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John Meyer
Senior Global Sourcing & Procurement Manager specializing in international supply chains
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Global sourcing/procurement professional with deep China manufacturing experience, owning end-to-end programs (example: automotive trunk organizers) from factory selection and audits through production and delivery. Uses reverse-costing/target pricing for negotiations, manages QA and on-site factory oversight, and has navigated tariff-driven trade risk decisions across China and Southeast Asia while maintaining strong supplier networks.
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Key Strengths
- End-to-end global sourcing ownership from vendor selection through delivery
- Hands-on factory evaluation and on-site production oversight (extensive China experience)
- Structured cost negotiation using reverse-costing and target pricing
- Proactive tariff/trade-risk mitigation through supplier cost-downs and long-term strategy
- Strong supplier network and referral-based sourcing to validate manufacturer capabilities
- Disciplined milestone management using timelines/checklists and constant cross-functional communication
- Ability to identify and resolve trading-company vs. true-manufacturer sourcing issues to improve pricing and control
Reference Highlights
- Most knowledgeable team member about products and factories
- Highly capable at sourcing and supplier relationships
- Understands importance of supplier relationships to company success
- Hands-on oversight to ensure compliant, on-time production
- Able to manage increasing volume year over year
- Structured approach with well-defined project requirements
- Highly effective communicator internally and externally
- Proactive, consistent project visibility via weekly updates
- Quick issue resolution through clear communication
- Trained negotiator who balances cost with quality needs
- Valuable asset to the team
- very competent managing suppliers
- experienced handling large suppliers
- managed multimillion-dollar supplier relationships
- handles pressure well
- meets tight deadlines with ease
- faces work challenges with ease
- collaborates well in a team environment
- works effectively across multiple areas
- above-average analytical ability (costs/risks/trade impacts)
- strong understanding of pricing and costing
- senior-level sourcing capability
- would be an asset to another company
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