Greater Madison Area
Global Procurement Leader with extensive experience driving strategic sourcing, supplier development, and operational excellence. Proven success leading global finished goods and raw material sourcing strategies, building resilient supply chains, and delivering enterprise-wide improvements in cost, quality, risk, and resiliency. Recognized for collaborative, relationship driven negotiation grounded in data-driven decision making and total cost of ownership optimization. Demonstrated track record of implementing structural improvements across procurement operations—streamlining processes, enhancing governance, elevating supplier performance frameworks, and enabling scalable, digitized workflows that strengthen long term organizational value. Skilled at aligning cross functional teams, influencing senior stakeholders, and transforming procurement into a strategic value engine that accelerates innovation and operational agility. Husband. Father. Wisconsin Badger Basketball.
Global Batteries and Lights procurement team leader. Areas of responsibility include sourced batteries supporting all global locations as well as raw materials and packaging supporting North American alkaline manufacturing, global hearing aid battery manufacturing and Latin American zinc carbon battery manufacturing.
Sourcing team leader overseeing global sourced batteries and alkaline raw material sourcing. Responsible for ensuring key financial metrics and performance indicators are met.
Facilitated and implemented strategic global raw material sourcing strategies for Rayovac and Varta alkaline battery manufacturing. Primary focus on delivering YOY cost improvement while maintaining robust quality and service levels. Responsible for supplier relationships, contract management and negotiation, setting and meeting AOP price guidance. Lead North American packaging and distribution material sourcing for Global Batteries.
Managed raw material sourcing for Rayovac hearing aid battery manufacturing. Supported two manufacturing locations globally.
Development work on lithium primary batteries with focus on new battery development and scaling from lab to pilot line scale. Focus on cathode development for cell performance and shelf life optimization.