Experience

Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director

  • Nov 2020 - Present



Alvarez & Marsal

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Director

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  Deliver performance improvement results for Fortune 1000 companies with emphasis on:> Strategic sourcing activities that generate Enterprise wide cost reductions> Commodity strategy development and deployment involving all affected functions> Supply chain risk management (supplier & raw material cost)> Best Cost Country sourcing > Strategic sourcing organization changes> Value stream mapping> Operational improvements> Working capital improvements



Electrolux Major Appliances

• Senior Director of Commodities & Global Director of Chemicals

  • Jul 2010 - Mar 2014

  > Led the NAFTA sourcing team with $2B in spend & the global team for $1B in Global Chemical spend (olefins, styrenics, urethanes, coatings, and glass)> Accountable for the development and execution of NAFTA and Global direct material strategies and negotiations> Raw material hedges / risk management tools to generate an enterprise acceptable risk profile> Develop and execute direct material budgets with planned cost reductions> Best cost-country sourcing vs. low-cost country > Raw material hedging & risk management tools to minimize volatility due to commodity price spikes

• Director of Commodities - NAFTA

  • Aug 2007 - Jul 2010

  > Led the sourcing organization for $2B in mechanical commodities, chemical commodities, and electrical commodities for use in appliance production> Organized & executed raw material and component negotiations inside NAFTA, Europe, and Asia> Accelerated low-cost country sourcing> Decreased NOWC by increasing days payable outstanding

• Commodity Manager - Chemicals

  • Feb 2005 - Aug 2007

  > Indirectly led purchasing agents across 8 manufacturing locations> Designed & executed annual negotiations for styrenics, olefins, and urethanes> Developed commodity strategies and executed with cross-functional teams> Implemented consignment programs to decrease NOWC> Responsible for annual productivity plans on $500M in annual spend> Developed disaster recovery plans to minimize impact from Hurricanes affecting petrochemical production in the US Gulf Coast

• Purchasing Agent

  • 2002 - 2005

  Chemical & Electromechanical Direct Material Purchases

• Process Improvement Engineer

  • 2000 - 2002

  Lean Manufacturing, ISO Process, and Work Flow