Responsible for long term growth strategy as well as day-to-day operations for medium size asphalt and concrete paving construction firm.

Performed Supply Chain and general business consulting services for several St. Louis based companies providing executive level expertise on how to implement major business changes to their organizations.

Responsible for developing and executing strategic procurement planning and performance management for AB-InBev Procurement with annual expenditures in excess of $7 billion. Includes strategic negotiations of large contracts, management of $2.9B of commodity hedging program, 3-year strategic planning, annual goal setting, annual savings projections, and monthly analysis.

Managed Working Capital Improvement Project.• Improved working capital over $1 billion through aggressive cash management• Extended average Days Payable Outstanding from under 18 days to over 50 days.• Successfully renegotiated terms on over 95 percent of A-BI’s 26,000 vendors.

Managed staff of 27 purchasing professionals procuring Direct Materials, Services, MRO and Chemicals for Anheuser-Busch entities including breweries, packaging, theme parks, agricultural, and transportation companies with annual expenditures exceeding $900 million. • Improved efficiencies and achieved savings of $25 million annually by successfully re-engineering and centralizing several procurement groups. (Brewery, ABPG, BARI, BEC, TRG)• Successfully transformed procurement from a… Show more Managed staff of 27 purchasing professionals procuring Direct Materials, Services, MRO and Chemicals for Anheuser-Busch entities including breweries, packaging, theme parks, agricultural, and transportation companies with annual expenditures exceeding $900 million. • Improved efficiencies and achieved savings of $25 million annually by successfully re-engineering and centralizing several procurement groups. (Brewery, ABPG, BARI, BEC, TRG)• Successfully transformed procurement from a Customer Centric model to a Category Management Model developing higher levels of technical expertise while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.• Increased strategic negotiation efforts and focus resulting in expected savings of $25 million in 2008, $18 million in 2007, and $10 million in 2006. Implemented improved techniques such as e-auctions and 8 step procurement planning process. Show less

Managed $300 million in annual expenditures in raw materials, services, and MR0 supplies for A-B Packaging Group. Developed strategic focus, streamlined operations, and improved effectiveness of function.• Improved Customer Satisfaction by more than 60% over prior years.• Developed and successfully implemented long-term purchasing vision.• Implemented strategic partnerships with critical suppliers leading to reduced pricing, improved quality, and increased operating… Show more Managed $300 million in annual expenditures in raw materials, services, and MR0 supplies for A-B Packaging Group. Developed strategic focus, streamlined operations, and improved effectiveness of function.• Improved Customer Satisfaction by more than 60% over prior years.• Developed and successfully implemented long-term purchasing vision.• Implemented strategic partnerships with critical suppliers leading to reduced pricing, improved quality, and increased operating efficiencies.• Centralized procurement functions achieving significant cost savings.• Reduced transactional process from 90% to 33% utilizing automation and re-engineering processes while refocusing efforts on value added activities such as leveraged buying.• Realized annual profit improvement in excess of $5 million in 2001.• Significantly improved employee satisfaction by 50% as determined through company climate surveys. Show less

Managed accounting, budgeting and monthly analysis for four separate business units with combined annual sales of $1.7 billion. • Successfully converted budget and projections process to SAP program utilizing FI, CO, and PA modules. Conversion resulted in a streamlined process which reduced time requirements and increased flexibility.• Successfully conformed all business unit processes into a uniform format whichimproved accuracy, control, and timeliness.