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Developed & maintained productive work relationships across levels of North America operations. Supported colleagues in China & Europe on global tactical to strategical issues. * Responsible for raw materials amounting to $11 million annually. * Negotiated supplier contracts & mitigated supplier cost increases, resulting in an annual cost avoidance of.

Responsible for purchasing raw materials & machined parts amounting to $8 million.* During acuisition of CEC by Parker, facilitated the transistion of department processes to accomodate to IT systems & policies.* Achieved 27% inventory reduction.* Improved supplier on-time delivery from 68% to 86% * Instrumental in the success of the "Make vs Buy" team.

Established all processes & procedures for purchasing dept. in start-up North American location for this Copenhagen, Denmark based organization.* Actively sourced alternative materials in North America resulting in a $200,000. annual cost saving* Maintained proper inventory levels to support $24 million company,