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Providing advisory and project based consulting services specializing in strategic procurement.

Senior leader for the sourcing of $2-$3 billion in raw materials supporting Whirlpool’s worldwide operations. Responsibilities included commodity hedging activities for the company’s base metals requirements. Also provided leadership developing North America’s financially distressed supplier identification and risk mitigation capabilities in response to.

Leadership of direct material and indirect goods and services purchasing activities globally, overseeing in excess of $10 billion in purchase value. Increased emerging market sourcing of direct materials by 35% globally. Orchestrated materials due diligence, synergy capture and integration activities associated with a major acquisition, delivering $250.

Leadership of six product teams with accountability for defining and executing product development plans supporting the business strategies of each of Whirlpool’s North American brands. Responsibilities included facilitating the resource allocation and decision processes associated with North America’s engineering and capital investment funding needs.

Responsible for direct materials procurement for the North American region, leading an organization that supported six product development centers and 13 manufacturing locations with accountability for $3 billion in purchase value. Achieved a series of record performance years from 1999 through 2002 delivering $725 million in combined year over year.

Established a new Procurement group in an effort to elevate Whirlpool’s global management and leverage for a group of commodities accounting for one third of the company’s worldwide purchases. Ultimately established formal worldwide commodity business teams to manage commodities on a global basis.

Responsible for Controllership, Information Systems and Strategic Planning for this European based component manufacturer with $200 million in worldwide sales. Initially served as the sole parent company representative with the challenge to help turnaround an operation that was generating significant losses. Rationalized operations and restored business.

Directed the corporation’s overall internal audit activities. Scope included the evaluation of operational procedures and management processes as well as accounting systems. Reoriented audit focus to address the corporation’s growing international appliance and non-appliance business interests.