Katie Cavanagh
Senior Supply Chain Manager at Ford Motor Company
- Role
- Senior Supply Chain Manager at Ford Motor Company
- Location
- Dearborn, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Katie Cavanagh
Experienced Supply Chain leader with over 25 years in the automotive industry. Skilled in Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Contract Negotiations, Logistics Procurement, Risk Management, and People Development. As a life-long learner, I believe in pushing for new technology and creative solutions, but always anchored in strong, purchasing fundamentals. Specialties include: Strategic Thinking | Market Challenges | Problem Solver | Progressive | Lifelong Learner | Focused | Supply Chain | Coaching | Team Building | Technology Deployment | KPI Dashboards | Global Sourcing | Logistics Procurement
Experience
Senior Supply Chain Manager
Oct 2017 — Present · Dearborn, MI, US
Currently responsible for Inbound Materials Logistics, Outbound Vehicles Logistics, and External Warehouse services. Lead team of 29 buyers and Purchasing Managers, responsible for ~$5B in spend.
Education
Wayne State University
Masters, Business
1991 — 1993
Kettering University
BS, Materials and Logistics
1986 — 1991
Skills
- Continuous Improvement
- Supplier Development
- Supply Chain Management
- Automotive
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supply Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Six Sigma
- Supplier Negotiation
- Sourcing
- Ppap
- Lean Manufacturing
- Procurement
- Global Sourcing
- Project Management
- Purchasing
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