Mike Watson
VP Procurement at River States Pallets and Crates
- Role
- Vice President Procurement at River States Pallets & Crates
- Location
- Fort Smith, AR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mike Watson
20+ years in Supply Chain Management at a corporate level, responsible for the direct management and mentoring for a team of buyers and logistics professionals, excelling in cost reductions, creation/implementation of sourcing strategies and all procurement best practices.Gained valuable experience and expertise in domestic and international business, including, but not limited to, sales, procurement, logistics, global sourcing, end-to-end supply chain management and product and personnel development. Strengths and Skills Utilized• Direct involvement of negotiations for vendor, product and services• Direct involvement in sourcing and ultimate procurement of products and logistics based services• Direct issuance of all RFQ and RFP for products and services• Direct responsibility of approximately $80 million spend in transportation and logistics related services• Direct responsibility of approximately $80 million spend in product procurement
Experience
Vice President Procurement
Oct 2024 — Present · Fort Smith, AR, US
Education
Auburn University
BS
Skills
- Shipping
- Supply Chain
- Supply Chain Optimization
- Budgets
- Logistics Management
- Negotiation
- P&L Management
- Sales
- Procurement
- Mrp
- Inventory Management
- Inventory Control
- Sales Operations
- Customer Service
- Account Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Warehouse Management
- Product Development
- Management
- Strategic Planning
- International Trade
- Business Strategy
- Sales Management
- Forecasting
- Continuous Improvement
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Logistics
- New Business Development
- Global Sourcing
- Retail
- Operations Management
- Supply Management
- International Business
- Import
- International Sales
- Transportation
- Merchandising
- Pricing
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