Experience

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  Catalina yachts

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1986

  Buyer

  Responsible for negotiating and buying materials and parts used by the 3rd Largest Global manufacturer of pleasure boats (Catalina Yachts, Morgan Yachts, Capri Sailboats, NACRA Catamarans. Supported a 1,000 person employee base located in California and Florida, which produced 450 boats each month (ranging between 15 and 65 feet in length).

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  Delta air lines

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1987

  Senior buyer/manager

  Procurement leader for Western Airlines, which then merged into Delta Airlines. Led key sourcing activities related to General Procurement as well as Technical Procurement in support of aircraft maintenance of Boeing, Lockheed-Martin and McDonnell-Douglas aircraft.

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  Bank of america

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1999

  Director of sourcing & contracts management

  1992 to 1999 - Led three-quarters of enterprise-wide Strategic Sourcing for BankAmerica Corporation, as well as having responsibility for all supplier Contract Management activities. His team delivered more than a Quarter Billion in Cost Savings during Mark Trowbridge's last two years with this 195,000 employee company operating in 110 countries, then the 3rd most profitable company based in the USA.1990 to 1992, as VP & Director of Contracting Management (Procurement) for Security Pacific Corporation, directed all sourcing projects, contract negotiations, and contract administration efforts on behalf of the 5th Largest US Financial Services Company. Also managed corporate travel, event planning, food service operations, and executive services in support of this 49,000 employee enterprise. Savings captured were $32 Million annually. Security Pacific was acquired by BankAmerica.1987 to 1990, as VP and Director of Corporate Procurement for Gibraltar Savings Bank, FSB, Responsible for all procurement operations for this 130 branch federal savings bank with 4,500 employees in California, Oregon, Washington, and Florida states. Also managed Travel Services, Fleet Services, Reprographic Operations, Inventory Management, Moving Services, and Records Management operations. Savings captured amounted to 6% of company wide spending. Gibraltar Savings was acquired by Security Pacific. Show less

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  Strategic procurement solutions, llc

  Jan 1999 - now

  President

  Mark is an original co-founder of Strategic Procurement Solutions LLC (www.StrategicProcurementSolutions.com), a provider of Supply Management Improvement, Skills Testing, Employee Training, Staff Augmentation, and Cost Reduction Services. The company has supported major clients like Apple, BP, Intel, Kraft Foods, Johnson & Johnson, State of Colorado, WSCA, Coca-Cola, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Kraft Foods, Adobe Systems, SanDisk, Tupperware International, State of Massachusetts, Entergy Services, State of Oregon, Constellation Energy, Nationwide Insurance, Allianz Financial, Sephora, Mirant Services, Hagemeyer, Coca-Cola, Delphi, Allianz, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Conoco-Phillips, Allstate, State of Maine, Dover Companies, General Mills, Limited Brands (the Limited, Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works), Signet Jewelers (Kay, Zales, Jared, Osterman's, Weisfelds), JR Simplot, LG Electronics, Sprint, State of Minnesota, Munich Re-Insurance, Koch Industries, Intermountain Healthcare, Blue Cross/Shield, Constellation Energy, Lifetime Healthcare Companies, DuPont, the Canadian Government, Herman Miller, Fireman's Fund Insurance, Energie' New Brunswick, Lucite International, HollyFrontier, Newmont Mining, US Zinc, General Moly, Mitsubishi Chemicals, Metropolitan Life Insurance, Royal Bank of Scotland, Hertz Corporation, Allstate...and has also worked with conference producers around the world.Mark Trowbridge's business travels have taken him throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Malaysia, and the Middle East. His LinkedIn profile is among the Top 1% most-viewed out of all members.He is a published author, having written featured articles for publications like Inside Supply Management, Supply Chain Management Review, eSide Supply Management, and others. Show less