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5748 Gusikowski Brook
San Francisco
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+1 (555) 306 8474
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San Francisco
CA
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+1 (555) 306 8474
Experience
Experience
New York, NY
Director Sourcing
New York, NY
Beahan-Blanda
New York, NY
Director Sourcing
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies and ratify commodity risk management recommendations
- Proficiently manage suppliers for continuous performance improvement
- Proficiently manage and measure suppliers for continuous performance improvement
- Provide strategic consulting and analytic perspective to global and regional management and key business stakeholders on sourcing strategies and risks
- Develops, maintains and analyzes inventory management metrics
- Lead teams to higher levels of performance
- Design and develop organization with superior engagement to consistently achieve goals
New York, NY
Director, Sourcing
New York, NY
Little-Bogisich
New York, NY
Director, Sourcing
- Responsible for establishing and maintaining strategic and tactical operational targets and KPI's for performance in conjunction with Global Sourcing targets
- Responsible for assigned business unit sourcing strategies; to include: sourcing allocations strategy, margin strategy, time to market strategy, fabric strategy etc
- Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
- Recruit, retain, teach and mentor a team of 3-6 people committed to a shared value system of integrity and collaboration. This includes imparting knowledge and actively coaching all direct and indirect reports
- Provides continuous leadership to business units to assist in the achievement of their goals and the overall corporate strategies/targets across assigned categories. Consults and advises business unit senior leadership teams/executives on the impact of procurement activities on projects, budgets, and select sourced retail goods
- Collaborates with the departmental DVP for resource allocation, budgetary control, staff development and sets enterprise wide sourcing plans to effectively assist in the attainment of the company’s P&L. Part of the DVPs senior leadership team and directs department in conjunction or absence of the departmental DVP
- Ensure that our Supply Chain follows Harry’s internal values, meaning that our products are made with respect toward those who make them and the communities in which they are made
present
Phoenix, AZ
Director, Sourcing, Decorative Accessories
Phoenix, AZ
Kerluke-Conn
present
Phoenix, AZ
Director, Sourcing, Decorative Accessories
present
- Close working relationship with Merchandising and Design groups, DMM's, Management
- Vendor Research and Development - Capabilities, capacity and growth plans
- Management of pre-production, and production approval process
- Evaluate and monitor the performance of the supplier base
- Material Research and Development
- Close coordination with WSI agents, service providers, suppliers, etc
- Perform a consultant role for merchants and design with regard to the following
Education
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Skills
Skills
- Strong ability to analyze data with excellent critical reasoning skills
- Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task, and work under shifting deadlines in a fast paced environment
- Strong presentation skills with ability to support the building of a business case
- Strong understanding of manufacturing, material, fabric and/or garment constructions, and strong analytical skills
- Highly comfortable with change and ambiguity
- Ability to pay attention to details and be organized
- Ability to project a professional image over the phone and in person
- Professional, confident, credible and an enthusiastic team player
- Strong business acumen with a financial focus
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
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Director, Sourcing Processes & Systems Resume Examples & Samples
- Develop and maintain a project portfolio within Sourcing relevant to enhance and properly maintain the sourcing infrastructure
- Participate in strategic x-functional supply chain improvement initiatives as sourcing process expert, advising on change implications, feasibility and implementation strategy
- Drive relevant business cases by collaboratively working with other functions to allow for objective financial evaluation of key initiatives
- Lead a team of sourcing experts and project managers towards achieving project milestones, such as the definition of process specifications, business blueprints, training packages
- Ensure successful go live of new systems / processes by proficiently managing change throughout the project lifecycle
- Benchmark the adidas Group supply chain processes, ensure efficient running of day-to-day business; scale tools and processes to create speed, efficiency and best practice
- Act as business champion for key sourcing systems, advice and prioritize on system improvement needs
- Create and drive a strong performance network towards the stakeholders to ensure impact and efficiency. Actively lead “Subject Matter Expert/key user” Network for process area
- Actively mentor and coach business process managers and project managers to help support and further their growth in aspects of the professional content of their roles
- SAP knowledge and/or experience with other ERP/supply chain applications
- In depth knowledge of supply chain
- Motivating and leading a complex team
- Understanding of the bigger picture and end-to-end supply chain
- Strong record of successfully applying project management skills and Lean 6 Sigma tools, and ability to coordinate cross-functional project teams from concept to implementation, ideally on an international scale
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently
- A 4-year degree from an accredited college or university with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, logistics, planning, supply chain, information systems, or operations; MBA a plus
- Minimum of 7 years work experience, ideally in an apparel/fashion supply chain mgmt. or retailing context in a multi-national environment
- Alternatively, 4+ years of strategy consulting with project experience in apparel/fashion, retail, and Operations, combined with a graduate degree may be substituted for years of experience
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience managing people
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Leads UPR sourcing in the areas of construction and technology and will oversee a spend profile of $80-$120 million
- Implements and directs overall sourcing vision, strategies, expected outcomes and objectives for the long range sourcing plan
- Working with key business stakeholders, develops innovative solutions to their procurement needs. This will include compiling financial scenario model to develop optimal TCO
- Oversees the development and tracking of key sourcing projects to ensure sourcing team delivers exception value to key business stakeholders
- Manage, train and develop the Purchasing staff
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Senior Director Sourcing Footwear, Latin Resume Examples & Samples
- Develop and ensure the implementation of procurement strategies for the region which balance regional and international footwear product supply to achieve optimal financial results while managing supply risk
- Lead the organization to maintain the highest emphasis on creating the best quality product, providing a high price/value relationship and on-time to market demand
- Create and monitor KPI’s designed to achieve a high degree of customer service and reliability
- Actively participate in the range creation process as a trusted business partner to the Regional Marketing team and advise on the optimal regional product mix in terms of cost and supply capability
- Ensure full collaboration with the footwear Sourcing teams in Asia to apply international best practice, standards and disciplines whenever possible
- Create and maintain a regional supply base capable of meeting the needs of the business, in speed, innovation, quality and price, delivering reliability and consistency
- Is fully informed and aware of factors (political, economic, and strategies) likely to impact business operations in the sourcing countries and manages risk associated with the outcome
- Ensure that operations comply with relevant local laws (general and labor) respecting basic human rights, health and safety of all employees and the environment
- Set clear objectives toward management group/subordinates to build a leading organization that is efficient and helps the company to become a leader in the sporting goods industry
- Represent at the highest possible level in public an adidas image of professionalism and integrity
- Form and maintain the appropriate organizational structures for end-to-end process. Identify and develop future talent and ensure appropriate leadership skills are present at every level through effective motivation, coaching, training and development of direct reports and teams
- Manage and operate the departments within the agreed budgets
- Service-minded and global thinking
- Communication skills with clear customer focus
- Fluent English& Spanish, Portuguese
- Diploma or degree in business administration or similar
- Minimum of 10 years progressive working experience in sourcing or general management of fast moving goods industry with a minimum of 5 years at managerial level
- Willingness to frequent travels abroad
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Negotiate component pricing by leveraging total spend across all areas of Sirius XM
- Mitigate supply risk and resolve parts shortages with suppliers and CM/ODMs
- Review supplier performance against goals with respect to price, delivery, and quality
- Review component pricing with CM/ODM through BOM/AVL reports
- Provide demand projections to supplier base
- Review volatile commodities and make supply chain recommendations based on market conditions
- Negotiate with key technology providers and establish supply agreements
- Support Sirius XM Product Development team with input on parts selections based on price and availability roadmap
- Attend weekly conference calls with manufacturers regarding new product developments and operations issues
- Ensure that Arena system is updated with the latest parts costs and lead time for all programs
- BA/BS degree or equivalent experience. Advanced degree a plus
- 10 years experience in procurement and strategic sourcing in the consumer electronics industry
- Extensive knowledge of components costs in the consumer electronics industry
- Experience in negotiation of component supply agreements
- Experience in doing business in Asia
- Good public speaking and presentation skills
- Interpersonal skills and ability to interact and work with staff at all levels
- Ability to pay attention to details and be organized
- Ability to project a professional image over the phone and in person
- Commitment to “internal client” and customer service principles
- Willingness to take initiative and to follow through on projects
- Spelling, grammar, proofreading and editing skills
- Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task, and work under shifting deadlines in a fast paced environment
- Must have legal right to work in the U.S
- Thorough knowledge of MS-Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
- Knowledge of systems containing bill of materials and change management information
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Senior Director Sourcing Apparel Resume Examples & Samples
- Implement sourcing strategies within assigned country in order to meet the company objectives relating to quality, volume, style and cost of sourced products
- Build and maintain business relationships between adidas Sourcing, its key factories and suppliers are maintained at the highest level of trust and integrity
- Implement GASA within the assigned country to ensure the company secures, maintains and supports the highest quality vendors available
- Manage risks, political, economic, and strategic, likely to impact business operations in the source countries
- Ensure implementation company policy for all operations (Quality, Delivery, Costing, Development, Planning/Ordering/Shipping, Materials),
- Ensure lead time reductions with suppliers in line with the sourcing objectives for speed to market
- Ensure sufficient support to the efforts of the Manufacturing innovations team for improvement on factory efficiency and align cost per minute with targets
- Ensure all responsible suppliers meet the company targets of compliance from a people, product and process perspective through achievement of C and E targets
- Ensure all operations comply with relevant local laws (general and labour) respecting basic human rights, health and safety of all employees and the environment
- Work closely within the Apparel Sourcing teams to apply and reinforce international best practices, standards and disciplines in the country whenever possible
