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CargillDirector, Corporate Materials & Services Buying
May. 2025Omaha, Nebraska, United States
CargillNorth America Plant Materials & Services Leader, Strategic Sourcing
Jul. 2023 - May. 2025
CargillEPCm & Construction Category Manager & Regional Business Partner, Strategic Sourcing
Jul. 2021 - Jul. 2023Omaha, NE, United StatesManage and oversee team responsible for Civil, Structural, Architectural, Mechanical, Millwright, Piping, Building Materials, and General Contractor service categories for North America
CargillCapital Execution Lead, Strategic Sourcing
Oct. 2016 - Jul. 2021Blair, NE• Manage spend touch (generally $100MM-$300MM), savings progress, and procurement execution of capital project portfolios for various business units in conjunction with business unit stakeholders
• Lead complex, high-spend projects and influence key stakeholders through all stages of capital procurement processes: Contracting Strategy, Bidder Identification & Prequalification, Bid Package Development, RFP, Bid Evaluations & Benchmarking, TCO, Negotiations & Contracting
• Engage in strategy and execute on Equipment & Construction Services Categories: from stakeholder kickoff alignment, RFI/RFP, supplier qualification, bid analysis, and Select Supplier contract negotiations
• Escalate and resolve supplier performance situations on projects to minimize impact to Cargill • Participate in IPA project milestones and lessons learned to identify gaps and opportunities to improve execution
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives by planning strategy, involving internal stakeholders & global teams: o Improved turnaround time on capital bidding process by utilizing Lean Six Sigma tools to remove inefficiencies o Connected Capital Procurement, Category, and Capital Excellence groups through cross-functional initiatives such as historical database development, benchmarking industry alignment, and bid breakdown form improvements o Identified major gaps in contracting strategy toolkits and methods to improve
CargillCapital Buyer, Strategic Sourcing
Mar. 2016 - Oct. 2016Blair, NE• Supported multiple project teams across various business units to execute on capital projects $100K+ using the RFP process, from gathering data for bid package assembly, to negotiation strategy development, to contract management
• Created competitive advantage and lead negotiations on multimillion-dollar capital projects
• Supported sourcing needs by utilizing experience with project engineering and the Project Delivery Process for Build projects to assist project teams and procurement with planning/requirements & technical information, including TCO analysis
• Led and influenced multi-functional teams to align project and business needs
CargillChemical Unload Supervisor, Plant Operations
Apr. 2015 - Mar. 2016Blair, NE• Managed the chemical unload department on site for the handling and offloading of hazardous chemicals for site use in conjunction with Production Management Engineer role
• Interfaced with logistics, plant management, maintenance, and environmental teams to manage and coordinate any area activities and/or issues
• Directly supervised four chemical unload technicians, including performance reviews/coaching, training, and development
CargillRefinery Production Management Engineer, Plant Operations
Jul. 2014 - Mar. 2016Blair, NE• Executed on value-added department CapEx projects
• Supervised maltose product line area and coordinate production needs with customer
• Backfilled responsibilities for refinery supervisor for 7 months, including: rate forecasting, interdepartmental production planning, maintenance prioritization, and technician management
CargillLactic Acid Fermentation Production Supervisor, Plant Operations
Nov. 2013 - Jul. 2014Blair, NE• Managed day-to-day plant activities, including production forecasting, maintenance, operability and optimization
• Supported supervision and employee engagement of approximately 25 technicians
CargillProject Engineer, Engineering
Jun. 2011 - Nov. 2013Blair, NE• Developed and executed capital and expense projects for all phases of a project including: design, scope, budget, operability, financial analysis, schedule, construction management, and commissioning/startup for capital projects up to $30MM
• Led multifunctional project teams including engineering, contractors, operations, automation, safety, accounting, and procurement to safely stay on budget and schedule
• Supported and assisted in coordination of plant start-ups at other locations
University of Nebraska–LincolnResearch Assistant/Lab Technician
May. 2009 - May. 2011Lincoln, NE- Assisted in setup of new laboratories and research for development of material surfaces and tissue engineering
- Contacted vendors and negotiated deals for lab equipment to stay on budget
- Trained and educated new personnel on equipment and procedures
- Served as a teaching assistant; helped students with problems, graded assignments, and maintained records of grades
- Cooperated with faculty members and students in the development and improvement of large-scale purification processes of blood proteins to facilitate production and availability to patients
- Performed lab duties including: liquid chromatography (HPLC, SEC), gel electrophoresis, Western blotting, dialysis buffer exchange, as well as, various analytical assays such as BCA and spectrophotometric analysis and general lab practices such as making buffer solutions
- Interpreted, prepared reports, and presented findings of lab results; organized and maintained structure, safety, and quality of lab and experiments
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