Jim Roberts

• Execute strategy for commodity management and new business quotes for 13 locations • Oversee sourcing decisions for global spend of $250 million with the direct management and support of 15 employees • Negotiate annual volume purchasing agreements, rebates, payment terms and discounts • Develop strong relationships at an executive level with key industry partners, fostering collaboration and mutual growth opportunities • Champion continuous improvement initiatives to drive operational excellence within the organization. • Establish data-driven decision-making processes and implemented best practices in analytics to optimize performance across the organization • Achieve departmental goals by developing and implementing strategic plans and initiatives • Increase corporate cash flow by implementing vendor managed inventory and forecast sharing with supply base

• Implemented strategy creation and execution on four major commodities valuing $100M: boiler components, maintenance, pumps, heat exchangers and service agreements • Achieved continuous annual cost savings of over $25M (25% savings) • Lead strategic sourcing team for major competitive bids leveraging spend across all power generation facilities

• Managed global team of six employees for wafer fab materials with $300M in annual spend for plants located in Texas, Japan, and California • Managed silicon wafer commodity with $120M in spend and maintained 100% supply assurance during allocation • Developed cost savings reporting tool for materials group to establish baseline and improve metrics • Received two corporate VP awards for continuous improvement and cost reductions • Established scrap wafer process that contributed over $12M in profit utilizing reverse auction tools

• Managed global strategic sourcing of electronic components for Europe, Asia, North America for over 52 locations with OEM manufacturers • Negotiated corporate purchase agreements with supply base obtaining unparalleled terms • Achieved 20% annual cost reduction utilizing share of business process totaling over $20M • Developed quarterly global RFQ process for over 200 suppliers creating efficiency for entire commodity team • Enhanced supplier performance by conducting regular evaluations and providing constructive feedback