QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS:

• Results - focused and highly motivated procurement professional with extensive experience in areas of procurement, contract negotiations, and project management
• Strategic thinker and problem solver capable of adapting and achieving results in competitive and changing environments
• Team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills

COMPUTER SKILLS:

MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Access)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Strategic Commodity Manager

Responsibilities:

• E-Procurement electronic catalog, electronic contract, and ghosted procurement card implementation subject-matter-expert for the enterprise. Responsible for the design and management of supplier on-boardingcatalog management system (hosted and punchout).
• Developed and documented enterprises’ Supplier Enablement processes and procedures.
• Manage a staff of 6 associates responsible for enabling suppliers on the electronic purchase order, invoicing, catalog, and contract loading processes and procedures.
• Project Leader and primary author of the enterprise-wide Non-Merchandise, Supplier Diversity, and Code of Ethics Procurement policies.

Sourcing Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed a professional buying staff responsible for the procurement of all non-merchandise store expenditures behalf of the Confidential brand.
• Led, developed, implemented, and drove compliance of a formal requisition and purchase order process.
• Designed a pull inventory strategy for Confidential which resulted in the reduction of store supply expenses by $1M and emergency orders by 30% as compared to year 2000.
• Led the cross-functional team and supplier selection that successfully converted Confidential price tickets to an automated process.
• Implemented a formalized obsolete inventory review and write-off process to ensure conformance to generally accepted accounting principles.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Vendor Manager

Responsibilities:

• Achieved $464.4K in cost reductions on NDS customer products
• Supported the CTSS account team in obtaining $5.9M in revenue for year 2000 by managing the supplier base to ensure on-time and short lead-time delivery to customer.
• Managed a professional and technical buying staff responsible for the procurement and cost tracking of OEM equipment, capital equipment, packaging, maintenance repair and operating products, sale f surplus components and equipment, computer equipment, and all services.
• Approximately $167 million in annual expenditures.
• Analyzed monthly the $4.4 million organizational budget to ensure it was not exceeded. Continue to upgrade the IT technology used by the staff of 50 individuals while staying within budget.
• Year 2000 Supplier Readiness Champion.
• Lead negotiator on five Dock-To-Shop and three Sale of Surplus material contracts.
• Facilitated transition of strategic suppliers to Electronic Data Interchange for purchase orders, advance ship notices, and invoicing.
• Led a buying team that achieved over $1.5 million in cost reduction and $31 million in cost avoidance over a two year period.
• Trained entire buying staff on ISO 9002 and ISO 14001 audit expectations. Maintained organization’s compliance to both ISO standards; developed and implemented corrective actions when required.
• Promoted increase usage of the Procurement Card for low value transactions and clarified guidelines to internal customers.
• Led team responsible for supporting the development of the Global Purchasing webpages and the deployment of the Purchasing Global Data Warehouse database for the Columbus facility.
• Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Coordinator. Achieve $60 million in expenditures in 1998.
• Liaison with Columbus Regional Minority Supplier Development Council. Managed the technical resource that created Confidential webpages. Contributions resulted in Confidential Technologies earning the Confidential
• Led team responsible for supporting continual development of Supplier Rating System.

Expense Buyer/Supervisor

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led, developed, and implemented supplier base, cost and inventory reduction strategies for maintenance, repair, and operating suppliers. Eliminated over 500 suppliers.
• Re-engineered order placement process by eliminating non-value added tasks and cross-training. Results included higher order velocity and increased job variety.
• Supervised a staff of seven Buyer Clears and Expediters. Created a climate for success and share purpose.

Radio Frequency Buyer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led Radio Frequency cross-functional Material Team.
• Negotiated a $1.2 million settlement agreement to cover costs resulting from a supplier epidemic field failure.
• Achieved a $2-3 million cost reduction on a wireless notch filter.
• Expedited components and provided recovery action plans to Material Management for component shortages.
• Facilitated training sessions to communicate to suppliers how to read and analyze complex delivery service reports.
• Introduced and negotiated consignment agreements with strategic suppliers.

Hardware and Plastic Piece Parts Buyer/Staff Associate

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Team leader for Hardware and Plastic Piece Parts Material Teams. Reduced the hardware supplier base to one supplier by negotiating the initial JIT agreement Confidential the Columbus factory.
• Reduced lead time to 7 days for hardware, improved delivery to customer require date for hardware and achieved $1.7 million saving on plastic louvers.

Purchasing Management Development Staff Associate

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Co-Leader of process quality improvement team to improve access to minority and women owned business enterprise information for buyers and managers.
• Gained knowledge of freight classifications process, expedited, routed and traced shipments. Audited and approved freight invoices.

Internships

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed problem-solving skill through the generation and Distribution Performance reports.
• Enhanced planning and organizational skills by creating an n-line data retrieval system of UNIX manual pages.
• Developed training skills by assisting district member with the conversion to a new electronic mailing system
• Improved analytical skills by reviewing bills from local telephone companies to Confidential & Confidential . Complied and presented claims for cases of incorrect billing.
• Tested newly installed 800 lines and implemented solutions on troubled lines.