Dennis Livings

Current

Managing Director at Propinar LLC

Past

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

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Education

University of Southern California
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Recommended

4 people have recommended Dennis

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Logistics and Supply Chain

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Dennis Livings’s Summary

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• 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.

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 (3 years 4 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!"
Michael Pokocky - SophisticaWorld

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Toplinked.com, MyLink500.com, Pharmanex, Blue Chip Expert Network, LinkedInArizona, Institute for Supply Management, (ISM), Certified Purchasing Manager, (C.P.M.), 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