Manager Management

Suzanne Trubee MBA, CPSM

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Director of Global Procurement

Experienced Leader – Self-starter with recognized expertise in strategic planning, continuous improvement, change management, developing and executing strategies, finance, procurement, budgeting, forecasting, supplier relationship building, project management, team building & personnel mentoring, development and management.

Dynamic Corporate Sourcing Professional - More than ten years of experience in international sourcing, market analysis, strategic sourcing, negotiations, contract optimization and supplier performance management.

Outcome-driven Strategist - Adept at conducting detailed evaluations of current practices, envisioning overall direction and developing and implementing programs and processes that improve efficiency and drive the bottom line.

Exceptional Communicator – Strong in both verbal and written communications with proven ability to negotiate, assess needs, and deliver innovative and sustainable solutions.

Areas of Expertise:

International Procurement – Strategic Sourcing – Spend Analysis – Strategic Planning – Operations Issues Resolution – Budgeting Contract Negotiation – Supplier Quality – Process Improvement & Optimization – Training & Development – Inventory Management Policy Development – Cost/ Benefit Analysis – Team Building – Project Management – Logistics – Oracle – Emptoris – Excel

Professional Experience

Arthur Williams Industries – West Chester, OH 2015 to Current

Privately Owned Provider of Retail Fixtures and Point-of-Purchase Displays to Multi-National Retailers

Director of Procurement and Supply Chain Management

Responsible for all aspects of the Supply Chain. (Company Closing)

Manage relationships with both Domestic and Chinese Suppliers, including factory tours in both America and China.

Addition of diverse product offerings and solutions.

Monitor market changes and implement strategies resulting in savings totaling 18%; Strategies include utilizing Base Materials Market Indices, Negotiations Workbooks, Prototype Suppliers and Multi-year pricing agreements.

Reduce Supplier performance risk through the implementation of Supplier Quality Management Tools including Non-Disclosure and Non-Subversion Agreements, Supplier Capabilities Questionnaires, and Supplier Rationalization to increase Competitive Supply Base by 42%.

Increase accuracy of Quotations through Cost Modeling and the Design of a Robust Quotation tool. (macros/pivot tables)

Dotted-line authority over four-person buying team; $20MM Budget.

AK Steel Corporation – West Chester, OH 2007 to 2015

Fortune 500 Steel Manufacturing Company with more than 6,200 employees and $5B in revenue.

Purchasing Supplier Quality Manager 2014 to 2015

Responsible for Supplier Performance Management Program.

Managed the overall process to create, evaluate, update and assure compliance to corporate policies and department procedures according to ISO/TS 16949 standards.

Key participant in Customer Quality Audits; improved or maintained all audit scores under my one year tenure.

Managed the design, development and implementation of annual supplier performance evaluations, including supplier audits and internal and external surveys.

Managed the communication between Purchasing and Suppliers for inferior material or services, including charge-backs, and contract compliance issues.

Led a five-person cross-functional team in corporate-wide Purchased Material and Purchased Service Requirements Standardization, consolidating practices from seven operating units.

Two direct reports, one additional shared report.

Functional Lead for Oracle Purchasing Implementation 2013 to 2015

Led and Managed an 11-person Functional Team to:

Identify and process-flow all requisition-to-pay cases, then re-design to take advantage of Oracle best practices.

Integrate with legacy support systems and the Emptoris Sourcing/Spend/Contracts Solution.

Represent the business needs in the solution design.

Authored functional specifications, communication documents, and supporting policies and procedures.

Identified needs and advised support-process teams of requirements necessary to support Oracle functionality.

Project ‘Paused’, awaiting technical resources to implement. Expected annual savings total $15MM.

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Corporate Sourcing Manager 2010 to 2013

Partnered with lead buyer and general operations teams to manage corporate strategic sourcing initiatives for Direct and MRO Purchases, utilizing the seven steps of Strategic Sourcing.

Negotiated and implemented innovative solutions over $167MM spend, delivering a 12% average/$20MM TCO savings.

Developed departmental policies, manuals, and management tools to support strategic sourcing.

Designed, developed and executed strategic sourcing training to ~ 60 procurement and cross-functional employees.

Designed and executed auctions for the resale of marketable by-products, delivering a 100%/$500K increase in income.

Developed an effective model to analyze and forecast market drivers.

Managed the Purchasing Department’s annual materials and services budget/forecast.

One direct report, two additional shared reports.

Purchasing Lead - Department Evaluation and Transformation Initiative 2009 to 2010

Business Lead of AK Steel/Accenture Business Process Evaluation, Procurement Software Selection and Strategic Sourcing Projects Teams.

Led Negotiations for savings of ~ $2MM in Software and Maintenance solutions; integral in Contract development.

Business Lead for Emptoris Sourcing, Spend and Contracts Software Design and Implementation.

Supplier Diversity Program Manager 2007 to 2012 and 2015

Developed award-winning supplier diversity program which includes personal, departmental, and corporate spend.

Initiated Diverse Supplier relationships which resulted in at least $2MM in cost savings annually.

Oversaw an increase in annual Diverse Supplier spend from $15MM to over $100MM while exceeding supplier count goals.

Senior Buyer 2007 to 2012

Negotiated numerous cost-savings initiatives, including corporate-wide supply programs which incorporated guaranteed 5% annual cost savings, efficient vendor inventory management, and consignment programs.

Negotiated pricing, terms & conditions, and associated contracts; performed gap analysis and managed contracts.

Developed and tracked material delivery schedules, aligning with production forecast and executed plan.

Managed $59MM in annual purchases covering seven manufacturing locations, research engineering and headquarters.

Previous Professional Experience

University of Cincinnati – Visiting Instructor / Graduate Assistant – Cincinnati, OH

Delivered instruction and program curriculum design for undergraduate Corporate Finance classes.

Utilized a two-way distance learning and video conferencing program, linking classrooms across several campuses.

Tiffin-Seneca United Way – Executive Director – Tiffin, OH

As the senior manager, contributed vision, strategy, and leadership with full P&L accountability for all aspects of the organization.

Selected, designed and implemented full Financial Accounting and Fundraising Solution (Blackbaud).

Managed agency, including supervising staff, and member agency employees.

Mentored and trained employees and countless volunteers.

Headed funding allocations, grant writing, and designing and implementing community projects.

Oversaw a 20% increase in annual giving campaign.

Implemented local agency endowment fund to utilize proceeds toward agency fixed costs. Fund supported purchase of an office building after tenure; Conceptualized and implemented multi-level partner-agency memberships.

Copeland Corporation/Emerson Climate Technologies – Commodity Manager, Cost Accountant – Sidney, OH

Liaised between purchasing, research engineering, and manufacturing with peer groups from acquired firms to redesign and procure common components at a lower total cost of ownership.

Consistently drove savings for a $32M direct material spend, twice receiving ‘Buyer of the Quarter’ award for the department’s largest individual contributor to quarterly cost savings.

Ten direct reports.

Education

Master of Business Administration in Finance & Economics – Wright State University – Dayton, OH

Bachelor of Science in Finance & Marketing – University of Dayton – Dayton, OH

Post-Graduate Coursework in Finance, Economics and Statistics – University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH

Currently working toward Green Belt Certification

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