TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Tools: FlexRFP, Oracle Agile, iProcurement, Market - Q, SAP, Zycus, Ariba, iNexus, AccPac, MS Office, SharePoint, WebEx, & SalesForce

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, CA

Senior Sourcing Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Manage procurement efforts in lecithin, hydrocolloids, colors, coatings, grains, proteins, chemicals, and dairy categories representing over $170M annual raw material spend (49%) through Oracle.
• Analyze market conditions to produce routine reports for Global Procurement VP on spot and future commodity markets of soybean, dairy, corn, and guar gum in the US and global markets to maintain current awareness of market situations.
• Design, manage, and execute 2016 & 2017 annual online RFP process including supplier sourcing, proposal analysis, cost savings analysis, and contract negotiation for over $340M+ spend with 200+ suppliers.
• Track, monitor, analyze, & report costs and demand forecasts to cross functional departments and leadership.
• Promptly address the raw material production issues of 3rd party and Herbalife manufacturing plants with suppliers as acting liaison and supplier relationship owner.
• Ensure compliance to company purchasing/procurement policies and procedures.
• Analyze historical supply chain issues to identify patterns or areas of improvement and create action plans to mitigate risk
• Collaborate with Herbalife Legal and suppliers to negotiate non - disclosure, supplier agreements, and contract amendments.
• Work cross functionally with documentation management, quality assurance, quality control, and R&D teams to approve new suppliers or resolve issues and ensure timely quality approved supply.

Confidential, Glendale, CA

Sourcing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Key contributor and SAP analyst in managing procurement and supplier initiatives in marketing research, promotional products, prepress, and commercial print categories across Confidential, Nestle Canada, Nestle Waters, Purina Pet Care, and Nestle Nutrition (“Nestle OpCos”).
• Led corporate services and marketing procurement team with $3.5 billion annual spend improve days payable outstanding across all Nestle OpCos by 11 days resulting in $100+ million in excess working capital.
• Developed streamlined procedure for new vendor screening and approval against Nestle supplier standards.
• Validate cost saving calculations and manage Nestle global supplier initiatives such as, supplier relationship management, and responsible sourcing through coordinating with vendors and a diverse Nestle stakeholder base.
• Manage Requests for Information & Proposal (RFI & RFP) Ariba projects, quote comparisons analysis, spend analysis summaries, and ad hoc spend reports.
• Analyze and interpret spend and market d Confidential to prepare reports on spend trends, vendor compliance, and to investigate opportunities in cost savings, supplier consolidation, secondary sources, and new vendor relationships.
• Collaborate with Nestle procurement managers, Nestle legal teams, and vendors to define vendor relationships via construction and execution of master service contracts, mutual non-disclosure agreements, and other documents.

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Supply Chain & Procurement Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed expenses in wood, metal, acrylic, and manufacturing tools categories for a $20M retail store fixture manufacturing company.
• Supervised numerous supply chain activities from raw material to finished products including demand forecasting, procurement, material requirements planning, primary and secondary sourcing, inventory control, and supplier relationship management.
• Designed and managed master material requirements procurement workflow to adhere to production schedules, track procurement efforts, and to increase transparency & accountability with multiple stakeholders.
• Created supplier scorecard methodology for evaluating new vendors based on a series of key value indicators including industry experience, expertise, pricing, infrastructure, timely delivery, employee tenure/turnover, and company history.
• Managed request for proposals projects in 2 large spend categories of ocean freight and raw lumber resulting in 25%-30% reduced cost and the implementation of annual rebate programs
• Lead a complex global industry research project to validate existing foreign supplier relationships in price and quality, and identify alternative joint ventures with manufacturers well established in China with the intent of leveraging Confidential relationships with major retail clients planning to expand in the Chinese market.
• Coordinated with engineering to ensure accuracy between product CAD designs against bill of materials to latest specifications.
• Maintained consistent and accurate part number attributes and pertinent vendor information

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Insurance Underwriter

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for generating quote approvals, negotiating pricing, and interpreting contracts.
• Underwrote insurance policies risk evaluation packages and documented approval, declines and exceptions.
• Acting workflow manager for team of 10 underwriters ensuring optimal coverage and turnaround times.