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Mankato, MN, US

I was responsible for overseeing indirect sourcing operations across multiple sites in the US, Mexico, and Canada. My role encompassed strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, supplier and stakeholder communication, as well as relationship management. I handled various categories, including supplies, trash management, janitorial services, utilities, and.

Memphis, Tennessee

Accountable for the indirect sourcing across multiple sites in the US, Mexico and Canada. Categories addressed include supplies, trash management, replication commodities, janitorial services, escheatment, utilities and temporary staffing, among others, covering $399M in addressable spend. Oversite of all suppliers over $100k in annual spend. Drove and.

Georgia, USA

Responsible for the group’s indirect procurement programs, category strategies and project management across 60+ sites internationally. Programs include telecoms, office supplies, logistics, work wear, promotional items, factory consumables with a total spend of $50 million plus. Responsible for overall leadership and project management of the corporate.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Supervised and directed a team of material handlers in the accurate issuing of material to specific work orders. Investigated root cause of inaccurate inventory counts and corrected both system and process issues. Managed cross-functional relationships to keep material flow and production running smoothly. Obtained quotes for materials, selected vendors.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed team of material handlers in the receiving of incoming material. Developed and successfully introduced processes and procedures to improve the methods used when managing incoming items. Updated site ERP for incoming materials.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Created procedures for testing and trained others using these procedures. Increased customer approval based on first pass yield. Instructed other employees on manufacturing line processes and procedures, correcting mistakes and improving assembly line flow by 30%. Followed schematics to properly assemble product on a fast paced assembly line. Tested.