Planned and managed assigned supply chains and associated requirements through production /project cycles securing optimal project, production and supply chain performance. Executed both operational and strategic procurement activities related to projects pursued by the business, engaging early with project teams (R&D, Plant, Quality, Marketing, and Packaging Engineering) identifying and qualifying available and competitive sources for materials, products and services. Supported and managed a network of 10 packaging suppliers providing one third of all plant required components.* Supplier Diversity Officer for Ethicon: reporting the companies diverse supplier spend to maintain government contracts and reporting out to category leadership current diverse spend status and partnering to develop strategies to maintain or increase said spend.* Created multiple build strategies and managed a 7 figure value inventory to support the seamless transition of product skus from one supplier to another to prevent supply disruption.* Managed several raw material changes to prevent supply disruption through the testing, validation and qualification of material achieving a 7 figure cost savings.* Managed, tracked and achieved a $1.7MM savings by transferring and validating several SKUs from one supplier plant to another with no disruption of supply to manufacturing using PMP methodology.* Managed, tracked and achieved $2M packaging savings target with continued savings YOY.* Optimized procurement competencies by leading supplier contract negotiations, active participation in RFQ events for carton, corrugate and thermoform events, aligning and approving contracts, and managing performance to critical revenue, cost, quality, delivery, and service objectives.

* Planned, coordinated, and controlled GPLS projects encompassing resource, client, and supplier management, non-conformance mitigation, and reporting. * Led GPLS team and four translations service firms providing product labeling in 19 languages to resolve supplier-caused non-conformances.* Led a team of contractors, interns, co-op students, and package labeling specialists; responsible for their development, supervision, training and giving performance feedback.

* Led logistics team of seven internal staff and third party logistics provider (3PL) to make timely pallet deliveries and prevent supply disruptions.* Delivered 17% increase in customer service levels, boosted productivity in Canadian facility by 13% and stabilized inventory levels.

* Supported non-inventory and capital procurement team. * Delivered $5M cost saving, cut reporting time in half and reduced required forms by 70%.