Purchasing Supervisor Resume Jackson, Alabama - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Multisite experience as a hands - on division purchasing manager: strategic buying, supplier/vendor/contractor management and ERP/MRP and SAP systems experience, Store room/warehouse/inventory management skills, strong organizational, sourcing, negotiating, influencing and communication skills.
Managed teams from 6-30 with multiple combinations of union, non-union hourly, exempt and non-exempt professionals.
Position mill & company to be low cost producer with enhanced service values and performance based capital equipment
Proven ability to communicate across multiple levels of the organization to identify, bench mark & develop critical sourcing strategies to enhance better business spend decisions within a team concept. Develop sourcing teams with applicable documented sourcing strategies.
Ability to make decisions under pressure and to excel in high stress environments.
Self-confident team player, levelheaded, that remains poised in demanding situations maintains desire to do an outstanding job. Highly competent in MRO, construction, services, capital equipment & raw material sourcing. Reduce the bottom line forming and Utilizing strategic sourcing teams. Material management recognized to stand above sister mills via corporate statistics and mill acumen.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Jackson, Alabama

Purchasing Supervisor

Responsibilities:

Accountable for leading the solicitation and approval process within the mill Contractor/Construction team for both Engineering and Construction. Insured internal
Customer and contractor base maintains the highest ethical standards, safety performance, and quality of work to meet the mill’s expectations.

Confidential, Stevenson, Alabama

Division Purchasing Manager

Responsibilities:

Initiated the development of shared service buying within the Confidential Division for multilocations.
Developed and implemented procurement strategies for the Division including the Stevenson paper mill, saw mill and the multi-site converting plants.
These strategies and procedures supported the change management of Corporate Mead.
Accountable for the mill and (8) box plants purchasing/stores personnel.
Participated in Cross Functional/Cross Division teams to insure internal customer input and supplier support in developing and implementing strategic sourcing is successful for mill operations.
Purchasing team participated in MRO, Chemicals, Secondary Fiber, and mill Services. Personally purchased all capital ($12.5 MM for mill, $6 MM for Box Plants), and led all energy, raw material, chemicals, construction, purchased services, paper machine fabric teams.

Confidential, Macon, Georgia

Purchasing Manager

Responsibilities:

Developed and implemented procurement strategies for the Macon paper mill as well as transportatation logistic strategies to reduce total costs and demurrage charges.
These strategies provided over 3.1 million dollars of sustained savings in 1998 for machine fabrics, chemicals, secondary fiber, environmental, packaging, energy, services and MRO. Led the 4 million-dollar reduction of stores inventory and the consolidation of the MRO vendor base.
Accountable for a team of six purchasing professionals and twelve hourly/salary stores personnel.

Confidential

Purchasing Leader

Responsibilities:

Designed and implemented a purchasing system for the Southeast Timberlands Operation that supports the Confidential Tissue Mills. Trained a cross-functional support team of 5 entry-level buyers at multiple sites.
The system and team received a “Well Control” on their major internal audit. Negotiated key contracts for operations, aviation, stores, energy, and capital purchases.
Originated strategic sourcing strategies for the mill and southeast timberlands.