John Friend
Procurement and Materials management professional with demonstrated ability and extensive experience sourcing, negotiating favorable terms and conditions for both direct and indirect goods, services and technologies.
- Role
- Supply Chain at Whippany Actuation Systems
- Location
- Franklin, NJ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John Friend
Procurement professional with demonstrated ability and extensive experience sourcing, negotiating favorable terms and conditions for both direct and indirect goods, services and technologies. Proven ability to adapt easily to new commodities and environments.
Experience
Supply Chain
Jan 2024 — Present
Education
Bloomfield College
Materials Management
County College of Morris
Applied Science / Business
Skills
- Operational Excellence
- Leadership
- Spend Analysis
- Supply Management
- Procurement
- Mrp
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Rfq
- Sap
- Change Management
- Materials
- Sourcing
- Logistics Management
- Kaizen
- Contract Negotiation
- Pricing
- Manufacturing
- Warehousing
- Purchasing
- Value Stream Mapping
- Process Improvement
- Production Planning
- Iso
- Business Process Improvement
- 5s
- Six Sigma
- Supplier Negotiation
- Global Sourcing
- Negotiation
- Lean Manufacturing
- Logistics
- Forecasting
- Contract Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Business Development
- Inventory Management
- Esourcing
- Project Planning
- Supply Chain
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