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Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Kingsport, Tennessee, Us

Champion of global category management CoE and main business enabler for all enterprise executives. Leading a global team and managing category strategies for $6B+ in direct/indirect spend, supporting a $10.5B business.• Business Transformation: Crafted a category management transformation program and action plan and collaborated with the senior leadership team to ensure alignment. Program encompasses targeted improvement opportunities in category leader talent and capability, strategy execution, organization structure, SRM/spend analytics, comprehensive supplier performance/risk management, supply chain resiliency process and tools, and instituting functional skill matrices by role to stimulate employee development and articulate skills required for advancement. • Category Management Path to Excellence: Lead, manage and develop category leaders to craft and execute BIC category strategies that encompass strategic pillars of optimizing TCO, increasing cash flow via payment term and cash to cash cycle improvements, reducing risk to the business, cultivating and enhancing supplier relationships and bringing innovative ideas to the category while supporting the corporate sustainability initiatives. • Supply Chain Resiliency: Implemented a thorough 5 step supply chain enhancement process across all strategic categories to build resilient supply positions.

Northbrook, Illinois, Us

Led global procurement and supply chain organizations and thought leader and business enabler for all enterprise Senior Leadership groups. Championed a staff of twenty across five locations and managed $500M in direct and indirect spend, supporting a $2B business. • Business Transformation Leveraging Technology: Executive sponsor of global supply chain transformation to deliver optimized cost structure and end to end flow of products and services. Collaborated with logistics stakeholders to ensure alignment with supply chain transformation strategy and objectives, with implementation on track for 2021 completion.• Sustainability Excellence: Collaborated with sustainability council to implement a BIC program that was recently ranked #45 on The Wall Street Journal’s ‘100 Most Sustainably Managed’ list. Implemented comprehensive energy management program into Stepan’s domestic, Latin America and European operations. Launched extensive demand response program for all domestic production facilities. Collaborated with operations leadership on annual energy and waste reduction commitments. Resale of methanol, sulfuric acids and sulfonic acids for all domestic sites to yield significant savings and sustainability benefit.• Culture Architect: Created and fostered a high-performance culture, focused on engagement, accountability, innovation, collaboration, and CI. Transitioned US team to a Category Management structure to improve clarity around roles/responsibilities, streamlined organization structure to improve agility, and provided more responsive service to the business. Developed and implemented functional skill matrices by role to stimulate employee development and articulate skills required for advancement. Led to clear accountability, improved transparency, itemized skills and experience for progression, and improved team morale and performance.• Productivity Breakthrough: Exceeded $23M target by $8M, or 35%, and focused team on 2021 cost out execution.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Led global procurement and Supply Chain organizations and acted as main business enabler for all enterprise Senior Leadership groups. Led a staff of 30 across five locations and managed a $40M budget/$1.5B in direct/indirect spend, supporting a $5B business.• Business Transformation: Executive sponsor of global Supply Chain transformation to deliver optimized cost structure and end to end flow of products and services. Collaborated with logistics stakeholders to ensure alignment with Supply Chain transformation strategy and objectives.- $35M net savings through 2021. Delivered $10M in year 1 savings via leveraging enterprise scale and process optimization.• Sustainability Excellence: Led enterprise sustainability council meetings, developed annual budget projections and advised on project progress for all Procurement and Supply Chain initiatives. Implemented comprehensive energy management program into Xylem’s domestic, LatAm and European operations. Launched extensive demand response program for all domestic production facilities.• Strategic Planning: Created and implemented an enterprise procurement strategy, providing direction by articulating vision and mission, implementation roadmap and streamlined organization structure to improve agility, provide more responsive service to the businesses, and manage an additional $150M in spend.• Culture Architect: Developed and implemented functional skill matrices by role to stimulate employee development and articulate skills required for advancement. • Acquisition, Integration and Synergy: Collaborated with CPO to develop and lead procurement business case for three recent acquisitions. The largest transaction was $1.7B. • Process Optimization: Introduced eSourcing suite to improve visibility and compliance, while drastically accelerating execution. • Productivity Breakthrough: Drove annual savings from average to industry BIC, with year-over-year productivity increase from 3.3% to 6.7% and over $60M (+103%).

Oconomowoc, Wi, Us

Built a category organization from the ground up. Led a staff of five, managing $500M in spend and supporting a $5B business.• Established Menasha enterprise category and sustainability teams to leverage spend and prioritize sourcing/sustainability opportunities.• Implemented comprehensive energy management program into Menasha’s NA operations. Launched extensive demand response program for all domestic production facilities.• Negotiated the following enterprise agreements with preferred suppliers: stretch film, office supplies, capital equipment, corporate services, MRO/power transmission, energy and transportation and warehousing.• Implemented enterprise contingent laborMSP to deliver timely access to quality talent, optimally managed with mitigation of cost and risk.• Rationalized enterprise indirect supply base and consolidated by 30-50%in the 2016CY.• Led cross-functional team to benchmark world class P2P process, tools, and technology.• Developed strategy to implement a central enterprise category risk management program.• Developed enterprise strategic supplier innovation program and metrics.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

• Owned Program Success from Inception to Completion, Including Internal Funding Allocation and Budget Management, Establishment of Timelines, Alignment of Key Stakeholders, Managing Internal Product Development Process, and Communicating Project Status to Stakeholders and Executive Sponsors.• Delivered 2014 DYNA® Fat Bob and SPORTSTER® – Surpassed Cost of Goods Sold Objective, Exceeded Margin Target, Launched on Time.• Mentored Yellow Belt Candidates to Deliver a Program Standard Expense Budget Process and Tool to Improve the Accuracy of the Program Cumulative Monthly Variance by 4% or $1.35M.• Focused Leadership Teams on Program Objectives and Tracked Progress to Ensure Milestones were Completed on Time, on Budget, and with the Desired Results. Led Teams Across Broad Technical, Financial, Business, and Manufacturing Disciplines.• Champion for Methodology Discipline and Process Improvement.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Led powertrain procurement and supply chain teams to develop supply base and deliver on initiatives exceeding quality, cost, timing, and technology targets.• Procurement expert and business advisor to global powertrain and vehicle assembly operations executives.• Developed comprehensive category strategies for domestic and international suppliers.• Led team to manage SAP MRP settings to ensure adequate material supply for production schedules while minimizing inventory obsolescence exposure.• Proactively collaborated with 3PL’s to ensure on time delivery and receipt of materials and identification of cost out opportunities.• Led team to transition to new model parts, while simultaneously managing running part changes to optimize cost and inventory investment.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Managed category strategies to develop supply base and deliver on initiatives exceeding quality, cost, timing, technology and sustainability targets.

Chicago, Il, Us

Managed the implementation of essential MRO procurement initiatives to increase quality of technology while minimizing cost and timing.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Managed targeted suppliers to drive manufacturing operational efficiency to “best in class” levels of performance utilizing lean methodologies. Enabled suppliers to identify and eliminate production constraints to support Ford Motor production requirements.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Managed all purchasing issues for the Super Duty vehicle line – Purchasing leader for cross-functional team members.

Dearborn, Michigan, Us

Established commodity strategy to manage and develop supply base delivering materials essential to quality, cost and timing.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Concentration In Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Integrated Supply Matrix Management