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Seattle, Washington, United States

Bothell, Washington, United States

As part of the Category Management Team: Classified all AGC Biologics (Seattle) Vendors by markets served and goods/services provided Created a new Supply Chain SharePoint Site with updated resources for Planning, Purchasing, Material Control, and Category Management Teams Developed Vendor Scorecards for easy yearly review of high use vendors Established Confidential Disclosure Agreements, Master Service Agreements, and Master Supply Agreements within the AGC Biologics Vendor BaseActed as Capital Buyer reviewing budgets/timelines with Project Managers for all Seattle capital orders

Seattle, Washington, United States

Averaged 20 Daily Purchase Orders Placed for ten separate departmentsWorked with department stakeholders to review orders for better cost and quality savingsIntegrated 30 new vendors into the AGC Supply ChainPerformed daily/weekly/monthly Open Order Reports to close and confirm ship dates of critical orders

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Created Process Map and Restructured Invoice Approval/Payment Process – from 2 weeks to 48 hours Integrated 65 New Vendors into ATS Supply Chain Presented Quarterly Procurement Statistics to senior management. Key KPIs Included: Purchase Orders Created vs. Dollars Spent per Period % of OA and SN entered within 48 hours of PO Distribution Purchase Order Review and Release turnover rateCreated Library of Video-Recorded training documents for Procurement Best Practices via PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

United States

Started Continuous Performance Management Boards to implement LEAN principles to the ATS procurement group.Accepted bids/talks to multiple suppliers to find new best fit vendors for generators – better on time delivery, and customer service supportIntegrated stock transfer program from manufacturing materials to service teams to reduce excess stocked material

Assisted in reviewing and approving other buyer’s purchase orders - averaging 25 releases dailyAveraged 20 purchase orders for construction/installation services, ATS/Generator Units, and Cable Racking

Burlington, Wa

Purchased raw materials for production while completing multiple projects.-Integrated 40 new suppliers into Legend Brands' Supply Chain Network while helping reduce purchasing spend by $1,000,000-Created new inventory ordering system to reduce warehouse inventory by 45% in a 50,000 Sq. Ft. Facility-Transitioned 70 high importance production items to a new vendor while passing quality checks

Anacortes, Wa

Assisted Demand Planning and Purchasing Managers by creating weekly and daily production schedules-Created new Standard Operating Procedures to increase quality and movement efficiency in Raw Materials Warehouse-Updated production reports to match current ERP Systems

Anacortes, Wa

Provide general grounds maintenance as well as assisting customers with their questions and needs.-Provided customer support and service to reinforce the company values and brand with new patrons -Assisting upper management with day to day projects by creating new solutions and ideas to reoccurring problems