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Waukesha, Wi, Us

Chicago, Us

Primary champion and process leader for strategic sourcing relating to the Packaging CoE, and broadening to maximize packaging spend under management. Manage the development and execution of packaging projects through GEHC sourcing processes. Manage the process to competitively select and manage packaging suppliers. Establish and maintain contractual & business relationships with suppliers. Lead processes to validate and report the financial impact of projects and contract negotiations.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Oversaw $17 million annual spend, 9 buyers at two facilities, and commodities used in the manufacture of flow instrumentation product lines, and ensured cross-functional teams properly monitored and controlled supplier performance, delivery and quality.Improved Customer OTD, reducing past due customer orders by over $850,000 and improving supplier response time from over 80 days to an average 30 days. Implemented weekly team meetings, driving accountability to the buyer level as appropriate. Enhanced cross-department product development through communication, cross functional meetings and training. Drove sourcing strategies, producing tangible value through quality, delivery and reduced costs.

Waukesha, Wi, Us

Accountable for $78M global strategic management of assigned commodities covering 18 categories. Owned supplier processes and performance. Executed sourcing strategies, producing savings, gross margin improvement, supply base alignment, enhanced product quality, and reduction of sourcing risk.Saved over $380,000 for wheels used in three platforms and reduced the number of suppliers, sourcing directly with overseas manufacturing. Negotiated $50,000 savings with a strategic supplier, reducing pricing by 2.5%.

Lake Zurich, Il, Us

Handled $3,890,000 annual operations budget, aligned departments to mitigate operational risk, assigned managers and supervisors accountability ensuring efficiencies in business flow, and communicated and implemented strategic goals through senior-level team leadership.Improved Customer order fulfillment, drove labor efficiencies and kept warehouse labor expenses below 6.5% gross sales, improved value-add processes in warehouse, shipping and production, negotiated staffing agreements, reduced order errors through contract review, coached department supervisors and staff in Assembly, Warehousing and Inventory Control, Shipping and Receiving, Quality, Product Development and Engineering.

Lake Zurich, Il, Us

Developed products, improved service capabilities and increased core lines. Directed engineering and coordinated sales activities to ensure customer requirements were met. Supported sales management and customers. Improved Product Development growth, expanded drop ship order fulfillment and increased sales average $800,000 YOY, implemented the Quality Management System standards and attained ISO9000, negotiated Supplier agreements and performed Supplier quality audits, trained staff to ISO processes and performed internal audits.

Controlled $1.2 M inventory, maintaining supplier contracts, and leading warehousing personnel in accurate inventory control and proper logistics processes. Worked with sales, operations, and purchasing to ensure excellent customer service.Created warehouse product location system, negotiated transportation agreements with outbound LTL carriers, and maintained 98% on-time delivery to customers throughout the US.

Senior leader to sales, customer service, engineering, operations, accounting, purchasing and inventory control. Responsible for P/L, sales growth, inventory, operating budget, supplier negotiations, sales pricing, inventory forecasting and product flow. Managed eleven sales representatives and ten employees.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Responsibilities included contract negotiations, new product development, supplier development & inventory control. Administered Engineer, Furnish & Install agreements valued at to $80M annually. Led and administered projects requiring Legal, Marketing, Accounting and Technical coordination valued at more than $2.5 million annually.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Mba, Operations, Marketing

Ba, Political Science