| | | 20,000+ Fresh Resumes Monthly | |
|
|
| | Related Resumes Director of Facilities Dallas, TX Director of Health Services Keller, TX Senior Technical Director Fort Worth, TX HR Business Partner Director Frisco, TX Procurement Manager Sales Specialist Dallas, TX Sr. Director of Operations Haslet, TX Vice President, Dean, Managing Director, Director Dallas, TX |
|
Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCandidate's Name
Street Address
PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE
EMAIL AVAILABLE
Executive Profile
Seasoned, multifaceted, and success-driven professional, offering extensive experience in global/regional strategic sourcing,
procurement operations, and commodity management. Empowering manager and out-of-the-box thinker, adept at developing and implementing
strategic procedures and initiatives and standardizing purchasing-related operations. Armed with success at building procurement teams
and organizations from ground up, as well as in steering organizations toward next level of strategic maturity.
Areas of Expertise
Contract Negotiation
Customer, Supplier, and Vendor Relations
Regulatory Guidance and Compliance
Procurement Management
Total Cost of Ownership
Conflict Resolution and Decision Making
Professional Experience
LSG Sky Chefs - Irving, TX
Director Indirect Procurement Sep 2013 Present
Provided expert oversight to day-to-day activities of a team responsible for strategic sourcing, supplier management, and tactical
purchasing support of $200M in products and services throughout North America, which include:
Maintenance, repair, operations (MRO) goods and services;
Human resources and contingent labor-related services;
Professional services;
Construction and facilities maintenance products and services;
Office supplies and services;
Fleet, energy, utilities, and capital equipment;
Consumable supply goods;
Travel;
Marketing goods and services; and
IT goods and services.
Work closely with the European counterpart to develop and execute a Global Category and Supplier Management program for indirect
products and services; thereby improving global purchasing power, supply chain efficiency, and supplier management activities through
standardized global processes, policies and procedures, and communication channels.
Lead procurement change and elevation initiative across business groups through procurement process change planning, design,
development, execution, and communication to administer contract management, sourcing, and procure-to-order functions; as well as to
inform stakeholders on procurement processes to improve procurement compliance and process efficiency, and to encourage strategic
decision making through improved spend analytics.
Serve as regional lead on the global initiative to generate requirements as well as identify and implement an eProcurement platform
for contract management, eSourcing, and procure-to-pay functions.
Established procurement operations, procure-to-order processes, compliance programs, policies and procedures, and a formalized
category management program that leveraged industry and procurement best practices to deliver added value to business operations
through defined strategic sourcing, supplier management strategies, total cost of ownership (TCO) reduction initiatives, and global
category cooperation; which resulted in the transformation of a tactical, decentralized procurement group into a strategic,
centralized procurement organization.
Instigated strategic sourcing best practices, supply base consolidation and optimization, introduction of supplier innovation,
continuous improvement, internal customer operational and program alignment, supply chain risk mitigation, and national preferred
supplier program compliance; which generated more than $8.5M annual savings within the first year.
Streamlined contract governance and management process for products and services by implementing a supplier contract management
process, contract workflow, execution authorities, as well as legal engagement policies and procedures.
Expanded centrally sourced programs into regional joint ventures and recent company acquisitions by initiating effective
communication, integration planning, and strategic sourcing processes; which boosted profitability through product standardization and
purchasing power aggregation.
Fannie Mae - Dallas, TX
Manager Strategic Sourcing Mar 2012 Aug 2013
Masterfully led a team responsible for handling strategic sourcing and procurement operations support of $4B in IT goods and services,
financial services, legal services, professional services, temporary and contract labor, consulting services, property management
services, marketing goods and services, utilities, REO goods and services, and mortgage- and loan servicing-related spend.
Implemented a program to transform low-value and high-volume reimbursement transactions into corporate P-card program.
Made use of available technologies in establishing project intake process to enhance stakeholder alignment and transparency with
strategic plans along with in-progress and pipeline strategic projects.
Acted as procurement subject matter expert, in charge of liaising with business owners regarding procurement processes as well as
training of procurement personnel on methods and best practices to fulfill business needs, maximize value delivery, and increase TCO.
Demonstrated efficiency in serving as primary procurement interface for all internal, external, and regulatory agency audits on an
ongoing basis.
Managed supplier diversity strategy development and execution to maintain strict compliance with regulatory requirements and
improvement in spend with diverse suppliers.
Contributed to the departmental transformation into a Best in Class Procurement Organization by creating and organizing category
management and performance management programs focused on delivering value through expanded internal customer engagement, opportunity
assessments, enhanced competitive processes, and improved performance metrics.
