Kieran C. Dunn · Procurement and Enterprise AI operator

Tier-1 global practice, translated for mid-size US manufacturers.

Over a decade carrying a nine-figure direct-materials and contract-manufacturing portfolio inside a $2B NYSE-listed global manufacturer. Still in the seat.

New York metro area

Tell me what you are working on Run the four-question check

Fifteen minutes, no deck. If I am not the right person, I will say so.

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Evaluating meThe operator to orchestrator arc, and what Tier-1 practice teaches about mid-size reality. Have a problemFixed scope, or fractional. From a half day to an embedded role.

What I am watching · October 2026

1.0% China import prices
August 2026

The largest monthly advance since the series began in 2004. Computers and electronics drove it.

My read: everyone budgeted for the duty. Nobody budgeted for the supplier repricing the part. That does not arrive as a tariff line. It arrives in the next quote.

Source: BLS Import and Export Price Indexes, 16 September 2026.

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