Global sourcing professional with strong expertise in strategic procurement, supplier management, and cost optimization. Skilled in negotiating contracts, analyzing market trends, and driving supply chain efficiencies. Focused on collaboration and adaptable to changing needs, ensuring reliable team performance and impactful results. Known for problem-solving, communication, and leadership abilities.
• Manages contracts and ensures suppliers comply with contract terms.
• Ensures that disputes are addressed and leverages the legal team to negotiate resolutions and solutions.
• Proactive leadership and management with cross-functional partners to effectively select suppliers, negotiate favorable contracts and manage supplier performance and relationships.
• Perform data analysis and utilize financial acumen to identify opportunities to leverage scale and drive cost savings.
• Develops strategies for supply chain and risk management to improve supply base and supply quality.
• Collaborate with and influence business partners in a highly matrixed environment to optimize key supplier performance and innovation. Influence business decisions to enter/exit product lines, drive make/buy decisions and implement supply in optimizations. • Facilitates Supplier Relationship Management through development and tracking of Key Performance Indicators for the category; establishes collaborative environment with key suppliers and business partners to optimize supplier performance and innovation.
• Proactive leadership and management with cross-functional partners to effectively select suppliers, negotiate favorable contracts and manage supplier performance and relationships.
• Investigates customer complaints and ensures that corrective action is taken in regard to suppliers.
• Validates suppliers through RFPs.
• Manage $100MM in spend across two categories: Corrugated Boxes and Paper Board Folding Cartons