- Develop strong relationships with the relevant Creation Centers to ensure that the sourcing strategy is fully aligned with the needs of the Brands
- Sets direction and lead the team in the country to deliver the best standard of performance and strive for continuous improvement for the group
- Form and maintain the appropriate organizational structures for end-to-end process. Identify and develop future talent and ensure appropriate leadership skills are present at every level through effective motivation, coaching, training and development of direct reports and teams in the country
- Maintains at the highest possible level an adidas public image of professionalism and integrity and contribute back to the community
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Assistant Director Sourcing Specialist Products & Services Resume Examples & Samples
- Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders within EYG and report procurement progress via regular meetings
- Build a pipeline of Procurement projects for Talent in collaboration with Procurement leaders & local stakeholders
- High volume deal execution within agreed timelines across multiple Talent teams globally
- Mitigate contractual risk to the firm and manage business relationships with vendors according to EY’s Procurement and Independence policies
- Work with other Products & Services teams to ensure the vendor base is leveraged globally and identify activity to support the overall P&S objectives
- Drive and create the standardization of global processes and operations, and ensure compliance to the Procurement policy by education of local EY staff and presentations to stakeholders
- Supporting the Global Talent Category Leader
- Add value to the business to enable stakeholders to deliver their objectives
- This individual is a key member of the EYG Central Team and is responsible for helping to shape and drive Procurement strategies and processes in the local markets
- The individual will balance their innovative approach with respect to problem solving with the needs of the stakeholders and work with them to optimize their approach
- Strong Procurement expertise in order to drive sourcing and demand management strategies across the Talent category; (Recruitment, Learning and Development, Employee Benefits and Mobility)
- Ability to align efforts with the key stakeholders and influence these leaders, as necessary, and possess a global mindset
- Has some experience of various Source to Pay (“S2P”) processes in order to support the design and implementation of the global S2P system
- 3+ years of Procurement experience, including but not limited to end to end category management, strategic sourcing, and demand management
- Talent category experience (highly desirable)
- Excellent, communication and presentation skills, commercial and business acumen, and attention to detail
- Analytical skills Business English
- Strong Procurement expertise in order to drive sourcing and demand management strategies across Talent categories; Recruitment, Learning and Development, Employee Benefits (including Mobility)
- Demonstrable procurement experience, including but not limited to sourcing and demand management and covering the areas of Talent
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Senior Director Sourcing A&G Resume Examples & Samples
- Enforce, implement and manage the sourcing strategy and tactical plans within assigned countr(ies) to meet the company objectives i.e. quality, speed and delivery cost of sourced products etc. and needs of the Brands
- Create and maintain a regional supply base capable of meeting the needs of the business and key KPIs in speed, innovation, quality and price, delivering reliability and consistency
- Ensure business relationships between adidas, its key factories and supplier groups are secured and maintained at the highest level of trust and integrity
- Ensure adidas policy and standards for all operations (Quality, Delivery, Costing, Development, Planning, Logistics, Materials) are implemented and applied for the assigned countr(ies)/region, with close collaboration with other functional heads
- Maintains at the highest possible level an adidas public image of professionalism and integrity
- Show strong leadership to the team and ensure the best standards of performance. Identify and develop talent to ensure appropriate skill sets and strong succession plans are in place
- Manage and operate the department within the agreed budget
- Strong leadership skills (i.e. Strategic and visionary thinking, result-oriented, coaching mindset, effective stakeholder management)
- Strong business acumen knowledge
- Good understanding of all business functions (Product costing, Materials, Planning, SEA, general management)
- Basic knowledge across multiple area of sourcing (i.e. LEAN, 6 Sigma principles Quality, Sustainability, Product Creation, Manufacturing processes, Mfg. technologies)
- End-to-End supply chain mindset
- Strong negotiation skills with internal and external customers
- Strong communication skills with clear customer focus
- International, cross-functional and intercultural experience
- Diploma or degree in textile/shoe/hardware engineering, international trade, business administration or related field
- Min of 10 years progressive working experience in Sourcing, Supply Chain or general management of sports or fast moving goods industry with min of 5 years at managerial level
- Ideally 2-3 year International or Headquarter work experience
- Must have 2-3 year cross-functional experience in Development, Production, Planning and or Costing
- Willing to travel frequent abroad
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Managerial Leadership
- Business Delivery and Operational Excellence
- Risk Management and Control
- Client and Relationship Management
- Business Performance Management
- 10+ years in related strategic sourcing, supply chain and or procurement work experience, 2+ years of managerial leadership experience
- MBA, Master’s, undergraduate or related college diploma in a related discipline (BA, CPA, CGA, CMA)
- Significant experience in business advisory consulting, client relationship management and/or supplier management
- Ability to adapt easily across many situations, seeking out the most effective approach to an issue in order to increase the value brought to the team
- Demonstrates deep expertise in role, ability to connect the dots between what the business and others in SPSGP are trying to accomplish and how to be of assistance by very effectively performing their role through acquired skills, knowledge and expertise
- Demonstrates the value of different opportunities to the business and others within SPSGP, and helps to decide on the best course of action by effectively presenting the key points of an argument, quickly builds relationships with others, relates well to people at all levels, communicates clearly and negotiates well
- Pursues a wide variety of opportunities to improve SPSGP, T&O and BMO by thinking creatively, producing a range of solutions to problems, seek relevant information before making a decision and anticipates change in the business environment
- Empowered and accountable to deliver results by consistently achieving project goals, sets clearly defined objectives, meets deadlines for tasks and ensures commitments to customers and business partners are met
- Ability to create an inspiring vision of the future, and motivates and inspires others to engage in that vision demonstrating strategic business visioning and planning, team leadership and developing others and managing for inclusion
- Professional, confident, credible and an enthusiastic team player
- Collaborative work style with ability to look beyond siloed solutions
- Able to perform with minimal direction / supervision with proactive work style
- Ability to adapt solutions to actual practice
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving / critical-thinking skills
- Advanced change management skills; able to embrace change seamlessly, lead by example
- Excellent relationship development and management skills, as well as interpersonal and managing skills with the ability to inspire team members (and stakeholders) to excel in their functions, be as productive as possible and solutions orientated
- Advanced written and oral communication skills (including facilitation / presentation skills), with the capability to present and articulate complex concepts
- Advanced coaching, mentoring and training skills
- Advanced multi-tasking skills covering a wide range of challenges, which are independent and distinct
- Conflicting priorities in a fast past environment
- Advanced ability to organise, innovate and make processes as efficient to maximise benefits to the Enterprise
- Advanced planning skills (re finance, resource, strategy, business)
- Advanced risk management skills
- Advanced influencing skills
- Advanced conflict management/ resolution skills
- Expert knowledge of Sourcing in Financial Services or Technology industries
- Strong Financial Services, Financial or Cost Management experience
- Advanced understanding of the business unit’s risk and regulatory requirements
- Expert knowledge of sourcing and procurement systems and applications
- Demonstrated experience in compiling, synthesizing and drawing insights from a variety of research sources
- Demonstrated ability to apply research and theory to real business issues
- Strong knowledge of process and / or project management
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Director Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Successfully collaborate and motivate across the organization
- Rapidly assess opportunities, develop a compelling vision that will enable best in class performance, and lead teams to implement systematic change
- Build and lead global procurement teams
- Lead teams to higher levels of performance
- Develop people and teams
- Elevate organizational capability across procurement organization
- Successfully influence internal stakeholders through the executive vice president level
- Establish multi-year strategic plans and goals to enable bottom-line and top-line company growth
- Champion corporate social responsibility and supplier diversity leadership programs
- Design and develop organization with superior engagement to consistently achieve goals
- Collaborate across internal teams, across the supply base, and across the appropriate industry
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies and ratify commodity risk management recommendations
- Drive major step change within scope of responsibility
- Manage the sourcing strategies in areas of high financial or brand risk to Starbucks
- Operate in high-growth climate
- Effectively utilize program and project management tools and techniques
- Efficiently solve problems and make decisions for primary and strategic, unique or complex issues across a vast array of projects and processes
- Provide broad oversight and drive execution of project plans
- Global strategic sourcing/ procurement experience, preferably in a high growth, retail/manufacturing/CPG environment (12 years)
- Analytical: Advanced analytical skills, adept in business planning, financial management, and budget management
- Procurement: Market leading knowledge of global market analysis, macro-economic drivers, sourcing category strategy, supplier relationship management, strategic vendor alliance programs, ‘should-cost’ models, and multi-year negotiation strategies, supplier continuous improvement programs/Lean Initiatives Legal: Knowledge of critical procurement legal requirements and contracting best practices
- Influence: Exceptional ability to influence at a Senior Executive Level both internally and externally. Able to influence relevant industry and governmental policy issues
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Manage and grow the Supply Chain team, mentoring the existing team and leading their professional growth, while also driving additional recruiting efforts in order to continue building a world-class organization
- Own the production, quality, and inbound logistics for Harry’s entire product line, driving significant performance & cost improvements
- Partner with Product Development to identify & onboard new, high-quality manufacturing partners across hard good and soft good product categories, and across US, EU & Asia
- Identify and build relationships with key vendors and suppliers throughout the global supply chain
- Identify strategic KPI’s that enable strategic discussions and decisions about the focus of the team and objectives of the department
- Partner closely with Sales & Operations Planning, Distribution, Marketing & Finance functions to strategically transform our demand plan into a buy plan and communicate that plan to key vendors
- Create regular vendor reporting (both manufacturing and freight) to evaluate cost, quality, and performance--partnering and growing key relationships while also identifying new vendors who can enable significant growth
