Amanda Fox Email & Phone Number

Howell, Mi, Us

Farmington Hills, Mi

Yokohama-Shi, Kanagawa, Jp

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, De

• Negotiated lucrative contract with office furniture distributor. Successfully secured 5% cost reduction on all Haworth purchases, 8% cost decrease on carpet and decreased deposit amounts by 10% for all purchases of more than €500K. Forecasted all projects at €5.4MM in the state of Michigan, diminishing labor rates by 15%. • Collaborated with supplier and engineers on health and safety protocols. Reviewed expenses on safety gloves and cost of overall waste, standardizing purchases with updated external partner for regular cleaning and decontamination. This fostered an overall savings of €270K.• Examined potential for updated glove washing procedures with external partner. Reduced expenditures by more than 70% through comprehensive analysis, minimizing usage of unnecessary resources and resulting in savings of €69K.

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, De

• Coordinated overall PPE spend budget of €6.6MM and office supplies spend budget of €2.1MM. Addressed beneficial cost-saving measures through negotiation of current supply base. Successfully exceeded expense reduction goals by 70%, leading to a profitability increase of €1.2MM.• Consulted distributors, identifying objectives and developing customized and alternative solutions for potential growth. This led to annual revenue growth of €825K.• Presented options, sourcing successful PPE for 47 locations in US and Canada. Reviewed corporate goal of 4% for PPE commodity growth, successfully achieving more than 13%.• Oversaw expansion of overall product portfolio. Strategically negotiated to achieve cost reduction of 12.5% on office supplies commodity in all territories, significantly exceeding initial goal of 4%.• Reviewed supplier spend and specifications on behalf of plants. Met internal customer requirements, managing national RFQ proposals. Authorized more than €10K in purchasing from operational buyers.• Oversaw launch of new updated payment process, integrating system with facilities, suppliers and shared services. This provided key support to automatic ordering procedures.• Managed compliance procedures with quality objectives and guidelines. Facilitated supplier onsite audits to ensure QA.• Signed national exclusive contract with safety shoe supplier. Achieved substantial cost reduction by optimizing partnership base. Secured agreements with two strategic suppliers for a total cost savings of €30.6K by reducing supply base.• Coordinated 60-day payment terms with supply bases. Monitored adherence to all stipulations, leading to 80% compliance and significant cash flow increase.

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, De

• Integrated new upgraded process to automate reporting procedures and customer communications. Decreased origin submissions by 96% and PRR costs by more than $3.5K.• Managed annual expenditure budget for purchasing of parts at a cost of $49MM. This included all strategic sourcing of steering, suspension, actuation, springs, plastic, rubber and packaging commodities.• Directed four internal audits to maintain quality control. Collaborated with personnel to implement diverse continuous improvement processes, reviewing metrics for ongoing performance parameters.• Strategically negotiated lower expenses for past model components and packaging. This achieved a total of $250K in cost reductions.• Served as buyer for two facilities, communicating agreements for non-strategic contracts. This included PPE, chemicals, tools, fixtures, maintenance and site services. Achieved $150K savings within total spend budget of $3.8MM.• Corresponded with engineering personnel to ensure efficiency and on-time delivery of past model parts. Obtained approvals for part deviations, significantly enhancing customer satisfaction.• Examined challenging aspect of identifying difficult-to-source components with suppliers. Reduced costs as part of contract, achieving 140% in cost reductions.

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, De

• Led NAFTA and customs compliance initiatives. Served as member of the Trade Compliance Council and as internal auditor.• Balanced and reconciled all credit card statements, resolving all accounts payable discrepancies when applicable.