• Procurement of animal health products, including forecasting, supply and demand management and negotiation of pricing, resulting in cost and lead-time reductions.• Daily reporting and data analysis to assess supplier fill rates, customer buying patterns and product sales, resulting in optimization of supply base, product mix and inventory levels. • Close collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Accounting and Customer Service departments.

Increased purchasing department effectiveness and profitability through continuous process improvement.• Developed metrics and analytics to improve supplier and purchasing department performance.• Created a comprehensive purchasing procedures manual, resulting in enhanced, consistent processes and quality training. • Improved profitability through development and management of a program to track and sell short-dated product at a discount in lieu of disposing of expired product at a financial loss.• Developed supplier surveys and corporate supplier contracts.

Project Manager and Communications Specialist, leading international, cross-functional teams on procurement policy/process improvement and compliance projects, as well as delivering innovative communication strategies and solutions to Procurement Directors and their teams. • Composed executive presentations, internal/external communications, newsletters and website content for the organization.• Created and delivered balanced scorecards, dashboards and reporting.• Led cross-functional teams on procurement projects including a global Meetings and Events Transformation Project, achieving over $14M annual savings and annual productivity improvements of 20,000 hours/year. • Developed and delivered quarterly program, project and business reviews to senior executives.• Trained and counseled procurement teams on strategic communication development and procurement processes, procedures, and policies.

Global Program Manager for a $1.2B/year program, driving annual cost savings of $70M+.• Managed implementation, operation and performance of a global managed services provider with over $500M in annual HP spend, in addition to numerous key strategic suppliers, including development and delivery of global performance reviews to internal/external senior leaders.• Developed and implemented program goals and global strategies pertaining to supply base optimization, global program and supplier compliance, strategic supplier development, savings execution, staffing levels and operational excellence/customer satisfaction ratings.• Led large, global end-to-end sourcing projects resulting in complex global contracts.• Led a highly complex global program transformation project, executing a world class internally-managed Labor Desk in each region, while phasing out the current outsourced solution and managing a phased software solution conversion across the globe. This included testing of new software applications, processes and forms.• Developed and led face-to-face training of 50 new procurement resources in Poland, India, China and the U.S., enabling the delivery of quality services in a complex and diverse environment. • Composed and delivered comprehensive global operational training guides, policy and procedure manuals, and change-management presentations for managers, suppliers and procurement program resources.• Spearheaded a global standardization compliance project, leading a cross-functional international team in defining and implementing optimized, consistent operational processes across the globe (62 countries), while accounting for diverse country-level legal requirements. • Developed risk mitigation, business continuity and crisis management strategies for the global program.

Regional Program Manager for $200M program in the Americas region, managing strategic relationships with large key suppliers, while exceeding annual savings targets and operational goals.• Managed implementation, operation and performance of key strategic suppliers, including development and delivery of performance reviews to internal/external senior leaders.• Drove the integration of two large programs (HP/Compaq merger) into a single best-in-class solution through supply base optimization, identification and mitigation of risk, influencing key stakeholders, and leveraging individual program strengths.• Led large end-to-end sourcing initiatives, achieving significant cost savings and improved quality of services.• Drafted and negotiated complex service contracts, managing supplier performance and development while providing continuous process improvement and conflict resolution.

Enabled the acquisition of high-quality, sustainable services by providing procurement expertise to HR, Manufacturing, R&D, Marketing, Risk Management, Consumer Relations and Security organizations.• Drafted and negotiated service contracts, generating significant savings and results while managing 100+ active agreements.• Led end-to-end sourcing processes to optimize the supply base and reduce cost.• Trained and mentored buyers, procurement coordinators and stakeholders on all aspects of procuring services, managing supplier performance, and compliance to corporate procurement policies.

Coordinated the planning, build and transfer of new ink cartridge production lines/tools through close collaboration with R&D engineering teams. • Provided financial tracking for $20 - $30 million production lines • Developed and communicated build plans, procured all required tooling and debug/qualification materials and produced detailed financial summaries of project expenditures.• Established comprehensive documentation packages essential for production line manufacturing and replication.