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Pittsburgh, PA, US

Somerville, Massachusetts, US

• Collaborated with departments in facilities, construction, manufacturing, finance, procurement, legal, and HR to bring Form Energy’s 570K sq ft “Form Factory 1” in Weirton, WV, online and into production from an.
• Led strategic sourcing initiatives for facility support contracts, including projects such as an onsite VMI program, manned security, janitorial services, facility deep cleaning, E-waste, paper and plastic recycling.

St. Louis, MO, US

• After spending several years as an Indirect Procurement Specialist and subsequently as an Indirect Material Team Lead, promoted in June 2019 to manage Emerson’s $265M Global Indirect Material supply chain for the five.
• Developed annual cost savings plans, hired and progressed staff, coordinated with key stakeholders to execute high-profile contracts, and refined and implemented purchasing policies, procedures, and best practices..
• Led several major capital projects, including facility remodels in New York, North Carolina, California, Texas, India, Manila, and the new Emerson Power & Water Solutions Global HQ in Cranberry Twp., PA.
• Subject Matter Expert in Contingent Workforce Labor, with significant experience in bidding and contracting for building maintenance services, manufacturing services, establishing a VMI program, facility security and.
• Coordinated with Emerson Corporate and the SYSS Indirect Material Team to train key stakeholders for the company-wide launch of Self-Service Procurement in Oracle Cloud across the five Emerson SYSS Business units..

St. Louis, MO, US

• Manage indirect material spending needs for internal SYSS stakeholders. Assist SYSS IDM Manager in development of key strategies, KPI’s, objectives, processes and procedures. Analyze spending behavior for synergies.
• Supervise and direct SYSS IDM Buyers to support purchase of goods and services to support department and business goals and objectives. Coach, mentor, train and provide feedback to the team in areas of supplier.

St. Louis, MO, US

• Solicit and evaluate proposals for requested purchases, collaborating with Management and Legal as appropriate, to insure risks to business are minimized and comply with government regulations. Facilitate and conduct.
• Became a “Super User” with Oracle, iProcurement and other tools to support Purchasing activities. Assist the SYSS IDM Manager in identifying new roles and filling any position opening by participating in the candidate.

Pittsburgh, PA, US

• Primarily responsible for negotiating, implementing, and managing all CapEx Purchasing contracts above $20K, impacting $50M annually across 16 of Koppers’ North American facilities. These contracts support individual.
• Additional responsibilities included collaborating with Logistics and Operations to manage supply chain aspects involving the Railcar Fleet, working with the engineering department to reduce costs on current and future.
• Successfully negotiated $2.3M in large-scale mobile equipment purchase contracts with CAT, Hyster, and Shuttlewagon, resulting in an initial investment savings of $175K. Additionally, established a national account.
• Negotiated $1.1M in multiple onsite contractor services for a Borate Treating Facility at Koppers Roanoke, VA plant, resulting in $229K in savings from multiple price reductions. Simultaneously, negotiated an $85K.
• Competitively bid the $375K purchase of a large-scale Reverse Osmosis boiler-fed system for Koppers Stickney, IL plant, resulting in initial investment savings of $49K. Shortly before leaving Koppers, acted as the.

Tempe, AZ, US

Responsibilities include researching and recruiting possible speakers for the pre-dinner portion of the ISM monthly dinner meetings, acting as the liaison to ensure the speaker makes the presentation as planned and that all equipment and supplies are readily available. Other duties include attending monthly board meetings and making recommendations as to.

Buttrio, Udine, Italia, IT

• Managed the supplier selection and quotation process for Danieli Corp’s major Capital Equipment acquisitions within the US market. Initiated the establishment of a US supply base with optimal sourcing, contracting, and.
• Collaborated closely with the Purchasing and Engineering departments of Danieli Spain for the US sourcing of Capital Equipment and commercial parts for a steel mill in Alabama. This included a locally sourced 2M pound.
• Finalized a deal through Danieli’s office in China to have their supplier fabricate, assemble, and deliver a multi-position 500K pound Slab Grinder at a final negotiated price approximately 45% less than the most.

Graz, Styria, AT

• Responsible for placing and expediting all orders critical to the design and construction of various industrial reheat furnaces for the Steel and Aluminum Industries. This included large-scale fabrications, capital.
• Worked cross-functionally with Estimating, Engineering, Project Management, and Finance to drive cost savings through competitive bidding and offline direct negotiations.
• Documented and evaluated bids for technical accuracy with the project engineer, then negotiated price, lead time, freight charges, payment terms, domestic and international trade terms, and warranty, all in line with.
• Maintained a network of competent suppliers for Bricmont to meet competitive challenges. This included thoroughly evaluating each existing and potential new source by analyzing their technological capabilities.
• Additional duties included working closely with the Supply Chain Manager to prepare sourcing plans and procedures by modifying and creating ISO documents, scheduling inspections for fabrications, visiting supplier.

Cranberry Township, PA, US

Worked closely with engineering and sales to strategically source and expedite all purchased requirements relative to the precommercialization stage in their product’s life cycle. This involved communicating critical information between suppliers and engineers in order to secure low cost, high quality components for the development and production of the.

Qualified new suppliers, obtained and evaluated quotes from over 785 existing vendors and negotiated price and delivery requirements for more than 5,500 mechanical/electrical parts and assemblies

Bsba, Marketing

Certified Professional In Supply Management, Cpsm, Supply Management