Buyer
Santa Barbara, California Area
Indirect Procurement Buyer, Print, Premiums and Point of Purchase DisplaysSupported 35 Johnson and Johnson Medical Device Companies in North America as Print Commodity Lead and Mentor Worldwide LLC in Santa Barbara as Primary Procurement Point of Contact (PPOC).• Managed $40MM annual spend effectively and achieved 6 – 10% year-over-year savings by leading supplier consolidation efforts and moving to print on demand vs holding / storing stock.• Created and implemented indirect procurement SOP, e-Procurement, professional services and consulting agreements / amendments, contracts on a global shared drive, driving compliance in all areas of spend.• Protected IP and best practices by generating comprehensive supplier cost analysis, reviewing supplier performance and teaming with IT and Security Departments to perform supplier Risk Assessments for on-line Confidential Agreements.• Served as implementation lead for automated on-line Procurement Systems Software to move transactions from paper to electronic-based transactions, improving topline spend, transparency and overall efficiencies. Trained all employees and troubleshooting as needed.• Ensured supplier diversity goals were met annually as Supplier Diversity Lead, working with J&J Corporate Diversity Team and Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI).• Created excellence in contracting as Procurement subject matter expert (SME), working closely with Corporate Council.NOTE: Verification of Employement 800-800-4857 Company Code 8945