Leslie Eisener

• Report to the CEO as a senior leader responsible for the strategy, budget & operations of the supply chain organization
• Focus on our strategic suppliers to ensure quality, delivery & risk is managed to achieve the highest level of service.
• Built scalable supply chain operations teams to work with growing business
• Hired, developed and led Supply Chain teams including Procurement, Inventory Planning, Customer Service Management, Warehouse.
• Developed and maintained strong cross-functional relationships within overall organization
• Oversee purchasing process and linked demand planning to manufacturing and fulfillment needs following an S&OP process
• Define & refine KPIs signaling success for partners across quality, performance and cost-efficiency dimensions and drive improvements in target metrics.
• Consolidate supplier base while maintaining redundant sources of supply to reduce transit expenses and improve timely delivery.
• Forecast and managed annual operating budget
• Devise and maintained an up-to-date database of supplier and vendor performance metrics

Supply Chain Digitalization & Data Services

• Lead the Supply Chain platform modernization initiative bringing digital transformation across all supply chain pillars including Procurement, Fulfillment, Reverse Supply Chain, Product Operations, Engineering Operations, Digital Solutions.
• Lead and deliver a portal for supply chain analytics including dashboard
• Digitalization of the processes to facilitate speed, efficiency, data retention and standardization of processes
• Completely overhaul and modernize the Data Services organization to adopt a more streamline service model.
• Recognized as top talent for Supply Chain Leadership
• Lead international and multi-functional teams

Chief of Staff Function:

• Support the VP of Supply Chain with organizational modeling to help design an optimized organizational model
• Identify key metrics for optimization and reporting for the ELT
• Design and deliver a comprehensive communication strategy to various audiences on Supply Chain performance and metrics including communications to the Board of Directors, Executive Leadership Team, Senior Supply Chain Leadership Team, Sales Team.

• Manage indirect procurement global spend of over $500M
• Completely overhaul and modernize the Indirect Procurement organization to adopt a more streamline service model.
• Develop a services delivery model that is efficient, streamlined while maintaining SLAs with our internal stakeholders
• Collaborate closely with IT to manage suppliers and contracts includes Software, Hardware, SAAS & Data Privacy
• Track vendor performance, delivery, quality, risk as well as overall relationship via QBRs, scorecards, ERP data, internal stakeholder feedback.
• Reduction of TCO, cost optimization, lowest cost of services while maintaining time to market, agility, quality including supplier quality targets. Supplier management, contract familiarity, assessment of cost and consolidation of spend
• Create & maintain & contribute to corporate policies including procurement, vendor management, contracts, approvals
• Responsible for improving diversity spend as a CAMSC Board member (Canadian Aboriginal & Minority Supplier Council)
• Manages operational budget covering staffing and related expenses and funding for process improvement, cost optimization and automation
• Set the strategic direction for supplier management to evaluate risk, optimize spend through consolidation while mitigating single source risks.
• Designed and executed the procurement organization to optimize performance and cross functional create alignment
• Creating strong relationships with internal stakeholders including division leaders.
• Assessed suppliers performance and drove negotiations for optimal cost, contract terms.
• Monitors service levels of suppliers

• Using my extensive experience in procurement and supply chain to build a procurement organization from scratch starting with 5 employees to a team of 55 employees providing services to a fast-growing company in a new industry.
• Head of all aspects of procurement including Indirect Procurement, Direct Procurement, Advanced Procurement, Inventory/BOM procurement, Procurement Operations including PO creation, problem invoice resolution, late delivery tracking
• Grow and progress the procurement team from a data entry/PO creation model to a key strategic team contributing to the company’s bottom line
• Develop and carry out a strategy to introduce a savings capture platform as well as savings strategy, policies and processes achieving over 4 million in savings
• Lead the team to develop SOX compliancy policies and processes and roll those out company wide
• Develop and execute a digital RFX and contract management platform to capture all transactions connected with the RFP process and to track contracts and contract compliance
• Implement, in conjunction with Legal, customized legal templates for various kinds of contracts including NDAs, MSAs, Supply Agreements, SOWs
• Oversee all RFP/RFQ initiatives, supplier selection, projects and sourcing activities, Services SOWs, contract review, Legal engagement, operations, inventory planning
• Support NPI and business development activities involving new product launch requirement complex supplier agreements, IP protection, exclusivity if required, COGS assessment for BOM items, landed costs
• Sourcing policy and strategy adherence to the globally procurement policy (SOP)
•  Upholding fair and ethical sourcing practices as a key pillar of the procurement strategy
• Building a succession plan to have a pool of sourcing specialists ranging from junior to senior and help develop a plan for career growth in order to entice and retain top talent
• Recognized as a top performer and awarded bonus shares/options
• Promoted from Director to VP Global Procurement within the first year with the company
• Lead and manage a large procurement team to meet annual KPIs

Procurement:

• Lead multi-functional international teams
• Manage a spend portfolio of over 200 Million Euro annually
• Large engagement contract negotiations for software and services sourcing
• Work with the Business to translate Product cost targets into negotiation targets
• RFP, supplier selection, projects and sourcing activities, professional Services SOWs, contract review, Legal engagement
• Support pre-sales and business development activities involving new solutions and/or business models
• Reduction of TCO, cost optimization, lowest cost of services while maintaining time to market, agility, quality including supplier quality targets. 
• Supplier management, contract familiarity, assessment of cost and consolidation of spend

IT:

• Coordinated the activities of the integration of Alcatel Networks and Lucent including large scale tool integration as well as organizational alignment.
• Detailed integration and transition plans cross platform initiatives across multiple Business Divisions.
• Maintained integration project objectives including staffing, organization, and processes.
• Identified cross functional issues and solutions to meet objectives and timelines.
• Managed the delivery of the IT Services related to the integration.
• Worked with IT to  communicate the client expectations of the delivery of IT services from project initiation through to project delivery.
• Introduction and implementation of business improvement initiatives aimed at streamlining operations.
• Exceptional Client Relationship Management (CRM) and interpersonal skills.
• Managed multiple clients by building a solid trusting relationship designed for success. Received accolades for exceptional client management skills by both the client and by management.
• Oversaw a technical team responsible for coordinating and contributing to the architecture of new technology solutions while maintaining alignment between investment capability and business requirements.
• Ensured product portfolio provides solutions that meet and exceed client expectations.
• Identified the organizational impact of new technology or service introduction and built the road map for the introduction of new technology into the organization.
• Focused on the continuous improvement of the IT Solutions portfolio.