SUMMARY
Collaborative senior procurement and supply chain executive with a demonstrated record of delivering superior results on a global basis, providing significant P&L and sales execution contribution through the leadership of strategic procurement and manufacturing in Consumer Products and Financial Industries.
EXPERIENCE
· Senior level Procurement experience in designing strategic supply chain programs to leverage local and global volumes in over 200 countries, accountable for $5 billion (bb) in cost of goods, capital equipment and services.
· Extensive international supply chain experience in North America, Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Asia, South America, Mexico and in rapid growth/changing emerging markets.
· Re-engineered procurement and supply chain functions to improve customer focus and competitive advantage.
· Cost reduction initiatives, commodities hedging and forecasting programs that saved $80 mm annually.
· Implemented supplier partnership programs that provided competitive advantage while ensuring premium quality supply and a reduction of total system costs by utilizing open book and cost unbundling strategies.
· Operations experience in demand planning, logistics, manufacturing, fleet, transportation, finance, marketing, crisis management, consumer affairs and recycling with profit and loss accountability.
· Specialized in procuring materials, outsourcing, general and administrative areas, packaging, ingredients, commodities, IT, indirect material, capital equipment, E-Commerce, fleet and strategic consulting activities.
· Designed logistics supply backhaul programs and “just in time” delivery systems that increased revenues by several million dollars and reduced raw material inventory levels from ten to two days.
· Leading edge implementations of E-sourcing technologies for auctions, bidding, contract management, spend analysis and approvals, project management, central repository for standard templates and key metric reporting.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chief Procurement Officer and Senior Vice President: Present
· Accountable for leading company wide global sourcing initiatives in spend management for both manufacturing and indirect spend with a plan to reduce costs by over $50 million over the next two years.
· Leading global manufacturing strategy for in-house and outsourcing of all International production
· Responsible for Global Services that includes travel, telecommunications, facilities, leasing, etc.
· Quickly reorganized Global Procurement into specialist categories for commodities, indirect spend, value analysis and procurement operations to deliver maximum benefit and expertise for the company.
· Established business alignment in all company areas as a result of collaborative and value driven approach
· Developed manufacturing supplier programs to provide Revlon “First to Market” products and innovation
· Implemented global sourcing programs that significantly reduced costs and improved operational execution
Company X
Vice President Global Procurement Management:
· Responsible for firmwide global strategic procurement in all goods and services for $5 billion dollars spend
· Restructured procurement globally by eliminating tactical work and hiring procurement category specialists
· Quickly aligned work to exceed business expectations and delivered significant savings annually
· Implemented automated procurement processes, firm wide policies, e-Sourcing, savings tracking and auditing, and performance metrics
· Received in December 2002 award for Corporate Citizenship and Diversity for outstanding business results
Company Y
· Lead teams of 300 company and independent businesses responsible for group supply chain that exceeded $4 bb.
· Reorganized groups, developed product expertise and integrated Latin America and Europe supply chain procurement into the various business units to meet the changing business requirements.
· Developed aligned suppliers to increase local production of supply and build infrastructure for emerging markets. Implemented five-year strategic demand and supplier capacity planning. Eliminated shortages of supplies and delivered $20 mm in savings from reduced importation and logistics costs.
· Specialized in worldwide sweetener, ingredients, packaging and manufacturing purchasing exceeding $2 bb.
· Developed sophisticated supply tolling agreements, which identified all cost components for supplier cost of manufacturing and profit margins.
· Directed purchasing teams for worldwide procurement strategies to maximize cost reduction, support new emerging markets and developed financial cost models to analyze suppliers cost of production.
EDUCATION
· Harvard Business School, Competition and Strategy
· The Wharton School – University of Pennsylvania, Implementing Strategies
· Masters in Business Administration
Bachelor of ScienceMajor: Law/Criminal Justice |
