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Winchester, Virginia, United States

Winchester, Virginia, United States

Darling Ingredients acquired Valley Proteins in 2022.Provided strategic leadership and direction, effectively overseeing a cross-functional team of 42 direct and dotted-line reports throughout the process of establishing national agreements with suppliers and the purchase of $110M annually with a $35M inventory. Eliminated inventory surplus and reduced inventory overhead costs by $12M.Led the initial build-out and staffing of the geographically dispersed purchasing department in addition to facilitating capital project and asset purchasing to meet stakeholder objectives; additionally, developed processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to create internal efficiencies and capabilities. Identified potential suppliers and vendors for partnership opportunities, ultimately establishing national agreements and pricing structures and reducing material costs on average by 35%, while implementing core files for the divisionsSupported the transition to Oracle as part of a seamless enterprise legacy conversion by extracting and formatting data from the legacy SAP system.

Winchester, Virginia, United States

Provided strategic leadership and direction, effectively overseeing a cross-functional team of dotted-line reports throughout the process of establishing national agreements with suppliers and the purchase of inventory. Led the initial build-out and staffing of the department in addition to facilitating capital project and asset purchasing to meet stakeholder objectives; additionally, developed processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to create internal efficiencies and capabilities.Identified potential suppliers and vendors for partnership opportunities, ultimately establishing national agreements and pricing structures while implementing core files for the divisions to enable purchasing.

Spearheaded the implementation and rollout of SAP to corporate offices and 20 remote divisions with customizations and recommendations that improved inventory tracking and eliminated waste/costs.

Inwood, Wv, United States

Oversaw all technical aspects of the corporate headquarters (HQ), maintaining direct management and responsibility for research and development (R&D), information technology (IT), project and product management, testing, training, data implementation, and customer services departments.Managed a multimillion-dollar annual operating and capital budget, providing cross-functional leadership to achieve key performance indicators.Built a project management department by identifying workflow improvements and creating standardized templates, tools, and guidelines.

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Oversaw project managers of software development project teams for all commercial accounts with additional responsibility for IMS group management, including resource allocation and scheduling, budget estimation, proposal and contract review, and invoice approval. Coordinated all technical implementation requirements, such as overseeing and directing design, development, testing, integration, and training. Interfaced with clients to provide project status and issue tracking, project planning, cost accounting, and resource management. Incorporated a Configuration Management module into an internally developed CMS for a global construction company which re-engineered and automated current business rules and procedures into dynamic workflows.