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Global Purchasing Manager

Federal-Mogul Corporation is an American developer, manufacturer and supplier of powertrain components and vehicle safety products.

Seasoned purchasing executive with over 15 years of strategic sourcing experience in managing direct & indirect categories. Managed spend exceeding $500M, supported global sourcing activities for over 25 manufacturing facilities located in NA, Europe, Asia and Brazil.Proven track record of exceeding budgeted year-over-year material cost savings goals using strategic sourcing concepts such as low cost country sourcing, leveraging spend across business units to negotiate lower prices and rationalizing supplybase.Strong leadership skills - re-organized sourcing teams, recruited top talent, mentored and developed effective teams and drove results that exceeded corporate metrics.Broad expertise in developing sources in LCC regions- India, China, Brazil and Mexico and developing sourcing strategies in support of changing global manufacturng footprint.Lead cross functional groups (product engineering, manufacturing/operations, sales) to implement material cost reduction initiatives and supplier resource projects.Developed effective cost savings roadmaps involving technical and commercial inititives to deliver corporate savings goals.Supervised & developed staff of 12-15 professionals. Mentored/coached team of buyers on strategic sourcing initiatives and negotiating tactics and developed people.