CORE COMPETENCIES:

Pricing and Cost Analysis, familiarity with Federal Acquisition Regulations ( Confidential ), Knowledge of CAS/TINA requirements, Strategic Planning, Budget Planning & Cost Control, Proposal Development, Market Analysis, Supplier Negotiation, RFP/RFQ Development, Contract Management, Supply Chain Management, New Product Implementation, proficiency with multiple sourcing and inventory management software programs (Ariba, Procuri, Maximo, SAP).

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Procurement Agent

Confidential, Sterling, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Manage approximately $3M in spend through direct procurement to support multiple training and simulation builds for customer use.
• Plan and implement short and long - term cost savings initiatives and manage all supplier contracts and amendments.
• Reviews and executes company purchase requisitions.
• Monitor commodity markets in order to forecast pricing changes and schedule sourcing activities and contract negotiations to maximize Confidential material savings.
• Define, conduct and finalize all RFP/RFQ/RFI activities for competitive and sole source procurements.
• Create pricing and case file documentation that adheres to Confidential procurement regulations and internal Confidential compliance requirements for government and commercial orders.
• Draft, implement, renegotiate, renew and terminate supplier contracts.
• Provide quarterly reviews of supplier performance to internal stakeholders.
• Provide monthly reporting to operations for procurement metrics - i.e. On Time Delivery, supplier defects, open requisitions, quality, etc.
• Maintain multiple vendor relationships while introducing new and diverse vendors into the company supply chain.
• Drive and develop new supplier and small business implementation process.

Strategic Sourcing Manager

Confidential, Reston, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Manage approximately $60M in spend through direct procurement and strategic sourcing activities domestically and internationally.
• Plan and implement short and long-term cost savings initiatives and strategic sourcing activities for all contracted products and suppliers.
• Monitor commodity markets in order to forecast pricing changes and schedule sourcing activities and contract negotiations.
• Manage customer requests for new product implementation, collect product specifications, supplier pricing and proposals.
• Regularly host product presentations to provide customers with a snapshot of market trends and innovative product solutions for airline applications.
• Define, conduct and finalize all RFP/RFQ/RFI activities.
• Lead cross functional development teams to align RFP/Q objectives with logistics and customer service.
• Draft, implement, renegotiate, renew and terminate supplier contracts.
• Manage product pricing for over 300 airline products
• Provide monthly reporting pertaining to open sourcing activities, savings initiatives and contract negotiations to management.
• Responsible for monitoring compliance for all supplier contracts and subcontracts.
• Participate in the development of a new Diversity Supplier Program for all Gate Group clients.
• Maintain multiple vendor relationships while introducing new and diverse vendors into the company supply chain.
• Drive and develop new supplier implementation process
• Heavily involved in all distribution and supply chain management processes involving multiple warehousing locations, domestic and international, for all Confidential airline customers.

Purchasing Specialist

Confidential, Lanham, Maryland

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coordinating the purchase of audio/visual, security, electrical and telecommunication materials for the each company project.
• Tracked all costs for each project through the Coins accounting software and the Sales Bill of Materials.
• Coordinated the purchase of all Navy/Marine Corps Intranet ( Confidential ) project goods and material as per Confidential .
• Tracked all costs associated with change orders.
• Created, maintained and monitored all budgets for ongoing Confidential projects Confidential Inc. was involved in Nationwide.
• Developed relationships with Federated Electrical Contractors ( Confidential ) partners, Electrical Union shops and Systimax Structured Cabling partners across the country for upcoming Confidential projects.
• Scheduled subcontractors and vendors to perform various services beneficial to the installation of our onsite systems.
• Performed various estimating duties for cable run lengths and device counts associated with the telecom, A/V and security specs.
• Compiled cut sheets and submittals for review to the General Contractors approval.
• Managed Union technician time sheets and hours as well as Confidential Inc. employee time sheets and hours on a weekly basis.
• Sent out weekly project reports to clients and supervisors via MS Project, Excel and Word detailing the current status and future progress to be completed on all ongoing projects.

Purchasing Manager

Confidential, Fairfax, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated the purchase of all IT equipment and technology services for all employees and contractors.
• Managed and tracked all orders and shipments from vendors to ensure timely delivery to clients and company facilities.
• Ensured all purchases complied with company purchasing regulations and customer supply agreement.
• Maintained comprehensive databases for:
• Purchase orders
• Software Licenses
• Company Inventory
• Facility Leases
• Telephony Contracts and usage
• Managed administrative staff of three (3).
• Regularly reviewed supplier performance to ensure compliance to active contractual agreements.
• Coordinated new hire processes and policy with Human Resources director in regards to equipment procurement and terminating services returns.
• Negotiated contract pricing with vendors for all IT material purchased.
• Created monthly cost and budgeting reports to Accounts Payable and CFO.
• Responsible creating and implementing all cost savings initiatives for company purchasing department.
• Sole purchasing point of contact for all new employees and maintenance vendors for all six (6) North American locations.

Project Manager and Purchasing Specialist

Confidential, Reston, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Created and defined the scope of work (SOW) on company telecommunications installation projects.
• Responsible for creating bill of materials (BOM) to purchasing department for each telecommunications project.
• Monitored costs accrued for each project through the inventory control system and Contacted clients and scheduled Confidential technicians to the various job sites.
• Ensured that company technicians and subcontractors fulfill all requirements under the scope of work.
• Interacted with clients to guarantee 100% customer satisfaction.
• Effectively managed multiple project deadlines simultaneously.
• Provided sales with project and profitability reporting to maintain projected gross margin percentages.
• Provided close-out documentation for accounting to invoice clients.
• Provided final documentation for the clients with ‘As-Built’ drawings and testing documentation.
• Responsible for ordering materials for all projects performed by company as well as purchasing materials for stock and inventory.
• Interacted with various Telecommunications vendors in order to negotiate best pricing and ship dates for all materials.
• Worked closely with the Sales Department to determine the materials and cost for each job.
• Worked with Project Managers within Operations to determine the date the materials need to arrive at Confidential for each job.
• Obtained Purchase Orders from Accounts Receivables to order materials for each job.
• Promoted to Project Manager in 2004.

Purchasing Specialist

Confidential, Dulles, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Procured certified equipment and maintenance material specific to J41 aircraft.
• Solicited requests for quotation (RFQ) and compiled comparative bid analysis.
• Negotiated with vendors to obtain a best price all equipment orders
• Expedited technical purchasing department orders. Handled company credit statements and identified purchase order amounts expressed on those statements.
• Interacted with vendors on a daily basis in order to ensure timely delivery of all purchased goods.
• Trained to be proficient in two (2) company inventory control systems (MAXIMO & CMS).
• Promoted to Purchasing Specialist within seven months of employment.