David A. Wild 585-***-****

ac7x25@r.postjobfree.com

Rochester, New York

www.linkedin.com/in/david-wild-mba

Global Strategic Sourcing Manager

Accomplished procurement professional with a diverse body of work and international experience in the Medical Equipment and Consumer Products industries. Managed indirect categories such as Benefits, Contact Centers, Payroll and Travel for North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Also managed manufacturing (direct) categories such as Packaging, Specialized Gelatin, Technical Paper, Pulp, Plastic Resin, Process Equipment and raw materials. Extensive experience leading and working with key stakeholders in a collaborative, cross-functional environment and developing global sourcing strategies. Developed and managed a group of Purchasing Professionals. Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills. Familiar with Design for Manufacturability / Assembly (DFM / DFA) and SAP.

Complex Contract Negotiation

Proposal Analysis

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Audit Management (Internal, External, ISO, FDA)

Global Sourcing Strategy Development

Supplier Relationship Management

Budget Formulation & Management

Direct and Indirect Category Experience

EXPERIENCE

Carestream Health, Rochester, NY 2012-2018

Global Commodity Manager / Purchasing Operations Manager

Managed $40M in global Benefits, Contact Center and Payroll spend. Developed and led a team of Procurement professionals responsible for Supplier Quality (including supplier performance measurement), Fleet Management, Travel Operations, Training, Audit Coordination, execution of Supplier Events and Procurement Reporting.

Led transition to a “coalition model” for the US Pharmaceutical plan. Resulted in a 100% increase in drug rebates, 10% initial pricing improvement and annual market checks on pricing to mitigate industry increases, typically offsetting 5% of trend.

Delivered and validated $1.8M in savings on $40M in global Benefits spend in 2017.

Negotiated $4M contract to move US and Canada Payroll and Contact Center to a new cloud based platform. Negotiated 40% reduction in implementation cost and a 15% reduction in annual plan cost. Eliminated unfavorable contractual price adjustment mechanism.

Authored all “official” internal and external communications for the Global Purchasing organization. Wrote Supplier Event speeches focused on expectations of suppliers and functioned as Master of Ceremonies at the event. Supplier events typically cover $300M in total spend.

Developed and managed a Global Procurement budget of $10M annually and came in favorable to budget by 5% - 10% each year.

Managed Purchasing audit gap closure on approximately 30 audits annually.

David A. Wild (Page 2-585-***-**** ac7x25@r.postjobfree.com

Carestream Health, Rochester, NY 2007-2012

Global Commodity Manager

Managed $30M in global Benefits, Contact Center and Payroll spend and $20M in corporate Travel. Led efforts of Regional Commodity Managers in Europe, Asia and Latin America for assigned categories.

Negotiated early implementation of favorable rates for Basic Life, Group Universal Life, Long-Term Disability and Short Term Disability, resulting in savings of $240K. Negotiated subsequent 2 year rate cap at new favorable levels.

Led procurement effort to consolidate from two U.S. healthcare providers to one. Reduced annual administrative fees by $180K.

Streamlined corporate Preferred Hotel Program to reduce cycle time by 40% and bring key negotiations in-house, resulting in savings of $300K.

Implemented Business Resumption Plans for global payroll suppliers to mitigate risk of disruption.

Managed corporate effort to move from standard payment terms of 45 days to 60 days, improving corporate cash flow. Implemented “Net 60 Exception Process” to drive improvement.

Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY 1998-2007

Worldwide Commodity Manager: Direct Materials

Oversaw global supplier relationship management and worldwide sourcing of Specialized Gelatins, Packaging Materials, Raw Materials, Paper and Plastic Resins, Manufacturing Process Equipment and complex Process Filtration media.

Led effort to expand supplier base for gelatin to Asia. Established sources of additional gelatin in Japan and China and worked with manufacturing engineering to accredit the new sources. The effort resulted in expanded options for sourcing gelatins and allowed more aggressive price negotiations, resulting in greater leverage and reduced cost by $180K.

Identified new sources of Packaging near Manaus, Brazil to reduce shipping cost and reduce inventory by $200K.

Expanded Mexican sourcing of packaging to reduce inventory by $250K and reduce price by $80K.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

University of Rochester: William E. Simon School of Business, Rochester, NY

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

St. Bonaventure University, Olean, NY

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Onex Procurement Council: 2012 – 2018

Global Procurement Workshop: Rochester Institute of Technology: 2015 – 2016

Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) Procurement Conference 2015

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