claire kinnear

* Strategic and operational responsibility for Global Faucets North America business unit * Lead and Manage Strategic Sourcing and New Product Development Purchasing teams including individuals in China and Mexico * Develop talent within the sourcing team through individual development plans, stretch assignments, and rotations * Accountable for all supplier performance for the region including savings, on-time delivery, tariff mitigation, inventory health, and quality * Collaborate and Implement global category strategies to best leverage Kohler * s global footprint and spend * Responsible for aligning Sourcing and supplier development teams with the needs of the organization with the rest of regional and global leadership

* Purchasing responsibility of foodstuffs for entire park. * Completed physical inventory and cycle counts on a regular basis. * Managed 35 suppliers and $20 million worth of annual inventory.

* Main role is management of new product development with cross functional teams composed of Engineering, Marketing, and external suppliers. * Quoting & price negotiation, sourcing, and placing initial orders of new products for 36 SKU * s with $10 million in incremental revenue YTD. * Supporting the Supply Base organization in evaluating current sourcing strategy and the potential gaps in available sources based on future projects. * Responsible for evaluating and approving new product quality by using the APQP Production Parts Approval Procedure. * Manages supplier partnership related to developing and launching new products with domestic sources as well as sources in Europe and Asia. * Project lead for cross functional team to implement After Action Reviews into Accessories new product development methodology. * Team member in Lean Thinking pilot project to integrate lean thinking across all aspects of the Accessories Division.

* Managed new product development with functional teams composed of Engineering, Marketing, and external suppliers. * Quoted, negotiated pricing, sourced, and placed initial orders of new products for 769 SKU * s with $18 million in annual revenue. * Completed resourcing strategy and new supplier qualification to resource +2000 SKU * s worth $6 million in annual revenue. * Forecasted product sales and usage of 2,900 SKU * s for 35 suppliers. * Evaluated and approved new product quality by using the APQP Production Parts Approval Procedure. * Managed vendor relationship with 6 suppliers with over $500K in annual revenue and $15 million annual revenue total. * Instituted supplier operation and relations improvement projects such as supplier implementation of EDI. * Recruited and interviewed potential P&A supply chain interns as well as managed Color Shop & Wheels intern * s daily workload.

* Forecasted product sales and usage of 400 SKU * s with $25 million worth of inventory for 11 suppliers. * Assisted with domestic and international supplier and price negotiation of new and existing items.

* Manage sourcing strategy for Showering, Electronics, and Drain commodities in Global Faucets division. * Project Manager for product lifecycle management with a cross functional team including outside vendors, engineering, and marketing. * Relationship manager between Kohler Global Faucets and internal and external domestic, Asian, and European sources. * Assist with escalated issues between outside suppliers and Kohler Co. in given commodities. * Kohler NXT: Leadership Development Program

* Manage and develop Strategic Sourcing team for Global Faucets with 10 direct reports and team of 13 people total. * Recruit, develop, and maintain a highly performing team located in US, China, and Mexico. * Lead category sourcing strategy for $270 million in direct material spend including raw material, components, and finished goods. * Own supplier relationship and performance for Global Faucets division. * Responsible for risk management including supplier financial analysis, commodity financial hedging, tariff reduction, and risk mitigation plans. * Deliver cost savings of greater than 2% of total spend and cost avoidances to the business. * Collaborate with internal and functional stakeholders to ensure Sourcing addresses needs of the business. * Incorporate supplier innovation through VA/VE and development ideas from the supply base. * Standardize sourcing KPI’s, processes, and best practices globally within Kohler Kitchen and Bath * Steering committee member for Product Material Health initative within Kohler