Purchasing Inventory Leader

Sacramento, CA

Cell 707-***-****

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PROCUREMENT LEADER

A Strategic Procurement and Supplier Relationship Leader with 20 years of experience. Highly accomplished in Sourcing, Procurement, MM, IM, Operations and Supply Chain. My breath of experience underpins my expertise that consistently connects the organizational intent with key strategic suppliers and stakeholder’s ambitions. I have successfully led Procurement as a service organization to drive global/regional business alignment and cost reductions. A passion for transforming Procurement to “Commodity Excellence” and a “Best in Class” organization.

• Operational Procurement

• Strategic Sourcing

• TCO Analysis

• Project Management

• Contract Management

• Category Management

• Supplier Relationship Management

• Supplier Network Optimization/Rationalization

• Supply Chain Scorecard Development

• A Passionate Change Agent

EXPERIENCE

Purchasing Mgr., Steelscape/ASC Profiles ( Bluescope Steel Company)

June 2013 – August 2014

Procurement, Sourcing & Planning responsibilities; $500m in commodity metals, paint, indirect catergories & services. Managed 5 buyer/planners.

• Delivered $15m in savings through Strategic Sourcing Initiatives

• Transitioned Procurement to a centralized model

• Project Manager for SAP MM

• PM Source to Pay Program utilizing Pcard & BIP

• Implemented a Strategic Sourcing Process

• Implemented a Supplier Management Program

Strategic Procurement Director Treasury Wine Estates (formally Fosters Wine Estates) - Napa, CA 2009 – 2013

Global/Regional Strategic Procurement responsibilities; Managed $194m - $69m Packaging & $125m Indirects,13 employees, Sourcing, Category Management, Regional/Global Procurement Policy, KPO/KPI, Facilities Mgmt (10 sites)

• Generated $15m savings in 3 years – Global/Regional Sourcing Strategies, Packaging Standardization, Supplier Network Optimization

• Reduced Indirect spend by $5m through Technology, Process improvements, Long Term Strategies and Stakeholder engagement. (Marketing, T&E, Fleet/Equipment, HR Services)

• Facilitated a Regional Outsource Facilities Management RFP that resulted in $1.4m

• Reduced Winery Operations spend by $600k

• Facilitated a Bulk Wine Freight RFP that delivered $250k

• Facilitated a Bulk Wine Storage RFP – drove the business to implement a BW Network Optimization Program

• Implemented a Supplier Development Program – implemented supply chain metric scorecard, process improvements & cost reduction initiatives

• Launched a Global SRM Program - “Change the Conversation”

Sr. Global Category Mgr., Closures & Indirects 2008 - 2009

Fosters Wine Estates - Napa, CA (formally Beringer Blass Wine Estates)

$60m spend in Global Closure Category, Oak, Chemicals, MRO, R&M, T&E, Fleet,Equipment, Facilities, Sourcing, Negotiations, Contract Mgmt., SRM/SPR, $70m Packaging Inventory

• Developed Global Strategy plans (1-5 yrs) for closures across all Fosters regions (UK, NZ, AU)

• Drove $1m savings through a Global Capsule RFP

• Sourcing Lead for Corporate Facilities resulted in $100k savings (2 sites)

• PM for the implementation of SPM/SPR Program

Sr. Supply Mgr., – Americas 2005 - 2008

Fosters Wine Estates - Napa, CA (formally Beringer Blass Wine Estates)

Regional Closure Category Mgr., Indirects, T&E, Fleet, IM, MM Purchasing, Facilities, 13 reports, $78m inventory

• Developed & implemented indirect cost reduction programs resulting in $1m in savings

• PM implementation of multi-site JDE MRP for MM

• Negotiated a $100K screwcap savings by implementing a Stock & Print Program

• Reduced forklift inventory and spend by $250k

Strategic Sourcing Commodity Mgr., 2003 - 2005

Beringer Blass Wine Estates - Napa, CA

Regional Closure Category Mgr. sourcing, purchasing, IM, MM, contract management, negotiations, SRM/SPR & cost savings initiatives

• Implemented cost reduction programs that resulted in $700k savings

• Developed Regional Sourcing & Supply Stratagies using TCO & leveraging Supplier Network

• Saved $1.2m in closure category cost by implementing specification changes

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Materials Mgr. - Motion Control Engineering 15 employees, $25m, 1.8m savings, Procurement, Planning, Logistics, MM, IM, Warehousing, Shipping/Receiving

Dir Logistics/Procurement Mgr., OddzOn - Hasbro Procurement, IM, MM, Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Receiving, 140 employees

Dir OPS, Mode Office Systems (Modular Furniture) Procurement, OPS, Mfg., Logistics - 65 employees

Milgard Windows – Procurement, Supply Chain, Service, Mfg., PP, MM, IM, 6-40 employees

USAF – Honorable Discharge

EDUCATION & SKILLS

AA SCC & CCAF (CC USAF)

American Management Assoc. (AMA) Negotiations AMA, ISM, Scotworks

Development Dimensions International(DDI)

- Purchasing Mgmt

- Financial & Cost Mgmt

- Demand Flow Technology (CI/Lean)

SAP, WMS, JDE, Ariba, Concur,e-procurement, reverse auctions - Targeted Selection

- Interaction Mgmt

Leancor – CI Principles

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