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Ballwin, Mo, Us

Ballwin, Mo, Us

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

Bolingbrook, Il, Us

Ulta Beauty is the largest U.S. beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well-established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. As of May 4, 2019, Ulta Beauty operates 1,196 retail stores across 50 states and also distributes its products through its website.Lead team responsible for $400+M Facilities, Store Operations & Supplies, Finance, Travel, Legal and IT spend. Initiated pivot to category strategy by focus on analytics & improved stakeholder/supplier relationships.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Managed team strategic category efforts for contingent labor, BPO, consulting and professional services.• Transitioned focus to business/category strategy development & execution from RFP/contracting.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Managed team efforts to kickoff category strategy and multifunctional councils for Pharmacy Supplies, Print, Marketing, Mail, CRES, Clinical, Consulting and Professional Services categories.• Delivered annual savings of approximately $100M per year in this 2-year period with a strong focus on developing effective logistic, transportation and supplier strategies.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Developed Procurement Center of Excellence (COE) thru Business Plan/Strategy efforts with Pharmacy Technology, Operations, Sales, Marketing, Product Management, Supply Chain, Logistics and Subsidiary units.• Contributed to $134M in P&L savings and $48M in avoidance from Medco acquisition.

• Conducted a strategic sourcing review in the food packaging industry to identify strategic supply opportunities, reduce material costs and improve supplier partnerships & contracts.• Led multifunctional team in Nutraceutical industry to deliver record revenues. Reorganized Supply Chain team to improve operational efficiencies, costs and customer satisfaction levels.

Bridgewater, Nj, Us

Global Procurement Team member that led business turnaround driven by new strategic Supply Chain/Business model, company re-branding efforts, new global culture, and improved work processes. • Led strategic category team efforts for API, excipient, packaging, third party manufacturing, and service suppliers. Reduced COGS and supported SBUs within acceptable risk levels.

Heerlen, Limburg, Nl

Executive Team member that led business turnaround through new Supply Chain/Purchasing work processes, improving operational efficiencies via Lean 6Sigma implementation, milestone-based project management process, resetting business culture, and fulfilling all regulatory requirements & obligations. • Created Global Purchasing COE focusing on reduced inventory, procurement and operational costs through improved team skills and competencies.

Responsible for all global supplier negotiations and contract management efforts. • Reduced global Supply Chain costs by $60M in materials, inventory, logistics and BPO services

• Sponsored, trained, and led multifunctional Sourcing Teams that balanced security of supply and best all-in-cost supply positions, with business units' financial goals and risk profiles. • Customer Focus Award for leading Logistics Analysis Process with suppliers and customers to reduce inventory and overall supply management costs.

St. Louis, Missouri, Us

• Increased revenues over 25 percent and improved customer satisfaction levels in various businesses during times of recession, plant closings, and portfolio restructuring efforts.• Managed the production planning, customer service, inventory control, transportation, distribution, manufacturing, maintenance and process improvement for over $1.2B of manufactured chemicals focusing on safety, product quality and cost improvements ($20M).