John Baia

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About John Baia

Senior Compliance, Procurement and Logistics Professional with over twenty years of professional experience in export compliance, international supply chain management and logistics; strong results oriented achievements and significant promotion advancements in recognition of professional competency. Demonstrated leadership ability, working with internal customers, suppliers, freight forwarders, consultants, management and staff. Proven record of achieving financial and operational targets, risk reduction, hiring and training staff- Procurement of Medical Devices and components for major international medical OEM - Project Procurement for major systems/sub-systems of Power Plant Projects Key Skills Proven experience in management & administration of procurement groups, customer/supplier negotiations, cost reductions and avoidance negotiations, contract negotiations, problem solving, export compliance and project management- Management & Administration of International Procurement Office (IPO) as North American Procurement Agent for foreign parent company - Procurement Budgets in excess of US$80M - Experience in U.S. Export Regulations - Project Management experience (Oracle Implementations)- International Procurement experience with global suppliers for import into the U.S- Experience in production & inventory control systems