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DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING / DIRECTOR, INDIRECT SOURCING & PURCHASING / GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENTEnterprise-wide Sourcing Initiatives – Strategic Sourcing – Business PartnerProcurement Leader with passion for driving companywide improvements in sourcing. Outstanding communicator with ability to partner with business leaders, develop strategy, and champion new concepts across business units. Demonstrated success in effective spend management, savings optimization, high volume automation, and team building.Strategic Sourcing Methodology: Continuously improve and re-evaluate purchasing activities; uncover areas to improve supply structure, identify new suppliers, re-negotiate contracts; evaluate impacts to company beyond immediate value.Supplier Standards & Performance Metrics: Develop and implement standards for supplier approvals and risk mitigation; define and measure supplier KPIs, scorecards, hard facts / soft facts.Recognition: Identified as “Highest Performing Manager” for National Starch and Chemical (Henkel) in 2008. At National Starch and Chemical (Henkel), first employee outside of R&D to win “Presidents Award” (2007).