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Lead the Center of Excellence for Tyson’s Enterprise wide Procurement team including Business Relationship Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Risk Management and Contract Management teams. Support our many internal and external stakeholders to drive value through our supply chain and deliver results for our domestic and international businesses.Results oriented, collaborative leader with 32 years of business leadership, Procurement, project management, operations, engineering & Lean Manufacturing experience including leading Continuous Improvement integration after Tyson's acquisition of Hillshire Brands. Cross functional leader with experience in varied roles including project management, capital planning & analysis, project appropriations, line consolidations, plant closures, sku rationalizations, annual budgeting, Lean Manufacturing & TPM implementation, food safety and security & packaging and label conversions. Prior to Sara Lee/Hillshire/Tyson Foods, was Engineering Manager for an on site organization providing design & technical services to a large Diaper and Paper Converting plant.Specialties: Certified Six Sigma Black Belt experienced in lean manufacturing, TPM, project management, engineering team management, customer interface, contract management, personnel administration, leadership, motivation and training, cost control, schedule and scope development, technical feasibility studies and financial evaluation, options analysis, change management and start-up

Listed skills include Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Project Management, and 25 others.