Robert Stevens Email & Phone Number

Woodbridge, CT, US

West Haven, Conntecticut

Manage the Purchasing Department, purchasing card program, and campus Duplication Center. Drive cost savings through strategic sourcing of high spend and high volume materials and services. Conduct University-wide, high profile, complex, contract negotiations. Managed risk exposure through effective contract negotiation. Established a contract tracking.

Direct the activities of the Global Sourcing Department responsible for managing strategic activities regarding suppler selection, pricing, supplier performance metrics, and business relationships with over 200 suppliers covering annual spend in excess of $140M. Coordinated the tactical activities of plant purchasing functions for 4 offsite manufacturing.

Established a Corporate Purchasing department to leverage indirect procurement activities on a global basis for a major marketing company with $1.3 billion in sales. Managed outsourcing activities for IT Hardware and Software, Human Resources, Treasury Services, Payroll Services, Office Supplies, Telecom VOIP, Telecom Call Recording, and UPS Small Parcel.

Manage procurement staff supporting the indirect and direct purchasing activities Research and Development, Medical Administration, and Facilities Departments. Managed outsourcing projects with major responsibility for Pharmaceutical Research and Development including FTE Contract Labor, Temporary Help, Office Supplies, Chemical Synthesis, Capital.

Managed direct materials spend in excess of $80 million in a high volume, MRP, JIT, pull system manufacturing environment. Achieved savings of $3 million by conducting strategic sourcing initiatives including reverse auctions while working with AT Kearney procurement consultants. Achievement savings in excess of $5 million over three year period based on.