James Barber
Kirkland,United States
Summary
Global procurement professional with strong focus on optimizing supply chains, reducing costs, and ensuring timely delivery of goods and services. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive strategic sourcing initiatives. Highly adaptable and results-driven, skilled in contract negotiation, supplier relationship management, and market analysis. Known for fostering collaborative environments and delivering impactful solutions.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Global Procurement Manager
Amazon
Bellevue, WA
08.2020 - Current
- Responsible for over 12 3P contracts valued at $180M a year
- Draft, negotiate and amend carrier and software licensing contracts including General Terms and Conditions
- Increased seller adoption by 25% by decreasing supply chain cost by 12%
- Manage RFQs, sourcing strategies and perform cost analysis
- Facilitate internal/external business reviews by month and quarter
- Build and review KPIs to measure quality, performance and cost of the supply chain
- Hold strong relationships with cross functional teams; product tech, tax, trade, legal, and finance
- Deliver results in a fast pace organization by taking ownership and holding others accountable
- Improve supply chain transparency by implementing comprehensive reporting tools.
Commercial Contract Manager
The Boeing Company
Seattle, WA
01.2020 - 08.2020
- Drafted, negotiated and amended customer contracts for Boeing and Non-Boeing aircraft products/services including General Terms and Conditions for Digital Analytics, Business Consulting, Maintenance Repair and Overhaul, and Parts Packages
- Negotiated a 22% reduction on a $45M customer agreement
- Identified contractual risks in Boeing’s agreements, and delivered findings with a recommend solution to executive level leadership including reducing contract turn time by 10%
- Led cross-functional partnerships with Legal, Tax, Finance and Trade Controls
- Maintained and managed over 50 airline customer relationships
- Improved efficiency of contract management processes through the implementation of a centralized database system.
International Finance Business Unit Integration
The Boeing Company
Seattle, WA
12.2017 - 01.2020
- Team Lead for Boeing’s Global Services business unit, supporting and enabling new business opportunities globally in over 40 countries for Supply Chains operating outside the U.S
- Analyzed new global business opportunities and provided guidance to program leads, sales, contracts, and operations
- Project Manager for the Global Inventory Compliance project ensuring forward deployed aircraft parts around the world were aligned properly with customs, trade, tax, and financial regulations
- Negotiated contracts with vendors for cost-effective procurement of goods and services.
- Provided oversight for setup of new programs by ensuring business & entity capability and readiness including key infrastructure to support operations
- Developed business models for complex jurisdictions that enabled agile concept of operations while maintaining compliance with all laws and regulations
- Led International business for 777X and NMA Supply Chain program development, ensuring competitive market ready solutions were available for airlines in time for aircraft entry into service
Senior Lead Procurement Financial Analyst
The Boeing Company
Seattle, WA
03.2013 - 12.2017
- Team lead for the largest suppliers in the Interiors and propulsion Organizations
- Negotiated a $197M cost saving contract extension on a $1B supplier contract
- Led financial analysis and cost saving efforts across 5 commercial programs
- Full management delegation for low value approval ($5M) procurement boards
- Responsible for contract financials for over 6 key contracts valued at $2.8B
- Presented and recommended financial decisions to leadership
- Led cross-functional special projects in value engineering to reduce component cost 15%
- Reduced procurement costs ~20% by implementing strategic sourcing initiatives and negotiating favorable contracts with supplier
Procurement and Supply Chain Agent
K2 Sports
Seattle, WA
11.2011 - 03.2013
- Lead contracting agent for Asia South Pacific suppliers
- Authorized agent to negotiate and commit company resources
- Monitored current production and alert management of less than planned output
- Developed remediation plan for any capacity/production shortfall
- Prioritized production for over 5 vendors when issues arise during production
- Created and sustained product financial P&L
- Reallocated $100M in inventory from K2 subsidiaries to other markets to reduce holding costs
- Managed logistics functions including shipping coordination, customs compliance, freight negotiations, and carrier selection.
Education
Masters of Business Administration - Supply Chain, Business Analytics
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY06.2019
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Washington State University
Pullman, WA05.2011
Skills
- Supplier relationship management
- Supply chain optimization
- E-procurement systems
- Strategic sourcing
- Global procurement and Sourcing
- Price negotiation
- Team leadership
- Excellent communication
- Contracts negotiation
- Logistics management
Affiliations
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Supplier Management University
- Project Management Fundamentals
- Scotwork Advancing Negotiation Skills
Certification
- Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
- Advancing Negotiation Skills 2 Scotwork North America Issued 2023
Timeline
Senior Global Procurement Manager
Amazon
08.2020 - Current
Commercial Contract Manager
The Boeing Company
01.2020 - 08.2020
International Finance Business Unit Integration
The Boeing Company
12.2017 - 01.2020
Senior Lead Procurement Financial Analyst
The Boeing Company
03.2013 - 12.2017
Procurement and Supply Chain Agent
K2 Sports
11.2011 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Washington State University
Masters of Business Administration - Supply Chain, Business Analytics
Syracuse University