Senior Purchasing Manager - Indirect
CurrentCategory Manager - Corporate & Facility Services (North America) and Global Category Manager - Travel. Four direct reports including Category Leads and one Category Specialist.* Selected by European leadership to deliver Category Management to regional Global Business Services team in Krakow, Poland. * Selected by senior leadership for special assignment to develop first ever tactical procurement training program for regional Global Business Center. Successfully delivered onsite training in Costa Rica to Direct Operational buying team, leading to first regional focus on tailspend savings. * Selected by senior leadership as Company Ambassador for the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) to represent Huntsman and internally to promote the latest Supply Chain trends throughout the corporation and teach Strategic Category Management and Tactical Procurement globally. * $11M 2021 Savings through engagement/validation/approvals of contracted provider across equipment & services for major construction project. * $4+M 2022 Savings through engagement/validation/approvals of contracted provider across equipment & services for major construction project.* Global Category Managment Transformation - Lead role on senior Global Purchasing leadership team designing strategy, categories, training and rollout of 1st Global Category Managment program.* Received Exceptional Recognition for preparation, delivery and leadership during U.S. rollout of Strategic Sourcing Methodology training of North American Direct/Indirect/Logistics team.* Developed, implemented, and leads first Sourcing Strategy Review Board for Americas region as pilot program in 2023, total savings over $13M.* Leading cross functional global team rolling out corporate card program, including close coordination with Corporate Treasurer.* Agile facilitator- Chosen to join select group of global peers for train the trainer course in Brussels, Belgium.