PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Experienced and highly motivated Supply Chain/Purchasing Professional with a consistent track record. Recognized for exceptional change management, and strong problem solving skills, as well as, the ability to negotiate contracts, manage projects, and streamline business processes. Results oriented professional with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Highly effective team leader supports the achievement of strategic goals.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Change Management Leadership Skills Self Starter
• Cost Containment Negotiation Skills Lean Processes
• Financial Analysis Process Improvements Team Building
• Project Management Supplier/Contract Management Inventory Management
• Systems Implementation Purchasing Customer Service

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provides direction and communicate decisions to implementing drug product pipelines
• Balances the needs of competing priorities such as program, sustainability, risks, and operations, with budget and schedule constraints.
• Develops and facilitates effective communication process, for project teams
• Assemble relevant personnel, makes project goals clear, disseminates information and communicates decisions.
• Educates project teams about company processes, guidelines and expectations
• Challenges project team to find creative solutions where needed
• Partners with departments or groups to ensure high performance and meeting deliverables
• Initiated a continuous improvement process at Confidential, currently completing CIP projects to address critical business process improvements that impact production/manufacturing

Confidential, Columbus, IN

Six Sigma Black Belt & Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Partners with business stakeholders to identify continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Manages and ensures successful project deployment and completion.
• Coaches process improvement project team members on Six Sigma application and on the use of applicable quality tools.
• Keeps management apprised of project progress, budget, barriers, and issues.
• Gathers, analyzes, and synthesizes relevant information.
• Presents findings and implementation plans to business management partners.
• Provides support as required to Master Black Belt.
• Develops network with Black Belts and Master Black Belts for cross - organizational project knowledge sharing and support.

Confidential, Columbus, IN

Sourcing Manager

Responsibilities:

• Successfully manage global vendors, negotiate and administer supply agreements, and execute procurement strategies, for the Heat Exchanger Commodity ($300M spend).
• Lead cost reduction meetings, and AOP processes for Assemblies Commodity
• Lead global purchasing strategic sourcing team to implement strategic plan for designated commodities taking into consideration market, industry, and customer input
• Resolve supply chain, logistics, delivery, and accounts payable issues with internal customers and suppliers
• Work assigned engineering releases, quotes, TCO, and purchase parts approval process
• Consult Legal Department to ensure contracts and conditions are approved for corporate compliance and risk management
• Project Manager of Value Packaging Change Requests, including resourcing projects
• Understand and utilize financial and TCO models for sourcing decision and negotiations
• Engage with Value Package Introduction and PPT Teams for Sourcing Strategies
• Analyze data and purchasing reports as required
• Engage with management to resolve critical purchasing and supply chain issues
• Manage suppliers annual B level meetings and work plan

Confidential

Six Sigma Black Belt & Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Partners with business stakeholders to identify continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Manages and ensures successful project deployment and completion.
• Coaches process improvement project team members on Six Sigma application and on the use of applicable quality tools.
• Keeps management apprised of project progress, budget, barriers, and issues.
• Gathers, analyzes, and synthesizes relevant information.
• Presents findings and implementation plans to business management partners.
• Provides support as required to Master Black Belt.
• Develops network with Black Belts and Master Black Belts for cross-organizational project knowledge sharing and support.
• Completed eleven Six Sigma Projects for Engine Business Direct Purchasing and Supply Chain in 24 months (requirement is seven projects be completed in 24 months with project savings of $2M
• Facilitated Six Sigma Green Belt Training Classes with Master Black Belts
• Mentored Green Belts in Six Sigma Tools and Processes for successful completion of projects

Confidential

Sourcing Manager

Responsibilities:

• Sourcing Manager for Real Estate, New Construction, Security, and Facilities commodities
• Successfully manage vendors, negotiate and administer master service agreements, and execute procurement strategies along with the key functional owners, within the facilities commodities
• Successfully manage projects to meet cost savings for the Facilities Team. Within the first three months of joining the facilities team, I saved $783k in cost avoidance.
• Manage key functional owner relationships and established regular communication to meet customer requirements
• Implement and manage RFI and RFP Events within ARIBA and complete successful supplier selection through a team based approach
• Developed an Executive Management Review Template for the Business Essential Suppliers within the Facilities Team
• Created a standard monthly meeting process for Business Essential Suppliers, including Key Performance Indicators
• Approve ARIBA purchase requisitions, according to the Purchasing Policies and Procedures and advise requisitioners of the policies, as required.
• Challenge key functional owners to change supplier selection (including MBE) and bidding processes to meet Indirect Purchasing’s requirements and work as a team

Confidential, Columbus, IN

Sourcing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Successfully manage global vendors, negotiate and administer supply agreements, and execute procurement strategies, for the Rotating Electrics Commodity ($40M spend).
• Lead cost reduction meetings, annual strategic sourcing strategies and AOP processes for the Electronics Team
• Lead global purchasing strategic sourcing team to implement strategic plan for designated commodities taking into consideration market, industry, and customer input
• Resolve supply chain, logistics, delivery, and accounts payable issues with internal customers and suppliers
• Lead 4 six sigma projects in 2010 and participated in 3 teams, while managing my current workload
• Support team the with engineering releases, quotes, TCO, and purchase parts approval process
• Consult Legal Department to ensure contracts and conditions are approved for corporate compliance and risk management
• Develop warranty process with Rotating Electric suppliers to maximize claims and returns processing
• Write and analyze business cases/ letter of Intent for supplier RFQ’s
• Project Manager of Value Packaging Change Requests, including resourcing projects
• Understand and utilize financial and TCO models for sourcing decision and negotiations

Confidential

SAP Procurement Team Lead/Buyer-Planner

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated SAP Procurement Team, during system implementation, exceeding all department milestones, creating all testing, training, and business process procedures.
• Successfully implemented SAP Procurement / planning solutions, which enabled a $250 million business to more effectively manage procurement, planning and inventory processes.
• Conducted detailed analysis of user information needs, requirements, and business practices, to make the appropriate technical recommendations in meeting best practices.
• Developed project plans, including expected benefits of the project, scope, timelines, phasing of modules with Global Information Management.
• Reviewed and analyzed user requests for modifications, enhancements, and problem fixes for existing databases and/or systems; assist with work prioritizations and coordinate the completion of these requests with global IM department.
• Created and implemented a Supply Risk Program for Confidential ’s top 10 products by sales volume, significantly reducing raw material shortages for manufacturing.
• Created a Supplier Performance Program for top 50 vendors by purchase volume.
• Procured raw materials for development projects and commercial production, which includes over 1,000 materials

Confidential, Seymour, IN

Materials Manager

Responsibilities:

• Directly managed 4 Confidential planners, 10 Confidential line - stockers, and 950k of engine parts inventory.
• Lead daily scheduling and team meetings for flywheel and custom manufacturing lines to ensure JIT delivery to the engine production lines.
• Interfaced with customers (main engine line, V903 line, Confidential Komatsu, main engine plant, after market) and suppliers for proactive problem solving for the engine business.
• Met JIT delivery and inventory improvement goals for the plant.
• Assisted with the annual physical inventory of 950k in engine parts for the plant.
• Conducted all procurement operations with Kan-ban /MRP systems - requisitions, purchase orders, pricing, negotiation, receiving, and delivery verification.