Owner & President of My Berry Organics. Your source for nature's antioxidants: North American chaga mushroom and berries. Women-owned small business.

• Lead strategic sourcing continuous improvement projects to accelerate best practices across the Symbotic Supply Chain

• Lead the Procurement Center of Excellence Team by developing, prioritizing, and executing procurement-related improvement initiatives focused on standardizing global processes, systems, and methods• Led the Procurement team to make notable progress in 2022 to increase the integration of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) into our approach to sourcing. Loparex’s commitment to sustainable procurement has been substantiated by EcoVadis, where our latest production plant reviewed rated in the top 6% of our industry sector• Lead and support project teams. Developing project charters, schedules, action plans, and managing change by building support through enthusiasm and communication• Define, standardize, and document procurement processes, tools, and procedures. Led the development and publication of 39 process documents during 2022• Provide procurement support to our SAP S/4 HANA ERP implementation rollout, globally. Initiated engagement with cross-functional team to develop and institutionalize procurement master data standards and best practices

• Ownership of national vendor accounts in US and Canada for tires, lubricants, and fuel. Accountable for all aspects of assigned commodities including planning and implementing short- and long-term category strategies, supplier knowledge, administration and management of $162M in spend • In 2020, implemented the given tires and lubricants strategies. Tracked and reported on key metrics, achieving $5.03M in savings, and removed 7 vendors to streamline procurement• Identified several lubricant parts where demand could be consolidated to a 3rd, less expensive SKU. Implemented company-wide to reduce redundant inventory and achieved $71k annual savings • Demonstrated strong contract negotiation skills to minimize risk exposure and secure advantageous terms for GFL. Negotiated favorable pricing structure on a national contract, saving 44% on the cost of new units• Built trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services. Took swift action to prevent issues by initiating communications with stakeholders and developing solutions to avoid potential problems.• Proven track record for cultivating strong relationships with key stakeholders that have resulted in high customer satisfaction.

• Served as the primary point of contact for the management of 50+ suppliers, 2400+ part numbers, and $44M+ in spend across four Caterpillar production lines. Owned the strategic sourcing of the components through engineering design, production, and service• Successfully led cross-functional project team to select and onboard a new key supplier, achieving only 2 rejects during the first year of production while realizing $300k in annual savings• Lead cross-functional project teams through the selection and onboarding of new suppliers. Managed resource constraints, cost targets, quality expectations, and scope requirements. Mitigated risks, communicated effectively with stakeholders, and delivered project objectives• Initiated and lead team members through category reviews by collecting actions, monitoring with assigned owners, and tracking to completion. Achieved cost savings, mitigated risks, and improved efficiency by consolidating the supply base and resourcing to high performing sources• Led a high visibility project team to resource out of a key supplier within a compressed timeline. Many project roadblocks arose; developed creative solutions to solve issues and prevent project derailments. Established short and long-term strategy for the components, negotiated with new sources to expedite parts, and oversaw quality/delivery issue resolution while achieving zero disruptions to the production lines

• As a member of the Program Management Office, oversaw and managed the operational aspects of ongoing projects, ensuring deliverables were completed on time and solving any challenges that arose with budget, process, or schedule• Successfully applied digital technology skills to effectively communicate with a virtual and geographically dispersed team• As Procurement lead for the program, responsible for interfacing with vendors and the engineering and procurement teams to identify required material and equipment and to purchase and track through delivery• Responsible for the procurement of the Bill of Material items for a focus project, achieving an early final delivery to the customer• As Proposal Manager, planned and lead proposal preparation efforts requiring critical schedule constraints, accountability, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail• Contributed to the enhancement and evolution of the Program standards and processes

• Create, coordinate, update, maintain, analyze and reported on 14 project plans and schedules in MS Project for new and existing applications• Formulated and recommend corrective action measures such as schedule revisions, resource adjustments, and work requirements• Effectively communicated and managed team and project expectations by analyzing and reporting on project metrics and progress against established parameters• Analyzed planning and feasibility of major systems acquisitions and modifications and ensure services are consistent with the established standards of quality

• Prepared and requested RFQs from potential suppliers for specialized materials, equipment, and services and completed cost/price analyses to optimize pricing• With the aid of the corporate legal staff, developed and negotiated mutually beneficial terms and conditions• Prepared and managed purchase orders as well as negotiated and coordinated additions, deletions, and modifications to existing subcontracts• As part of a cross-functional team with contracts and purchasing, worked to develop subcontract policies and procedures

• Developed and implemented the Lockheed Martin Software Quality Management System to ensure program team compliance to defined and documented engineering processes• Planned and performed assessments on software, systems, and configuration management processes. Analyzed performance, and ensured Corrective Action implementation for non-compliances• Provided monthly reporting of program results to program staff and quality management• Supported programs from a financial perspective by submitting budgets for work and providing monthly status of work accomplished• Daily collaboration with engineering to validate conformance of engineering work products to established standards• Primary interface to the customer representative for software development process compliance, corrective action, and assessment of software development events• As a member of the Supplier Management Team, traveled to suppliers sites to determine their current capabilities and to outline a path to improve performance and communications • Initiated the update and organization of over 10 department procedures and templates to improve efficiency and ease-of-use. Shared best-practices across the larger enterprise• As a certified Lockheed Martin Six Sigma Greenbelt, drove improvements to business results through lean projects and worked to closure over 50% of the defects captured in 2007• Supported over two dozen proposals and ROMs by determining and delivering the most efficient quality strategy given customer requirements