Senior Sourcing Specialist | Team Lead Apr 2010 Mar 2012
Monitored the delivery and initiation of complex strategic sourcing projects, which included mortgage- and loan servicing-related
services, REO services, professional services, engineering and construction services, property management services, and marketing
goods and services.
Adeptly handled cross-functional corporate initiatives to boost REO broker and asset disposition services, which led to the
establishment of a best-in-class broker network by instituting policies and procedures as well as generating national sourcing
strategy to achieve goals while enhancing supplier qualifications, ongoing performance, and operational efficiency.
Oversaw local team, contract, and consultant personnel, accountable for administering work progress toward the execution of corporate,
departmental, and project goals
Enforced strategic sourcing tools and tactics to create and execute new pricing structures for outsourced real estate asset
disposition and real estate property management services; which reduced annual spend by 50%.
Earned distinction as the BPO procurement leader responsible for significantly improving the cost transparency and supplier
performance management by implementing an ongoing supplier management program for outsourced mortgage insurance claims processes.
Celanese International - Dallas, TX
Corporate Services Commodity Manager IT Infrastructure and Services Dec 2008 Apr 2010
Took charge of initiating strategic sourcing and supplier management initiatives to decrease TCO for IT products and services
globally.
Supervised and assisted buyers in reducing TCO for specific products by determining supply alternatives and low-cost country sourcing,
exploiting market demand and supply conditions, and maximizing volume opportunities.
Effectively functioned as interim manager and team lead of a global team regarding the annual audit and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
compliance activities.
Attained 15% reduction on over-budgeted costs for software, products, tactical, and professional services related to a new data center
colocation project by conducting procurement activities.
American Airlines - Fort Worth, TX
Commodity Manager | Senior Commodity Manager Apr 2006 Dec 2008
Developed and implemented strategic category planning process for passenger service, travel, and outsourced-related services while
instituting a framework that aligned priorities and resources with corporate and Purchasing Department policies, procedures, and
goals.
Held responsibility in managing ongoing supplier communication and balanced scorecard development and review; as well as assisting in
resolving supplier and corporate-related issues to effectively serve as a point of contact between American Airlines and its
suppliers.
Maintained interaction with operational departments, key suppliers, and purchasing personnel as the Lean Six Sigma continuous
improvement project team lead to decrease inefficiency in business and operational processes that could be applied airline-wide.
Coordinated with legal and marketing business units in executing special projects to support strategic efforts to improve outside
counsel engagement and expand corporate branding and market segmentation.
Upheld supplier diversity initiatives to accomplish goals of optimizing the corporation s minority and women-owned business supplier
base.
Played a key role as team lead for the end-to-end process management as well as chief negotiator for annual airport services RFP;
which trimmed down annual cost by 12%.
McLane Foodservice Vantix Logistics - Carrollton, TX
Logistics Analyst Jul 2005 Apr 2006
Spearheaded cross-functional teams in creating, evaluating, and facilitating supply chain projects, focused on increasing cost
utilization and distribution optimization.
Carried out financial and vendor analysis to identify opportunities for the transformation into internally managed logistics
operations; which led to the reduction of total procurement costs and increase in companywide revenue by 10%.
Lessened margin loss by 10% through formulation and implementation of process improvement strategies, which resolved root cause of
underperforming distribution programs and supply chains.
Earlier Positions Held:
HCA North Texas Supply Chain - Coppell, TX
Inventory Control Manager | Intern
C H Robinson Worldwide, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Flatbed Department Manager | International Logistics Team Lead
Alcon Laboratories - Fort Worth, TX
MBA Supply Chain Project | Graduate Assistant
Hyatt Regency Dallas - Dallas, TX
Summer Administrative Intern
Additional Experience
Texas Christian University - Fort Worth, TX
Guest Lecturer Procurement and Supply Chain 2010 Present
Education and Credentials
Master of Business Administration, Supply Chain Management: 2005
Texas Christian University - Fort Worth, TX, USA
Certification in Supply and Value Chain Management
Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business and Spanish: 2000
Stephen F. Austin State University - Nacogdoches, TX, USA
Dean s List
Study Abroad Program Madrid, Spain
Activities
Vice President Student Organization for Supply Chain Studies | Executive Council Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Professional Affiliations
Institute of Supply Management (ISM) | Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
Technical Acumen
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) | Microsoft Access
Warehouse Management System (WMS) | Ariba | JD Edwards ERP Systems | SAP | R3 | APO
Fieldglass | Aeroxchange | Perfect Commerce | SAP-E-Sourcing | PeopleSoft |
