Philip Burgess

Director of Procurement Aluminum and Coatings @Ardagh Group

Oversee all aluminum & coatings supply chain, inventory, and purchasing for North America business •Lead procurement strategies to collaborate and formulate sourcing strategies, leverage synergies, identify and execute continuous improvement projects and initiatives across all spend categories •Work with global procurement team and global category managers developing and executing global purchasing strategies •Manage supply chains from Europe & Asia to North America; including import tariff duties, tariff exemption requests, ocean freight, drayage, over the road freight, and warehousing. Achieved tariff exemptions and saved $4.5 million by negotiating with suppliers to withdraw objections •Lead team of 4 procurement professionals that include: 3 managers and 1 analyst; additionally, work with 8 plant management teams within operations, quality, & production planning •Develop and manage supplier relationships using a comprehensive supplier relationship model (SRM) with cross functional teams •Develop a comprehensive view of aluminum supply and demand, actively monitors market conditions on an ongoing basis in order to make informed decisions. •Negotiate multi-year supply contracts for aluminum and coatings •Developed and implemented material reorder point models for all aluminum specifications •Lead quarterly supplier business reviews encompassing supplier scorecards, quality metrics, delivery metrics, and voice of customer •Lead quarterly hedge committee with leadership team including CPO, CEO, & CFO