John Clark

• Directed global sourcing initiatives across Asia-Pacific suppliers, integrating new product lines and overseeing a 300% increase in manufacturing capacity to meet aggressive growth goals. • Managed supplier strategy and commercial agreements for a $280M+ annual spend portfolio, driving multimillion- dollar savings through cost modeling, contract structuring, and negotiation. • Spearheaded strategic vendor diversification and integration of sustainable materials into the supply chain, improving resilience and ESG compliance. • Led cross-functional alignment with engineering, finance, and operations to resolve supply bottlenecks, accelerate timelines, and streamline mass production. • Designed and executed supplier management lifecycle strategies, from onboarding through performance review and offboarding, enhancing procurement agility and transparency. • Enabled global capacity expansion programs and process redesigns, improving supplier performance and long-term category planning.

• Directed multi-agency procurement and logistics operations across seven countries, including the $1.2M chartering and outfitting of a regional support ship under time-sensitive mission demands. • Led complex negotiations with foreign officials, ambassadors, and NGOs during deployments in East Africa and Latin America to coordinate development, humanitarian, and security operations. • Oversaw 62 joint operations and led elite teams through training and deployment, demonstrating consistent success in high-pressure environments. • Recognized for ability to develop talent, improve process execution, and align diverse stakeholders around strategic objectives.