Patrick Arber

Background

About Patrick Arber

Expanded and managed a global Sourcing/Purchasing and Quality Assurance team in US, China, India and Europe (UK) responsible for supplier selection and qualification, sourcing product, quality control, new product development and expediting Lead a New Product Development (NPD) interdepartmental team of 8 persons responsible for expediting 100-150 new items to market annually. Responsible for product design and tooling for new products developed for retail and the food service markets. Sourced, followed up and delivered all tooling for newly designed product to meet cost and delivery expectations. Managed the relationship of over 90 international and 12 domestic suppliers representing approximately 30 million dollars in annual spending. Achieved vendor reduction from 230 different international suppliers to 90 suppliers internationally. Championed inventory reduction efforts bringing inventory levels from 17.5 million to 13 million, increasing inventory turns, while still maintaining a customer order fill rate of greater than 95% in both US and Europe with a catalogue of more than items. Established Vendor Managed Inventory agreements with all domestic suppliers. Worked with all international suppliers to decrease lead times and minimum order quantities (MOQ’s) to more acceptable levels Establish standard operating procedures globally for both quality assurance and purchasing, which included inspection protocols, testing and EU compliances’, NSF and other certifications, supplier report cards and details in record keeping. Initiated a system to evaluate sourcing strategies that utilized negotiation and purchasing techniques to ensure best quality, cost, deliveries and service.