- Ensure that our Supply Chain follows Harry’s internal values, meaning that our products are made with respect toward those who make them and the communities in which they are made
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Senior Director Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Expertise in market analysis and sourcing planning to dissect market size, players, customers, growth, technology replacements/forecasts, pricing trends, etc. to formulate sourcing strategies
- Expertise in Financial Statement Analysis to derive should-cost models and cost competitiveness/financial strengths of suppliers before RFx is conducted
- Professional experiences in “owned” factory operations and cost accounting. Make vs. Buy experiences a plus
- Superior project management skills (Consumer Electronics Integrated Project Management) adherence experiences
- Supply Chain Operation’s Management expert. Ability to assess and improve factory SMT, test, box build production costs through improved efficiencies and yields. Ability to assess and improve total landed cost through supply chain analysis from component supply base through to distribute on channel
- Solid experience in complex, large contract and price negotiations
- Executive/Sales presence and professionalism with the ability to crisply articulate positions and build rapport quickly
- A minimum of 15 years’ experience in strategic sourcing in the OEM consumer electronics industry AND/OR as a Commercial Account Manager in the contract manufacturer side of the industry
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Director, Sourcing & Procurement Resume Examples & Samples
- Build/establish strategic relationships with key suppliers and coordinate with other Segment Sourcing groups as appropriate
- Manage operational procurement for the Segment
- Support the development of the Annual Operating Plan and deliver agreed upon economic value to the Business
- Evaluate total cost/supply analyses to identify opportunities to reduce Total Cost Ownership
- Serve as a business partner to key Business Unit stakeholders by identifying their critical business requirements and providing procurement services to meet/exceed their expectations
- Provide rigorous cost and market analysis following Sourcing & Procurement models focusing on the total cost of ownership, leveraging existing Enterprise-wide agreements as appropriate
- Recommend items and suppliers for e-Catalog development
- Provide and lead operational procurement services that provide low cost/best value to constituents while considering impact on operations and customers both internal and external
- In collaboration with Business Financial Systems, implement cost effective technologies to increase transactional efficiencies and decrease the overall cost of procurement
- In collaboration with Procurement Services, ensure consistent application of procurement processes across constituent groups
- Ensure compliance by establishing, monitoring and achieving compliance with cost-savings performance measures
- Identify, develop and demonstrate best practices for supplier management procurement and supply chain
- 8-12 years experience leading a Sourcing and/or Procurement organization
- Demonstrated history of leading and managing diverse teams
- Demonstrated ability to exceed demands of various internal stakeholders across multiple Business Units
- Ability to make decisions based on cost/financial analysis
- Strong negotiation skills with an ability to influence future clients
- Customer service orientation and client-centered focus
- Experienced in SAP or equivalent ERP system
- Best practices, procurement card, ERS, EFT, strategic alliances, supplier certification, international labor standards, etc
- External market analysis to ensure best pricing/service mix
- EProcurement technologies
- Supply chain management expertise
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Responsible for assigned business unit sourcing strategies; to include: sourcing allocations strategy, margin strategy, time to market strategy, fabric strategy etc
- Identify and communicate future product needs to regions
- Partner with regions on allocations
- Responsible for upfront allocation strategy as well as in season changes
- Provides merchant teams with guidance from regions on target fabric costs to achieve desirable target goals
- Seasonal travel to regions in order to gain understanding of manufacturers capabilities and innovations
- Collaborates with the Supply Chain Leadership team on future strategic plans
- Communicates with gender end use specific product team leaders (GMM’s, Directors etc.)
- 10-15 years’ experience with thorough knowledge of global sourcing and product development gained through sourcing assignments
- Strong understanding of manufacturing, material, fabric and/or garment constructions, and strong analytical skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Proficiency in SAP and Web based PLM systems
- Directly supervises a sourcing team consisting of Sr. Sourcing Managers, Sourcing Managers and Associate Sourcing Managers that focuses on assigned business unit. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws
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Director Sourcing Transformation Resume Examples & Samples
- Heavy data analysis to drive fact based conversations and recommendations
- Leadership role with 3rd party partners, SSG, and brands to develop and implement key strategies
- Work with brands and partners to determine optimal roll out initiatives based on risk/reward metrics
- Work with above to develop key metrics to measure progress against goal
- Drive development of reporting tools
- Work with/coordinate global and brand cross-functional teams, external consultants, and other partners on key initiatives
- Champion change and new initiatives by challenging the status quo
- Proactively stay informed on new developments in related fields and introduce those relevant to ascena’s model
- Develop and participate in industry peer roundtable discussions
- Benchmark our KPI’s against industry when applicable
- Serve as a primary point for driving continuous improvement for Ascena Global Sourcing (AGS) and aid in facilitation with IT and prioritization of emerging business strategies across brands
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Director, Sourcing & Development Accessories Resume Examples & Samples
- Leads creation and drives execution of Accessories short term and long term Strategic Supply Chain initiatives plans globally, inclusive of Sourcing, Development, Logistics / Distribution, Quality Control, and Manufacturing Excellence
- Develops and leads a high-performing Sourcing and Technical Development Team across multiple product types
- Optimizes UA Accessories product creation across all in-house manufactured categories and Licensees Ensures all new products are commercialized on time, at approved cost, and at approved quality level
- Supports implementation of robust standards for fit, performance, and sustainability / compliance across all Accessories Soft Goods product categories and manufacturing partners
- Facilities cross-functional communication and teamwork between Sourcing, Development, Production, Logistics, Product Management, Finance, as well as counterparts in other Under Armour divisions to ensure correlation and alignment. Drives best practices across division and across Regions with key counterparts
- Partners with Director of Asia Operations on operational excellence initiatives for all aspects of Vendor-based operations, including On Time Delivery, Productivity, Manufacturing lead times, Service Level, Production Ready, etc
- Participates in evaluation, approval, and certification of new suppliers to support Accessories capacity or product growth requirements through creation of Regional Strategic Sourcing matrices
- 10+ years experience in Consumer Goods manufacturing and/or Supply Chain environment with 5 years in a Leadership position
- Strong background in manufacturing processes, supply chain systems creation, sourcing, and product commercialization
- Experience with Accessories Technical Design or Manufacturing strongly preferred
- Inspired Leadership. Articulates a compelling vision and the roadmap to success; adept at aligning and empowering a diverse set of teammates and stakeholders
- Team Player. Loves being part of a team, both leading and serving; demonstrated deep commitment to colleagues; highly effective in a matrix environment
- Unparalleled Integrity. In good times and bad, lives the UA Way; takes ownership for mistakes; delivers tough messages directly; doesn’t “back-channel”
- Accountable. Commits to stretch goals and delivers; holds self and team to the highest performance standards
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Associate Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Direct the sourcing team including setting performance objectives, monitoring service levels and maintaining cost-effective delivery of sourcing within the functional space/country to the enterprise
- Ensure that the TAS (TA Specialists / internet sourcing team) are leveraged in driving candidate traffic to roles where passive candidate sourcing is not needed or needs to be supplemented
- Build annual/quarterly/monthly media plans that drive high-quality candidate traffic to openings. Collaborate closely with TA Marketing leadership team to drive innovation and high-quality partnership ensuring the best results
- Perform quarterly source channel analysis to assess channel performance by job type and/or location, using data to inform decisions and plans for channel success
- Oversee the sourcing process(es) ensuring overall sourcing delivery, technology/documentation and role clarity; identify process inefficiencies and propose changes for approval. Act as change agent and take an active role in support of the roll-out and adoption of process changes
- Lead the functions in diversity sourcing strategy within the region. Ensure candidate pipelines are infused with diversity and that sourcers are educated on best in class sourcing techniques supporting diversity initiatives
- Provide smart consultation to business and TA partners on labor market supply/demand, location of talent and competitive landscape
- Assist in coaching and driving overall career development of team members utilizing UHG tools and philosophies. Identify and prepare next level managers and directors
- Participate in or lead programs that advance the talent acquisition function as a whole such as Talent Pipelining, Alumni Sourcing, Talent Intelligence, Diversity and Military initiatives, and much more
- BS/ BA degree in Business, Human Resources or equivalent experience
- 10 or more years of Talent Acquisition (recruitment/sourcing) experience in a high volume environment with a focus on the full life cycle
- 5 or more years managerial experience
- Excellent strategic sourcing experience on a national level
- Market intelligence data analysis experience required
- Intermediate proficiency with ATS and CRM systems
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Director, Sourcing, Decorative Accessories Resume Examples & Samples
- Minimize risk, e.g., diversifying country and supplier placements
- Develop and implement a product sourcing strategy appropriate for each source region considering such factors as
- Vendor Research and Development - Capabilities, capacity and growth plans
- Production Tracking and reporting
- Identify potential product categories that present opportunities in new markets
- Direct current service providers (agents), and where needed assist in identifying new ones
- Identifying opportunities for improving design execution, quality and cost
- Serve as primary contact to the agents and suppliers in managing their category
- Troubleshoot production/delivery problems
- Manage and review Sourcing Managers, Production Managers, and Production Coordinators to include training in the following areas: WSI sourcing/production operating procedures, production and sourcing policies, technical, negotiation and communication skills, strategic thought and product quality
- Close working relationship with Merchandising and Design groups, DMM's, Management
- Coordinates with all support areas: QA, Testing, Inspections, Packaging, Inventory, and Imports
- Close coordination with WSI agents, service providers, suppliers, etc
- International education a plus
- 8-10 years International Sourcing and Production experience. Strong negotiation and management skills in a retail or manufacturing company
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Associate Director, Sourcing & Procurement Resume Examples & Samples
- Develop, lead and execute category management, sourcing / RFx, vendor management and financial analysis efforts across the Enterprise in the marketing/advertising, financial & banking, digital/technology and other indirect spend categories as assigned
- Develop strong working relationships with key internal stakeholders to support business objectives, revenue growth opportunities, supplier innovation and expense reductions
- Proactively identify emerging opportunities and translate into category and sourcing strategy action plans
