2008 -now Director, Procurement Transformation and Chief Procurement Officer @
2008 -2026 Director, Procurement Transformation and Chief Procurement Officer @
2006 -2008 Director of Global Sourcing @
2005 -2006 Regional Manager @
2002 -2005 Technology Business Manager @
Dirk Schaffer Education
Purdue University 1986-1990
Dirk Schaffer Skills
Lean Six Sigma
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Commodity Pricing
Inventory Management
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Gross Profit Analysis
Project Management
Electronics
Contract Negotiation
Employee Management
Negotiation
Vendor Management
Procurement
Contract Management
Strategic Planning
Purchasing
Outsourcing
Sourcing
Manufacturing
Supplier Quality
Process Improvement
Supply Management
Six Sigma
Leadership
Strategic Sourcing
Management
Supply Chain Management
Lean Manufacturing
Strategy
Global Sourcing
Private Equity
Real Estate
Contracting
Supplier Negotiation
Real Estate Negotiating
Cost Reduction
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Low Cost Country Sourcing
Logistics Management
CQE
CPM
Intellectual Property
Electrical
Components
Semiconductors
Supplier Management
SAP
Business Process Improvement
Business Analysis
Supply Chain
Integration
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Kaizen
Continuous Improvement
Dirk Schaffer Summary
Dirk Schaffer, based in Clinton, NJ, US, is currently a VP, Procurement and Operations at WatchGuard Technologies. Dirk Schaffer brings experience from previous roles at Cambridge Management Consulting, IPC Systems, Inc. and Ingersoll Rand. Dirk Schaffer holds a 1986 - 1990 Purdue University. With a robust skill set that includes Lean Six Sigma, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Commodity Pricing, Inventory Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and more. Dirk Schaffer has 2 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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