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• Master Instructor for NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association) and their Purchasing Certification Process.
• Purchasing Process Strategies- Designed for smaller companies that want to institute or refine one or more purchasing strategies or processes.
• Company Evaluation & Scoring -Established corporations or venture capital firms require superior analytics about potential collaborative or investment partnerships.
• Lean Purchasing Process Analysis- Our Lean Purchasing Platform is designed for medium to
large and is based on whole system architecture.
Systems.
• Purchasing Program Manage Driveline Outsourcing for entire Plant at Nexteer
• Lead Projects with purchasing, engineering and the supply base with lean, VA/VE workshops and
true cost analysis to help drive continuous improvement on our costs.
• Program Management of supplier cost savings ideas through the development process Managing
Cost Model projects with suppliers
procurement operation to replace a decentralized program.
• Developed a “Standard Operating Procedure” process
• Performed Value Stream Mapping workshops and Lean tools for 6+ departments
• Developed new supply chain partnerships.
• Strengthen vender assessment and approval processes.
• Trained buyers at all levels on negotiating techniques and strategies.
• Led Lean/Kaizen workshops. Collaborating closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning
and IT leadership to improve organizational alignment.
• Leveraged Value Stream Mapping & Kaizen to save tens of millions.
• Collaborated with a university on an award-winning low-cost country analytic tool
• Led procurement on DoD program.
• Recruited to lead procurement in the US, China and Malta.
• Drove a move to fully Chinese suppliers, capturing significant savings. Achievements at
Method includes:
• Captured 12% in savings with a new fully Chinese source.
• Manager Process Guardian for Cost Management Team
• Sr. Buyer,
• Sr. Buyer and Failure Analysis Engineer