James Smith

About James Smith

Jamie is a results-oriented, collaborative procurement innovator focused on cost reduction and value creation. A Proven leader and Sourcing/Procurement SME who has actively managed sourcing categories for 275 locations in 30 countries for one of his former companies. His category management and sourcing projects include CAPEX (Construction & Equipment; Brownfield & Greenfield) MRO, Indirect, Facilities, Packaging, Direct, Services, Fixtures & Displays, and Finished Goods. His experience is across multiple industries including Lithium Ion EV-Batteries, Paper and Packaging, Flooring, Retail / FMCG, Agribusiness, Aviation, Construction, Consulting, Distribution, IT, Oil & Gas, Specialty Chemicals and more. It includes time with AESC, WestRock, Georgia Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Shaw Industries, Home Depot, Grimmway Farms, Singapore Airlines, Sigura, Central Garden & Pet, and Valtris Specialty Chemicals amongst others. Technical Skills include: Global Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Project Management, Should-cost Modelling, Negotiations, Inventory Management, Business Process Improvement, Contract Development, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Team Building, Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SI & OP), Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Quality Control, Intermodal, Ocean Freight, Rail Transport, RFP, RFX, RFI, E-Auction, International Sourcing, International Logistics, Low Cost Country Sourcing, LCCS, LCC Sourcing, Management, Operations Management, Best Cost Country Sourcing, New Product Development, Lean Kaizen, Six Sigma Green Belt, Microsoft Office, Office 365, Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Visio, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, WebEx, SAP, Ariba, JD Edwards, JDE, and Coupa.

Experience

1. Sr Manager, Capex & Indirect Procurement

   AESC US

   Dec 2023 — Present · Florence, SC, US

   Currently leading CAPEX procurement on multi-billion dollar mega-plant construction projects for AESC. AESC is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The Company’s leading-edge technology and reliability are enabling and accelerating the transition to clean energy solutions.AESC is creating the only stand-alone, pure-play business focused exclusively on advanced battery technologies. Incorporated and headquartered in Japan, the Company has a globally diversified platform with centers of innovation and major production facilities in the U.S, U.K, France, Spain, China and Japan.AESC has three large-scale battery plants operating or under construction in the US. When complete, the facilities will have a total capacity of more than 70 GWh, employ more than in Tennessee, Kentucky and South Carolina, and rely on local and North American supply chains.

Education

• Lee University

  B.S.