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Kansas, United States

Kansas

Design and implement supply chain strategies that adapt to changing market conditions, support new business opportunities and achieve cost reduction strategies and manage KPI's to optimize product planning, inventory levels, transportation, total cost of ownership and continuous improvements.

Overland Park, Ks

Drive strategy development, strategic sourcing initiatives, and process improvement efforts for various brands in Vista Outdoor.

Overland Park, Ks

Manage the Material Planning (Purchasing) team responsible for the raw and finish goods purchase for outdoor products, and Capacity Planning team responsible for vendor capacity management and on-time delivery improvement for Asian vendors to enhance supply chain efficiency. • Drive the standardization and automation of global Material Planning systems and metrics to continuously improve material planning efficiency and accuracy while ensuring 100% compliance of SOX Purchasing requirements.• Partner with Product, Production Planning, and Sourcing Teams to reduce inventory levels and associated carrying costs, while mitigating supply chain risks, in order to achieve global inventory reduction goals whiling improving in-stock and turn rates.• Manage associate performance and assist associates in making improvements to their performance through coaching, mentoring and administering performance reviews. Successfully implemented training programs through partnership with Johnson County Community College based on associates developmental needs.

Overland Park, Ks

Oversee the procurement of goods and finished parts to meet global market demands. Manage day to day vendor performance and fulfillment which meets Company specific goals. Streamline buying process and improve communication efficiency among global subsidiaries. Evaluate associate competency & commitment levels and optimize the buying team's structure in order to improve team efficiency and drive desired business outcomes. Lead a team of 11 buyers.

Led sourcing activities for 3 main categories: Food Packaging (resin), Paper, and Safety & Chemical products. Utilized resources (e.g. trade, commodity advice, negotiation tools) to inform better buying decisions, by partnering across company-leveraged organizations. Communicated and gained support for division strategy, by identifying key suppliers and sourcing origins.

Bentonville, Ar

Provided analytic support throughout category sourcing process, utilizing variety of systems, tools and mathematical models to present complex decision support models to customers and business partners to create positive, measurable business impacts.

Bentonville, Ar

Analyzed and supported the development of ongoing cost saving strategies for goods not for resale (GNFR) and merchandise sourcing events. Managed global sourcing event analysis, including verifying baselines, analyzing bid data and modeling scenarios, presenting the analytical report, and handling post-event requests from stakeholders.

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Lead sourcing opportunities identified by understanding market needs and showcasing product opportunities and best in class suppliers. Support and monitor global bidding events.

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Identified and drove cost saving programs through direct import conversion and product innovation. Executed placements based on supplier capability, capacity, quality, delivery performance and price.

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Executive Mba

Bachelor’S Degree, Tourism Management