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Humate USASupply Chain & Operations Consultant
Jan. 2024 - Apr. 2025United States, Santa AnaManaged global sourcing and procurement of raw materials and packaging components, including international logistics and inventory planning to ensure timely shipments to Asia and Latin America.
• Designed and executed end-to-end supply chain processes and strategies for a fast-growing organic soil amendment manufacturer, enhancing scalability and operational efficiency.
• Established Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for procurement and logistics workflows to streamline supply chain processes, optimize inventory management, reduce cost, and ensure supply continuity.
Catalyst NutraceuticalsDirector of Procurement/Supply Chain
Apr. 2021 - Nov. 2023United States, AtlantaStabilized and optimized procurement and supply chain operations and achieved $7.9M in cost savings and improved payment terms with key vendors while enhancing supplier diversity and risk mitigation.
• Designed and executed a 5-year strategic sourcing and procurement roadmap to enhance supply chain resilience by focusing on risk mitigation strategies, dual sourcing, and preferred vendor programs.
• Built the foundation for a vendor performance scorecard program, including metric dashboards to monitor lead times, fill rates, on-time delivery, and quality to reduce production disruptions.
• Spearheaded ERP implementation for enhanced real-time visibility of procurement data and inventory turnover to improve demand planning, production scheduling, and order fulfillment.
• Led cross-functional sourcing team of 6 and collaborated with QA/QC, R&D, and Regulatory to qualify new suppliers and reduce production disruptions.
Deerland Probiotics & EnzymesDirector of Global Procurement
Jun. 2017 - Sep. 2020United States, KennesawDeveloped and implemented short/mid/long-term supply chain strategies in support of company growth from $45M to $125M; focusing on risk assessment and mitigation plans, portfolio optimization, and developing category management frameworks, preferred vendor programs, and strategic sourcing and procurement strategies across three manufacturing facilities.
• Oversaw the sourcing, procurement, and negotiation of services and CAPEX needed for the construction of a new GMP-certified probiotic manufacturing facility, improving production lead time, inventory management, vertical integration, and contributing to a $ 3 M+ margin increase.
• Delivered $4M in savings through centralized purchasing, renegotiation on long-term pricing agreements, demand aggregation across product lines, and strategic sourcing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Reduced dependency on China-based sourcing by 20% by establishing dual and multi-source programs for critical materials and working with Quality, Regulatory & R&D to onboard EU and LATAM suppliers to diversify vendor base.
• Partnered with manufacturing and planning teams across three GMP-certified facilities to enhance procurement efficiency and compliance.
ProCaps LaboratoriesSenior Buyer
Nov. 2014 - Jun. 2017United States, HendersonManaged sourcing and procurement activities with $50M spend, and negotiated cost-effective supply agreements with strategic vendors, resulting in a 12% YoY reduction.
• Collaborated with the business application to customize, streamline, and enhance the ERP system, improving procurement cycle efficiency by 30%.
• Conducted market research, procurement analytics, and cost modeling to establish standard cost and strengthen negotiations for optimal supply and pricing on complex and long-term contracts.
• Introduced vendor qualification protocols in alignment with cGMP and SOP requirements
PharmaviteSenior Raw Material Buyer
Aug. 2013 - Oct. 2014United States, NorthridgeAchieved $3M in cost savings through raw material consolidation efforts and advanced
negotiations on strategic supply agreements with preferred vendors.
• Initiated supply continuity plans by executing portfolio and supplier risk mitigation strategies by implementing secondary source and safety stock programs to prevent critical stock-outs.
Amway, Nutrilite DivisionBuyer, Global Procurement
Mar. 2011 - Mar. 2013United States, Buena ParkSupported regulatory alignment and data accuracy for international procurement planning.
• Executed procurement strategies for botanical categories across international markets, focusing on price stability, quality compliance, and supplier relationship management.
• Represented procurement in daily operations meetings for assigned categories, delivered supply updates, and proactively addressed supply chain risk.
Econo TireGlobal Procurement/Operations Manager/Partner
Sep. 2004 - Feb. 2011Stanton, CAManaged overall procurement, operations and finance for an automotive wholesaler and exporter and responsible for sourcing and procuring automotive accessories and vehicles for both auto dealership customers in the US and Vietnam. And offset declined in sales by developing and executing additional business development strategies that required establishing partnerships with vendors in Asia to source commodity products and sub-contract manufacturing.
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