Clendon B Wilson Email & Phone Number

Alpharetta, Ga

Contractor supporting Procurement Managers with Siemens Industry Inc., (Alpharetta, GA), and Siemens Energy Inc, (Charlotte, NC) on specific projects as required. Support the management of and resolution of SAP procurement and reporting issues.

Marietta, Ga

Mew Product Introduction (NPI) procurement team member; support the management of materials and material cost of the Tourmalet Digital Meter project for the European market. Support management of the Contract Manufacturer (CM) building the end product.

Contracts processing and approval management.

OFS Fitel, LLC, Norcross, GA Fiber Plant & Corporate Headquarters, Formerly a division of Western Electric, AT&T & Lucent Purchasing Manager – Norcross, GA (2001 – 2009) Direct & control all plant material and services & corporate headquarters for optical fiber production. Key responsibilities:• Raw materials & indirect materials and services manager, reporting to plant manager,• Direct team and resources through complex issues in procure-to-pay process; • Global Procurement Team managing common raw materials for OFS locations, reporting to corporate executives on processes and progress.• Effectively manage bids, awards and competitors • Negotiate supplier agreements; Collaborate with Legal, Business Units, Finance, and Procurement. • Manage bi-monthly reporting; understanding and subsequent deployment of the procurement strategic direction.• Contractor/supplier selection, competitive bidding, and evaluating procedures; financial analysis of negotiated agreements. • Excellent human relations and communication skills; • Negotiated the company’s first integrated supply agreement for MRO supplies; an innovative agreement reducing headcount and management of storeroom items internally for a supplier managed system. • Established OFS purchasing processes after Lucent sold the fiber cable division.• Purchasing & Accounts Payable Transition Team charged with replacing systems and operations from Lucent’s legacy systems; (ex. Replacing Lucent Corporate T&E and ProCards, HR and benefits systems; Independent Contractor program & standard contract document; relocation processes; and others.• SAP 6.0 Implementation Team, 2008; Purchasing Lead Coordinator; Procure2Pay process team; develop, test and approve process scripts with the business owners. • MWDVBE department coordinator, manager and responsible buyer for over 12 years..

Purchasing Manager (1999 – 2001)Manage 5 Buyers and their support staffs in the procurement of capital Optical Products Expansion projects; MRO supplies and services; Indirect Material and Services (IMAS)• Achieved $6.2M savings in 2000; $7.5M savings in 2001with a $195M average spend against directed source buys for capital projects.• Directed/Managed buyers of construction services, plant facilities and equipment.Business System Analyst (SAP Implementation) Lucent Technologies (1997 – 1999)Represented the Atlanta Works Global Purchasing Organization for the implementation of the SAP project. Assisted in the analysis, design, configuration, testing, implementation, training and go-live support to the purchasing organization. Team leader for test, trainingand implementation for Atlanta purchasing organization

Purchasing Commodity Manager; Buyer; Greensboro, NC (1989 – 1997)Coordinator for GPO’s clients issues in the sale of the AT&T-Phoenix Works to Cable Systems International, Inc. Managed compliance to contract terms and conditions for complex multi-year agreement, contract administration and coordination to ensure smooth transition of order placement after the sale was complete Purchasing Supervisor, Allentown, PA (1987 – 1989)Supervisor of Personnel (HR), Allentown Works (1986 – 1987)Operate hourly and management placement systems; maintain personnel records and supervise 10 people. Implemented Electronic Time and Attendance System (ETAS; time card system for hourly employees) for plant at annual savings of $400,000.Manufacturing Supervisor, Allentown Works, Allentown, PA (1985 – 1987)Supervised 26 employees in manufacture of integrated circuits for AT&T computers.Forecasting Associate, Allentown Works, Allentown PA (1983 – 1985)