Cassandra Watson Email & Phone Number

Romeoville, IL, US

Rosemont, IL, US

• Manages Dropship program for Commercial & Industrial and all of North America. Responsible for the management and coordination of all buying/sourcing activities for assigned categories. Worked closely with S&OP.
• Responsible for all purchasing and sourcing activities for multiple product lines/plants.
• Item Master set-up for assigned categories.
• Review purchase req's/convert to PO's
• Manage Purchasing information Record (Pricing, MOQ, UOM, MPN)
• Material set-up in SAP for Purchasing views and screens

• Pulled monthly spend and savings reports (actual and forecast) for month-end closure and created what-if analysis for strategic pulls and future negotiations to track savings for fiscal year. Executed ad-hoc analysis.
• Tracked pricing and receipt compliance as well as identified and pursued recoveries through monthly purchase order (PO) compliance.
• Identified suppliers and parts for negotiation, determining key performance indicators (KPIs) including Top, Bottom Parts, Zero and Negative Savings by Supplier, TK vs Internal Price, MCIS vs Receipt.
• Directed cross-functional teams, ensuring accurate financial representation for company negotiations.
• Executed ad-hoc financial analysis, maximizing operation results for Category team.
• Utilized sourcing strategies which identified cost-saving opportunities for turn-key and buy-sell commodities.

• Performed royalty reporting for software supplies and processed purchase orders with Oracle 11i per ERP purchasing system for various suppliers. Extracted software consumption reports monthly and quarterly from Oracle.
• Partnered with project managers, engineers along with Demand Planning and Category team on MOQ’s and lot sizes, lowering inventory levels.
• Worked cross-functionally with engineering and procurement teams, ensuring accurate financial representation for company negotiations.
• Ensured royalty tracking, reporting and payments were completed, meeting contract terms in Apttus.
• Ensured proper quantity was consumed per Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP), as result of tracking and purchasing pre-buy licenses, including bulk and minimum commitment arrangements.
• Supported issues and audited activities from suppliers and other project teams, confirming contractual agreement and processes were being followed.

• Managed all aspects of client requests for specialty chemicals procurement from project initiation and assignment through production. Created various reports including inventory, purchase price variance (PPV) on daily.
• Assisted supply chain manager with special projects, such as source activities, purchasing and planning of materials and commodities based upon cost, quality and economic delivery.
• Procured assemblies from Penang and BCM Joint Design Manufacturers in Oracle 11i, obtaining raw materials needed in making product and maintaining production in factory.
• Executed source activities, purchase and planning of materials and commodities based upon cost, quality and economic delivery, ensuring cost effectiveness.
• Processed purchase orders, MRO and other routine transactions, contributing to fulfillment of Customer Requested Ship Date (CRSD) per Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Aided in implementation of Trading Partner Collaboration (TPC) program globally, expanding forecast visibility to suppliers and capturing part shortages globally across all facilities.

• Coordinated and worked on various projects to implement Lean Manufacturing, 5s plus 1, Visual Order, Kaizen Projects, Digital Six Sigma, War on Waste and Quality IQ. Facilitated classes and aided factory with visual.
• Trained contractors and permanent associates on procedures and processes in facility, ensuring processes were being followed and maintaining defects at minimal.
• Maintained training and validation documentation on associates.
• Worked with PDM1 on Build of Material changes, safeguarding accuracy of all factory changes for visual aids.