Peter J. Rouse

*** ** ***** ******, ********* Beach CA 90266 • 206-***-**** • abg6ll@r.postjobfree.com

Supply Chain and Procurement Professional

Over 15 years’ experience driving strategic supply chain and procurement practices and product/commodity management

for leading retail, telecom and manufacturing organizations. Highly competitive, passionate, persuasive and articulate, able

to achieve results others believed to be impossible.

Demonstrated success record in:

Motivating, leading and directing procurement teams in cost containment and supply chain efficiencies.

Distilling value, overcoming objections and securing difficult cost savings.

Proven record of initiative and success in cost savings, strategic relationship building, commodity

management, C level relationship development, project management and new product introductions within

environments from start up technology to large OEM manufacturing, global retail and domestic

telecommunication companies.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Supplier Management 5. Contract Negotiation 8. New Product Introduction

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Cost Management 6. RFI, RFQ, RFP 9. Oracle, SAP ERP

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Process Management

Project Management 10. Self starter

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7. Conduct Business

MS Office

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Reviews

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BEACHBODY– Santa Monica, CA

Senior Buyer and Inventory Planner, 2011 Present

Responsible for managing procurement and planning for key nutritional, supplement and exercise programs. In addition, I am

responsible for planning all inventory and replenishment activities in for all products to support expansion into the

UK and greater Europe. I currently work with key business leaders, creative/art/production directors, and finance

to support cost effective management of the supply chain.

Accomplishments:

• Reduced lead times by 4 weeks on key nutritional category, allowing the company to introduce key formulation changes

on time and with no disruption of supply. Product growth during this project was 5 8 % per week.

• Incorporated key changes to replenishment process allowing the company to support rapid growth into the UK market.

CLEARWIRE CORPORATION –Kirkland, WA

Strategic Sourcing Manager, 2010 2011

Responsible for managing all strategic sourcing activities and contract negotiations for microwave equipment, logistics, fleet, and

all IT (hardware and software) across all of the business units in the company. I also supported all of the

construction teams nationwide in selecting and managing contractors engaged in building a wireless network. In

this capacity, I led several negotiations with new and existing suppliers which have resulted in cost savings of over

$3 million dollars

Accomplishments:

• Negotiated $2.3 million dollars annual savings on microwave radio equipment with strategic supplier.

• Negotiated $270K savings by removing peak season surcharge for all ocean and air inbound freight UPS Global Supply

Chain.

• Identified $40 million in annual savings with Bechtel, our strategic construction management supplier and I am

currently leading the development of a negotiation strategy to deliver this savings for future scope of work.

INTERMEC TECHNOLOGIES, CORP. –Everett, WA

Supply Chain Manager, 2009 2010

Responsible for managing all supply chain activities and contract negotiation for battery assemblies, accessories, printers, display

technologies and software. This included new product introduction, supplier selection, and all sourcing activates

with a primary focus on suppliers based in Asia. In this capacity, I led several negotiations with new and existing

suppliers which have resulted in cost savings of over $2.5 million.

Accomplishments:

• Negotiated $1.7 million dollars annual savings on custom battery packs with key suppliers in Taiwan and China.

• Negotiated $800K annual savings on OEM label printers with strategic supplier in Taiwan.

• Negotiated $200K reduction in tooling expenses with Toshiba Japan on custom LCD display development, while

maintaining exclusivity terms and conditions.

STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY – Seattle, WA

Senior Buyer, 2005 2009

Responsible for managing all equipment development activities and existing supplier relationships from concept to contract for

all espresso, drip brewing, grinding, hot water and water treatment equipment that is specified for use in all of the

retail stores globally. In this capacity, I successfully supported key project timelines and led implementation

activities while meeting or exceeding project goals. Using my negotiation skills and by developing and utilizing

sound strategies, I led several negotiations with new and existing suppliers which have resulted in cost savings of

over 9 million dollars over 2 1/2 year period.

Accomplishments:

• Received Starbucks Bravo award for leading negotiations that saved the company $9 million dollars in 20with projected

savings of $50 60 million dollars by 2014.

• Negotiated the return of obsolete espresso equipment which resulted in a credit to the company of 5.5 million dollars.

• Managed the product development and supplier selection for the international version of the Interactive Cup brewer for

SBUX International Foodservice Business.

• Working with the Entertainment business unit, I was a key contributor to the successful opening of Starbucks Musical

Coffeehouses in Florida and Texas.

ADVANCED DIGITAL INFORMATION CORP. –Redmond, WA

Commodity Manager, 2000 2003

Managed and performed all aspects of procurement and supplier selection for all Outsourced Assemblies, with primary focus on

PCBA's and Electro Mechanical Assemblies, in support of rapid product development and the delivery of finished

goods for multiple manufacturing locations. Worked closely with other business units within the company to

successfully integrate a new product line into ADIC. Worked directly with Sales and Marketing units to develop

and communicate forecast and production activity with contract manufacturers. Successfully managed all Supply

Chain activities, including test and design compliance, cost and value engineering, and the coordination of

inventory and logistics planning for the new product introduction of ADIC’s Pathlight VX disk based storage

solution.

Accomplishments:

• Successfully integrated new product offering as supply chain project manager, generating significant additional revenue

for the company.

• Re structured several key inventory items onto VOI programs (Vendor Owned Inventory) which helped to reduce

inventory by 12%.

• Initiated and managed cost reduction programs for my commodities which resulted in overall cost reduction of 3 5%

quarterly.

• Initiated and managed drop ship process for key items which resulted in further reduction of inventory exposure for the

company.

• Initiated and directed RFP activities which resulted in consolidation of all outsourced assemblies with key suppliers.

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