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Union, Ky, Us

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, De

Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, De

o Responsible for developing, implementing, and leading the overall North American procurement strategy for direct, indirect sourcing and supplier quality. Managing a spend of over $1B, with a team of 75 Procurement personnel across the region.o Development and execution of Commodity Management Strategies for Direct Materials Professional Services, Logistics, MRO, Service Parts, and Facilities.o Accountable for the delivery of key Sourcing metrics including: Annual Piece Price Cost Reductions, Cost Avoidance, Usage Reduction, Consolidation of Supply Base, as well as VA/VE cost reduction achievement.o C-level accountable for Corporate Annual Plan execution, reporting to the president.o Develop strategies and driving negotiations to achieve commercial agreements that resulted in a material cost savings while maintaining long-term relationships.o Responsible for Global Sourcing Budgeting, financials, quarter closures and operating interface with P&L finance teams o People management activities including recruiting, performance management, and organizational structure transformation.o Introduced Supplier Consolidation Initiative, reducing total count by 17%.o Cost reduction results achieved in excess of $10M annually on a YOY basis.o Execution of Sourcing Tools such as E-Bidding methods with our global supply chain base, to reduce our company’s material costs and create additional competition

Elizabethtown, Ky, Us

o Hired to bring the company up to “OEM Automotive Procurement Standards” – implementing Annual Strategic Planning … moving away from “Reactive Procurement”.o Responsible for developing, implementing, and leading the overall North American procurement strategy for direct, indirect sourcing and supplier quality. Managing a spend of over $900M, with a team of 45 Procurement personnel across a multisite layout.o Rolled-out Supplier Consolidation Initiative, reducing total count by 13%.o Achieved more than $10M material cost reduction on a YOY basis.o Created and implemented a change of 3rd Party Service Provider - resulting in an additional $12M cost reduction.o Led the development and execution of Commodity Management Strategies for Direct Materials Professional Services, Logistics, MRO, Service Parts, and Facilities.o Accountable for the delivery of key Sourcing metrics including: Annual Piece Price Cost Reductions, Cost Avoidance, Usage Reduction, Consolidation of supplier base as well as VA/VE cost reduction achievement. Reporting directly to the president of NA.o Strong utilization of TPS (Toyota Production Systems), methodologies for Lean Activities at suppliers manufacturing sites.

Greenville, South Carolina, Us

o Brought on as head of procurement for North American region to level-up the organization’s procurement functions. (Procedures and Sourcing tools).o Developed and deployed Supplier Strategies in the areas of Direct Materials, MRO, 3rd Party Sourcing and Labor, resulting in cost reductions in excess of 10%.o Led a team of 15 procurement professionals locally and acted as North American Liaison to European headquarters.o Directed Annual Spend of approximately $500M

Fountain Valley, Ca, Us

o Recruited from Mercedes-Benz – to establish and run Hyundai’s Procurement function at their new $1.3B Manufacturing Plant in the south. “Badge #1”.o Developed global sourcing strategy for all parts, components, and materials for the 300,000 vehicle annual build requirements, and for the new V6 Engine Plant. o Recruited, hired, and developed entire Procurement Team (50+ personnel).o Directed an Annual Spend of $4.5 Billion USD.o Led the planning, and development of 16 newly located Green Field Suppliers; locating each supplier in accordance with labor markets and wage competition.o Launched the plant and production with material costs under financial targets, while achieving a robust 8% Minority Content from day one.o Led Supplier Quality and Development functions.o International “matrix structure” reporting to US CEO and aligning with Korea based VP of Procurement in Seoul.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

 Project Manager - Procuremento Local Purchasing Lead responsible for supply base establishment for next generation vehicles-Class SUV and the R-Class Cross. Liaison, and direct point for Stuttgart interface to newly established centralized purchasing.o Selected as the new “Project Lead” for the construction of Mercedes-Benz’s 2nd Manufacturing Plant. Project CAPEX over One Billion (USD). Procurement responsible for Architectural and Engineering firms, Construction Management firms and all Assembly /Body / Paint Shop Equipment Manufacturers.o Chosen by C-Level Team to be Project Manager for M-Class CKD manufacturing to be located in Graz, Austria. Successfully launched production of M-Class in Austria with a combination of legacy supplier and newly sourced supply partners within Europe. Assistant Manager of Procurement o Responsible for annual buy in excess of $750 million. Commodity responsible for Chassis, Brakes, Entertainment Systems, Electrical, Steel, Paint, and all other Raw Materials.o Supervised staff of six, including a buyer in Germany. Lead department with by bringing commodity spend in under budget, (-8% YOY material cost).o After Daimler acquired Chrysler, I was additionally assigned as the Leader for “Globalization and Parts Sharing Studies” for Chassis, Electrical and Raw Materials. Buyer o Recruited by former Procurement Manager from Toyota, as First Buyer hired for MBUSI.o Developed MB’s Terms and Conditions along with Procurement policies & Procedures. o Responsible for procurement of all Chassis, Electrical, Stampings, Fuel, Audio Systems, and all Ra Materials.o Annual Buy of $750M. Consistently exceeded aggressive material cost target levels.

Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Jp

o Responsible the procurement of production raw materials with annual expenditure exceeding $100M.o Buyer responsible for all for Steel, Plastics, Paint, Lubricants, Adhesives, and MRO commodities.o Developed Annual Commodity Procurement Strategy to achieve cost reductions targets of more than 5% annually.o Extensive knowledge and application of the Toyota Production System.o Developed / implemented “CPS” Centralized Purchasing System” for Tier One steel buys generating over $15M in savings annually.