Robert J. Patton

Exceptional manager with over 33 years of purchasing experience as part of Procter & Gamble’s global purchasing organization spanning diverse product categories and all geographic regions.

Experience

• Highly effective strategist, innovator and trainer leveraging strong analytical, forecasting, and modeling skills to deliver outstanding results when sourcing complex categories.
• Championed the use of total quality principles, statistical methods and constraint management to drive cost and inefficiency out of supply chains.
• Developed first comprehensive worldwide sourcing skills curriculum for P&G
• Deep industry knowledge and experience in sourcing chemicals and chemical derivatives which has led to development of in-depth forecasting models used to achieve world-class pricing
• A Pioneer of e-Sourcing at Procter & Gamble
• Developed “should cost” model that saved over $5MM in its first application
• Expert in process re-engineering
• Proven cross-functional collaborator
• Significantly improved speed-to-market for multiple products
• Designed and launched highly successful internet web site for potential suppliers
• Expert panelist for Institute of Supply Management
• Guest lecturer on Negotiation Skill Training at Florida A&M University
• Recipient of P&G’s prestigious Phoenix Award for exceptional leadership, innovation and mastery in purchasing and strategic sourcing