Director, North America Strategic Sourcing
Current- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for $130 million of direct and indirect spend across eight plants through collaboration with suppliers and cross-functional teams in a fast paced, private equity backed, manufacturing environment - Delivered $1.6 million savings despite commodity price pressures - techniques included currency and material indexing, end-to-end management of reverse auctions, and make vs. buy decisions- Lead sourcing functions for global SAP implementation across all plant sites- Avoided $250k of 2021 steel increases through negotiating pre-buy from largest metals supplier- Build and develop sourcing team, advancing staff’s skills to execute sourcing strategies that align with corporate goals- Successfully navigating unprecedented steel market price increases through commodity projections, impact analyses, mitigation strategy implementation, and close collaboration with executive leadership team - Work closely with product management and sales teams to establish best sourcing strategy for new product lines