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Orlando, Florida, United States

Tampa, Florida

- Responsible for managing over 1,000 SKU’s with a value of $14 MM and maintaining inventory accuracy of 99.99%- Manage network of freight carriers for the company to achieve best price and service - Create all export documentation for international shipments, including ITAR, AES filing, restricted party screening, and other necessary documentation - Ensure material orders are picked, issued and delivered on time to avoid production down time - Responsible for maintaining departmental documents such as ISO policies & procedures, work instructions, and record retention- Provide company wide support in supply chain with other locations when needed - Review inventory reports to verify each project has the correct inventory levels and is within budget- Generate purchase requisitions for needed materials- Review invoices for accuracy and code for payment processing- Maintains Inventory of Government Property valued over $10MM

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

- Solely responsible for the procurement of all packaging items for 10 manufacturing plants throughout the USA and Canada- Analyzed inventory stock reports and customer order reports daily to ensure plants were sufficiently stocked for production - Responsible for setting and achieving min/max inventory goals set by ownership for seasonal products- Worked with vendors to resolve all issues pertaining to their products - Worked with sales and marketing to manage changes to artwork for product labeling- Provided samples and costs to management for new product development

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

- Responsible for selection and negotiation of carriers and freight rates to achieve shipping goals- Ensure all shipments are properly packaged and labeled for shipment to military facilities, both CONUS and OCONUS- Solely responsible for export classification of Schedule B, ECCN, denied party screening- Create all export documentation for over 1,000 annual international shipments, including ITAR, AES filing, and other necessary documents - Responsible for implementing and maintaining work instructions for shipping, document retention, import/export compliance, as well as creating commercial invoice and shipping forms- Serve as company subject matter export for imports which includes auditing import entries and broker performance- Assist Program Managers in budgeting with regards to logistics

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

- Documented work procedures for purchasing in the areas of engineering change notices (ECN) and discrepant material (MRB)- Managed the cleanup of engineering change notices from 57 with 128 parts as well as discrepant material with a 4 month backlog before handing off to the new process owner in less than 6 weeks- Participated in a kaizen event to reduce the process time of discrepant material from over 60 days to 2 days - Served on problem solving team to reduce the cycle time for engineering change notices from over 120 days to 14 days- Sourced raw material and machined goods along with expediting material- Served as purchasing representative for daily Material Review Board and production meetings- Performed logistics evaluation for inbound international freight as well as creating a list of capital assets offsite in supplier facilities

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

- Assisted global business units in the sourcing process with suppliers, along with their export to the required facilities- Focused on cost saving initiatives in the areas of import/export and transportation resulting in cost reduction and cost avoidance of $75k- Negotiated with domestic suppliers to accept and process orders from our international facilities directly - Performed domestic, and international logistic functions for multiple business units within Praxair - Participated in lean events to increase efficiency resulting in a reduction from 80 work hours to 40 work hours per week - Responsible for auditing import entries to ensure compliance with federal regulations, and evaluate the performance of customs brokerage firms - Responsible for mapping and documenting the procurement process for International Support Orders, and documenting process changes

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

- Responsible for maintaining inventory of 1,500 stock items valued at $2.2 million- Performed audits on material racking, handling, and traceability to conform to procedural requirements to remain ISO 9002 certified - Scheduled daily production for the shifts three departments - Administered training to new employees in various departments of the company- Increased efficiency by 20 percent through new departmental layouts - Managed shipping and receiving activities during shift- Served on Team Oriented Problem Solving Teams to address company and customer issues