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Desiree Allard

White Lake

Summary

Dynamic individual with hands-on experience in Global Commodity Management and talent for navigating challenges. Brings strong complex problem-solving skills and proactive approach to new tasks. Known for cost reduction/risk mitigation, adaptability, creativity, and results-oriented mindset. Committed to making meaningful contributions and advancing organizational goals.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Buyer, Strategic Sourcing Team Lead/Material Constraint Management

FANUC America Corp.
11.2022 - 08.2024
  • Tasked to develop commodity strategies for the purchasing team of 12 for their respective commodities, complex electrical cables, tubing, castings, motors, bearings, connectors, capital equipment, services and logistics, including VA/VE and non-design change cost reduction and risk mitigation action plans
  • Responsible for managing and resolving material risks, shortages, interruptions, allocation issues and other unforeseen events/situations that present risk to production and end customer(s)
  • Special project Team Lead assigned to eliminate critical companywide shortage in electronics category, large high voltage complex cables; successfully resolved by launching 3 new high-capacity suppliers to produce 350 separate cable assemblies in high volume
  • Cost Reduction Team Lead – Responsible for roadmap development and execution of Buyer negotiations, supplier cost reduction projects

Global Commodity Management, Rubber & Chemical Category Manager - Lead

Cooper Standard
11.2021 - 11.2022
  • Global Category Lead - Rubber & Chemicals, including 80% Raw Materials and 20% Components to support 23 Manufacturing & Chemical Mixing locations throughout the Americas
  • Responsible for Specialty Polymers, Compounds, Components & Assemblies are produced for use in Fluid Transfer & Breaking Systems, Hydraulic & Pneumatic Sealing Systems, Anti-Vibration & Dampening Systems and Ergo-dynamic Systems
  • Material spend responsibility: $350 Million
  • Responsible for complex problem solving related to material risks, shortages, interruptions, allocation issues and other unforeseen events/situations that present risk to production and end customer(s) from point of notification, through data gathering, solution investigation, resolution, recovery and pro-active prevention efforts in collaboration with global cross-functional teams
  • Cost Management & Cost Negotiation
  • Tasked to achieve cost reduction goals, cost increase mitigation by creating the roadmap, driving action, negotiations and managing implementations in cooperation with Finance to review business plans, monitor status and confirm actualization of savings
  • Provided daily direction and support to Logistics, Buyer Associates, Program Launch Buyers, Program Management, Plant Purchasing, Plant Management and Accounting

Senior Project Manager – Purchasing

Bosch
11.2018 - 05.2019
  • Team Lead Steering component division, 5 buyers
  • Responsible for cost reduction activities through cross-functional teamwork for analysis of suppliers’ assembly lines, cycles times, should be cost and sifting through and mitigating historic engineering changes which drove up cost
  • Responsible for reporting to Leadership all supplier cost increases and surcharges, while working with the purchasing team to understand the history and produce a plan to recover excessive costs where necessary

Senior Buyer Direct, Indirect and Services (Purchasing Management)

Bollinger Motors
03.2017 - 11.2018
  • Company Overview: (EV start up)
  • Managed purchasing, sourcing, supply chain, on time delivery tracking and execution for the complete vehicle development, and project launch, including PCBs, Semiconductors, Voltage Regulators, Sensors and Microcontrollers
  • BOM Cost Management, tracking, reporting and active participation in BOM cost reduction actions
  • Initiated and participated in potential design and manufacturing processes in collaboration with engineering and product development to reduce cost and ensure supply of low volume niche vehicle components
  • (EV start up)

Project Buyer, Senior Commodity Buyer, Global Commodity Management

GETRAG Transmission Corporation
10.2010 - 01.2017
  • Company Overview: (acquired by Magna)
  • Team Lead for GETRAGs Global Cost Reduction Roadmap through Buyer negotiations, supplier cost reduction projects, including ensured success, closure, confirmation with Finance
  • Defined, tracked, executed and reported annual budget roadmap for cost reduction actions and status to executive leadership
  • Demonstrated ability to meet or exceed annual savings goals on DCT Transmissions program through negotiation, VAVE, supplier workshops and resourcing actions
  • Responsible for developing commodity strategies for high volume, complex DCT transmission programs, specializing in aluminum castings, casting assemblies, shifting systems, sealing systems, fine blanks, sintered/powdered metal components, synchronizers, clutch components, electronics, wiring harnesses, sensors
  • Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills necessary for managing a complex global supply base
  • Purchasing Program Management for North America cost reduction activities, negotiations and supplier cost improvement projects responsible to ensure success, closure, confirmation with Finance
  • Prepared and presented sourcing council recommendations and executive reports for advanced purchasing, resourcing actions and potential engineering changes, all geared toward meeting the target and roadmap budget objectives
  • Complex problem-solving skills
  • (acquired by Magna)
  • Utilized data-driven decision making to prioritize purchasing activities based on criticality analysis.

