Christian R. Miller
Knoxville,TN
Summary
Strategic Supply Chain and Procurement leader with extensive experience in creating strategies and leading execution of supply chain activities, including procurement, new product introduction and vendor development. Lead cross-functional teams to drive product supply and productivity improvements. Skilled in negotiation and strategic decision making, with 12 years of progressive experience in strategic supply chain optimization activities.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager, Strategic Relations
AIG, American International Group
11.2022 - Current
- Developed and implemented supplier rationalization strategy resulting in 50% decrease in active contracts.
- Lead strategic payment optimization strategy, resulting in meeting 100% working capital target for 2023.
- Managed vendor payment optimization team resulting in over $1M in rebates earned.
- Lead weekly meetings with sourcing team on negotiation tactics and strategies for new vendors, contract renewal and amendments.
- Developed multiple project tracking dashboards and tools as PMO for divestiture activities and 2024 strategy.
- Facilitated successful cross-functional collaborations for completion of key projects, fostering strong working relationships among team members.
Manager, Global Strategic Supply Group
Malibu Boats
02.2021 - 11.2022
- Led global strategic sourcing team across all MBUU Brands (Malibu/Axis, Cobalt, Pursuit and Maverick)
- Developed actionable strategy on new sourcing initiatives to support New Product Introduction, vertical integration, cost savings and supplier development
- Onboarded, developed and managed new supplier projects resulting in $1.5M in savings for both Model Year '22 and '23 manufacturing cycle.
- Negotiated average of 38% cost reduction on original quoted supplier costs on new projects against goal of
- Identified and created supply chain risk mitigation strategy during COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in being 1 of only boat manufactures to actually increase production during height of the pandemic.
- Managed import of overseas raw material
- Facilitated supplier contract negotiations; inventory agreements, warranties, shipping
- Managed support team for all RFP/RFQ packages.
Strategic Sourcing Project Manager
Malibu Boats
02.2020 - 02.2021
- Directed new sourcing activities including supplier management/selection, negotiations, and RFP analysis
- Managed all new suppliers with on-site auditing and on-boarding
- Facilitated cross-functional supply chain teams to support NPI and vertical integration initiatives
- Established sourcing strategies to reduce cost, lead time, and risk while forecasting significant savings, resulting in savings over $1MM for 2020
- Support MBUU(Malibu Boats, Cobalt Boats, Pursuit Boats) through cross company sourcing activities
- Negotiate and implement supplier contracts with new and existing suppliers
- Train, evaluate, and support supply chain team in new sourcing activities and product integration.
Sourcing Specialist
Malibu Boats
05.2015 - 02.2020
- Manage new model introduction team supporting 300M in revenues.
- Negotiated savings of approximately $1.5MM
- Successfully facilitated Vertical Integration projects resulting in over $1MM in cost savings
- Act as support for Buying Team through coaching and development.
- Created Project Management tracking system for model year changeover, resulting in streamlined supply chain activities.
- Manage obsolete inventory run out process through analysis and daily tracking activities with procurement team.
Commodity Manager
AMETEK Inc, Advanced Measurement Technology
09.2014 - 04.2015
- Managed $15M in supply base expenditures and exceeded cost reduction goals in 2014 and 2015 by 22% and 23% respectively.
- Streamlined sheet metal commodity by 50% through supplier consolidation activities
- Developed projection tracking dashboard for Germanium Metal; Saved $40K on $1M spend projection
- Saved $330k in 2014 through supplier transition initiatives, supplier qualification, audits and negotiations.
- Orchestrated 36% cost reduction on $125K spend by identifying, selecting, and qualifying Best Cost Country suppliers.
- Lead Conflict Mineral compliance team (identified, documented and created supplier information process).
Supply Chain Project Manager
AMETEK Inc, Advanced Measurement Technology
12.2012 - 09.2014
- Initiated Kanban Inventory System on $1.5M spend; increased inventory turns by 50% by reducing lead-time to 10 days from 90-120 days on circuit board commodity.
- Executed Make v Buy analysis for manufacturing cell, resulting in outsourcing and savings of $80K on $600K of spend
- Project Lead for all aspects of outsourcing plan; supplier selection, auditing, inventory run off and supply plans
- Became Commodity Manager for newly outsourced product and expanded vendor relations
- Lead quarterly supplier review; implemented and maintained action plans to suppliers not meeting KPI's.
- Built project management dashboard for procurement team; increased productivity, improved and simplified process.
Value Stream Operations Team Leader
Cummins Inc, Filtration Business
01.2012 - 12.2012
- Managed 60% of $120M in revenue generating production lines, $1.1B overall revenues for Cummins Filtration division.
- Supervised 66 employees to ensure execution of production goals using continuous improvement and LEAN Initiatives.
- Created user interface with VBA coding that captured and tracked daily production goals, resulted in 4% scrap reduction.
- Led root cause analysis meetings with management team; identified and solved production stoppage Issues.
- Worked closely with scheduling to manage material allocation in order to meet customer demand.
- Consistently met On-Time Delivery goals for an average of 98% On-Time Delivery.
Global Operations Strategy Intern
Cummins Inc, Filtration Business
06.2011 - 08.2011
- Created preventative maintenance schedule, adding 1 week of capacity to 24/7 operation, projected to $200K savings.
- Developed Visual management system based on LEAN principles to aid in communication of hourly production data.
- Built disturbance-tracking program to provide consistent data log for weekly, monthly, and yearly production processes.
- Assisted on 6 Sigma project by analyzing and quantifying production data to make rational Make v Buy decision.
- Developed inventory management system by creating process flow map of inventory life cycle.
Education
MBA - Supply Chain Management
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN12.2011
Bachelor of Science - Marketing And General Management
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN05.2007
Skills
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Project Management
- Negotiation
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supplier Relationship Management
- ERP systems proficiency
- Employee Development
- Product Lifecycle Management
Certification
Purdue University - Online
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified – April 2023
Timeline
Manager, Strategic Relations
AIG, American International Group
11.2022 - Current
Manager, Global Strategic Supply Group
Malibu Boats
02.2021 - 11.2022
Strategic Sourcing Project Manager
Malibu Boats
02.2020 - 02.2021
Sourcing Specialist
Malibu Boats
05.2015 - 02.2020
Commodity Manager
AMETEK Inc, Advanced Measurement Technology
09.2014 - 04.2015
Supply Chain Project Manager
AMETEK Inc, Advanced Measurement Technology
12.2012 - 09.2014
Value Stream Operations Team Leader
Cummins Inc, Filtration Business
01.2012 - 12.2012
Global Operations Strategy Intern
Cummins Inc, Filtration Business
06.2011 - 08.2011
MBA - Supply Chain Management
University of Tennessee
Bachelor of Science - Marketing And General Management
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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