Expert Details
Global Procurement: Direct & Indirect, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Capex, Raw Materials, Professional Services
ID: 740210
Illinois, USA
Currently serving as a Global Category Manager, Expert leads the procurement of professional services and R&D globally. He specializes in developing and implementing multi-year category strategies that align with organizational goals, managing supplier relationships, and optimizing total cost of ownership. His role involves leading cross-functional teams, driving supplier performance, and keeping up with market trends to ensure competitiveness.
Prior to his current role, Expert held leadership positions at notable companies such as INEOS, where he managed Capex procurement for chemical plant equipment, and Progress Rail (Caterpillar), where he was instrumental in streamlining procurement processes for locomotive components. At Woodward Inc., he oversaw global supplier management and executed strategic sourcing for various commodities.
Throughout his career, Expert has demonstrated expertise in negotiating complex contracts, managing large procurement budgets, and leading international procurement efforts. At Cristal USA (now Tronox), he managed a $150MM annual spend and implemented procurement strategies that resulted in significant cost savings. He also has experience in capital projects, packaging, MROs, and engineering services.
Expert is also well versed in procurement software and tools, including SAP, Oracle, and Business Intelligence systems. He is proficient in contract lifecycle management, ERP systems, and virtual warehousing. Furthermore, Expert has successfully led procurement initiatives in best-cost countries, fostering competitive supply chains and driving organizational profitability.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1987 | Degree: MSEE | Subject: Power Electronics Engineering | Institution: California State University, Long Beach |
| Year: 1984 | Degree: BS | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: California State University, Long Beach |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2022 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Global Category Manager | Department: Professional Services, Consultancy, and R&D Services |
Responsibilities:• Lead Global Category Strategies in the Medical Devices space.• Manage domestic and offshore resources. • Identify and onboard key strategic suppliers and spearhead synergy with participation from the global cross functional team. • Maintain supplier relationships, fostering quality performance and services. Work closely with multiple stakeholders to develop effective sourcing strategies & negotiate / leverage best total cost of ownership. Manage supplier performance including supplier scorecards, rate cards, cost increases, inflations and uplifts. • Develop savings pipeline and communicate progress against targets. Develop RFP’s and negotiate MSA’s, CDA’s, and SOW’s, and T&C’s. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2021 to 2022 | Employer: INEOS | Title: Capital Project Procurement & Capex Procurement | Department: CAPEX_Procuement |
Responsibilities:• Develop and conduct end-to-end sourcing of Capex projects, chemical plant equipment, field construction (Capex as in vessels, tanks, reactors, heat exchanges, structural steel, etc.)• Negotiate and execute MSAs, NDAs and SOWs - make acquisition decisions based on quality, delivery, landed cost, economics, warranty, and favorable legal terms. • Identify and qualify contractors whose core competence align with the scope of each capital project, manage supplier relationship, leverage savings among select supplier base, and collaborate with global procurement leaders to leverage alliance & multi-sites supply agreements. • Negotiate service contracts for various categories in collaboration with Project Managers to determine and award best contractors that drive optimal value for the organization. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2019 to 2021 | Employer: Progress Rail Caterpillar | Title: Senior Strategic Sourcing Lead | Department: Strategic Sourcing |
Responsibilities:• Identified and aligned the organization’s needs with strategic locomotive suppliers to eliminate the need of third-party suppliers.• Drove down cost utilizing benchmarks, effective negotiation strategies, commodity analysis and sourcing strategies. • Implemented and managed the procurement strategies, processes and tools, and system requirements to improve cost, quality and productivity. • Managed suppliers by setting, measuring and driving performance expectations while working with cross-functional teams (internal and external) to drive program deliverables. • Developed commodity-sourcing strategies for locomotive castings & forgings, pipes and tubes assemblies, turbo engines parts, and light & heavy fabrications, among several other strategic cost-out projects. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2019 to 2019 | Employer: Woodward, Inc. | Title: Global Supplier Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Commodities strategy development (supply base/market knowledge, business integration deployment planning, internal alignment, cost-out projects, global market awareness).• Developed strategic relationships, mitigated risks, and developed, negotiated, and managed contracts. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2009 to 2019 | Employer: Cristal USA / Cristal Metals (Now Tronox) | Title: Sourcing and Procurement, Chemical Raw Materials, Capex, Direct and Indirect Procurement, Shared Services | Department: |
Responsibilities:• Managed direct reports and spend of $150MM/year - 30% indirect procurement (capex procurement, packaging, equipment setting scheduling, software and hardware connectivity, MRO’s and various engineering services); 50% direct (global chemical raw materials for multiple locations); 10% professional/corporate; and 10% tactical day-to-day (P2P activities and internal client's satisfaction).• Mastery in the ERP SAP, supply chain, procurement, contract lifecycle management (CLM), and Business Intelligence/Business Object (BI). • Negotiated MSAs, SLAs, NDAs, SOWs, and the majority of the RFx process. • Identified, selected, qualified, and onboarded new strategic suppliers whose core competence aligned with the company's procurement needs. • Responsible for cost-cutting initiatives, cost-outs project management, developing and negotiating new contracts & terminating low performing contracts. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1989 to 2009 | Employer: PromoSystems, Inc. | Title: Senior Procurement Manager | Department: Indirect Procurement, Capex, Turnkey Projects, Warehousing & International Transportation |
Responsibilities:• Managed a full-service export consulting and marketing corporation supporting the Middle East, West Africa and South America.• Specialized in traffic control, traffic signs, safety products, highway gantries, space frames, parking lot equipment, fast-food restaurant equipment, print materials, large format printing and billboards, commercial advertising, and semi-fabricated building assemblies. • Financed projects through commercial letters of credit and procured all Air and Ocean logistics, working with freight forwarders. • Procured components to support contract manufacturing projects (e.g. architectural way-finding systems for airports, hospitals, universities, outdoor public telephone booths, public waiting booth, outdoor advertising, traffic controls, and traffic signage projects.) |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Six Sigma - Green Belt Training through Cristal USA |
Fields of Expertise
procurement, category management, medical device, CAPEX, procurement software, SAP, Business Intelligence Systems, contract lifecycle management, virtual warehousing, Supply & Service Contract Negotiations, Supplier relationship Management, Raw Materials, R&D Services Life Science, Professional Services