Executive Vice President, Sourcing
Diamond Bar, California, Us
Reporting to President/CEO and a member of the Executive Board, instrumental in the explosive growth over the last decade, having directly managed or been intimately involved with every aspect of the business. Built, developed &managed a Sourcing team of 8 professionals overseeing a $XXXM+ budget that exceeded customer service levels & beat cost savings targets while navigating 30%+ annual growthProcured $2B in critical packaging & ingredient raw materials, drove $XXXM in cost savings in PET, HDPE, shrink film, labels, corrugated & ingredientsBuilt a high performing global raw material supply chain that delivered the lowest total cost of ownership in the world for bottled waterPET & PE purchasing expert with an impressive track record of market-beating performance, delivering $XXM in savingsExecuted packaging innovation and optimization across resin, film and corrugated substrates saving over $XXM over the last 5 yearsExpert negotiator able to extract the short-term concessions needed but excels at building long-term supplier partnerships vital for sustained successFostered a purchasing culture where total cost of ownership and data drove critical decisions and attention to detail, personal accountability and the ability to probe & question drove successLed product development and execution across a variety of beverage categories including hot fill, cold fill, juice drinks and teasDirected a large, diverse & cost effective copacker network handling a variety of beverage products and pack configurations Built and enhanced raw material replenishment process, driving optimal inventory levelsDissected vertical integration opportunities across key raw material categories (resins, closures, preforms, shrink film, labels, corrugated, stretch film), delivered recommendations & execution plans to the BoardFocused Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) on flawless customer startups and increased speed to market, increasing profit $XM over the last 2 years