- Develop value-added supplier partnerships that will maximize quality, drive innovation, minimize cost and risk
- Lead and execute market research, benchmarking and spend analysis as needed
- Develop and lead, key supplier Quarterly Business Review (QBR) process
- Develop effective communication plans to both internal and external business partners
- Negotiate rates, value adds, service level agreements (SLA's) and other business terms
- Create project plans to manage and execute on assigned projects
- Help to ensure compliance with all government regulations and internal policies and procedures related to sourcing and vendor contract obligations
- Identify diverse supplier sourcing opportunities and support related initiatives
- Business or related undergraduate degree, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of Strategic Sourcing, Procurement and Negotiation experience
- Demonstrated category management and supply change management experience
- Demonstrated analytic, strategic competitive sourcing (RFx) and vendor management experience
- Ability to work with multiple internal stakeholders at all levels
- Ability to manage and influence change with a collaborative and positive attitude
- Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with business partners
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage multiple projects and tasks, and effectively prioritize work
- Experience with MS Office, advanced Excel and Power Point skills
- Strong financial analysis skills and ability to effectively use financial data to manage the business
- Excellent Excel and Power Point skills / experience i.e. formulas, conditional formatting, and sorting in addition, the ability to build story from the data contained in the Excel spreadsheets
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the organization
- Ability to build strong, effective relationships with team and across various departments within the enterprise (i.e. legal, finance, marketing, other commodities, operations, and all ad / mkt suppliers)
- Salesmanship in representing the value of ES&P and the benefits to our business partners
- Ability to act as an ES&P PR person
- Extremely detail oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects at any given time
- Understanding of Advertising / Marketing contracts and contracting language with the ability to explain and negotiate contracting terms
- Excellent problems solving and positive customer service oriented behavior
- Ability to ask probing questions in order to find appropriate solutions
- Comfortable leading and presenting in meetings
- Experience with Ariba and PeopleSoft
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Senior Director Sourcing Operations Resume Examples & Samples
- Developing strategies and operational plans within and across supply chain functional areas including: Sourcing, Planning, NPI, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Service Operations
- Preparing and analyzing business cases based on total landed cost, quality, delivery and service levels and presenting recommendations to senior management
- Leading transformation projects with representatives from all areas of the supply chain and business functions to drive step-function performance improvement
- Establishing and managing supplier performance metrics through a scorecard program
- Enhancing spend visibility, data analysis tools and processes
- Developing a sustainable cost reduction / cost avoidance program governance
- Developing contracts and managing compliance
- Introducing standardized processes (including RFx, e-auction, supplier relationship management, performance reporting)
- Introducing organizational efficiencies through automation
- Developing an outside-in business / market intelligence funnel
- Developing a robust set of risk management / business continuity / regulatory compliance and corporate controls tools
- Lead major strategic transformation programs across Scientific Games
- Lead the overall procurement governance in the areas of: cost reduction, supply base optimization, supplier performance management, business alignment, and procurement controls
- Develop the strategic sourcing playbook
- Partner with category management, operations, engineering, and quality to develop and implement the supplier performance management system
- Develop and lead a data governance model to support the continuous analysis and actioning of spend data
- Lead the development of the annual global sourcing strategy and cost reduction plan
- Develop and lead the overall procurement operational governance, including ops review, supplier business reviews, and supplier summits
- Identify and lead cross-category continuous improvement initiatives
- Develop boiler-plate supply agreements and the overall contract management governance
- Govern the “approved vendor list”
- Manage the procurement cost reduction hopper, set priorities, and drive execution
- Develop and maintain a business intelligence process for the monitoring of cost, technology, and risk market trends
- Leads continuous improvement of our supply base in the areas of inventory management, delivery, quality and terms agreement
- Lead / participate in Kaizen events focused on driving the principles of LEAN across the organization
- 10+ years of experience in gaming and/or electronics industry
- 6+ years of supply chain and/or operations experience
- 6+ years of experience in driving business transformation, productivity improvements, and cost reductions
- 5+ years in an operational leadership position
- Financial analytics, statistical analysis, ERP experience (preferably within an ORACLE environment)
- Proven track record of leading business, functional, and/or organizational transformation
- Ability to operate strategically, while understanding the tactical implications of decisions
- Strong negotiations, problem solving, analytical skills, and financial acumen
- Strong coaching, program management , leadership skills, team oriented individual with ability to motivate others, particularly in a virtual environment
- Ability to communicate and interact with senior leadership, produce and deliver presentations to a wide range of audiences
- Must have sound supply chain knowledge to be able to influence and drive operational and sourcing transformation
- Adaptable and flexible to changing business environments, while providing exceptional situational leadership
- Ability to manage multiple projects, map out and set objectives and priorities, anticipate problems and proactively work to resolve them
- In depth systems knowledge of Oracle, Business Objects, Agile/PLM and Hyperion
- Risk management skills with ability to mitigate effectively
- Strong Analytical and Data Modeling skills
- Fluent in MS Excel, MS Power Point
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Director, Sourcing & Procurement Resume Examples & Samples
- Deliver data - driven insights to support actionable strategic direction, corporate prioritization, and strategy communication specifically related to the Project focused on the procurement needs of Health systems
- Analyze industry trends, customer needs, competitive threats, expansion opportunities and internal performance relevant to the above named project
- Lead in a team environment both within the Strategy team as well as leading the collaborative relationship with the business unit that will be responsible with the go to market responsibilities directly related to the procurement project
- Provide leadership and direction for all clinical and supportive pharmacy personnel as it relates to operationalizing an on - site inpatient and outpatient pharmacy
- Provide direction and consultation to all stakeholders for the 340B program; serve as the subject matter expert liaison for the 340B program and how those services apply to the overall value of the procurement project
- Provide leadership and direction as the project team explores the Outpatient pharmacy model. SME assistance related to operations, and ensuring that OptumRX has met all licensing and standard requirements established by local, state, federal agencies, and accrediting bodies (e.g. TJC, URAC, DEA)
- Maintain clinical skills and knowledge of pharmacotherapy and intravenous therapy by reviewing current literature and attending in - services, seminars and conferences that are relevant to the procurement project
- Undergraduate degree or above preferably in pharmacy studies
- 10+ years of pharmacy operations in a large complex environment
- Extensive program management experience focus on procurement needs of Health systems
- SME on pharmacology and intravenous therapy
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Creates collaborative business plans with strategic vendors, develops negotiating strategies, and directs the execution of strategic programs. Provides direction and oversees that Category Managers develop and maintain positive vendor relationships. Approves Category Manager vendor contract negotiations, guaranteeing the attainment of the most advantageous pricing, terms, discounts, allowances, quality, delivery, service and dating (where applicable). Ensures all goods and services meet established standards and legal requirements. Addresses business unit concerns / issues, requests, and questions and resolves within legal/tax and corporate guidelines. Establishes and maintains the sourcing strategy for the enterprise including the shaping of supply chain strategies and metrics for assigned categories
- Directs and approves the planning process with Category Managers in developing and recommending sourcing solutions, distribution channels, and execution of best practices. Applies analytics to enable optimized cost savings and supply base. Collaborates closely with supply teams to establish inventory/ replenishment metrics and drive supplier performance
- Plans, develops, directs, and implements complex business strategies through the establishment of short/long-range objectives, change management, performance goals, and metrics for each spend category. Collaborates with internal and external resources and to champion enterprise wide cross-functional sourcing initiatives. Understands category specific details and store/pharmacy operational principles and produces analytics that contributes to the formation of budgets and effective P&L management by the business unit. As appropriate, ensures close collaborations with other Global Sourcing centers of excellence and related functions in the Americas, Europe and Asia
- Directs and executes budgetary cost reduction programs and initiatives that facilitate business owners achieving their business unit goals and financial targets. Assures the appropriate use of capital and financial resources. Generates analytics to support these positions
- Directly manages complex negotiations with key suppliers that require a detailed strategic plan and that have a direct correlation with Corporate operational needs and/or goals. Decision maker and subject matter expert for risk management allowances, terms/conditions, pricing, transportation, pricing and quality control/acceptance
- Manages the development of policies/procedures to ensure goods and services are available to business units and collaborates closely with supply chain to ensure working practices are implemented that ensure sufficient inventory levels and/or supply chain availability to support all events to avoid negative budgetary/ P&L impacts
- Supports the talent development of inter-departmental team members and the overall development of cross-functional teams (including global sourcing resources located in other regions). Sets the example and conducts training sessions for negotiations, financial reviews, business analytics and general management. Establishes and trains staff on methodologies for change management, contract reviews and supply base optimization
- Provides continuous leadership to business units to assist in the achievement of their goals and the overall corporate strategies/targets across assigned categories. Consults and advises business unit senior leadership teams/executives on the impact of procurement activities on projects, budgets, and select sourced retail goods
- Conducts industry specific research, benchmarking, financial and business analytics for long range pricing and buy rationalizations
- Collaborates with the departmental DVP for resource allocation, budgetary control, staff development and sets enterprise wide sourcing plans to effectively assist in the attainment of the company’s P&L. Part of the DVPs senior leadership team and directs department in conjunction or absence of the departmental DVP
- Bachelor’s Degree and at least 8 years of experience or High School Diploma/GED and at least 11 years of experience in developing targets, developing global strategic sourcing strategies and delivering breakthrough levels of performance improvement across a portfolio of healthcare related categories for a retailer, wholesaler, CPG or a services company with annual sales in excess of $5 billion
- Proven track record of delivery in managing category spend (>$500m) across multiple categories
