Randall Chenier

Responsible for the procurement of Indirect goods and services for the Americas region, manage annual spend of ~$116M. Supplier management and cost savings execution within the Indirect spend categories to achieving Fluke’s operating margin expansion objectives. Engage with local internal customers to build comprehensive regional category strategies enabling short & long-term objectives. Conduct regular reviews to evaluate progress and evolve strategies to address changes in business environment. Engage with the Fortive Global Indirect team to ensure global category strategies are applied at regional level. Conduct sourcing workshops with key category customers to develop a regional savings project funnel that achieves cost reduction targets. Develop project plans with appropriate levels of detail that reflect savings magnitude and project complexity to support savings funnel execution. Lead the management of regional supplier contracts and agreements to enable attainment of business objectives and provide appropriate levels risk mitigation & legal protection. Apply a critical demeanor to understand trade-offs and achieve efficient outcomes. Build and maintain preferred supplier lists within category strategies that support driving key business results. Consolidate spend to preferred suppliers and reduce the overall number of suppliers. DPO (Days Payable Outstanding) playbook, including P-cards & AP Lift, to achieve improvements in supplier payment terms. Support budget holders with the annual budget process at a regional level. Work with key stakeholders to establish targets and initiatives that achieve business objectives. Provide consolidated regional feedback to the wider team as part of the global budget deck. FBS Deployment. Utilize a multi-layered approach of daily management / visual management to measure, develop, & prioritize actions within regional spend categories. Apply Kaizens and experimentation on a regular basis to overcome challenges.