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● Responsible for procurement activities in the rubber commodity for North America, including $100M across 30 suppliers● Increased free cash flow by $1M through a contractual agreement with my highest spend supplier to move from Net 60 to Whirlpool’s standard Net 90 payment terms● Eliminated $250K in tariffs by using alternative supplier’s competitive quotes to meet-comp. my largest supplier in China● Saved $300K and reduced the supply base by 50% in the belt sub-commodity by leveraging global spend and awarding new business to a global supplier● Reduced inbound freight spend by $600K through having our inbound freight team take over the ownership of supplier controlled freight● Transformed the RFQ process by creating a supplier capability matrix in excel that easily identifies suppliers capable for new quoting opportunities● Currently volunteering for the COVID-19 risk mitigation task force

● Developed a purchasing database to track direct material spend, supplier lead time,and on-time delivery● Redeveloped and implemented a vendor scorecard across several of the company’s locationspermitting better supplier visibility● Increased on-time delivery by 10% through developing relationships with suppliers to expediteand find alternatives for parts with abnormal lead time● Saved $6,000 through negotiation and competitively sourcing parts vs. using the incumbent● Reduced excess inventory 25% by creating a process that encouraged engineeringto reuse components left-over from previous projects

● Developed standard operating procedures for plant personnel to drive improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and productivity while simultaneously reducing excess overtime● Trained Operational Excellence division in the standard operation procedure creation process● Production Supervisors can now run daily line audits to ensure proper unit assembly dueto the creation of standard operating procedures