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Royal Oak, MI, US

Stockholm, SE

Stockholm, SE

Troy, Michigan, US

Elmhurst, Illinois, US

• Purchasing agent providing material acquisition of spare parts required to support service of ATMs, teller cash automation and branch automation equipment, smart safes, and self-service solutions throughout the US and.
• Expanded spare parts repair program with a strategic supplier for high volume and high value parts, reducing cost of goods by 30-50% while reducing logistics, freight, and warehousing expenses by 15%.
• Achieved savings of $700 per unit, with extended savings of over $300K, through developing a cross functional procedure for triaging technician service calls and troubleshooting a firmware issue with ATM pin pads.
• Created custom monthly supplier spend and activity reports using Microsoft Excel macros and pivot tables to allow upper management to view summary data in multiple views, which provided meaningful data to allow for.
• Achieved savings of $10K on acquisition of initial spare parts for new ATM models, (despite their limited availability) as a result of thorough supplier identification, RFQ process, and follow up negotiations which.

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, US

• Commodity Manager, PCBA and MetalsManaged all aspects of sourcing, supply and cost of goods for printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA) and fabricated metal components and assemblies used in check sorters manufactured.
• Achieved target costs through strategic relationships with suppliers, minimizing inventory by developing just in time delivery models that supported highly volatile production schedules.
• Consistently exceeded cost reduction and cost avoidance goals, minimized the impact on material price variances through supply base rationalization, competitive bidding, price negotiation, freight management.
• Recipient of Unisys Global Recognition Award for exceptional (>$1 million annually) cost reduction.
• Proactively created, implemented and maintained sourcing strategies by commodity, which improved results in quarterly commodity reviews.

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, US

• Concurrent Engineering Buyer, New Product Launch (Advanced Purchasing)Represented the purchasing function on cross functional teams during new product development and implementation projects.
• Met project budgets, product costs and aggressive product launch timelines while leading concurrent engineering activities for various sized development projects for the procurement function.
• Achieved project target costs, through working closely with product management, product design engineers, commodity managers and suppliers to meet aggressive project timelines and budgets.
• Recipient of three Unisys Global Recognition Awards for: improvement of Engineering Information Release (EIR) processes & systems; driving a project and product launch to achieve RoHS compliance on time (despite many.

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, US

• Led all active and inactive service spare parts sourcing and ordering. Placed, monitored and expedited orders for over 120 suppliers and 1,000 part numbers.
• Maintained delivery performance of over 98% across all suppliers.
• Reviewed inventory and part order policy for high impact items and implemented process changes that resulted in significant reduction in inventory.

Detroit, Michigan, US

• SOMAT is a Geotechnical, Environmental and Construction Engineering Firm serving contractors, architects, consultants, and governmental agencies at the municipal, county, state and federal levels.Responsible for all.
• Supervised and scheduled work crews (four people) for drill rig operations.
• Prepared proposals, bids, cost estimates and budgets. Developed scope of work and work plans.
• Interfaced with clients, subcontractors, government agencies and the public and coordinated field operations, obtained utility clearance permits from cities, counties and the state.
• Tracked inventory and ordered supplies as needed for drill rig operations and special project demands.
• Performed field and laboratory testing. Reviewed and analyzed results and prepared technical reports for professional engineers for final review and completion prior to submittal to the customer.

Mba, Supply Chain Operations & Finance

B.A., Geological Sciences

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