Whether large or small, companies today face some stiff challenges in their strategic sourcing and procurement activities, and I thrive on tackling those challenges. Over the past 15+ years, I’ve used my extensive global procurement management experience to produce “take it to the bank” results in multiple areas, including revenue increases, large-volume supply chain management, and global supplier contract negotiation.I maintain a 100% commitment to maximizing the value of business relationships—both with the teams I lead and with cross-functional partners, senior management and external suppliers. I adopt a fair and balanced approach to ensure buy-in from colleagues and executive decision-makers, as well as with vendors, suppliers, and customers. This collaborative, relationship-based approach has played a significant role in many of the results achieved under my leadership, which include the following areas:* Drop money to the bottom line by using the supply chain as a profit center.* Manage complex offshore supplier relationships to maintain the supply flow in challenging conditions.* Reduce baseline costs while sourcing suppliers globally for complex products.Over the years I have been recognized by senior management for consistently leveraging volume and pricing, building performance metrics into the supply chain, preserving margins, driving savings and creating collateral revenue streams.