- At least 10 years of experience applying procurement practices/strategies focused on meeting the business challenges, P&L needs, and the needs of the organization with a minimum of 5 years of experience developing and implementing requirements/change management methodologies to execute strategic sourcing activities
- At least 5 years of experience developing and implementing requirements to execute and enhance day to day sourcing activities. Must have budgetary management experience and/or P&L management experience
- Detailed knowledge of the strategic sourcing procurement lifecycle and procurement best practices and methods and can demonstrate how this knowledge has been applied to optimize category profitability and supplier performance
- Highly developed communication skills both verbally and in writing to various audiences (work group, team, company senior management, prospective acquisitions and external parties)
- Experience in diagnosing, isolating, and resolving complex issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems
- Experience coordinating and facilitating executive management meetings
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft PowerPoint (for example: applying a theme, formatting character spacing, inserting a picture, changing slide layout and theme colors, adding transitions, customizing slide numbers, changing chart style and/or formatting font)
- Intermediate level skill in Microsoft Word (for example: inserting headers, page breaks, page numbers and tables and/or adjusting table columns)
- At least 4 years of experience planning, developing, and managing departmental expense and capital budgets
- At least 4 years of experience directly managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating, and directing people as they work
- Willing to travel at least 15% for business purposes (within state and out of state and internationally)
- Experience of leading cross-functional teams within a large global matrix organization
- Experience in Walgreen Retail
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Director Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Develop the strategy, vision and organizational structure
- Manage the combined organization to develop systems and processes that deliver substantial cost savings from GNFR (Goods Not for Resale) sourcing and business services outsourcing
- Align vision and strategy to organization’s goal and objective of lowering total cost of ownership of goods and services not for resale and labor
- Builds the foundation to add value through savings, benefits and protective terms and conditions through the development of common systems and overall sourcing process efficiencies
- Lead the development of policies, controls and practices that support the Company’s objectives
- Establish appropriate performance metrics and goals for lowering cost of goods, ensuring quality and service by leveraging total company spend across all facets including Retail, Supply Chain, Licensed Retail, and Save a Lot Corporate
- Balance internal and external resources towards achieving objectives
- Build a Solid Foundation for Sourcing
- A Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) or Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM) designation from the American Purchasing Society (www.american-purchasing.com) is preferred
- Bachelor's Degree is required in Business or Finance; an MBA degree preferred
- Procurement, strategic sourcing and negotiation experience
- 3 + years in leadership position
- Ability to communicate to, and gain buy-in from, senior executives
- High degree of initiative, creative, innovative, proactive skills and abilities
- Strong management, leadership and supervisory skills
- Ability to develop standard end-to-end processes to enable spend visibility
- High level of analytical and financial skills
- Understanding of cost structures and cash-based business cases
- Experience in negotiating large multi-million dollar contracts
- Computer proficiency and knowledge of Microsoft Office
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Associate Director, Sourcing, R&D Resume Examples & Samples
- Develop and execute annual category and sourcing plans for Research and Development Labs and Pre-clinical including driving savings and productivity improvements to optimize total cost of ownership
- Oversee and, as necessary, perform all activities associated with day to day support of the business including the development and execution of contracts for R&D
- Oversee request for proposals (RFPs), manage and influence RFP process (vendor selection), competitive bidding negotiations, and benchmarking
- Lead the vendor evaluation and selection process and provide guidance to internal client on supplier selection and strategy
- Lead others, provide direction to teams and coach lower level staff
- Interact with and, as necessary, influence the business by managing stakeholders, leading meetings, and driving initiatives. Maintain current awareness of market and industry trends
- Identify and define sourcing best practices both within and outside of Regeneron and ensuring those best practices are adopted
- Leverages strong influencing skills to define sourcing role and align project objectives and targets with stakeholders
- Implement and manage effective Supplier Relationship Management to drive performance and continuous improvements including development, tracking and reporting of vendor performance metrics
- Communicate team progress to VP, Procurement and business unit leaders
- Advanced knowledge of contract terms and conditions, C.C.C.M. Certification, desirable
- Advanced knowledge of benchmarking, market analyses and financial negotiations
- Advanced problem solving skills in a team environment
- Must have experience implementing VMI programs
- Excellent negotiation or influencing skills
- Knowledge of R&D business environment
- Competent in computer skills, oral & written communication & multi-tasking
- Ability to manage personal timelines
- Ability to establish and influence team timelines & expectations
- Requires minimal supervision
- Minimum 12 years Procurement experience, 7+ years in the Pharmaceutical Industry; 5+ years in outsourcing services, BA/BS degree in sciences, business, finance or equivalent
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Director Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Leadership - Setting goals for the work group, developing organizational capability, and modeling how we work together
- Successfully collaborates and motivates across the organization
- Rapidly assess opportunities, develops a compelling vision that will enable best in class performance, and lead teams to implement systematic change
- Builds and leads global procurement teams
- Leads teams to higher levels of performance
- Develops people and teams
- Elevates organizational capability across procurement organization
- Successfully influences internal stakeholders through the executive vice president level
- Team leadership and people management (12 years)
- Global strategic sourcing/ procurement experience, preferably in a high growth, retail/manufacturing/CPG environment
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Serve as the Procurement contact for vendors within their respective categories
- Analyze historic category spend and demand drivers
- Align spending forecasts with business objectives and Procurement practices
- Create collaborative partnerships with business stakeholders to plan and execute Procurement activities and category strategies
- Manage vendor service utilization and seek to reduce under-utilized consumption
- Audit vendor spend against forecasts, Procurement governance and policy, and business needs
- Ensure vendor contract rates are at or below market
- Craft negotiation strategies and conduct negotiations to minimize spend
- Structure SLAs for vendor agreements in concert with business stakeholders and Procurement policy
- 8-10 years of Procurement experience with emphasis on Technology /IT functions
- Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking and leadership with strong abilities in relationship management
- PMP Certification preferred
- Excellent communication and project management skills
- Strong influencing skills with issue mitigation mentality
- Ability to manage vendor relationships
- Established track record of successfully managing vendor relationships
- Experience with an excellent understanding of a service-based/SLA-based vendor delivery model
- Solid knowledge of procurement systems/processes/tools
- Skilled negotiator with understanding of key supply markets
- Deep knowledge of project management principles and techniques
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Build a team capable of executing the defined strategy with a balance of spend-management and operations experience
- Develop robust sourcing database to track spend, contract repository and any associated information
- Make recommendations and/or provide effective input to stakeholder financial goals and/or plans as it relates to assigned sourcing assignments
- Work with legal group to review, redline, and negotiate contracts to mitigate risks
- Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders and partners
- Act as a point of escalation for system failures or critical issues
- Present/update all pertinent supplier and/or industry issues to stakeholders and immediate management and propose recommendations as they apply to existing strategies
- Facilitate resolution of significant challenges raised by the customers
- Take responsibility for selected key projects / activities and provide senior management executive updates
- Ensure flexibility to take efficiency and economic advantage of lighter touch products
- Review, manage and in some cases approve a comprehensive list of best in class suppliers for bid processes developed by analyzing industry trends and competitive positioning. This is to assure selection and use of the best possible supply base
- Have a working knowledge of and able to maintain a strong business relationships with major technology companies such as Cisco, Juniper, AT&T, Verizon, BT, Trend, Dell, Lenovo, HP, and related suppliers
- Monitor and directly impact supplier behavior and activities to maintain continuous improvement in the suppliers delivery of products and services to the business
- 10+ years of sourcing experience
- Experience leading key negotiations with major technology suppliers with a focus on PC hardware, telecommunications, security, and mobile applications on a global scale
- Bachelor’s Degree and/or acceptable working experience
- JD or MBA highly desirable
- Ability to efficiently red line/edit legal agreements to support business requirements as part of an impending or completed deal for products and/or services
- Strong presentation skills with ability to support the building of a business case
- Able to see the big picture and address strategic activities, while also understanding the transactional nature of a category, including e-Sourcing, e-Catalogs, benchmarking, etc
- A broad understanding of sourcing trends and their commercial application including use of research groups such as Gartner, Forrester, etc
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Develops and implements the overall direct sourcing for assigned categories/brands
- 7-10 years direct sourcing experience, with at least 5 working for or with a US based apparel/accessory retailer
- Thorough understanding of the product lifecycle
- Demonstrated ability to build effective cross-brand / cross-functional relationships
- Knowledge of apparel construction, including fabric and trim
- Demonstrated ability to successfully lead and develop direct reports
- Project management / change management experience preferred
- Proficient in: Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc
- Experience working in a Design, Supply Chain or Sourcing technology (PLM, Tradestone, etc.) preferred
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Develop overall vision, strategy and execution plan for the memory/silicon sourcing function
- Develop, manage and refresh individual and customized technology and commodity sourcing strategies for each actively managed technology (CPU, DRAM, GPU, ASICs)
- Develop deep technical and commercial relationships with executive management at core silicon suppliers. Influence supplier technology roadmaps to ensure Facebook’s system architecture and commercial requirements are met
- Hire, train, develop, and lead a team of memory & silicon technology and component sourcing professionals responsible for complete commercial and product life cycle support spanning the concept, prototype, pre-launch validation, and mass-deployment phases, while successfully managing technology transitions
- Establish and manage strategic supplier relationships at the executive level
- Work in partnership with the Infrastructure Hardware Engineering team to develop an approved and qualified supply base, develop strategic partnerships that address our memory & silicon needs and, on an ongoing basis, continuously improve supplier performance
