Category Manager Resume Lincolnshire, ILÂ - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Results - driven and highly accomplished global procurement-focused business professional with extensive experience in developing, implementing and managing global sourcing and supply chain management programs. Utilize superior negotiation, interpersonal and intercultural skills with global supplier base. Consistently deliver large bottom-line gains in both manufacturing and distribution environment.
Management of global supplier sourcing & performance
Developing and implementing Supply Chain strategies
Supply chain operations and distribution
Contract Pricing negotiation & Cost Reduction
Supplier quality audits and performance improvement
Implementing continuous process improvement
Lean and six sigma DMAIC process implementation
Collaboration across cross-functional teams
Project management & change management

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Lincolnshire, IL

Category Manager

Responsibilities:

Through the analysis of spend and processes, develop overall sourcing strategies that support new product introduction, supplier consolidation, process standardization and material cost reduction.
Plan and organize strategic activities surrounding the acquisition of materials and services. Implement supply chain management strategy to achieve lowest total costs and continuous quality improvement.
Establish and manage key supplier performance goals. Communicated periodic results to plan and manage top-level continuous improvement. Manage and negotiate supply agreements in support of overall supply chain goals and objectives.

Confidential, Lake Zurich, IL

Purchasing Manager

Responsibilities:

Identified cost-saving opportunities by discovering, evaluating and managing raw and finished-goods suppliers that met quality, delivery and cost (QDC) requirements and through utilization of spend analysis, reverse auctions, RFQ and RFP processes.
Ensured consistency with QDC cost objectives by managing contract manufacturers and maintaining supplier performance consistent with agreed contractual requirements.
Generated $385K in cost savings for electrical part contract and produced average savings of 18% for managed programs by negotiating contracts and total cost agreements.

Confidential, Addison, IL

Global Procurement Manager

Responsibilities:

Identified re-sourcing requirements for products, including raw material cost impact and country currency impact, by developing product cost analysis.
Decreased costs 16% for key categories through management of supplier relationships and identification of consolidation opportunities.
Conducted landed costs analysis in support of North America, European distribution centers and all international warehousing requirements.

Confidential, Rolling Meadows, IL

Senior Supply Chain Analyst

Responsibilities:

Drove service levels and cost savings for all locations by developing / leading strategy for sourcing, logistics, stocking and distributing parts to all global factories.
Ensured accuracy of both domestic and international shipments and met client’s deadlines by successfully managing / maintaining 98% OTD rate.
Reduced freight costs 15% through utilization of LSA membership to leverage volumes.

Confidential, Lafox, IL

Import / Export Specialist

Responsibilities:

Maintained compliance with all government regulations and changes to policies for Import & Export.
Handled import clearance of goods and coordinated with custom house brokers and carries.