Principal Consultant | Ingredients
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Bill is a procurement specialist in the food industry with significant, progressive experience across the ingredient, commodity, and packaging categories, capital equipment contracting, as well as supply chain management.
He began his career in procurement in 1988 when he joined PepsiCo (Quaker Oats) as a Buyer, Commodities. Additional roles through the years included Purchasing Supervisor, Commodities, Senior Buyer of Packaging, Manager of Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain Manager, Packaging Purchasing Manager, and Director of Procurement, Ingredients.
Bill joined Tootsie Roll Industries as a Director of Procurement in 2012 with responsibilities for the sugar and vegetable oil commodity area, ingredients, and the flexible packaging category.
He has extensive experience in driving cost savings within the procurement role and across the supply chain. His cross functional experiences give him an in-depth understanding of the interrelationships between the functions of an organization, the supply base, and the ability to drive complex projects from ideation to implementation.
Bill is a graduate of Loras College with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business Administration and Management. He has his MBA from Loyola University Chicago.
His certifications include C.P.M. Certified Purchasing Manager, Institute for Supply Management.