- Partner with Hardware Engineering and the Server/Storage Sourcing team to continuously improve overall system-level landed cost and identify strategic trends in Facebook’s design practices that will have an impact on procurement
- Develop end-to-end set of business capabilities and supply chain performance required to scale the memory & silicon business ahead of the needs of the infrastructure
- Partner with Finance to ensure financial reporting is reliable, accurate and reported on-time. Drive process improvement in the reporting function including leading system automation efforts
- Partner with IT to identify key long term supply chain and business process capabilities required to achieve scale. Actively participate in the development of an IT architecture and capabilities roadmap
- Define negotiation strategies and manage the creation, negotiation and compliance of memory/silicon sourcing contracts
- Identify, develop and deploy key process and operational capabilities that continuously improve the speed, quality and cost of output within the sourcing team
- Develop and implement should-cost and market priced models to achieve best in class pricing. Identify and manage supplier performance improvement programs, leading continuous improvement efforts relating to memory & silicon supplier performance in cost, quality and availability/delivery
- MS in supply chain/operations or related technical field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 15+ years of relevant sourcing and operations experience in Memory/Silicon commodity and technology management, including demonstrated success in managing overall supplier performance
- Demonstrated ability to hire, train and develop sourcing and supply chain teams
- Demonstrated experience interfacing with and establishing commercial and technical relationships with senior management at memory & silicon suppliers
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Leads Universal Parks and Resorts sourcing in the areas of construction and technology and will oversee a spend profile of $80-$120 million
- Implements and directs overall sourcing vision, strategies, expected outcomes and objectives for the long range sourcing plan. Working with key business stakeholders, develops innovative solutions to their procurement needs. This will include compiling financial scenario model to develop optimal TCO
- International Sourcing experience is required
- Exceptional project management/team leadership skills evidenced by a track record of success leading engagements or other problem-solving initiatives
- Experience developing and implementing KPI’s to track goals
- Strong communication skills within and across teams, up through executive channels and across vendors and third parties
- Excellent oral/written communication and presentation skills are mandatory. Strong executive presence
- Proven ability to negotiate and influence decisions at senior and executive management levels and within a matrix organization
- Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal business partners and external suppliers
- Ability to develop and implement innovative sourcing strategies generating cost savings and process improvements
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Director Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Manage the regional execution of the Strategic Sourcing process for content, services and goods, acting as the central point of contact between Global Sourcing and the regional stakeholders for all content, goods and services; this includes: communication of standard processes, implementation of best practices, provide training where needed, drive change management efforts, develop a strong engagement model with business leaders, responsible for key metrics and issue resolution
- Continually evaluate the current organization and model to ensure we have the right people in the right roles with the right skills who can effectively engage with our key stakeholders in a strategic method to become a trusted business partner. Provide leadership, coaching and ongoing feedback to the team. Ensure ongoing communication from the Global Sourcing team is shared, explained and implemented in the region
- Responsible for design and development & implementation of policies and procedures to drive desired change
- Ensures existing plans are put into operation by developing appropiate solutions
- Executes and/or oversees processes to meet customer needs
- Personally executes regional duties of the strategic sourcing process, including vendor selection process and contract negotiations
- Acts with independence and discretion
- Increased awareness and influence of other functions outside of own business area
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Director Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Motivate and drive parts of the organization (with or without direct supervisory authority) by analyzing spend portfolio, and determining overall sourcing approach for assigned categories
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; Masters degree preferred
- Proficient in the use of ERP packages (e.g. PeopleSoft preferred), other purchasing software and working knowledge of MS Office suite with an emphasis on Excel and Outlook
- Sharp analytical skills and ability to quickly obtain relevant information
- Strong project management and organizational skills to proactively manage key issues
- Strong Leadership qualities including a good understand of European / German employment law specifics, excellent work ethic, strong interpersonal skills, solid presentation skills, advanced analytical and problem solving skills and results oriented
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Accounting Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Think broadly and long-term when leading the deployment of the team’s priority initiatives
- Proactively provides financial, controlling and accounting expertise
- Drives effectiveness through continuous optimization and improvement of organizations, processes, and systems
- Effectively manages organizational and process changes by building and maintaining momentum for change, engaging stakeholders, aligning the organization, training and developing people, and ensuring business readiness and adoption for change
- Unleash the most diverse, inclusive and talented team through effectively exhibiting NIKE’s Lead, Coach Drive and Inspires capabilities
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a supervisory capacity managing both people and projects
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Organize, manage and develop the sourcing unit within IDD. Takes ownership of skills development for all sourcing professionals in the businesses
- Drive sourcing savings initiatives across the division
- Analyzes division spend for key aggregation/consolidation opportunities and creates programs to leverage division and corporate spend wherever achievable
- Drives yr on yr sourcing productivity with approved contracted supply base
- Responsible for improving functional excellence of sourcing practices/roles throughout the division
- Creates/implements a sourcing savings tracking system consistent for all business units
- Establishes common benchmarks and conducts regular reviews of sourcing programs to ensure best practices are driven across the business units
- Creates business processes around supplier evaluation and selection, contract negotiation, and price inflation management
- Responsible for corporate interface working with corporate and other division sourcing leaders to drive sourcing savings throughout the company
- Represents the division on corporate initiatives and assigns resources as needed
- Drives implementation of all corporate agreements throughout the division
- Participates in negotiations for global agreements
- Develops a sourcing commodity organization within the division aligned with corporate sourcing
- Responsible for alignment with division functional groups in achieving divisional goals and objectives
- Works closely with plant operations leaders and their supply chain teams to achieve operational objectives around cost, quality, delivery and inventory turnover
- Drives supplier quality improvement and accountability
- Aligns strategic sourcing and product engineering efforts for supplier qualification, new product development and value analysis/value engineering opportunities
- Key member of TFS Sourcing council which develops company-wide strategies and sets priorities for key initiatives
- Module owner SAP MM including responsibilities according to the IS/IT Governance Model
- University degree within economics/engineering
- Strong problem solving / coaching / analytical skills
- Experienced coaching alignment between strategic business plans and improvement plans
- ISO 13485/Quality Systems experience
- Knowledge of lean tools and methodologies and a Continuous Improvement mind-set
- Swedish and/or German skills
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Senior Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- 5-10+ years experience in strategic sourcing, including project management and contracting. Proven experience in designing & executing sourcing strategies that consistently deliver measurable bottom line cost savings in mature commodities
- Proven track record in problem solving, challenging the status quo of solutions by designing unique / innovative solutions to address challenging and mature spend categories, either related to limited market options or limited forecasting capability on spend
- Sourcing experience with a Fortune 500 company, a leading consultancy, or large service industry company is preferred
- Exposure and experience with Oracle ERP and Oracle contracting modules. Good understanding of operational P2P processes
- Experience in leading supplier contract negotiations during company acquisition or divestitures activities an advantage
- Expert negotiator, solid knowledge of contract language and legislative requirements
- Experienced in operating at C Suite and executive level
- People management experience including track record in recruitment, mentoring and developing talent
- Knowledge of sourcing related to professional services category, US labor law
- Excellent interpersonal & influencing skills, ability to interact with all levels of the organization
- Outstanding communication skills both written and verbal
- Team player with initiative, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude
- Results orientated, excellent analytical, process and problem solving skills
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Associate Director Sourcing & Procurement Resume Examples & Samples
- Develop, execute, and manage technology supplier performance management, contracting, and purchasing strategies for assigned IT Software suppliers. Execute category management requests for assigned suppliers with a focus on proactive collaboration with stakeholders to continuously improve the category strategy and sourcing process
- Negotiate and manage administration of various IT Software, Application Service Provider, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) supplier agreements. Draft supplier plans and develop sourcing, contracting, and procurement strategies taking into consideration the rapidly changing IT Software space
- Communicate sourcing and procurement requirements to stakeholders and facilitate feedback for strategic supplier performance management adoption
- Execute strategic supplier rationalization initiatives across one or more business segments
- Understand and drive alignment of enterprise supply chain strategies with targeted technology vendors and applicable stakeholders in accordance with overall business and financial goals
- Manage and influence relationships with applicable stakeholders, including executive level individuals, across the enterprise to drive support of the sourcing and procurement value proposition
- Identify, define, and implement supplier strategies, opportunities to leverage supplier spend, and cost savings opportunities
- Manage enterprise sourcing and procurement strategy for assigned suppliers
- 7+ years of progressive experience in negotiating IT Software contracts, developing market-leading sourcing and procurement strategies, and leading complex strategic sourcing projects in a cross-functional team environment, with 5 or more of those years involving IT Hardware and Software categories
- 5+ years of experience benchmarking, constructing, and negotiating complex master agreements and statements of work
- High energy / impact individual with demonstrated ability to succeed in a high demand multi-tasking environment
- Demonstrated ability to successfully navigate through ambiguities/difficult obstacles using facts, alternatives identification, open-mindedness, thought-through strategy, and superior leadership
- Strong understanding of IT Software, SaaS, and Cloud licensing
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically but execute plans when directed
- Strong analytical skills (effectively supports decisions on factual data and analysis) and problem solving skills
- Advanced skill level in MS Excel, Word, Outlook, and Power Point
