Lee Ann Kinkade-Herman
Global Supply Chain Management
- Role
- Senior Supplier Manager at T-Mobile
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lee Ann Kinkade-Herman
I am an accomplished supply chain professional with over 20 years of experience in the…
Experience
Senior Supplier Manager
Sep 2017 — Present · Bellevue, WA, US
Executed procurement strategies and tactics to ensure suppliers remained focused on mutual goals and invested to meet our growing needs. Defined the metrics in a scorecard. Completed bi-annual review with suppliers using insights to drive continuous improvement.Negotiated an improvement in program terms with our strategic suppliers, doubling the savings by creating an assortment of program terms that would ensure support to drive revenue and margin. I aligned with the stakeholder and cross-functional team’s goals to ensure that the terms supported their initiatives to drive growth and manage inventory levels. Drove decision making regarding securing funding for sell-through programs, volume incentives and end of life programs, inclusive of incremental purchase commitments.Proactively lead early collaboration and alignment with the product team to ensure a cohesive strategy, seamless development, and implementation of the brand vision for seasonal and long-term plans. Facilitated interactions cross-functionally to ensure alignment with business objectives, strategies, and tactics to support product lifecycle, inventory management and promotional program decisions. Collaborated closely with key business partners to understand their priorities and challenges; assesses their needs on an ongoing basis; and manage their expectations.Simplified the supply chain by consolidating the number of suppliers. Improved program terms with the strategic suppliers in exchange premium placement in our assortment. Demonstrated our commitment to supplier partnerships which have improved collaboration and customer service levels. Championed a campaign for an improved stock position for key launches that increased sales year over year. Negotiated MSA\'s, amendments, addenda, and SOW’s, that would deliver comprehensive terms to improve net margin.
Education
University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration
Skills
- Merchandising
- Strategic Partnerships
- Global Sourcing
- Budgets
- Product Development
- Vendor Relations
- Trend Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Procurement
- Supplier Development
- Purchasing
- Brand Management
- Process Improvement
- Negotiation
- Inventory Management
- Inventory Control
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