Bob Dixon | SpeakerHub

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Accomplished Global Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain / Operations Executive with a professional track record of developing people, processes, suppliers and organizations to enhanced performance, profitability, responsiveness and customer satisfaction. Experienced in directing the sourcing of materials and services for small to blue-chip companies. Innovative team leader, decision-maker, communicator. Historically delivers better than average savings to the bottom-line. Extensive domestic and international experience; Proactively collaborates with key stakeholders; Leads team to create and executes strategic sourcing strategies focused on achieving corporate / organizational goals for cost, lead-time, quality, flexibility, time to market and other critical success factors.

KEY NOTE Speaker - Leadership - Supplier Relationship Management - Challenges of Sourcing in China

Current position (1)

Consultant

Bob Dixon Global Sourcing Consulting

Degrees (2)

Business Management

Quinsigamond Community College

1979 to 1982

Business

Worcester State University

1983 to 1987

Presentations

Presentations (3)

Challenges of Global Sourcing

This presentation discusses the challenges and risks companies will face as they develop or expand their global sourcing capabilities and strategies

Customer or Supplier Relationship Management

Every company and organization wants great relationships with their supplier or customers. But great, mutually beneficial business relationships don’t happen by accident, you need to work at developing the fundamentals and the competency.

For 2 decades Bob was on the front line of Supplier Management, Selection, Development and Strategic Sourcing for major technology leaders and innovators such as Honeywell, Ciba-Corning, Siemens, Teradyne and Brooks Automation. He was the decision maker on hundreds of contracts and awards of He has seen and heard every kind of Sales and Marketing pitch imaginable, dozens of strategies and the different approaches sales and marketing professionals would use to try to get him to say yes. He has truly seen the good, the bad and the really ugly.

Your audience or employees will enjoy this interactive and energy filled 90 minutes speech. They will leave - saying "WOW"

Leadership for New Leaders - Leaders want the Ball

This helps new leaders, especially recent graduates to think about leadership differently and in some context using basketballs as examples of what leaders want.

It was done at several Marriott Hotels in Shanghai and was well received - and the feedback was all positive.

Workshops (3)

Massachusetts Western ISM Conference

90 minutes

Keynote - after dinner on the importance of developing, nurturing and growing relationships with suppliers and customers.

Rutgers University

1 hour

Teaching a class in Supply Chain Management and the challenges of sourcing in Asia

Georgia Tech

2 hours

Taught a class on the challenges and risks of global sourcing. A focus on how to identify potential risks and how to begin to mitigate those risks

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Books & Articles (2)

Tragedy to Triumph - A Father and Son's Journey of Healing

2014

When Global Manufacturing Leadership Fails

Expertise (5)

Leadership

Clients

PAST - Brooks Automation, Bogen Communication, ACA Computers, American Display, Meta Sys

Awards & certifications (1)

Distinguished Alumni

Worcester State University

2016