Sentence examples for head of purchasing from inspiring English sources
She is now head of purchasing at the French branch of Zalando, an online retailer.
Fiat's head of purchasing, Gianni Coda, will be in charge of Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Harold Kutner, head of purchasing for General Motors, calls it "the most dramatic change I've ever seen in the industry".
Last summer, Mr. Ford installed David W. Thursfield, who also heads international operations, as the head of purchasing.
Wilkinson had thought the diet might be linked to Jose Ignacio Lopez De Arriortua, an executive of Basque origin whose obsession with cost-cutting through a global supply chain earned him legendary status during a spell at G.M. as head of purchasing.
Mr. Wagoner, now the chief executive of General Motors, had just been named its head of purchasing, replacing José Ignacio López de Arriortúa, a storied executive who had forced steep price cuts and quality inspections on G.M.'s suppliers and, in the process, become a reviled figure in Motor City.
He has held similar one-on-one meetings with the leaders of G.M.'s global functions, like Gary Cowger in manufacturing and Bo Andersson, head of worldwide purchasing.
As head of drug purchasing for the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan in Oakland, Calif., one of the country's largest health maintenance organizations, Dale Kramer was counting on a Hytrin generic.
"The manufacturing sector appears to have momentum, but prices are rising to levels of concern, particularly with a new round of petroleum price increases," said Norbert J. Ore, head of the purchasing managers' business survey committee.
The notes were handwritten by Gary C. Valade, a former chief financial officer at Chrysler, who will be leaving his job as head of international purchasing for DaimlerChrysler at the end of the year.
