Jim Normand Email & Phone Number

Orange County, California Area

A proven Supply Chain/Sourcing Leader with a track record of margin improvements. Expertise in Sourcing/Purchasing, supplier management, KPIs, contract formation, negotiation, process development..Sourcing Manager for Direct/indirect Goods and ServicesFocused on direct materials, energy, facilities, IT, HR and MRO-I have been able to focus spend and reduce direct/indirect expenses by an average of 15%-Introduced vending machines for MRO items, thereby enabling usage controls, and simplifying inventory management-Negotiated favorable contract terms on a wide variety of commodities-Reduced an HR Software SAAS agreement by 15%, compared to market pricing-Negotiated a national bulk gas agreement that will reduce expenses by approximately 25%-Key participant in “supply base rationalization” which reduced suppliers by 38%-Assisted with the development of the supplier scorecard quarterly process-Developed with a third party supplier, strategic goals for direct access electricity and natural gas. Year over year savings approximate 15%.-Leading the buyers/ supply chain team on process improvements

Oversee the research team, purchasing/sourcing, which operate in multiple locations. Focus on customer fulfillment, timeliness and cost effective delivery•Key participant in “globalization” of the work force, which will reduce labor costs by 60%. •Working cross functionally, and developed simplified uniform processes for legacy businesses.•Developed team knowledge to understand and analyze outlier SLA performance metrics.

Irvine

Lead a commodity team that primarily focuses on the IS needs of the organization help develop promote and best in class practices.•Developed a uniform process to rationalize the supply base.•Leveraged spend for “digital signage” by executing a key supplier MSA, which reduced the yearly spend by $200k. •Developed uniform purchasing processes for all North America, as a result of deploying SAP and reviewing alternate PTP solutions to complement SAP. •Negotiated 10% reductions on consulting SOWs

Manage a sourcing/account team to maximize company spend as well as assuring revenue and customer expectations are met or exceeded.•Reduced the yearly spend for assembly materials and test services by 15% ($15 million) through solicitation and contract negotiations.•Developed, negotiated, and administered complex supplier agreements for capacity and materials, improving cycle time by 20%, and reducing corporate liability to 5% of the projected spend. •Developed process and skills for the Asia Pacific supply organization and achieved 96% on time delivery, an improvement of 11%. •Negotiated agreement with a strategic supplier to invest $2 million of their own capital, reducing company’s product cost by $1 million annually. •Developed process to evaluate NCMR aging, which improved supplier quality NCMR cycle time by 30% and supplier quality by 10%. •Ensured ERP planning forecasts were correlated with previous trends; provided suppliers weekly short term forecasts and long term forecasts bi-monthly to secure capacity

Mba, Business Administration, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Member Leadership Society, Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Commerce, Minor Marketing, 3.5

Graduated Cum Laude