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Responsible for managing purchasing spend, direct employees and suppliers while overseeing purchasing organization consisting of purchasing, logistics, and supplier development & quality, and the corporate materials organization. Department responsible for delivering globally cost competitive production and MRO commodities while maintaining a diversified supply base with superior quality and delivery ratings with minimal risk. Establishing the vision, policies and procedures for the materials function across the organization and to ensure compliance to all standards and requirements while also supporting continuous improvement.

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Responsible for managing team of buyers located in 4 different plants. Create and lead the global procurement strategy for corporate. Create supplier evaluation and selection process. Identify sources of supplies and develop higher level relationships with suppliers. Negotiate agreements and ensure compliance to existing contracts as appropriate. Create and execute supply chain SOPs; identify improvement and enhancements in policies, processes and procedures.

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Establish global supply chain strategy for short and long term. Select, develop and manage the global supply base from a production process excellence perspective. Lead supplier development and address supply issues impacting cost, quality and delivery.

Coralville, Ia, Us

Responsibilities include managing team of buyers charged with the procurement of commodities used in the radiation/oncology field. Leading team by setting clear expectations and goals while coaching them on a daily basis. Evaluate current supplier performance and work with them on continuous improvement. When necessary, source new suppliers using proven qualifying and vetting methods.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Us

Manages capital assets throughout organization; domestic and international. Supervises team that purchases and controls tooling and vehicles. Creates and implements processes for Delivery Assurance. ISO champion for division.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Es

Responsible for the accuracy of $355M of inventory located in North America. Work with different functional groups to maintain integrity of inventory numbers through the use of control processes. Developed and implemented policies and processes for cycle counts, physical inventory, opening and closing of wind farm inventories, etc. Created monthly inventory metrics as a tool for improving fiscal control.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Us

Supervised a 4 member team of purchasing agents and 1 expeditor. Managed vendor relations, ordering processes, returns, inventory control and quality issues for company. Developed global supplier quality guidelines, and implemented a supplier evaluation program.

Coordinated administrative staff. Established leadership in inventory reduction techniques that streamline operations and add to profits. Earned respect with a proven ability to obtain high performance levels from employees while maintaining a pleasant working atmosphere.

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