William (Bill) Myersbmyers@zetabb.com 916.749.6214 Linkedin URL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEDemonstrated leadership across organizations, functions, regions and projects, with strong experience in sourcing negotiations and supplier relationship management. I have management experience in both manufacturing and retail environments, with ability to articulate information, business implications and recommendations to varying audiences. Proven ability to influence without authority through strong consultation and relationship building. Very comfortable speaking in front of large audiences and very passionate about what I do, with strong innovative thinking and a customer focused mindset.

AREAS OF STRENGTH

Team Building Supplier Relationship

management P&L/Budget Accountability

Change Management Customer Service Technology/Manufacturing/Retail Facilitative Leadership

Critical thinking & problem solving

Global Experience Negotiations

SELECTED ACHEIVEMENTS

SRM Transformation: Leading a global transformation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise supplier management program within HPE’s global procurement organization, resulting in significant improvement in how we maximize value through our supplier relationships.

Supplier Optimization: Led a cross functional senior level supplier optimization initiative across HP’s Storage & Network organization resulting in over $100M in savings

Operation TPM: Developed and implemented “Total Productive Manufacturing” program within semiconductor manufacturing environment which involved entire program development and training over 600 employees.

Gold Star: Developed and implemented an analytical sales performance model (Gold Star) within the sales organization to provide greater clarity on sales performance. This program led to a 25% increase in conversion ratio and a 15% increase in average ticket written.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Roseville, Ca 2007 - PresentGlobal Program Manager, Supplier Relationship Management (2012-present)Global oversight for Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program development, training and implementation in creating a world class supplier management structure across all of HPE indirect spend. This includes providing thought leadership to senior executives concerning supplier management, diversity and procurement sustainability. Enabling collaboration with our key suppliers to enhance overall performance and drive innovation as well as build strong, mutually beneficial relationships. Also responsible for executive sponsorship and influence key stakeholders to obtain partnership in driving strategic SRM initiatives:

Developed comprehensive supplier segmentation model Established supplier manager engagement expectations aligned to key initiatives Developed industry leading supplier innovation program (have presented this program to over 100 companies)

R&D Business Relationship Manager (2009-2012)Engaged executive leadership within the R&D community to drive the development of cost strategies with R&D “Managed Outsource Services” spend across Pan HP. Responsibilities included; diversity supplier development, strategic planning, modeling cost reduction opportunities, ensuring Global Procurement & businesses are aligned in operational goals/targets, and acting as primary contact for business leadership.

Led a cross functional initiative to optimize Managed Outsource Service spend within the hardware organization, resulting in $100M savings.

Led in the designed & implementation of HP Network supplier summit involving key suppliers and networking leadership team.

William (Bill) Myers - bmyers@zetabb.com - 916.749.6214 - Linkedin URL

Strategic Supplier Manager, (2007-2009)Dedicated to comprehensively managing global strategic supplier relationships across Pan HP business units; manage service contracts and supplier performance as well as relationship building, continuous improvement activities and new value development with HPE’s most critical suppliers. The primary focus of this role was to ensure Global Procurement has provided world class cost structure to our business partners by acting as a lead consultant in developing supplier strategies, and managing supplier base to drive new value for the company.

Led various strategies with suppliers and business stakeholders to achieve savings targets of over $15M within the Content Development category.

Delivered supplier workshops to drive greater innovation and collaboration with strategic suppliers Worked closely with Supplier Development Managers to drive best supplier value to business partners.

Ashley Homestores, Northern CA 2004 – 2007Vice President of Operations and Customer ServiceFully accountable for overall operations for the Northern California market, including all retail & distribution warehouse locations. Responsibilities included; managing inventory planning systems & processes to support all retail locations, analyzing market opportunities, sourcing / merchandising, budget development, P/L, developing marketing strategies, creating sales goals, customer call center, scheduling and forecasting. Also responsible for developing company policies, operation procedures, and ensuring strategic direction of projects/programs are in line with company goals & objectives.

Implemented “Gold Star” selling Program Company wide. This program has put our sales process in a “world class” status by increasing Conversion rate to 25%.

Introduced “lean manufacturing” concept to store & warehouse operations which resulted in 16% operational improvement.

Developed “one touch” customer service initiative which reduced customer call backs by 30%

NEC Electronics America, Roseville, Ca 1995 - 2004Director, Supply Chain and Inventory ManagementManaged a staff of category managers, planners, contract specialist and material control personnel responsible for all international and domestic sourcing & logistics management of both direct & indirect, with an annual spend of $1B+. Responsibilities included; sourcing strategies to optimize supplier base, diversity spend and total cost of ownership, management of supplier relationships including outsourcing, contract development and negotiations, financial analysis of supply chain, and development of new procurement policies and procedures.

Led global strategic sourcing team. This was an international team, focusing on cost reduction through strategic supply chain management by leveraging global spend.

Designed and implemented strategic supplier management program for key high risk supply base Negotiated a raw material consignment program with supplier that resulted in a one-time savings of $24M and annual

savings of $13M. Developed vendor managed inventory system(VMI) that resulted in “owned” inventory reduction of $14M

EDUCATION

Master Degree – Business Administration. Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CABachelor of Arts – Human Resource Management. Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CACertificate – Electronics Technology. DeVry Institute of Technology, Phoenix, AZCertificate – Purchasing Manager. California State University, Sacramento, CACertificate – Contract Administration. California State University, Sacramento, CA

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Sharepoint