Julie MacFarlane
- Role
- Global Category Purchasing Manager, Indirect Services at Caterpillar Inc.
- Location
- Peoria, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Julie MacFarlane
Proven global strategic sourcing executive with 20+ years of progressive experience…
Experience
Global Category Purchasing Manager, Indirect Services
Jan 2012 — Present
Accountable for the development, communication and implementation of worldwide sourcing strategies. Categories included Global Travel, Fleet, HR Services, Engineering Services, Marketing and Relocation Services Categories Lead global cross functional teams to define and document business requirements driving sourcing strategies and the needs of the organization Produced savings in excess of $100 million by developing procurement strategies, negotiating enterprise-wide procurement deals, and managing suppliers for complex services agreements Instrumental in expanding the team’s scope of professional services procured by managing key internal and supplier relationships driving sourcing influence and project priorities Implemented policy and process improvements in global categories to improve employee experience, increase compliance and drive process efficiencies while continuing to deliver saving goals
Education
Illinois State University
B.S., Business Administration
1989 — 1993
Skills
- Purchase Agreements
- Supplier Evaluation
- Contract Management
- Customer Service
- Supply Chain
- Supplier Management
- Strategic Thinking
- Inventory Control
- Negotiation
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supplier Selection
- Procurement
- Sourcing
- Strategy
- Contract Negotiation
- Global Sourcing
- Contract Development
- Licensing
- Leadership
- Process Improvement
- Lean Manufacturing
- Retail
- Licensing Agreements
- Contract and Supplier Negotiations
- Forecasting
- Project Management
- Supplier Negotiation
- Budgets
- Purchasing
- Manufacturing
- Spend Analysis
- Vendor Management
- Team Management
- Human Resources
- Pricing
- Team Leadership
- Sourcing &Amp; Procurement
- Management Consulting
- Supply Management
- Supply Chain Management
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