o Central Buying Team - Purchase Agento Drive cost savings for our customer Alcoa/Arconico Quote, expedite and process customer orders. o Resolve invoice discrepancies. o Assist in training & Lean Events for new implementationso Currently supporting the teams in: Alcoa, TN - Bettendorf, IA - Clevenland, OHo CPP Lifetime Certified

o Manage customer service for two aluminum refinery sites: Kingston, Jamaica and Suriname, SouthAmerica.o Manage export & supply chain efforts for industrial and MRO materials to customers.o Maintain dependable product flow while staying up to date on export regulations and customerservice needs.o Develop and manage a first class team to support the customer’s day-to-day operations.o Responsible for sales growth, cost savings projects, lean events and positive trading… Show more o Manage customer service for two aluminum refinery sites: Kingston, Jamaica and Suriname, SouthAmerica.o Manage export & supply chain efforts for industrial and MRO materials to customers.o Maintain dependable product flow while staying up to date on export regulations and customerservice needs.o Develop and manage a first class team to support the customer’s day-to-day operations.o Responsible for sales growth, cost savings projects, lean events and positive trading profit. o Manage profitability of the branch and coach associates in controlling profitability throughoperational efficiencies, maximizing purchasing potential and controlling customer pricing. Show less

o Manage purchasing activities for four client locations: Jamalaco, Suralco, Alcoa Point Comfort,Alcoa Wheels and Forged Products.o Managed and coordinated a purchasing team of 9 buyers at three locations.o Created and processed reports to analyze productivity and business trends.o Made changes to the workflow/workload to optimize productivity and excellent customer service. o Trained all associates on system and processes.

Io Integrated Services buyer on-site at customer’s location purchasing MRO supplies.o Purchased a range of products from paper products to transformers.o Quoted, expedited and processed customer orders. Resolved invoice discrepancies. o Trained new associates on system and processes.

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