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Oswego, New York, United States

Oswego

• Gather & Analyze Industry, Economic, Market, And Spend Data• Identify Opportunities For Leveraging Spend By Category• Implement Sourcing & Negotiation Strategies To Achieve Targets• Respond To Audits, Surveys Or Other Informational Requests From Internal And External Sources• Develop & Maintain Relationships With Current & Potential Suppliers• Negotiate And Administer Contracts And Purchase Orders With Suppliers In SAP• Execution Of Supplier KPIs And Demonstrate Continuous Improvement • Review And Gather Technical, Cost, & Delivery Requirements• Create And Evaluate Quotations/Bids, And Recommend Suppliers For Sourcing Selection• Coordinate Resolution Of Accounts Payable And Delivery Issues. • Review And Process Claims Against Suppliers For Unsatisfactory Materials, Services Deliveries And Equipment• Manage Site Warehouse Personnel For Compliance With Supply Chain Policies and Procedures• Ensure Warehouse Meets Company 6S Expectations• Schedule Preventative Maintenance And Repairs On Site Material Handling Equipment• Execute Practices To Ensure That Optimum Inventory Levels Are Sustained While Minimizing Shortages And Delays• Effectively Communicate The Impact Of Sourcing Decisions To Management And Employees As Appropriate

Watertown, New York

• Participated In Sourcing Commodity Team As SCM Lead • Purchase Order & Scheduling Agreement Management In SAP• Managed SAP Purchasing Data, Info Records & Source Lists • Communicated Demand Changes & Forecasts To Suppliers While Focusing On Delivery Reliability• Proactive Expediting Of Material Through Review Of Reports• Analyzed Data, Prepared Presentation And Articulated Commodity Business Trends To Management• Ensured Procurement Was Executed In Most Economical Manner Balancing Supply Chain Excellence• Achieved Tactical Cost Reductions, Scale Elimination & Commonality• Conveyed Engineering Change Notices To Suppliers & Determine Inventory Dispositions Based On Classification

Syracuse, New York Area

 • Managed Key Supplier Relationships• Responsible For P&L Of Product Lines• Analyzed Proposals From SBUs And Approved / Amended / Denied• Forecasted Yearly, Quarterly And Monthly Sales & Profit Margins• Created Budgets To Run Business, Produced Reports & Presented To Management• Coordinated and Tracked Vendor Volume Incentive Rebates / Programs• Managed Accrued Funds On Vendor Portals For Sales, Marketing And Profitability• Tracked Daily, Monthly, Quarterly And Yearly Statistics By Vendor• Performed Business Reviews With Suppliers• Participated In Quarterly Bank Audits• Executed Price Changes• Claimed Discrepancies And Challenged Quality Issues• Procurement From Numerous Global Suppliers For Multiple SBUs• Inventory Management For Several Warehouse Locations• Secured New Supplier Contracts• Maintained Existing Agreements & Enforced Compliance• Negotiated Large Strategic Purchases & Implemented Special Pricing• Terminated Unprofitable Relationships• Drove Continuous Improvement In The Supply Chain• Communicated Product and Promotional Announcements• Created And Applied Business Development Plans• Liaison Between All Internal Departments & Suppliers