stakeholder Engagement Plan delivering an average annual capital savings of $3.1M versus target of $3M (impact rate of 12.7%) with category savings of $2.6M.
• I built and launched a Vendor Qualification Process delivering 100% compliance for approved and preferred vendors in 68 technical procurement categories.
• I served on the Technical Procurement Team Task Force that developed criteria to measure performance (KPIs) for quarterly vendor improvement process, leading to selection of “Technical Procurement Supplier of the Year”.
• I served as the Technical Procurement Representative on a national task force implementing Integrated Facilities Management for all Nestlé sites in North America.

Houston, Texas Area

Supported all production facilities, distribution centers and sales offices for corporate purchasing in 68 Services & Indirect Material categories.

Houston, Texas Area

Managed the Dry Warehouse and Mix Processing Teams, including the Team responsible for direct purchasing of dairy, ingredients, and packaging. Managed the national supply of finished goods through forecasting Days on Hand (DOH) inventory and creating a plant production schedule to meet customer needs.