Tim Mischiara
About
Tim Mischiara is from Elmhurst, Illinois, United States. Tim works in the following industries: "Manufacturing". Tim is currently Vice President of Global Sourcing & Procurement at Klein Tools, located in Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States. In Tim's previous role as a Chief Procurement Officer and Vice President of Supplier Quality & Development at Chamberlain Group, Tim worked in Elmhurst, Illinois until Feb 2022. Prior to joining Chamberlain Group, Tim was a Vice President of Strategic Sourcing at ACCO Brands and held the position of Vice President of Strategic Sourcing. Prior to that, Tim was a Vice President of Operations at Newell Rubbermaid from Jan 2008 to Nov 2009. Tim started working as Director of Global Sourcing at Newell Rubbermaid- Office Products Group in Feb 2007. From Apr 2006 to Dec 2006, Tim was Global Supply Chain Manager at Block & Co.. Prior to that, Tim was a Director of Supply Chain at Pentair Corporation, based in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States from Jul 2004 to Mar 2006. Tim started working as Sr. Commodity Manager at 3Com Corporation in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States in Sep 2000.
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Tim Mischiara's current jobs
Responsible for Global Strategic Sourcing and Tactical Procurement.
Tim Mischiara's past jobs
• Recruited by CEO to manage ~$600M of Raw Material and Finished Goods sourcing. Promote best practices with an emphasis on supplier consolidation, complex negotiations, and DPPM improvement. • Currently coach and mentor 90 Sourcing, Supply Chain, Supplier Quality, and Component Engineering professionals across North America, Europe, and Asia. • Executed pivotal supplier partnerships, securing mutually beneficial terms/agreements, and advocating for preferred pricing, priority, and supply/contract continuity. • Evaluate KPIs to ensure operations remain aligned with strategic business objectives. Ensure business continuity by clearly defining and communicating objectives between internal teams and external clients.
• Managed $500M+ in finished goods (65%) and raw materials (35%) sourcing between the U.S. and Asia. • Directed team of ~30 Sourcing and Quality personnel, inclusive of procurement activities: supplier selection/qualification, pricing and contract negotiations, supplier performance, and consolidation, lead time, service, and DPPM improvement.
• Promoted after nine months as Director of Global Sourcing to manage manufacturing operations for $200M+ Global Business Unit. Defined overall business strategy and direction. • Returned positive variances to 709K sq. ft. U.S. Manufacturing and Distribution Center with 660 employees. Produced office products and writing instruments via injection molding and plastic extrusion. • Oversaw $100M+ in supply chain and sourcing activities and championed manufacturing cost savings activities, encompassing lean initiatives, operational excellence, value analysis, and value engineering. • Coached and mentored Operations, Sourcing, and Supply Chain teams in manufacturing, buying, and distribution best practices to streamline product deployment on a global scale.
• Ran $400M+ in global sourcing for finished goods within $1.5B+ Office Products Division. Liaised with the U.S.- and China-based Sourcing Professionals to develop and implement cost productivity projects, reducing lead times, improving service engagements, DPPM, payment terms, and lean initiatives. • Established and implemented procedures to save/reduce costs and maximize profitability by managing end-to-end sourcing initiatives and global logistics scaling domestic and international operations.
• Served as SME advising domestic and global purchased finished goods operations and guiding strategic and tactical sourcing/purchasing activities that exceeded $18M per annum. • Left amid company restructuring and downsizing in December 2006.
• Recruited by the Vice President of Supply Chain to create a sourcing unit with separate strategic and tactical purchasing activities. Centralized all commodity management to a single facility in Minnesota. Oversaw $100M+ in direct, indirect, and finished goods spend across five plants in the U.S., Mexico, and China.
• Owned $400M semi-conductor, active, and passive component spend annually. Directed supplier sourcing and selection, managing strong relationships with external vendors/partners.
Head of Materials for 4 cellular manufacturing plants.