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Erin Smith

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Strategic Sourcing Director, Indirect Materials at Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
📍 Columbus, Ohio, United States

Erin is a results-driven procurement and sourcing leader, specializing in identifying and implementing optimization strategies that deliver significant cost savings. With a background in industrial manufacturing, automotive, and healthcare for Fortune 500 firms, she excels at team development and negotiation. She holds a Bachelors Degree from Muskingum University. People who have worked with her describe her as a talented, savvy, and efficient leader.

Erin is actively involved in philanthropic efforts, having served on a US Charity Committee to support its partner charity. She is also passionate about mentoring and helping new team members network and integrate within an organization, demonstrating a commitment to fostering collaborative and supportive professional environments.

She once managed negotiations with over 75 suppliers for a single event, directly contributing 90 basis points of operating margin.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Strategic Sourcing Director, Indirect Materials
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Strategic Cost Reduction
Her profile highlights a track record of implementing best practices to achieve savings of 10-25% for organizations across various industries.
Procurement Team Building
She has experience creating procurement teams from the ground up, defining roles and establishing category strategies, as she did at Hyperion Materials & Technologies.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Strategic Sourcing Director, Indirect Materials
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
7-2024 - 2-2025
Director of Procurement
State Industrial Products
4-2022 - 11-2023
Senior Consultant Procurement
Proxima
12-2020 - 3-2022
Director Indirect Procurement- Distribution & Logistics, Facilities, Real Estate
LogicSource, Inc.
8-2019 - 12-2020
Manager Strategic Sourcing & Indirect Procurement
Hyperion Materials & Technologies
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Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Muskingum University
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