Dennis Livings

Current

Managing Director at Propinar LLC
President/CEO at Propinar Corporation

Past

Director, Membership Services - Southern Arizona at Arizona Technology Council
Director of Purchasing (Interim) at Arbonne International
Director, Supply Chain at Capstone Turbine Corporation

5 more...

Education

University of Southern California
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Recommended

4 people have recommended Dennis

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Logistics and Supply Chain

Websites

Dennis Livings’s Summary

Open to new direct connections via LinkedIn. Send an invitation to connect and it will most likely be accepted straight away.

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27,400+ direct connections and growing

• A Global Strategic Sourcing, Procurement and Supply Chain Management professional with demonstrated global experience in supply chain management, supplier selection, development & management, contract development, negotiation, & administration, Supplier Total Quality Management and multiple Enterprise System implementations.
• A proactive change agent who develop policies, procedures & processes and strategies to maximize strategic sourcing, procurement & supply chain management operations efficiencies and bottom-line profitability.
• Adept in change management, building global strategic sourcing, procurement and supply chain management professional teams, bridging cultural barriers, influencing company cultures, establishing relationships with suppliers and negotiating benchmark, best-in-class, win-win global purchase agreements.
• Proven ability to hire, educate, train and mentor strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain management, and cross-functional teams and team members leading to streamlining sourcing processes, raising staff professional levels and enabling the identification, creation and capture of significant and verifiable cost savings.

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Dennis Livings’s Specialties:

Global Strategic Sourcing, Category & Commodity Management, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, C-TPAT Import Control, SAP & Oracle ERP SCM Implementation, Business Process Reengineering, Sarbanes Oxley, Supply Chain Visibility & Optimization, Supplier Quality, Total Quality Management, SPC, FMEA, ISO 9000, ISO 9001, ISO 28000, Inventory Reduction & Management, Master Scheduling, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Total Cost of Acquisition (TCA) & Ownership (TCO), Cost Modeling, 21 & 19 CFR

Dennis Livings’s Experience

Managing Director

Propinar LLC

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

July 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)

Global Sourcing, Procurement and Supply Chain professionals that collaborate, consult or work on an interim or contract basis for SMEs needing company wide value chain integration & change mgmt.

Specialties: Value Chain Integration, C-TPAT, SAP R/3 & Oracle 11i ERP Implementation, Business Process Reengineering, Sarbanes Oxley, Supplier Quality, TQM, FMEA, ISO9001:2000, Inventory Reduction, Master Scheduling, Sales & Ops Planning (S&OP), TCO, Total Acquisition Cost, Cost Modeling, Category/Commodity Mgmt

Endorsement:
"I have had the pleasure of getting to know Dennis, and he and I both hold, that "giving" is the critical task in any relationship, without expectation. Dennis is remarkably candid and speaks with an authentic voice; only acquired at a high cost and over a long period of time. I believe when you find someone like Dennis it's in your best interest to befriend them; you never know what can happen!"
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President/CEO

Propinar Corporation

(Privately Held; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)

Management Consulting, Business Development, Business Process, Outsourcing Services and Technology Solutions specializing in Logistics and Supply Chain Management for US-based SME companies.

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Dennis Livings’s Groups:

Toplinked.com, MyLink500.com, Pharmanex, Institute for Supply Management, (ISM), American Society for Quality, (ASQ), USC Marshall School of Business, The LinkedIn Lions Forum, LION, Xing/OpenBC, SEBA-Tucson, Wright Hand Power Forum, True Wealth LinkedIn Group, Business Intelligence Member, Open Networkers, Supply Chain Management Professional

Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
USC Marshall School of Business
American Society for Quality
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Supply Chain Movement
Unisys - Ever Worked - Employees and Contractors
Business Intelligence
Business Intelligence Group
OpenNetworkers.info < 50.000+ Open Networkers across 60 social networks >
SHiFT! - TURN PROSPECTS INTO CUSTOMERS by Harnessing Trigger Events
Worldwide Management Consultants (23,000+ members)
Facebook.com
OpenNetworker.com
Service Logistics Global Professionals
SOX Professionals
Lean Six Sigma
SAP Network GLOBAL
ki work - powering the online business revolution
Consultants Network
TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
The Official USC Alumni Association Group
Arizona Professional Networkers
THE GLOBAL SOURCING COUNCIL (GSC)
Tucson Networking
Leading International Open Networkers (LION)
Supply Chain Management Practitioners & Experts
Six (6) Degrees of Separation (The Largest Group)
USC Trojan Network
Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
GroupLinked.com
Procurement Professionals (#1 supply chain & sourcing group) Business, network, jobs & candidates
DallasBlue DFW
Supply Chain Management Group
Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network
eProcurement and procurement
InvitesWelcome.com (Open Networkers)
Inspired Supply Chain & Logistics Executives
Supply Chain Optimization
SCN Supply Chain Network
LION500.com (Open Networkers)
Unisys Reconnected
ISM - Institute for Supply Management
Cal Poly Pomona Alumni Association
TopLinked Consulting Professionals
ERP USA Network
SuperGroup Founders
Sales Management Executives
The Linked CXO / President, CEO, COO, CIO, CTO, MD, VP, Director 's
Arizona Consultants