Experience

GLOBAL PROCUREMENT Commodity manager

February 2020 - Present

• Develop methods to synchronize inventory data between manufacturers, distributors, and contract manufacturers to reduce lead time and mitigate shortage risks.

• Drive continuous improvement within supplier base in terms of cost, quality, delivery, service, flexibility, innovation, and working capital.

• Collaborate with product development and preferred suppliers to identify applicable innovative enhancements that reduce costs and promote sustainability.

• Analyze product, supplier, and spend level data to generate strategic commodity strategy and deployment road map.

Global PPE Procurement Manager

August 2018 - October 2019

Successfully identified opportunities and delivered solutions to reduce costs, improve client satisfaction, and increase operational efficiency through connecting Procurement, Business Development, and Operations business units.

• Strengthened strategic alliances with 65 international vendors and manufacturing partners by establishing quarterly supplier performance evaluations.

• Developed opportunities to capture additional revenue and provide enhanced value-add to clients by launching 25+ innovative products that improved job-site safety and increased work efficiency.

• Integrated warehouse inventory and 3rd party drop-ship product data to launch company’s first e-commerce B-2-B catalog on SAP ARIBA of more than 5,800 products.

• Maximized supply chain process efficiency by developing and implementing a planning model for commodity spend that decreased project costs by 23%.

contract specialist I

January 2017 - August 2018

• Managed purchasing and service maintenance forecasting for an international fleet of 85 construction equipment assets located at a rail project in Port Hedland, Australia.

• Coordinated with more than 45 manufacturers to host 16 supplier shows at 8 international offices and project sites.