Bruce MacLaren

- Designed, implemented, and managed global auto category with savings of over $25 million or 6% of addressable spend on an average --Headcount responsibility: Hired, trained, and managed procurement categeory team--Successfully partnered with senior executives within Finance, HR, and Environment in developing global policy which ensured cost savings, improved business alignment and improved business intelligence

- Successfully implemented and managed global procurement operations model in Europe, Middle East, Africa (indirect spend) - Hired and managed team which was responsible for PO maintenance, policy enforcement, touch and touch less purchasing environment, new entity set-up, and car fleet management. - Business owner of Ariba Buyer 7.1 ensuring compatibility between Oracle 11i in a touch less environment.

- Led, developed and implemented strategic outsourcing strategy with EMEA company car commodity. Outsourced company car administration freeing up resources to concentrate on company core activities. - Introduced multi-supplier competition model within each country

- Chain supply management, vendor management for car fleets in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, improving service levels through a central-led management structure. - Member of EMEA Car Fleet Task Force, an international project of EMEA Supply Management, to carry out request for information and price, ultimately defining a new sourcing model