Sonya Monroe

Highly experienced and accomplished Global Sourcing and Manufacturing Director Level Executive with 18 years in Global Supply Chain Functions within the Textile Industry and six years process improvement within the Financial Banking Industry. Proven transformational leader with a track record of rapidly achieving sustainable results, cost savings, and process improvements. A thoughtful and engaged team leader with an in-depth knowledge of costing, planning, negotiating, global sourcing, and inventory control. Demonstrates excellent relationship-building skills and problem-solving abilities. Strong in establishing credibility and fostering robust working relationships with executive leadership, cross-functional teams, and vendor/supplier base. Creating recommendations and necessary actions to ensure product continuity and maintain service level agreement goals. Proficient in creating cost-saving initiatives and reducing inventory through RFP requests. Notably excels in reducing product development and manufacturing lead-times, resulting in improved speed to market for products. Adept at serving as the interface with stakeholders to determine business requirements and identifying potential suppliers and services that meet business needs. Specializes in developing and optimizing domestic and international supply chains

Six Sigma Certification, demonstrating a commitment to process improvement and quality control.