Purchasing Manager – Direct & Indirect

Argent International
01.2007 - 01.2011
  • Management of company Buyers (3) including advanced purchasing, direct, indirect and capital equipment
  • Supplier payment scheduling and cash management necessary to keep a steady flow of product flowing, to avoid supplier ship holds, cash in advance payment terms and production interruptions 2008
  • Develop the company’s strategic plans for its long-term material requirements in conjunction with the executive business plan, including aggressive diversification into the alternative energy, medical and retail industries
  • Managed contracts and negotiated service agreements, while coordinating, and supervising activities relating to major contracts

Purchasing Manager, Strategic Sourcing- Body& Suspension Structures

Tower Automotive
08.2001 - 01.2006
  • Managed Commodity Buyers (5) and Assistant Buyers (2), responsible for advanced purchasing, cost reduction, cost avoidance, advanced purchasing, problem resolution for 12 business units
  • Contract negotiation & management
  • Commodity Team Lead responsible for $800 million in body and suspension structure components including suspension/front & rear end modules, stampings, sub-assemblies, bushings, ball joints, links, control arms, castings, forgings, sealers/tapes/baffles, electronics, wire harnesses, actuators, plastics, tubing, fasteners, power-train components, e-coat, finishing, plating and other outside services
  • Provided daily direction and support to Logistics, Buyer Associates, Program Management Plant Purchasing Management
  • Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing impact management involving supplier stop shipments, shipment holds, cash in advance payment terms, supplier relation improvements, payment term renegotiation and pre-petition payment/term negotiation, court recommendation and critical supplier contract execution

Buyer

Ford Motor Company
02.2001 - 08.2001
  • Company Overview: Alternative Fuel Division
  • Advanced Purchasing - Buyer – Vehicle Frame, Upper Structure, Aluminum Extrusions, Brakes, Wheel/Tires, Steering, Suspension, Half Shaft, Accel/b Castings, Fasteners
  • Lead Buyer – Brackets, Chassis, Propulsion, including PCBs, Semiconductors, Voltage Regulators, Sensors and Microcontrollers
  • Negotiate variable/investment costs and supplier contracts and terms agreements
  • Component/supplier cost analysis, contract negotiation & management
  • Responsible for arrangement of all logistics both domestically and globally for respective commodities
  • Alternative Fuel Division

Procurement Specialist - Direct, Indirect & Services

FEV Engine Technology, Inc.
01.1996 - 01.2001
  • Advanced purchasing, BOM component research and acquisition, including diesel powertrain components, products, tooling and capital equipment
  • Purchased diesel powertrain testing instrumentation
  • Initiated and participated in cross-functional and multi-functional business process improvement teams

Education

Bachelor -

Business Management/Communications Studies

Strategic Negotiation -

Advanced Purchasing Dynamics
01.2016

Cost Analysis -

statistical cost, models, regression
01.2016

Advanced negotiations training -

Baker Communications
01.2005

Management training -

Baker Communications, NY
01.2005

Negotiation training -

Karrass
01.2004

Program management training -

TWR University
01.2003

Skills

  • Supply chain optimization
  • Supplier negotiations
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Spend analysis
  • Purchasing strategy
  • Lean principles
  • Cost analysis
  • Strategic sourcing
  • Global procurement
  • Contract negotiation
  • Pricing negotiations
  • Strategic planning

Categories

  • Transmission
  • Synchronizers
  • Shifting Systems
  • Powertrain & Driveline Components
  • Driveshafts
  • Transfer systems and Assemblies
  • Extrusions
  • Machining Castings
  • Sintered
  • Molded
  • Stampings & Fine Blanks
  • Forgings
  • Bearings
  • Hydraulic & Conventional Bushings
  • Sensors
  • Electronics
  • Complex Cable Assemblies
  • Voltage regulators
  • Microcontrollers
  • Raw Materials
  • Polymers
  • Chemicals
  • Steel
  • Plastics

Education And Trainings

  • Bachelor, Business Management/Communications Studies, 3+ years
  • Strategic Negotiation – Advanced Purchasing Dynamics, 2016
  • Cost Analysis, statistical cost, models, regression, 2016
  • Negotiation training – Karrass, 2002, 2004
  • Program management training – TWR University, 2003
  • Advanced negotiations training – Baker Communications, 2005
  • Management training – Baker Communications, NY, 2004, 2005

Systems

  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • QAD
  • IFS
  • PLEX
  • Cherwell
  • Coupa
  • SharePoint
  • Teams
  • Microsoft Office Suite

Timeline

Senior Buyer, Strategic Sourcing Team Lead/Material Constraint Management

FANUC America Corp.
11.2022 - 08.2024

Global Commodity Management, Rubber & Chemical Category Manager - Lead

Cooper Standard
11.2021 - 11.2022

Senior Project Manager – Purchasing

Bosch
11.2018 - 05.2019

Senior Buyer Direct, Indirect and Services (Purchasing Management)

Bollinger Motors
03.2017 - 11.2018

Project Buyer, Senior Commodity Buyer, Global Commodity Management

GETRAG Transmission Corporation
10.2010 - 01.2017

Purchasing Manager – Direct & Indirect

Argent International
01.2007 - 01.2011

Purchasing Manager, Strategic Sourcing- Body& Suspension Structures

Tower Automotive
08.2001 - 01.2006

Buyer

Ford Motor Company
02.2001 - 08.2001

Procurement Specialist - Direct, Indirect & Services

FEV Engine Technology, Inc.
01.1996 - 01.2001

Bachelor -

Business Management/Communications Studies

Strategic Negotiation -

Advanced Purchasing Dynamics

Cost Analysis -

statistical cost, models, regression

Advanced negotiations training -

Baker Communications

Management training -

Baker Communications, NY

Negotiation training -

Karrass

Program management training -

TWR University

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