Head of Sourcing and Supply Chain for a $2.5B fast paced Food & Beverage company headquartered in Massachusetts. The company has spend of over $1 billion. Also, the Procure to Pay Business Process Owner (BPO) for SAP implementation.

• Head of Supply Chain department responsible for Procurement, Sourcing, Inventory, Fleet, Warehousing and Facilities Management• Worked with Senior Management to define expectations and goals for the department. Outlined strategic roadmap for supply chain. Understood key business objectives and developed annual plans to help achieve company goals• Managed $600M in American Tower spend with global suppliers in Direct, Indirect and Services categories• Delivered year-over-year improvements in savings• Formed the Indirect sourcing group and increased managed spend in that arena for IT hardware, software, travel, telecom, professional services and pre-construction spend• Led key contract negotiations with IT hardware suppliers like Dell, software suppliers like Oracle and Accruent, and staffing providers like Volt. • Established 7-step sourcing process, implemented supplier performance management and supplier risk programs• Negotiated large contracts, Scope of Work (SOW), pricing and business terms with suppliers• Developed and deployed supplier diversity program with an objective to increase spend with qualified diverse companies to help meet ATC’s customers diversity objectives• Managed end to end Procure to Pay (P2P) process including policies, processes, controls, compliance, metrics, processing and reporting for over 50,000 Purchase Orders, 13,000 utility bills, 100,000 invoices and checks on an annual basis• Managed a team of 50 employees. Reorganized and grew the department from 19 employees and transformed a tactical procurement organization to best in class• Managed Accounts Payable department from over two years. Helped integrate two multi-billion dollar acquisitions• Set department and individual goals, managed employee performance, implemented new hire training program• Centralized the purchase order process and increased productivity.• Improved controls, updated SOX narratives, deployed new policies and procedures

Responsible for managing the Raw Materials Strategic Sourcing groups $600M in annual spend. I provided leadership to a talented team of staff that is responsible to deliver year on year productivity improvements, manage a diverse supply base, improve supplier performance and manage supply risk. Some key categories under my management include PVC resin, plasticizers, metal stabilizers, lubricants, titanium dioxide, acrylic modifiers and process aids. I am also responsible for transforming the Strategic Sourcing organization and making it a best in class function.

Manager of Strategic Sourcing group at Diebold. The group is responsible for managing over $400M of annual direct materials spend. The commodities include PCBA's, Metals, Polymers, and Electro-Mechanical assemblies.Position responsibilities include commodity strategy, supply chain alignment with company goals, supplier relationship management, cost reductions, contracts negotiations and spend management.Traveled extensively to Asia. Europe and within North America to qualify suppliers, analyze make vs. buy decisions, work with contract manufacturers and support new product introductions (NPI).

Strategic sourcing manager with global procurement responsibility for Semiconductors, Circuit Card Assemblies, Computers, Memory and other electronic components.Manage supplier relationships, contracts, negotiations, pricing and supply chain strategy for over $80M spend.

Responsible for corporate wide strategic sourcing efforts of direct materials.Conduct the sourcing review process. Collect, analayze and manage data.Conduct supplier negotiations, send RFI's, RFP, analayze bids and award contracts.

Analyzed pricing methodology of $9B diversified manufacturing companyPresented workshop to client on best practices on channel pricing for Distributors, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), New Products and bundled pricing Recommended new pricing program to increase margins by 12%

Participated in e-strategy CRM engagement for Philips Medical SystemsDeveloped frameworks for pricing consulting engagements

Participated in franchise negotiations with largest cement company in IndiaManaged project to set up 200 tons per day cement manufacturing plantGrew revenues to $4M from planned $2M within 2 years of commencement of operationsWrote and invited Request for Proposals from machinery suppliers to build cement plant