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Columbia, Sc, Us

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

-Created structure for new SCL Team by defining internal taxonomy and setting a baseline for purchasing across the company-Centralized processes and consolidated invoicing for Uniforms, Waste & Recycling, Wireless Devices and Safety products to ease internal purchasing and minimize waste on spend and resources-Primary Point of Contact for branch locations on day-to-day operations regarding specific category requests-Managing $40M+ in spend for organization through strategic partnerships and national contracts focused on Utilities, Real Estate, Building Maintenance, Facility/Office Services, Safety, MRO and Sales Operations

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

-Selected to revitalize a Centralized Supply Chain Team for a highly decentralized company with 40+ locations across the US-Analyzed indirect spend data across the company to identify areas of improvement with centralized contracts and partners-Achieved $1M+ in company savings for FY '21 and promoted to Category Manager with growth of SCL team

Houston, Texas Area

-Collaborated with customers to design storage solutions dependent on product needs and space available-Analyzed customer data to determine material and layout requirements to meet storage needs-Designed custom layouts for projects through the use of AutoCAD-Controlled project lifecycle from initiation to closing on $7M+ in projects-Maintained project schedule, communicated timeline with customers and controlled all costs with assorted vendors-Scheduled deliveries, coordinated purchase orders and managed installations-Built a network of new vendors dependent on specific project and/or location needs-Found vendors based on project needs, set them up within our system and maintained communication through project lifecycle-Constructed a new process to better facilitate communication, scheduling and coordination for larger projects-Detailed the process flow for how coordination should run between Sales, Design and Project Management

Houston, Texas Area

-Partnered with customers to determine optimal equipment required for material handling in their facilities -Selected as Product Specialist for new equipment line introduced to Houston market-Created an engagement strategy to drive this product line, communicating benefits to other sales representatives-Performed site analysis surveys to ensure all equipment would fulfill customer needs

Houston, Texas Area

-Collaborated with management to develop territory awareness strategy for Houston material handling market-Created new opportunities for local territory representatives through customer prospecting

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Pon Management Trainees carry out three projects in six months' time within different Pon operating companies, both nationally and internationally. Projects vary greatly in terms of their character and discipline, ranging from strategic to operational. Trainees can choose projects focusing on any discipline within Sales, Service, Marketing, Supply Chain, Business Development, Project Management, etc. Each Trainee also completes a two month sales assignment with one of the Pon operating companies.Project #1 - W&O Supply (Jacksonville, FL); July 2016 - January 2017In my first assignment I was at W&O Supply, a distributor of Pipes, Valves, and Fittings for the marine industry. I worked directly with our sales teams at various branches to build a unique strategy for approaching key accounts on their thoughts for improvements they would like to see come from the industry in the next few years. After developing the strategy I went to meet with the customers and have this discussion. After compiling responses from the customer I worked with the executive team at W&O to choose 6 areas of improvement that will begin being implemented in 2017.Project #2 - Equipment Depot (Houston, TX); January 2017 - July 2017My second project I served as the Business Assistant to the President and CEO of Equipment Depot, a majority owned Pon business. I collaborated on many projects related to Equipment Depot's corporate strategy.Sales Assignment - Equipment Depot (Houston, TX); July 2017 - September 2017For my sales assignment I worked as a Business Development rep in Equipment Depot’s Houston location. I worked each week with a different territory rep, cold calling in-person on various businesses within the Houston area. This led to a series of leads for both new equipment and service.Project #3 - SITECH (Almere, The Netherlands); September 2017 - March 2018Explored how to strengthen relationships with equipment dealers in a changing market landscape.

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration (Bsba), Management And Entrepreneurial Studies

Activities and Societies: Xavier Singers, Business Leaders for Tomorrow, Williams College of Business Dean's Student Advisory Board.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Drama Club (President, Treasurer, Representative) Show Choir (Treasurer) National Honors Society (President)