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Seattle, Washington, United States

Design, develop and deliver comprehensive training programs and solutions in alignment with company goals, objectives, and strategy. Set strategies related to learning operations to ensure learning products / services are designed and delivered on time at the best quality and value. Partner and consult with senior business leaders and HR Partners to implement learning strategies that deliver talent outcomes.Experience in innovative approaches to training delivery (eLearning, course facilitation, gamification, mobile, etc.)Management of learning delivery/faculty, scheduling, sourcing, financial planning, and learning operations.Responsible for recruiting, evaluating and motivating L&D professionals. Evaluation and selection of training vendors and software solutions that align with organizational goals and budgetary constraints.

Greater Seattle Area

Coach, mentor, and hire sourcing team members and establish KPIs to build best in class procurement team. Work cross-functionally and in conjunction with business stakeholders to develop and execute sourcing strategies for key Indirect and Direct categories, which deliver against business objectives, including but not limited to cost and working capital commitments.

Greater Seattle Area

• Manage supplier relationships and performance.• Ensure the development of effective statements of work to be sourced to suppliers.• Collaborate and partner with various Supplier Management (SM) organizations.• Provide guidance and awareness of Boeing practices, policy and procedures.• Drive greater effectiveness and efficiency through Functional Excellence.• Manage all aspects of supplier and stakeholder relationships and performance throughout all contract phases.• Partner with Supplier Management to ensure collaboration and alignment of efforts.• Communicates supplier and organization performance plans, risks, issues and opportunities to stakeholders. • Lead supplier assessments and the development of recovery plans, corrective and preventative actions. Strong problem solving abilities and managing conflict skills.

• Conducts, manages and maintains synchronization of a supply chain for obtaining goods and services for the company, including engineering evaluation of mission computing suppliers for performance metrics and 1:1 on-site audits at supplier facilities. • Successfully managed the supply chain on $40,000,000.00+ projects, meeting stringent budget and schedule goals to ensure products are delivered on time and under budget. • Reviews and verifies accuracy of reports or on-line data in order to create or modify buy requirements.• Acts as an authorized agent of the company with responsibility for managing all supplier-related activities and authority to commit company resources through contracts and agreements. • Manages inventory levels, simulation, modeling forecasting data and supplier performance. Monitors customer inventory demand and material assets to optimize total supply chain planning, which resulted in over $3,000,000.00 in cost savings in 2012. • Incorporates planning decisions from customers and suppliers to reduce material and product variability and arrive at optimal solutions.• Administers contracts through all phases of the procurement cycle to ensure delivery of goods and services in accordance with contract terms and conditions (e.g., establishes metrics, monitors supplier performance and resolves problems). • Extensive experience with MRP systems, sourcing decisions, rfq composition, contract evaluation and negotiation, including extensive experience with contracts dealing with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.)