Linda T.

- Managed $200M annual spending across rework, EOP 3PL and technical service operations supporting vehicle electronics program. - Developed should-cost models for EV battery flash and electronic service operation, improving sourcing accuracy and cost transparency.

Lead all country-level service purchasing activities with an annual buy of $800M in Canada - Negotiated $30M oil contract with 5 percent cost saving. - Executed supplier consolidation and distribution strategy,driving 300% sales growth. - Led souring electronic parts and distribution from a distressed supplier to a new supplier

Managed and prioritized recall and field action business across all passenger and commercial vehicles - Supervised a team managing over 40 high-profile field action projects involving PCBA and electronic systems. - Created prioritization and implementation process to focus on highest impact costs while maintaining customer satisfaction metrics - Led buyers to increase suppliers' capacity by studying manufacturing process, supply chain optimization and warehousing actions. - Coached buyers on developing and presenting business case proposals to senior management for funding approval.

Responsible for annual supplier contract negotiations, saving targets, and terms and conditions - Negotiated multi-year battery contracts to reduce cost, improve core return process and increase revenue by 10% - Achieved supplier revenue sharing agreement with major glass distributor by increasing profit sharing from 3% to 7% over 5 years - Consistently minimized supply risk by managing program balance out for all transmission plants

Led resourcing plan to resource over 10 US-based suppliers to low countries including China, India and Malaysia - Created process to resource high cost US suppliers to low cost countries while maintaining quality and delivery, performance - Reviewed highest priority resourcing plans based on annual spend and manufacturing capabilities