Chief Procurement Officer
Allegheny Specialty Alloys · Pittsburgh, PA
Jan, 2019 · Present
Lead $2.4B direct and indirect spend across 1,100 suppliers and a 140-person global procurement organization; report to the CEO and present quarterly to the board Audit Committee.
Delivered $162M in cumulative savings since 2019 through category strategies for nickel, cobalt, energy, MRO, and logistics, beating annual targets 5 years running.
Launched a supplier risk program covering 96% of critical spend with tier-2 mapping, avoiding an estimated $48M in lost revenue during 2021–2022 disruptions.
Built an ESG / Scope 3 sourcing program engaging the top 200 suppliers; cut supplier-reported emissions 23% and lifted the EcoVadis rating from Bronze to Gold.
Implemented the Coupa S2P suite across 9 plants, raising spend under management from 61% to 92% and on-contract P2P compliance to 97%.
Established a nickel and molybdenum hedging program that reduced raw-material cost volatility 38% and protected $27M of gross margin.
VP, Global Sourcing
Three Rivers Industrial Group · Pittsburgh, PA
Jun, 2014 · Dec, 2018
Directed $1.3B in global sourcing for a 22-site industrial equipment manufacturer with teams in the US, Mexico, Germany, and China.
Generated $96M in savings through should-cost modeling, low-cost-country sourcing, and consolidation of 3,400 suppliers to 1,450.
Negotiated 5-year steel and castings agreements worth $420M with index-based pricing, cutting price disputes 70%.
Deployed SAP Ariba Sourcing and Contracts, shortening sourcing cycle time from 14 to 6 weeks.
Created a category management center of excellence and trained 85 buyers in strategic sourcing methodology.
Director of Strategic Sourcing
Keystone Polymer Works · Erie, PA
Mar, 2009 · May, 2014
Managed $540M in resin, additives, packaging, and capital spend for a specialty polymer producer with 6 plants.
Delivered $38M in savings through multi-year resin contracts, dual sourcing, and formula-based pricing.
Reduced supplier-caused line stoppages 64% by launching supplier scorecards and quarterly business reviews.
Freed $22M in working capital by extending payment terms from 38 to 67 days and introducing supply chain finance.
Led sourcing integration for two acquisitions, capturing $9M in synergies within 12 months.
Senior Category Manager
Monongahela Components · Pittsburgh, PA
Jul, 2004 · Feb, 2009
Owned $210M in metals, machined parts, and electronic component categories for an automotive and industrial parts supplier.
Saved $14M through reverse auctions, value engineering, and should-cost teardowns with engineering.
Qualified 18 new suppliers in Mexico and Eastern Europe, lowering landed cost 12% on target parts.
Improved supplier on-time delivery from 84% to 97% using vendor-managed inventory and kanban programs.