- Knowledge of the Ariba e-Procurement tool; previous experience utilizing Procure-to-Pay and Contracting modules (or similar procurement systems)
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Director Sourcing CoE Resume Examples & Samples
- Responsible for all elements of the Strategic Sourcing process for designated spend categories, including: strategic understanding of the supply marketplace, pricing and term negotiations, preparation and analysis of regional bid proposals/packages, supplier selection, negotiation and communication with stakeholders
- Provide strategic consulting and analytic perspective to global and regional management and key business stakeholders on sourcing strategies and risks
- Proactively participate in global cross-functional sourcing, commodity, and spend category teams in the development of comprehensive strategies by identifying opportunities for process improvement and cost savings that contribute to achieving outstanding results
- Drive strategic cost optimization efforts through process improvements, contractual efficiencies and elimination of wasteful spending; achieve annual cost savings goals
- Motivate and drive parts of the organization (with or without direct supervisory authority) by analyzing spend portfolio, and determining overall sourcing approach for assigned categories based on magnitude of budget, strategic importance and opportunity for value delivery
- Minimum 10 years of experience leading the development and implementation of strategic procurement plans including purchasing, supply chain management, sourcing and vendor selection (consulting and corporate experinece is preferred)
- Demonstrated ability to successfully influence senior management and critical stakeholders and to communicate the group’s vision and accomplishments
- Has the ability to make informed decisions with incomplete data sets, and demonstrates a bias for action and strong sense of urgency
- Strong Leadership qualities, excellent work ethic, strong interpersonal skills, solid presentation skills, advanced analytical and problem solving skills and results oriented
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Manage the contract portfolio for an entire category, including contracting, compliance, and value / spend analysis
- Provide leadership, guidance and support to other procurement team members to enhance their understanding in best practices in procurement operations to ensure operational and financial goals are met
- Responsible for identifying cost savings opportunities and the implementation of programs to actualize these savings
- Develop and enable value analysis and other techniques to evaluate products/services and facilitate changes resulting in cost savings while preserving quality of products/service
- Directs internal and external processes to ensure an integrated sourcing system that meets customer requirements, minimizes total cost of ownership, maximizes effectiveness including conforming to established quality standards that is responsive to the needs of the business
- Responsible for developing and delivering on a profitable growth strategy, operational plan and financial objectives for a product/service category or categories
- 8-10 years of Procurement experience
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Manage the contract portfolio for the entire Labor category, including contracting, compliance, and value / spend analysis and other categories as assigned
- Provide leadership, guidance and support to other procurement team members to enhance their understanding in best practices in procurement operations to ensure operational and financial goals are met in the Labor category
- Develop and enable value analysis and other techniques to evaluate products/services and facilitate changes resulting in cost savings while preserving quality of products/services
- Responsible for developing and delivering on a profitable growth strategy, operational plan and financial objectives for the Labor category
- Analyze historic Labor category spend and demand drivers
- 8-10 years of Procurement and Strategic Sourcing experience
- Technical Competencies – specifically in the Labor Category
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Director, Sourcing & Development MLB Resume Examples & Samples
- Leads creation and drives execution of Team Sports short term and long term Strategic Supply Chain initiatives plans globally, inclusive of Sourcing, Development, Logistics / Distribution, Quality Control, and Manufacturing Excellence
- Optimizes Team Sports product creation across all in-house manufactured categories and Licensees Ensures all new products are commercialized on time, at approved cost, and at approved quality level
- Supports implementation of robust standards for fit, performance, and sustainability / compliance across all Team Sports product categories and manufacturing partners
- Partners with Directors of Asia and LATAM Regional Offices on operational excellence initiatives for all aspects of Vendor-based operations, including On Time Delivery, Productivity, Manufacturing lead times, Service Level, Production Ready, etc
- Participates in evaluation, approval, and certification of new suppliers to support Team Sports capacity or product growth requirements through creation of Regional Strategic Sourcing matrices
- Fluent in written and oral English
- 10-12 years experience in Consumer Goods manufacturing and/or Supply Chain environment with 5 years in a Leadership position
- Experience with Team Sports Technical Design or Manufacturing strongly preferred
- North American or International Sports League experience strongly preferred
- Familiarity with materials and manufacturing knowledge preferred inclusive of quality processes and systems
- Demonstrated success in formulating and driving supply chain initiatives across organizations and countries
- Demonstrated success managing multi-national teams and business partnerships both internally and externally
- Humble & Hungry. Confidence without arrogance; driven to continually “up their game” regardless of prior successes
- Action Oriented. “Can do” and “does do” attitude; authentically engaged with people and situations
- Ability to Travel – This position requires international travel 3-4 times per year or as needed to execute business objectives. International Travel can range from 1-3 weeks and takes place primarily in Asia Pacific. Domestic travel may take place for external training, trade shows, and or Vendor meetings
- Flexibility – Able to communicate and structure work in order to partner across multiple time zones with varying cultures
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Director Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Represent supply chain in senior leadership meetings as needed
- Provide oversight, guidance and drives execution of promotional project plans and timelines
- Team leadership and people management 10 years
- Global strategic sourcing/ procurement experience, preferably in a high growth, retail/manufacturing/CPG environment 12 years
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Associate Director, Sourcing Business Partner Resume Examples & Samples
- Provides direction and oversight to Corporate Strategic Sourcing Service Delivery Lead(s) assigned to the CMO / early R&D functions
- Collaborates with stakeholders to develop overall strategic sourcing strategy to maximize value and effectiveness
- Takes the lead to develop value optimization strategies, total cost of ownership analytics and optimization, quality improvements, cost modeling, sourcing related economics & financial analysis in support of our business partner strategies
- Close collaboration with enterprise leaders to identify areas of value creation, supplier optimization, and communication strategies out to the organization. This includes process engineering and looking across the end to end continuum to enhance internal stakeholder and supplier experiences
- In alignment with key stakeholders, identify key opportunities and business requirements, negotiate commercial terms and conditions, implement successful sourcing strategies, and engage in supplier lifecycle management
- Facilitate regular performance evaluation meetings with strategic sourcing providers and key stakeholders, and responsible for periodic business review meetings with stakeholders and strategic sourcing providers
- Direct category management responsibility for relevant spend categories
- Collaboration with global finance/FP&A regarding leveraging enterprise tools, technologies, and systems
- Partners with senior leadership to identify business needs and aligns strategic sourcing activities to those needs
- Drive value through risk mitigation, supplier base consolidation programs, Integrated Provider Network program and global spend leveraging efforts
- Build and maintain strong relationships with enabling departments, such as Legal, Compliance, etc
- Measure supplier performance
- Develop strategies and tactics for optimizing negotiations with potential and/or current suppliers
- Resolve quality problems with suppliers and user departments and develop measurements for quality improvement and target setting
- Utilize techniques such as supplier partnerships, strategic alliances, supply chain management and supplier training programs to develop supplier life cycle
- Review product availability and/or pricing information with suppliers
- B.S./B.A., MBA Preferred
- Minimum 10 years of business experience, including business analysis, collaborative internal business partnering, strategic planning, and sourcing-related activities
- 3-5 years of managerial experience, including managing high performing professionals and establishing/monitoring performance expectations
- Demonstrated ability to develop and leverage internal customer relationships
- Experience with establishing end-to-end processes, collaborative negotiation, agreement management, financial analysis, market analysis, supplier analysis and management, technology utilization, strategic planning, and integrated sourcing strategies
- Broad experience leading and participating on cross-functional and/or global teams in a complex multi-dimensional matrix organization
- Ability to think strategically about the business
- Establish plans that anticipate and account for future trends in pricing, shifting markets, and resources, global environment and regulatory implications
- Achieves results: Action Oriented, Tenacity, Process Management, Planning & Organizing, Goal Setting, Resource Allocation, Decision Making
- Demonstrates Character: Authenticity, Executive Disposition, Leadership Disposition, Conflict Management, Coaching Others
- Leads change: Customer Focus, Strategic Perspective, Navigating Politics, Creativity, Innovation Management
- Develops Talent: Presentation Skills, Personal Development, Performance Management, Communication, Developing Others, Leading Others, Talent Selection, Building Self-Insight
- Inspires & Motivates: Building Relationships, Influencing, Leading Vision & Values, Succession Planning & Management
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Leads Universal Parks and Resorts sourcing in the areas of technology (hardware/software) /entertainment (production, equipment and rigging) and sales & marketing services (print, digital services)
- Sources out vendors to deliver quality items within the planned budget, continually seeks less expensive sources while maintaining product quality. Utilizes partnership with Comcast/NBCUniversal sourcing group to further reduce procurement costs. Manages the procurement function to the plan. Implements annual procurement initiatives and ensures buying staff is actively and regularly interacting with appropriate cost controllers
- Working with key business stakeholders, develops innovative solutions to their procurement needs. This will include compiling financial scenario model to develop optimal total cost of ownership (TCO)
- Experience developing and implementing key performance indicators (KPI’s) to track goals
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Associate Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Manage the evaluation and selection of suppliers for projects/programs including Request for Information/Request for Proposal process for assigned programs
- Coordinate, attend and evaluate supplier presentations
- Analyze proposal responses against cost and qualitative criteria
- Perform due diligence on new providers, including review of financial statements, corporate stability and conduct reference checks
- Support supplier relationships (inclusive of surveys, KPIs, and other metrics), and support evaluation and reporting on supplier performance against established goals and benchmarks
- Develop negotiation strategies and perform negotiations for contracts
- Implement strategies to control Change Orders
- Develop Statements of Work and payment schedules that ensure compliance with MSAs and include proactive strategies to achieve project delivery on time and within budget according to relationship best practices
- Work in close collaboration with other functional areas and groups within Akebia
- Collaborate with Legal in developing contractual business terms to ensure protection of the Company
- Contribute to organizational initiatives related to achieving outsourcing excellence
- Identify and resolve project risks with proposed resolution plan (ad hoc and planned), with escalation to senior stakeholders where appropriate
- Ensure that contract management activities are in compliance with corporate policies and procedures
- Educate and guide internal and external global stakeholders on the role of Procurement/Outsourcing Management and required procedures
- Promote fiscal responsibility and contract compliance and engages management early when signals indicate that service provide performance issues may warrant leadership consideration and/or intervention
- 7-10 years of experience in Outsourcing with a minimum or 5 years in a Sponsor organization
- BA or BS degree required
- Thorough understanding of FDA, ICH and GCP guidelines as well as a thorough understanding of cross-functional clinical processes including clinical operations, clinical project management, data management, biostatistics, medical writing, pharmacovigilance, legal and regulatory affairs
- Ability to operate in a cross-functional matrix team environment
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills
- Strong verbal and written communications and presentation skills
- Excellent planning, analytical and project management skills
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- 10+ years of sourcing and procurement experience
- Previous experience in the building materials, construction or related industries
- Proven track record managing customer relationships and interactions
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Direct a team of sourcing, procurement, and quality personnel who support key product categories within multiple business units and merchandise channels
- Oversee global supplier sourcing, supplier & product quality, purchase orders, delivery schedules, and processes
- Lead supplier selection and qualification, maintain relationships, and monitor supplier performance including quality, pricing, capacity, and commodity specific supplier lead-time requirements to reducing market risks
- Partner with merchants to determine vendors and lead cost negotiations to meet margin targets for product
- Intervene and resolve major vendor issues in coordination with businesses, functional staff, users and management
- Work closely with functional department heads--e.g, Operations, Merchandising, Planning and Logistics to set priorities, ensure execution, identify cost reduction and growth opportunities to meet financial goals
- Partner with several team members across various departments to determine merchandise specifications, timelines and quantities
- Ensure real-time understanding of product demands through regular communications with merchants and planning managers. Adjust purchase orders, supplier schedules, and pricing plans as appropriate
- Drive process improvements, innovation and product related cost reductions by managing total landed material costs to optimize revenue and gross margin; create competitive sourcing environment
- Establish procurement and commodity specific metrics and reporting tools and publish metrics to a broader team on a regular basis
- Partner closely with new product development and merchandising teams to coordinate and drive time critical product timelines, introductions and changes
- Direct sourcing, contract negotiations and partnering strategies that ensure the timely delivery and cost effectiveness of all production related materials and supplies
- Work with Operations to develop specifications for value-added services as required, and partner with Suppliers to understand their service capabilities, select best-fit Supplier and deliver value-added services
- Ensure product quality standards and compliance requirements are met. Ensure testing procedures are established and completed, and that corrective actions are identified when needed
- Partner with GF OPS to develop Quality Assurance and Compliance processes. Ensure that vendor compliance and continuous improvement practices are implemented and adhered to and that compliance risk is well managed
- Partner with PF Sourcing & Quality and PF Supply Chain to develop ProPlants Quality and Sourcing practices and drive balanced improvements in total product cost, quality, and availability
- Support Finance in development and maintenance of standard costs and cost variances, PO / invoice approval and reconciliations
- Develop and implement more robust cost management/budgeting tools and processes in the outlined areas of responsibility
- Set clear expectations of performance holding Sourcing accountable through goal setting processes
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Materials Management, Procurement or a related field
- 10+ years of hands-on Supply Chain, procurement, sourcing, materials management, logistics, supplier quality, and international purchasing experience
- Asia based sourcing, logistics, purchasing, supplier and quality experience with a recognized industry leading company strongly desired
- Demonstrated high ethics and integrity standards
- CPM, APICS, or CIRM certifications and/or formal negotiation training desired
- Comfortable in fast-paced, team-oriented culture and adept at taking initiative to achieving aggressive individual, department, and company goals
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Associate Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Develop and execute annual sourcing plans for Indirect categories, primarily IT and HR,
- Define category performance targets and leads team to achieve goals
- Drive annual productivity improvements in each category of spend by developing and ensuring implementation of ideas to optimize total cost of ownership for spend categories
- Review major contracts for key areas of spend. Expert resource for planning and leading complex negotiations
- Measure and track internal performance within each spend category by tracking forecasted vs actual savings and budget impact for portfolio of categories
- Identifying/defining sourcing best practices both within and outside of Regeneron and ensuring those best practices are adopted
- Monitor key Suppliers performance, ensure effective Supplier Relationship Management to drive continuous improvements
- Communicate team progress to Director, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement and business unit leaders
- 10-15 years of experience
- C.P.S.M., C.P.M
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Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Deliver supply chain solutions that drive top line profitable sales
- Understand divisional goals (quantitative & qualitative)
- Understand and drive managing to total cost of ownership of products (MMU) to the business unit they are serving
- Drive & deliver divisional CFI’s and GI’s
- Make recommendations on strategy
- Collaborate and drive process innovation and improvements
- Collaborate and drive calendar discipline
- Actively manage vendor relationships through performance management on quantitative and qualitative metrics (KPI’s)
- Collaborate with demand & supply Chain Planning functions to ensure timing & accuracy of 12 month rolling forecasts
- Plan procurement to ensure product is purchased in the most cost efficient manner, optimizing inventory turns
- Understand competition, macro-economic landscape and keep abreast with industry trends, trade regulations etc
- Recruit, retain, teach and mentor a team of 3-6 people committed to a shared value system of integrity and collaboration. This includes imparting knowledge and actively coaching all direct and indirect reports
- Foster a culture & environment where associates are not just comfortable, but excited by the possibilities & opportunities that come with change
- 10+ years of experience in apparel, fashion lifestyle or similar industry
- Solid understanding of product life cycle management including inter dependencies
- Experience should include budgeting, product procurement, SKU management, pricing strategies, product development, product re-engineering, supply chain management, calendar management, quality & process control
- Must have first-hand experience with change management & risk mitigation
- Strong ability to analyze data with excellent critical reasoning skills
- Strong business acumen with a financial focus
- Executive level communication & presentation skills with a comfort level around senior management
- Drive for results and continuous improvement
- Strategic mindset and ability to act with agility
- Highly comfortable with change and ambiguity
- Must have led and managed a team of associates with varying skill sets, across multiple product categories
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Executive Director, Sourcing Resume Examples & Samples
- Develops and executes strategic and business initiatives across all relevant sourcing categories, in support of operations priorities aligned to GSMG strategy & objectives. Scope is 5 HH sites (Elkton, VA; Brinny, Ireland; Carlow, Ireland; Mirabel, France; and Oss-Bio, Netherlands), coordinated management of greater than 25 external manufacturing partners, and approximate direct and indirect spends of $600MM and $200MM respectively
- Setting strategic and operating objectives for sourcing & procurement function across all Bio/Sterile Sites and External Manufacturing partners to ensure facilities maximize the capabilities to execute procurement strategies and solutions, and to ensure that supply lines are established to support budget and growth plans
- Serves as a member of the Direct Materials Leadership Team and provides leadership for GSMG initiatives and activities in support of organization operations and performance enhancements
- Serves as MMD Sourcing & Procurement business partner for the Bio/Sterile Operations leadership team
- Manages the Operational Performance and priorities Bio/Sterile Sourcing Team, including Supplier Value Management, Risk Management, supplier performance, Economic Inclusion & Supplier Diversity
- Implement strategic direction for procurement efforts and execute tactical procurement processes; work with MMD and operations leadership in the establishment, communication and implementation of business goals and to achieve business targets. Serve as a resource regarding processes, procedures and systems for procurement function
- Plan, coordinate and administer the operational, financial, administrative, and technical operations of the procurement process. Serve as a resource regarding processes, procedures and systems for procurement function
- Support/lead selection of suppliers to ensure appropriate quality, service and productivity / savings levels. Ensure that all legal contract requirements are met. Manage relationships with external contacts to ensure optimal team performance and to take appropriate actions by implementing contract negotiation, communication with suppliers and/or or modifying procedure to ensure customer satisfaction
- Serve as an operational and technical resource for all procurement in the communication and resolution of purchasing systems issues; negotiate successful resolution to problems or concerns; educate customers about process and technology of procurement function. Work with Global Procurement colleagues to ensure compliance to global standards
- Provide support for the Supplier Diversity & Development Program and engage in goal establishment, action planning and financial/quantitative reporting, as required
- Experience in large-scale organizational change initiatives
- Experience in large-scale organizational communication management and report coordination
- Experience in strategy development, strategic planning, strategy implementation
- 5 to 10 years experience in Sourcing, Procurement, Supplier Management or related operations supporting a manufacturing environment, preferable in pharmaceutical or consumer goods industries
- Advanced capabilities in Sourcing & Supplier Strategies, Sourcing Methodology, Cost Optimization, Supplier Relationship Management, Negotiation Skills, Financial/Legal Aspects with Procurement, Supplier Diversity, and Supplier Risk Management
- Category sourcing expertise in both indirect & direct materials and supplier diversity management
- Sigma Green, Executive Belt – preferred; Black Belt – highly preferred
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Director Sourcing Services Resume Examples & Samples
- Commodity Management
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and 10 - 15 years related experience
- Broad-based understanding of core Procurement areas of focus regarding Supplier Management
- Analytical, sound judgment and decision making, problem solver
- Level of proficiency with core Procurement skills (e.g., supplier management and performance, supply market analysis, Category Management, Procurement Excellence, etc.)
- Ability to develop a high level of credibility with internal customers, and with the supplier community