Mike Pabian

• Leading a global team of 40 procurement professionals managing approximately $900M in spend across various categories. • Supporting manufacturing and distribution facilities in multiple countries, including Costa Rica, Mexico, China, Romania, Singapore, Malaysia, and the US. • Developing strategic sourcing initiatives to align with business unit leaders, optimizing procurement strategy, processes and enhance operational efficiency.

• Led a Category/Sourcing Management and Sourcing Engineering team, overseeing $200M in global spend. • Collaborated with Business Unit leaders to develop a unified Sourcing strategy aligned with business objectives. • Focused on optimizing quality, service, and cost within the electronics and packaging sectors.

Provide "hands-on" leadership and direction for the Purchasing departments at all (3) CST Storage manufacturing facilities. Key responsibilities include procurement management and process improvement for all material and related services. Oversee and execute the vendor management process including sourcing, negotiating, performance analysis, feedback and issue resolution.

Head of the Purchasing department for CST Storage in DeKalb IL. Additionally responsible for key Supplier Quality Assurance activities supporting all divisions of CST Industries.

Developed strategies, plans, and goals for the Corporate Quality Assurance function throughout the divisions of CST Industries. Responsibilities include measuring and monitoring key supplier performance for Quality, Delivery, Service, and Cost and resolving critical and chronic supplier quality issues.

Develop new material qualification protocols and implement standard processes to ensure that incoming material meets specification. Develop/standardize supplier audit program and conduct audits and performance management activities with suppliers using objective measurements. Ensure integration of Supplier Quality Assurance programs and protocols into the Corporate Commodity Strategies. Implement and improve processes used to manage a global supply base supporting multiple divisions of CST. Provide Supplier Quality Assurance support to all CST divisions. Drive synergies and best practices in Supplier Quality Assurance across all CST divisions. Provide leadership in the resolution of major supplier quality issues and integration of key SQA activities. Ensure coordination and integration between divisions for suppliers serving multiple locations.

Support the CST Commodity Directors and Corporate Procurement team by leveraging key commodity spend to deliver best overall total value for the company. Lead project teams, discover and implement cost reduction opportunities, develop commodity strategies and present to Corporate and Division leadership

Responsible for the evaluation, selection, and approval of strategic suppliers. Manage 350+ suppliers which consists of $20 million in annual spend and supports 6 plants and 1 distribution center. Negotiate 1-3 yr agreements with suppliers, and engage with functional departments to achieve company cost out goals. Negotiate and/or mitigate supplier price increases. Lead supplier rationalization initiative of reducing the supplier base by 20%. Employ the use of corporate TCO model for evaluating supplier proposals and total cost analysis. Collaborate with Six Sigma Black Belts on projects for cost reductions, quality improvement, customer satisfaction, and new product launches. Monitor supplier performance and conduct quarterly scorecard reviews with top suppliers. Create standard work/ISO procedures to document key sourcing activities.

Responsible for sourcing all assigned commodities to domestic and overseas strategic suppliers to achieve cost reductions. Commodities responsible for included printed circuit boards, electronic components, mechanical assemblies, electro-mechanical and plastic molded components. Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure a secure supply chain. Reduce supply base while ensuring its cost effectiveness. Consult with senior management on critical supply chain issues.

Buying and planning of $5 million in custom injection molded plastic commodity and $1 million in compression molded rubber commodity. Negotiated contract pricing, payment terms, etc., with vendors for components and tooling. Sourced and developed strategic suppliers domestically, as well as in China, Japan and Mexico. Worked with cross-functional teams on new program development. Worked continuously on supplier localization and annual 5% cost reduction goals. Resolved day-to-day problems, such as shipping errors, returns, backorders, and invoices.