Warmington Consulting

Strategic Sourcing / Global Purchasing / Logistics / Negotiations / TQM / Supplier Relationships Inventory Control / eProcurement / Commodity Management / Forecasting / Cost Control / Budgets Naval Academy graduate that reduced costs, increased revenues, and boosted profit margins for Office Depot, Cendant Corporation, General Electric, DHL Express, and Arthur Andersen. Improved productivity, leveraged resources, and implemented new operational processes. Negotiated multi-million dollar contracts that improved profitability. Improved inventory accuracy, increased inventory turns, and implemented JIT methods. Certified GE green belt and completed black belt training. • Incorporated strategic global procurement processes into both Trade and Non-Trade materials at Office Depot, reducing costs for managed commodities by an average of 18%. • Reduced costs on managed commodities an average of 15%, saving DHL Express over $50M. • Established inventory management processes that reduced GE on-hand inventory from $85M to $60M. • Saved Arthur Andersen $20M annually by utilizing commodity leveraging techniques. Specialties:Strategic Procurement and Sourcing, Supply Chain, Process Improvement