Ted M. Email & Phone Number

Wauconda, IL, US

Northbrook, Illinois, US

• Legacy - Implemented Category Management Framework, Supplier Management & Strategic Alliances put in place to cost effectively manage the Capital, Manufacturing Site, Capital & Equipment spaces at Stepan. Transformed.
• Engaging with Operational, Engineering and Business Leaders to transform Capital Project, Maintenance & Indirect execution to improve profitability and operational effectiveness of Stepan sites
• Recruited and lead Global team implementing a more strategic procurement approach to Stepan that has resulted in > $9 MM annual Value Delivery & positive variance to Capital Budgets
• Implementing innovative, more strategic procurement best practices to transform procurement perception with the business to being a valued partner and mitigator of business risk
• Led Negotiations for $220+ MM capital project, accountable for $300+ MM Capital and $250 MM Opex / Indirect spend across Stepan’s US manufacturing sites
• Implemented Supplier Management program across US sites with key suppliers to drive continuous improvement, improve performance and reduce costs

Racine, WI, US

• SC Johnson – Global Procurement Senior Manager, Racine, WI 2017 to 2019GLOBAL RAW MATERIAL CATEGORY LEADER
• Set Global Strategy for Raw Material / Chemical Categories sourcing across all SCJ products and manage global team & extended regional team to implement / execute strategy
• Implementing Supplier Relationship Management engaging R&D & Operations as part of program
• $ 5.5 MM Cost Savings from sourcing, alternate material implementation and negotiations
• Led Global supply risk effort impacting 58 materials & 1500+ SKUs: Zero operations disruptionsGLOBAL CAPEX, FACILITIES & MRO PROCUREMENT LEAD 2017-18
• Drove transformation of Capex, Facilities & Services sectors – Created Portfolio Strategy and established Governance structure engaging with Engineering, Finance & Operations

London, England, GB

• SENIOR MANAGER - PROCUREMENT, COMMODITY & SOURCING STRATEGY 2009-17Create commodity / sourcing strategies that lead to sustainable cost reduction in Capital Equipment, Indirect / MRO, Technology & Professional Services.
• Created commodity / procurement strategies to re-engineer how business leverages 3rd party resources and led projects that dramatically improved operations with significant annual value delivery:
• Capital Equipment - managed global supply base, project RFPs & negotiations - $9 M annual value
• MRO / Indirect – revamped strategy, built strategic relationships, LCCS introduced - $6 M
• Engineering / Professional Services– national RFPs created strategic partnerships - $4 M
• Information Technology – led RFP cycle and negotiations for SW & Services - $8 M

London, England, GB

• MARKET SECTOR / SOURCING STRATEGY ADVISOR- R&M Procurement / Supply Chain CENTER of EXCELLENCE, 2007 - 2009Provided leadership in creation of strategy and execution plans for sectors of Construction, Engineering.
• Completed procurement organization assessment / gap analysis: led to creation of new PSCM organization and executive support for a more strategic, category centric approach to procurement
• Led division wide standardization of procurement processes and creation of on-line content / tools repository that created the “uncontested way of working in BP procurement”
• Championed redesign of Capital Project & Maintenance Services sector, team savings > $75 M
• Conducted Procurement Org redesign of Petrochem business resulting in new business unit CPO being hired and greatly improved PSCM delivery across this growing global business

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• IBM Business Consulting Services – Integrated Supply Chain, Chicago, IL, 2006 - 2007NORTH AMERICAN SOURCING LEAD, SENIOR CONSULTANTIndirect Spend - Transformed Consumer Product client’s (Coty) Marketing Services & POS.
• Managed RFP strategy, development and execution that save 18 % in retail display / print categories and established supplier KPIs to sustain savings over time
• Led procurement organizational redesign / process improvement effort resulting in a 20% increase in productivity and transition to a more strategic vendor management approach

Abbott Park, Illinois, US

• SENIOR MANAGER – OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGY & PROCUREMENTLed operations, sourcing / procurement, finance & technology aspects of PPD Sales Training department: including budget management, operational procurement, vendor.
• Redesigned budget structure & processes to improve visibility / tracking and alignment with business. Managed financial aspects of department and implemented new PO processes / procurement best practices to ensure.
• Led all planning, budget management and sourcing aspects for national realignment of 3000+ PPD sales force and created “Pulse Learning” training approach. Senior sales management rated training as best ever, saved $1.3.
• Indirect Strategic Sourcing approach implemented for Marketing, Meeting & Events and IT systems / services categories that reduced costs by 15 % while establishing metrics for vendor deliverables
• Led Organization Redesign and Built out new sourcing / operations organization – effort initiated while consulting with Abbott. Hired directly to build team, transform operational functions, and lead programs to drive.

• Led Professional Services efforts to provide IT Strategy and benefit validation for CPG client companies. Created and implemented a comprehensive go-to-Market business plan for web based Supply Chain Integration.
• Led ROI validation project for Fortune 100 Food & Beverage Company that identified 2.8 million in logistics, materials inventory, procurement, and process redesign cost savings. Novopoint solution adoption across.
• Strategic Business Plan created led to increased adoption of Novopoint’s suite of applications by Fortune 200 Consumer Packaged Goods companies. Created Alliance Partner Channel Sales Program that led to pilots at.

Created and implemented an integrated vertical Product Management strategy for Intentia’s ERP offering. This program catapulted Intentia’s US presence from unknown to being a recommended selection by leading IT analysts, resulted in the first US wins against SAP and uplifted a badly sagging US sales force.

• Provided Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain and Technology vision for company. Functioned as an agent of change for JV / vendor management, technology deployment, manufacturing process optimization and quality systems..
• Strategic Business Planning: Member of a 5 person corporate strategic planning team, I provided the vision to transition the company towards utilization of IT, supply chain concepts and process technology that improved.

Seattle, WA, US

Product Development, Process Engineering and Project Management