Zürich Metropolitan Area
As a senior global procurement and supply chain leader I implement and leverage best practices to drive deep cost and organizational performance improvements. I am skilled in navigating complex cross-cultural markets and leading teams to quickly respond to changing market conditions through high value supplier relationships and creative sourcing strategies. I am also proficient in implementing processes, procedures, systems, and tools to drive major change. I blend natural leadership, strategic insight, business savvy and collaboration to deliver results in key performance areas. Global Cross Functional/Cross Cultural Impact – Led global teams, including three years as expat in Shanghai, and created and integrated Global Metallic Commodity team across regions at CNH Industrial Transformational Change – Drove major change at Navistar Defense, including launching production of three new trailer products across multiple shifts increasing revenue and scaling plant headcount by significant multiples Global Commodity and Sourcing – Led creation and execution of numerous global sourcing and commodity strategies, including best cost country sourcing initiative at CNH Industrial Team Building and Leadership - Defined roles and responsibilities, recruited talent, implemented processes and procedures, defined vision and drove execution. Additional competencies… Organizational Design | Supplier Development Coaching & Mentoring | Negotiation | Best Cost Country Sourcing | Commodity & Sourcing Strategy | Raw Material Management | Program & Project Management | Defining & Implementing Systems, Processes & Controls | Benchmarking & Should-Cost Analysis | ERP/MRP Launch and Optimization| Financial Risk Analysis | Warehouse Management | Plan for Every Part | Production Control & Logistics
Promoted at this PE owned producer of defense vehicles, formerly part of Navistar International. Tasked initially to strengthen manufacturing capability, scale capacity, and launch production of new products to drive exponential growth. Subsequently tasked to build and manage full scale production control, logistics, distribution, and supplier quality functions. ☛ Launched three new trailer products across multiple shifts, increase in revenue. ☛ Scaled plant headcount and optimized process. ☛ Restructured and hired manufacturing leadership and staff. ☛ Introduced and drove goals and metrics around safety, throughput, efficiency, and quality.
Recruited after acquisition by PE Firm and tasked to develop procurement function and supply base, employee capability, sourcing strategy, processes, and procedures, as well as supply agreements to ensure FAR/DFARS compliance to support growth. ☛ Restructured and grew management and staff teams. ☛ Launched sourcing, raw material indexation, multiyear supply agreement, and commodity strategies. ☛ Reduced purchased BOM cost and solved supplier quality and delivery challenges.
Tasked at this $25B global leader in Agriculture, Construction Equipment and Commercial Vehicles and industrial affiliate of Fiat Chrysler to lead global metallic organization for AG segment. Responsible for ten figure annual spend, and Global team of 60+ employees. Leveraged best practices including BCC sourcing and raw material management, building strong supplier relationships, and valuable long-term agreements ☛ Created and integrated team following corporate reorg; aligned commodity, supplier, and sourcing strategy. ☛ Improved commercial performance and secured long term agreements resulting in deep seven figures in annual reductions 2020 through 2022. ☛ Established and led best cost country sourcing for all commodities.
Returned to US after expat assignment Oversaw Metallic Commodity for NAFTA, leading team responsible for nine figure spend. Prioritized recovery of materials to meet schedule through capacity agreements, dual sourcing, supplier consolidation, and cost control initiatives. ☛ Recovered schedules while maintaining production in challenging operational and market environment, resolving supplier capacity constraints, resulting in zero loss of sales and return to consistent on-time shipments.
Promoted during expat assignment to build and oversee purchasing capability to drive cost reduction and implement sourcing process and risk management. Led direct and indirect commodity, supplier quality, program management and aftersales purchasing. Developed multi-year cost reduction strategy. Created and implemented policies to drive value and mitigate risk. ☛ Right-sized team in response to rapidly changing market conditions. ☛ Reduced material cost and defects per machine
Increased best cost country sourcing in India for this $2B global provider of freight locomotives and diesel engines. Drove supplier relationship development, identification, and execution of sourcing opportunities. Resourced numerous products. ☛ Delivered landed cost savings; Saved double digits annually on resourcing of domestic fabrication and weldments.
Led global purchasing team of 18 in developing and executing sourcing and cost reduction strategies. Mentored team members in personal development, internal processes, sourcing and negotiation strategy and execution.
Material Launch Coordinator, Ypsilanti Transmission; Strategic Buyer, Electrical & Metallic CMD; Supplier Quality Engineer, Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly.