Fractional CIO & Technology Operations Consultant | Cost Optimization, Vendor Management & Healthcare Systems

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Summary

This Fractional CIO & Technology Operations Consultant is an accomplished and result-driven professional with more than 20 years of extensive experience in providing high-performance sourcing, supply chain, and joint business planning. Highly skilled professional credited with multimillion spend management, streamlining processes, sanctioned contracts, inventory control, KPI’s, service level and securing competitive advantage experience to deliver substantial revenue growth in highly competitive business markets. This Fractional CIO & Technology Operations Consultant works collaboratively with senior management and large commercial suppliers to increase profitability and improve overall operational efficiency. Respected for maintaining a professional and positive demeanour, regardless of the situation.

Highlights

Relevant Accomplishments

• Lead a team of more than ten direct reports across the Sourcing Center of Excellence and Supplier Quality Development.   
• Develop and track annual savings KPIs for the organization, resulting in a target of 3.5% of spend and create processes for sourcing organization such as tools to manage tariff risk mitigation.  
• Coach and advise category managers with developing effective category strategies to achieve savings and ensure a reliable supply chain.  This contributed to the sourcing organization achieving 4.5% of 3.0% savings KPI in 2024. 
• Lead the global early career talent rotational program for Sourcing, which includes hiring, mentoring, and placing direct reports in the U.S.in rotating supply chain related roles 
• Co-lead team to address and resolve inventory issues caused by scheduling and inventory planning shortfalls.  Developed and deployed processes and training for the scheduling and materials plannings teams leading to 50% increased scheduling and material adherence.
• Led the segment (NA, EU, and Asia Pacific- including ANZ, 12 divisions) with developing and implementing finished goods and steel strategies that drove a reliable and consistent supply chain that contributed towards increased organic growth and operating margins. 
• Guided and mentored global platforms and divisions to deliver sourcing savings, resulting in more than 2% savings annually across $500M spend of direct categories against a 1% savings KPI. 
• Interpreted the global macro market trends to advise business leaders to anticipate and minimize business impact. 
• Developed Supplier Diversity strategy for the Construction Segment across all categories, increasing diverse spend by more than 50%. Inaugural and current member of the Corporate Supplier Diversity Committee. 
• Facilitated and defined global steel sourcing strategies for $235M spend for North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific platforms resulting in 4% savings across the global steel spend. 
• Built and leveraged relationships with the divisions and corporate team to drive implementation of steel sourcing strategies and cost reduction opportunities. 
• Developed outlooks and advised of steel market trends to divisions to support long-range planning, annual planning, and plant sourcing goals. 
• Administered a competent team of program buyers and direct comprehensive activities associated with delivery of more than five engines across multiple vehicle lines valued at $3B. 
• Fostered congenial relationships and professional communication with cross-functional team, including engineering, purchasing, supplier quality, manufacturing, and finance to deliver core milestone timing. 
• Acknowledged for outstanding contribution and integral participant in sustaining purchasing’s performance to achieve upcoming I4 engine programs 5% below financial targets
• Led more than five buyers, held bottom-line accountability for $1.2B budget to oversee strategic and tactical management of North American chassis business such as knuckles, hubs, bearings, suspension springs, dampers, and castings. 
• Commended by top management and acknowledged for savings of $60M across commodities. Played a vital role in overseeing transfer of $75M of bearing business across four vehicle lines to new supplier, resulting in $15M savings. 
• Developed groundbreaking, multi-channel and multi-faceted global strategies for suspension springs and dampers. Carried out all procurement functions within North America and propelled global procurement initiatives. 
• Leveraged effective procurement techniques to assist in maintaining cost and transferred Weatherstrip business with budget of $80M from financially troubled supplier to new suppliers within six months with zero major plant disruptions. 
• Tactfully negotiated an average of $4M in annual savings and achieved total $16M from 2007-2011. 
• Chaired global purchasing initiatives for all brands, including Volvo, Ford of Europe, Ford of Mexico, Ford Asia Pacific, South America, and Mexico.

Roles

• Manager
• Director
• Supervisor

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