- Managed planning, procurement, purchasing and sourcing of raw material, consumables and inventory to support global distribution of manufactured product. - Responsible for all buyer and purchasing activity for local site. Issued average of 144 purchase order lines monthly, with sole responsibility to manage the procure to pay process and to resolve issues with receiving, shipping and invoice discrepancies.- Participated on team to implement new ERP system. Responsible for accuracy and loading of supplier and purchasing master data and for continuous improvement and adjustments to the master data. Wrote work instructions and trained cross-functional teams.-Supported material planning activities to achieve inventory targets and monthly review of disposition plan of obsoleted inventory. - Ensured supply met customer and forecasted demand. Analyzed safety stock levels and implemented adjustments to MRP data to meet inventory targets and lead time expectations.- Implemented KanBan system to replenish materials not tracked as inventory, eliminating rouge buying, excess inventory, and control of inventory value.-Developed and executed Distribution, Logistics, and Warehousing plan to ship and store product from global sites to be sold in the Americas and Canada.

- Managed, coordinated, and participated in purchasing, buying, and sourcing activities while applying corporate strategic procurement initiatives within a global organization. - Prepared bid specifications, analyzed responses, and negotiated service levels and pricing for goods, services and capital (instruments and equipment) to support the activities of a GMP laboratory. Responsible for $3.5 million capital expense budget. - Identified discrepancies and resolved issues between purchasing, receiving and accounts payable data. - Analyzed inventory levels against material demand, and ensured adequate and fiscally responsible materials and supply available, on time. -Led process improvement initiatives within procurement and logistics.

- Managed purchasing, strategy, and planning of largest global spend category of $9 million annually. - Drove significant improvements to category supply and service levels through focused supplier management and contract negotiation. Realized $500k annual cost savings.- Led/facilitated internal, cross-functional teams to identify products/services that reduced cost of ownership, increased operational efficiencies, established standardization, and reduced consumption. - Used Six Sigma principles to develop purchasing process mapping.