Trailblazer Sourcing LLC. President, MBAEnglish / Spanish / MandarinHighly Skilled Strategic Sourcing ExecutiveGlobal Professional, Strategic Sourcing Company owner, providing Global Strategic Sourcing and Project Management to OEM&ODM’s. Leading Strategic Sourcing initiatives, and Tollgate Sourcing Methodology from concept through to close. Project scopes ranging from New Product Introduction, to Merging of Supply Bases. Extensive experience negotiating in foreign and domestic environments. Aggressive LCC (Low Cost Country Sourcing) and low cost NAFTA region sourcing. Supply base development, and vendor relationship management, strong emphasis on overseas experience both working and living in Asia. • MBA• Mandarin Chinese• Spanish• 15 Years Global Supply Chain• Supplier Partnering Agreements• CAPEX, RFQ, RFI, RFX• KPI’s, employee evaluations• Soft and Hard Tooling Negotiation• Project Management• JDE, (JD Edwards)• Medical / Aviation – Traceability• New Product Launches• KPI’s, Performance Reviews• Project Leadership• Process Control Audits• Overseas Vendor Management• Aviation, Medical, Energy, Consumer Electronics, Industrial Machinery • Contract Negotiation • Supplier QBRs• 10 + years living overseas (Asia, Latin America, Europe)• Procurement Administration : Blankets, T & C’s, Rebates, VMI, MRP, ERP• Hard Tooling & NRE Negotiation• Travel up to 40% (after Covid) * cPDM
Listed skills include Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Mrp, and 16 others.