Chris McGraw

About Chris McGraw

Procurement executive at BP, AeroFarms and consulting firms McKinsey and Kearney -…

Experience

1. Vice President of Procurement

   AeroFarms

   Jan 2020 — Present

   Positions held- Vice President of Procurement (2022-present)- Head (Director) of Procurement (20••••22) Key achievements- Direct report to COO - Designed organization. Recruited and trained 5 direct reports; responsible for their professional development - Built departmental competencies in sourcing, negotiations, contracting, category management and supplier relationship management - Developed, optimized and implemented ordering and contracting policies and processes - Led procurement of $100M+ in capital projects (engineered equipment) for launch of two new facilities. Led all direct materials and indirect materails and services procurement - Drove savings of $4M. Developed 2023 savings roadmap for $7M - Member of steering committee for new ERP system implementation (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central)

Skills

• Organizational Design
• Analysis
• Due Diligence
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Management Consulting
• Procurement
• Operations Management
• Financial Modeling
• Process Optimization
• Change Management
• Spanish
• Business Transformation
• P&L Responsibility
• Strategy
• Business Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Consulting
• Global Sourcing
• International Business
• Strategy Development
• Purchasing
• Business Strategy
• Cost Reduction
• Process Engineering
• Sourcing
• Contract Negotiations
• Continuous Improvement
• Executive Management
• Acquisition Integration
• Process Improvement
• Leadership
• Pricing
• Management
• Supply Chain
• Re-Engineering
• Supply Chain Management
• Program Management
• Spend Analysis
• Performance Improvement
• Outsourcing