Manage allocation of global nutrition finished goods to meet market inventory and service level targets. Employ cross-functional team support to reduce impact of supply gaps, by prioritizing and expediting within the supply chain.

Strategic sourcing of electrical and infotainment & controls commodity. Develop a cost efficient, world class, global supply base. Lead post start of production cost reduction plans and manage cross functional cost reduction teams. Track VA/VE projects.

Manage external blog research and submissions. Identify potential stationery stores in Chicago area. Represented company at 2011 National Stationery Show.

Led growth and business development. Assisted in establishing Whole Foods account. Managed internal marketing initiatives; including social media. Assisted in artesanal pasta production and ensured batches meet quality control standards.

Liaison between purchasing and platform engineering for dozers. Communicate and coordinate the worldwide purchasing strategies throughout the platform while supporting and participating in the new product development process and platform activities. Identify and involve suppliers early in the platform process and participates in developing their support and expanding their roles in the areas of co-design strategies, R&D, systems and module components, part standardization, target costing, quality, cost reduction, logistics, and value creation.

Strategic sourcing of plastic parts, o-rings, and seals. Negotiated long term agreements with suppliers. Facilitated communication between suppliers, engineering, SQA, the plant, and purchasing. Reduced supply base by 30%. Managed 40 suppliers and a buying deck of approximately $35M.

Led cross functional teams with engineering and suppliers to resolve commercial/technical issues. Mentored current and potential new suppliers on diversity opportunities. Managed 33 suppliers and a buying deck of approximately $64M. Engaged in development of low cost country heat shield and fastener suppliers; resulting in three new suppliers for 2008 and savings of $1M on investment.

Produced weekly and monthly reports concerning carriers’ performance. Developed recommendations and coached carriers to optimize operations. Analyzed and processed transportation claims. Ensured plants were fully compensated for damaged material, lost production time, and part shortages. Managed 13 family carriers and led monthly scorecard meetings.

Tracked parts inventory on the assembly line. Detail-oriented approach resulted in zero line shutdowns due to lack of parts inventory. Managed 8-15 Hi-Lo drivers depending on demand. Ensured drivers assisted all departments in assembly plant, keeping the line running smoothly. Trained two new supervisors. Proactively managed the shipping and receiving docks to guarantee parts were unloaded properly and empty dunnage was shipped back to supplier.

Actively participated in Global Sourcing Initiative with potential to save over $14M. Achieved over $0.4M in cost savings through Material Cost Management with an additional potential savings identified of $1.2M+Managed chassis buying deck of over $30M and over 200 parts