• Working closely with the business unit to understand strategic objectives, stakeholder needs, and goals and aligns the functional elements of the value chain to deliver the best business results and customer experience• Creating supply resiliency & risk mitigation• Improving product lead time and cost optimization​

• Managed the component purchase (~$50 Million) for Cambridge plant demand • Lead a team of 4 direct reports (buyers and senior buyers)• Major deliverables were maintaining supply on time and cost-saving through tactical and strategic projects

• Senior management position directing procurement activities from vendors in Asia of bike and metal component for deliveries in India and European counties• Total responsibility for up to €20 Million in annual procurement• Full P&L management accountability with responsibilities to increase turnover and manage budget• Employee Training & Development on Quality, Vendor Management and Continuous Improvement Topics• Ensuring Quality and Social Compliance at the vendor facility• Defining process improvement targets and implementing action plans • Strategic Planning & Goal Setting

• Team Managemento Giving purpose and motivation to the teamo Ensuring team satisfaction and alignment with the project through regular meetings.• Managing Quality team members for:o Product Development as per retro-planningo Planning and Scheduling Quality and Social Assessmentso Quality Control via AQL at suppliers' • Managing Supply Team for:o Price Referencing o Forecast and Order Managemento Material Resource Planning• Product life managemento Starting from Supplier Identification, supplier validation, component planning, finished good production and delivery to the final destinationo Analyzing the feedback and working to improve the product specifications• Management of my domain’s business:o KPI monitoring of the team and coaching them to improve the resultso Financial Management: PnL analysis, Actions to improve GOIo Contract and Price Negotiation with product and service vendors

• Vendor Sourcing to meet the product and process specific requirements of the brand• New Product Development• Vendor Management for Product Quality, Process Improvement, Social and Quality Compliance• Ensuring that the Vendors meet supply and quality commitments• Launching and implementing continuous improvement, lean practices and cost-saving practices with partner suppliers - (Value Stream Mapping, FMEA)

Lean Management in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises - Performed material and information process flow analysis - Proposed improved work and material flow plans to CEO and Managing Director/ Owners of manufacturing SMEs - Helped achieve cost savings and process optimization for clientsTools Used - Value Stream Mapping - Process Layout Mapping - Line Balancing - Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)