Director of Procurement and Vendor Contract Negotiation @ BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (January 2018 - June 2021)
Supply Chain Business Unit Manager – Hyperscale @ (January 2015 - January 2018)
Procurement Director @ (February 2013 - December 2014)
Senior Procurement Manager @ (August 2011 - February 2013)
Senior Buyer – System x Platform Team Lead @ (July 2010 - August 2011)
Procurement Development Manager - xSeries BladeCenter @ (June 2006 - July 2010)
Procurement Engineer - Mechanicals @ (May 1999 - June 2006)
Chris Richard Education
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Bachelor's degree (Plastic Engineering)
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Master of Engineering - MEng (Polymer/Plastics Engineering)
Chris Richard Skills
Procurement
Engineering
Cost
Sourcing
Outsourcing
People Management
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Management
Strategic Sourcing
Vendor Management
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Team Leadership
Supply Chain
Global Sourcing
Product Management
Problem Solving
Plastics
Contract Management
Program Management
Operations Management
Product Development
Supply Management
Negotiation
Management
Leadership
Strategy
Project Management
Manufacturing
Process Improvement
Business Development
Cross Functional Team Leadership
SQL
Chris Richard Summary
Chris Richard, based in Chapel Hill, NC, US, is currently a Supply Chain Manager - Hardware at IBM. Chris Richard brings experience from previous roles at BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, Lenovo and IBM. Chris Richard holds a Bachelor's degree in Plastic Engineering @ University of Massachusetts Lowell. With a robust skill set that includes Procurement, Engineering, Cost, Sourcing, Outsourcing and more. Chris Richard has 5 emails and 3 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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