Amanda Howe Email & Phone Number

North Carolina, United States

Research Triangle Park, Nc

Seeds & Traits Sourcing Specialist/Stakeholder Liaison•Establishes and develops positive customer, vendor, and contractor relationships, while maintaining critical vendor documentation.•Communicates with stakeholders and vendors to ensure all documentation for master data collection is current and correct.•Responsible for New Vendor setups, direction and delivery of supplies, services, CAPEX orders•Solid focus on multi-tasking, prioritizing, meeting multiple project goals and timelines in a dynamic team environment•Supports BASF Master Data Governance & Vendor Master Data Teams and Sourcing Initiatives•Evaluates, selects and negotiates recommendation of complex technical materials for Government, Agricultural and multiple customer projects. •Promotes and maintains good relationships between suppliers and plant sites while acting as the interface for stakeholders •Strong technology skills and experience with SAP, SharePoint, Database, PowerPoint, Excel and Word•Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong working relationships between representatives from agencies, vendors, and other key stakeholders.•Presents to various teams within stakeholder meetings, training sessions at RTP and remotely •Holds training sessions to guide stakeholders within Research and Development and our Canadian Teams on vendor processes and setups.

Research Triangle Park, Nc

•The Purchasing Support Specialist supports the Crop Science division within the US Procurement organization in the daily transactional business of tactical procurement activities within the site or division and executes local purchasing and order fulfillment management.•Execute, monitor and control local purchasing and order fulfillment management (e.g. create purchase orders, track open orders, cooperate with Shared Service Centers to enable payments, increase spend transparency by ensuring correct classifications).•Ensure contractually agreed results from sourcing initiatives are translated and applied in tactical purchasing.•Support target achievement such as savings, inventory reduction, working capital improvements, etc.•Handle daily supply and invoicing issues.•Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.•Create and update statistical information.•Information exchange and communication with stakeholders, suppliers and procurement coworkers as well as with other Service Divisions (e.g., Logistics, Accounts Payable...).•Support continuous improvement of transactional processes.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Support Marketing, Business units/sites for all indirect procurement needs.• Selects reliable vendors, requests bids, evaluates quotations, makes supplier selection, and negotiates contracts as required to purchase materials and services, deliver cost saving results and minimize commercial risks in the supply management areas • Execute day to day procure-to-pay processes/transactions including clarifying purchase needs with internal clients converting purchase requests into standard POs, negotiating better pricing/terms with suppliers, placing POs with suppliers, and following up the end-to-end supply cycle, as well as populating data and reports Daily using SAP and COUPA Systems

Daniel Island, Charleston

Analyze Review Contracts for Type, Auto-Renewal, Termination Clauses, Active Status, Terms and Conditions - ensuring accuracy. Reviews Master Service Agreements, Statement of Work, Non Disclosure Agreements, Terms and Conditions. Responsibilities Percent of Time - 55%SAP - Responsibilities Percent of Time - 25%Assisting Department - Responsibilities Percent of Time - 20%

North Charleston, South Carolina

* Implementation of procedures, processes, and guidelines* Support of Program Managers and Project Managers on all Contracting Issues* Administration Administers government and commercial Subcontracts to ensure fulfillment of contractual andfiscal performance obligations of Subcontracts* Review incoming contracts/modifications for accuracy* Assist in resolving contract issues* Monitor performance against contract requirements* Review and approve subcontractor invoices for processing* Negotiates the prices, terms & conditions schedules and otherprovisions of purchase orders and acquisition contracts

Hanahan,South Carolina

Negotiates Terms & Conditions, Pricing, Schedule Deliveries and other provisions of Purchase Orders, Acquisition Contracts Responsibilities Percent of Time - 25%* Quick Reaction Response Purchasing in a Mission Critical Environment. Responsibilities Percent of Time -30%* Price Analysis techniques while procuring goods and services with high risk and complexity, focusing onquick reaction time and cost savings for the customer* Utilizes competition strategy and cost analysis to determine fair and reasonable pricing, cost savings,and non-price consideration such as delivery, technical education input and information on new products.Consistently performs tasks related to BOAs and BOMs.* Promotes interaction with suppliers, internal customers, and peers to produce an involvement that brings amore polished end result. Effectively communicates with Project and Program managers to guarantee theirneeds are met rapidly thus fulfilling our duty to the enduser by displaying a commitment to swift turnaround on all requirements. Responsibilities Percent of Time - 45%

* Reviewed purchase requisitions for completeness, available funds, and evaluates the method of procurement to be used; secures and compares information regarding source of supply, price, quality, availability, terms and conditions related to the procurement of materials, supplies and services.* Researches sources; prepares formal requests for quotes or proposals, issuespurchase orders to make procurement; monitors contracts and orders and expedites delivery* Researches sources; prepares formal requests for quotes or proposals, issuespurchase orders to make procurement; monitors contracts and orders and expedites delivery* Represented the purchasing department on several high-profile Aerospace subcontracts

Associates In Applied Science, Information Systems Technology And Networking

Certificates, Acquisition, Logistics And Mission Strategy