Oversee purchasing related activities of Central Division of large international corporationSupervise staff of decentralized purchasing professionals located throughout divisionDirect and provide leadership within the division establishing a coherent procurement strategy that is consistent with the company’s culture, strategic business objectives and continuous improvement and cost reduction effortsDaily interaction with senior management, internal stakeholders & external suppliersResponsible for all phases of supplier interaction, contract negotiation & vendor managementDetailed involvement with annual CapEx expenditures Provides sourcing leadership for external expenditures of the divisionResponsible for financial performance by developing sourcing strategies that will deliver savings and higher value Responsible for developing and implementing standardized purchasing systems to leverage group volumesParticipate and provide leadership in cross divisional collaboration activities as it pertains to sourcing and procurementInterfaces with all levels of supplier management to enable best in class supplier-buyer relationships that maximize the value delivered to the divisionResponsible for leading a team of buyers (directly and/or indirectly) to deliver aggressive savings targets established across the division

Direct activities of newly created Strategic Sourcing department for the Southeast Division, including support of outside consultants, initial staffing, coordinating training and other start up activitiesSupervise staff of decentralized purchasing professionals located throughout divisionDirect and provide leadership within the division establishing a coherent procurement strategy that is consistent with the company’s culture, strategic business objectives and continuous improvement and cost reduction effortsDaily interaction with senior management, internal stakeholders & external suppliersResponsible for all phases of supplier interaction, contract negotiation & vendor managementDetailed involvement with annual CapEx expenditures Provides sourcing leadership for external expenditures of the divisionResponsible for financial performance by developing sourcing strategies that will deliver savings and higher value Responsible for developing and implementing standardized purchasing systems to leverage group volumesParticipate and provide leadership in cross divisional collaboration activities as it pertains to sourcing and procurementInterfaces with all levels of supplier management to enable best in class supplier-buyer relationships that maximize the value delivered to the divisionResponsible for leading a team of buyers (directly and/or indirectly) to deliver aggressive savings targets established across the division

Direct the fuel & energy sourcing activities of the leading vertically integrated supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready mix concrete & paving services in the USDeveloped & Implemented sourcing strategies for over $400 million of hydrocarbon related purchase activityImplemented bulk fuel, retail fuel & fuel hedging programs, saving over $13.5 millionResponsible for group of utility specialists in the Southest / Southwest, providing direction in support of daily activitiesDeveloped program for alternative fuels for various asphalt plant locationsManaged remote staff of 4

Directed & streamline the Logistics activities of the largest environmental services company in the USOversaw annual budget of $90 millionOversaw activities of various modes of transportation, including transport, straight truck and railcarDeveloped alternate, more economical routes for transport tankersWorked with dispatchers in multiple locationsResponsible for inventory requirements for 2 refineries and 10 internal/external facilitiesResponsible for movement of over 240 million gallons of product thru 200 branch locationsSupervised staff of 5 managers