- Develop and implement strategic outsourcing plans to manage the RFQ process and awarding contracts for large projects- Ensure desired gross margin are achieved by monitoring at each step of outsourcing process- Negotiate vendor contracts for both large program work with turnkey suppliers, as well as individual operation partners like painting and welding - Build and maintain relationships with key manufacturing partners and material suppliers to ensure the supply can meet demand - Oversee the supplier management process including evaluating vendors on quality, timeliness and price- Mentor purchasing agents, especially those new to the department and key members given leadership roles to continuously build the department into a company strength

Accounting- Worked with accounting team to decrease accounts receivables and reported progress to the CFOShipping - Developed and implemented new processes that decreased shipping errors and increased on time delivery- Audited and coached team members on new processes- Trained new area supervisor Training- Consulted with department managers on process changes- Implemented changes by training employees in affected areas which ultimately increased employee performance and retentionWarehousing- Developed and implemented new processes to decrease picking/kitting errors and increased on time delivery- Ensured new processes were effective and being followed by auditing and coaching team members - Trained new area supervisor Quality- Worked with department managers to improve processes, document changes, ensure standard conformance and implemented changes through training- Conducted internal audits company-wide to ensure that the standard and internal processes were being followed- Assigned corrective actions, major/minor audit finding and OFI’s and worked with department managers to resolve and implement changes