aaron diggins
Strategic Sourcing Specialist at Saxco International LLC
strategic sourcing specialist saxco international llc
passionate sourcing professional recognized excellence global material sourcing management , data driven analysis socially responsible material management . valued ability develop strong cross-functional team vendor relationship achieve maximum efficiency profitability . ascm member | cpsm certification progess| material sourcing | supply chain management | sustainability | negotiation | innovation | relationship management
Saxco International LLC
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Partnered with cross-functional teams to delivery supply chain excellence in a severely impacted environment. Agile work to support customers sourcing needs for Wine, Beer, NAB and food products. 
▪	New Segment launch – Qualify vendors and product categories, develop market intelligence reports. 
▪	Lead sourcing events RFPs / RFQs and Vendor onboarding with global packaging vendors.
▪	Lead reporting on sourcing trends, spend analysis and new product development.
▪	Train salesforce on specialty product requirements and new supply opportunities.
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Strategic Sourcing Specialist
We Won't Melt
https://www.linkedin.com/company/we-wont-melt
A year-long international backpacking trip to 50 countries around the world.
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Around the World Trip
Deckers Brands
https://www.linkedin.com/company/deckers-brands
Achieved industry leading pricing by negotiating $65M in annual material spend with 30 vendors through strong knowledge of market data and supplier cost structure to ensure fairest pricing for global leader in designing, marketing and distributing innovative footwear, apparel and accessory lifestyle brands.

- Managed relationships between brands and suppliers to meet price targets and financial goals, design trends, and performance needs. Through this partnership, produced $7,000,000 in cost reductions.

- Developed methodology for quantifying textile inputs in initiative to reduce environmental impact and increase material sustainability. Enabled business to quantify environmental impact of material choices and usage across 3,982,011 kgs of fiber used and identify strategic target improvement programs; wrote proposal increasing usage of recycled and sustainable fibers. 

- Established vendor scorecards on strategic KPIs and goals improving delivery time by 10% and reducing supplier lead times by generating quarterly and annual supplier assessment scorecards to capture delivery data for 95 key material suppliers

- Led international vendor workshops to train users on new KPIs and scorecard system.

- Improved speed to market, on-time delivery with decreased production delays and lead times by coordinating with planning, costing and development teams to create seasonal forecasts increasing suppliers’ ability to ensure raw material availability and best pricing, 

- Mediated disputes between material suppliers and factories to resolve issues and remove production roadblocks.

- Built core material palette to reduce fragmentation, item overlap and consolidated volumes for better design selection process and costs.

- Worked to prevent potential sources of animal mistreatment by reviewing supplier audits to identify all countries of origin for all sourced leathers, and set sourcing policy appropriately.
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Material Sourcing Specialist, Leather and Sheepskin
Deckers Brands
https://www.linkedin.com/company/deckers-brands
Developed new data-driven material spend reporting process combining data streams from Oracle ERP Database, product management SQL database and PTC Flex PLM, identifying profitable supplier segments and allocating resources to highest volume markets;

- Created full accounting of $350M of materials usage including quantifying price reductions in terms of Cost of Goods Sold to clearly identify impact on company financial projections.

- Assisted in creation and development of 5,000+ digital materials library as part of year-long Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) technology implementation project enabling detailed BOM material costs per product; gave feedback on the ongoing configuration of the technology and as team SuperUser trained the department on use.

- Renovated physical material library to meet best in industry design standards, added all corresponding data, 

- Redesigned Material Testing forms to technically summarize materials properties providing enabling design team to select material perform against industry testing standards and increased higher customer satisfaction.

- Coordinated production of all Master Standard Swatches; managed matching archives in US and China resulting in expedited selection and quality checks of 10,000+ material standards by global design and quality assurance teams.
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Material Sourcing Coordinator
UC Santa Barbara
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ucsantabarbara
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Community Service Officer
U.S. Department of Justice
https://www.linkedin.com/company/usdoj
- Provided administrative support to the nation’s top law office by analyzing legal documents and writing constituent correspondence for legal staff.
Washington D.C.
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Intern
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Political Science
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University of California, Santa Barbara
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LinkedIn
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Inventory Management Foundations
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        Aaron is one of the most intelligent people I have worked with. He is a quick and rational thinker which makes him a great asset to work with in a fast paced environment. For the two years that I have worked with him I appreciate how reliable he is and his kind spirit. His curious mind leads him to know more about everything he is doing and he is constantly thriving to do a perfect job. He is a team player and always ready to help out in whatever activity we embark on and he is truly concerned about the wellbeing of each of his team mates.
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Congratulations to my fellow 10KSB Scholar Ali Hanson for being named an MSP 40 Under 40 Entrepreneur!
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Outdoor Retail Industry Professionals
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American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)
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Leather Business
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Textile, Apparel, Footwear & Fashion - Sales Marketing Sourcing Retail Jobs Media Events HR Textiles
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UC Santa Barbara Alumni
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Footwear Industry
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The Footwear Design Group
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We the People Alumni Network
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Fashion & Lifestyle Industry Professionals Worldwide
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Fabric Sourcing,Technology and R&D(FSTRND)
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TANNERY
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Footwear News
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leather  buyers and sellers
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Packaging Digest
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