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San Diego, California, US

• Lead a five-person team focused on global sales support through four distribution points, S&OP leadership and flow down, configuration management, finished goods procurement and clinical operations support.
• Implemented monthly cross-functional S&OP process creating and tracking performance of manufacturing and supply plans.
• Led selection of 3PL partner and on-time launch of distribution center in Europe.
• Nominated & completed director level Achieving Your Leadership Potential and Boss to Coach development programs.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Selected to support new product development for actuation and lighting on business and first-class seating programs.  Improved process for obtaining engineering requirements in preparation for quotation. Special project support including key facility transition program.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Promoted to direct 21 global supply chain professionals focused on on-time, on-budget purchasing of 14,000 unique part numbers from 200+ suppliers totaling $130m annually, supporting both new program launches & existing business.  Increased productivity by 20% through restructuring and adoption of more efficient tools. Achieved annual cost reduction.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Led 2 purchasing professionals, supporting $45m growing spend of plastic injection molding & thermoforming parts for a multi-unit operation in the fast-paced Commercial Aircraft Seating Products Group.  Initiated nearly 2,500 new injection molds & thermoformed plastic production tools supporting 40% business growth utilizing existing headcount. Slashed.

Middleton, Wisconsin, US

Promoted to lead 6 purchasing professionals that supported a $53m capital equipment & supplies business spanning 3 global manufacturing facilities (U.S., Canada, Ireland). Increased inventory turns by 20% through implementation of Kanban process and metrics. Profit margin improvement through cost of goods sold reduction of 2% or $1.0m.

Middleton, Wisconsin, US

Managed 3 global, strategic sourcing professionals through a transition from tactical to strategically focused sourcing of $30m annual spend, developed commodity strategies & instilled cost improvement methodologies. Established FDA aligned processes for supplier controls to ensure compliance & minimize supplier risk. Implemented $2.3m cost reduction.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Transitioned to lead end-to-end supply chain for >$600m revenue value stream of high volume, disposable Class II medical devices along with a team of 6 strategic & tactical supply chain professionals.  Positively impacted EBIT by $8.0m through execution of projects on $250m annual spend.  Directed team, supplier & inventory distribution through field.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Promoted to implement category management process to develop short- and long-term strategies for risk management, supplier development and significant cost reductions.  Optimized $20m sourcing spend achieving $4.6m savings for this high-volume business. Represented Business Unit on Medtronic Supply Council driving corporate-wide collaboration on sourcing.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Achieved key business objectives through the management of 24 injection molding suppliers totaling $26 million annual expenditure for Cardiac Surgery’s 3 international manufacturing locations (Mexico, U.S.). Reduced purchased costs by $430k to sustain margins through entire product lifecycles. Represented Business Unit on Corporate plastics commodity.

Minneapolis, MN, US

Leveraged portfolio of plastics supplier’s worth ~$15 million to support cost reduction & business continuity objectives. Identified & implemented continuous improvement projects driving over $640k savings. Developed supplier stratification tool to outline appropriate relationship management strategy & risk mitigation plans.

Dublin, Ireland, IE

Managed relationships and negotiated pricing with a group of suppliers valued at ~$28 million consisting of iron and aluminum castings, forgings, machined parts, fasteners, springs, sheet metal components, seals, corrugated and OEM products.

US

Managed portfolio of suppliers with annual expenditure of $38 million, over 50% from offshore sources. Commodities included corrugated, copper, aluminum and fasteners. Served as ISO 9001 internal auditor.Dale Carnegie Training

Performed all scheduling and planning of raw material to support 3 production lines without interruption. Identified and implemented cost reduction projects and supply rationalization.

Master, Business Administration; Operations Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Applied Mathematics