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Holly Hill, Sc

Responsible for procurement and warehouse operations in fast-pace manufacturing environment. Develop Procurement to Pay Process (P2P), inventory management process and warehouse procedures. Directly responsible $65M spend and $6M in inventory. Negotiate all mobile leasing agreements for $4M to support mining operations. Implement contractor’s safety program. • Develop cost reduction program for environmental services; $1.2M annual spend reduced to $725K first year of implementation; further reducing costs to $400K each additional year, over 3 years. • Negotiate and implement corporate contracts for OEM vendors, rental services and MRO vendors.• Reduced annual spend through negotiations, process changes and procedures by $1M in 2014. • Source raw material to support production; gypsum, limestone and coal.• Develop a raw material revenue stream, for Flyash; netting $500K in profit.• Improve sourcing of fabrication shops; reducing rejection rates to less than 2% • Increasing payment terms to 60 days on 30% of the total spend. • Increase inventory accuracy rate to 98.7%, up 3.6%.

Holly Hill Sc

•Joined fast-paced operations to manage the procurement department, oversee and negotiate annual plant contracts with annual spend of $50M; overseeing warehouse with $10M inventory. •Implement department procedures; providing policies and objectives to ensure efficient operations and continuous improvement. Train management, specialists and departments on Commodity Execution Process and supply chain techniques. Manage 4 employees.•Surpass cost savings goals by 5%, four consecutive years, on annual spend reducing by $15M. •Source fabrication shops; negotiate with original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to approve oversea parts to be replicated locally, reducing overall cost with 30% savings; manage vendors and sources to ensure effective cost and service performance.•Negotiate, consolidate, and coordinate multiple transportation carriers, eliminating redundancy, to reduce cost of raw materials; savings of $400,000 annually. Implement methods producing cost-effective logistics.•Execute purchase and lease of $5M of heavy equipment; negotiate a 5 year lease that could be cancelled with no penalties, increasing operational flexibility without long-term financial commitment.•Develop mutually beneficial supplier relationships while further reducing inventory by 10%; instrumental in setting up Jointly Managed Inventory/VMI and inventory consignments including objectives and measurements. •Manage multiple Capital Projects, off site projects with Capital Investments of over $60M, managing $13M write and assists in complete scope of works, change orders, audit contract performances.

Charleston Sc

•Strategically brought in to start-up $120M purchasing department. Established procurement, planning, shipping and warehouse operations to support production in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations.•Managed 8 employees and created procedures for ISO certification mirroring Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) with no conflicts; new accounting software, Cost-Point, implemented.•Analyzed data; out-sourced manufacturing decreasing costs by 15% by dissolving internal bottle-necking while guaranteeing on time deliveries. Oversaw negotiation with integrated suppliers reducing production costs by $4M; ensuring executed contracts comply 100% with FAR.

Goose Creek, Sc

Senior BuyerFord Douglas: Goose Creek, SC June 2005-March 2006•Cultivated relationships with suppliers; developing supplier surveys and verifying supplier quality procedures andabilities. Analyzed bid responses and awarded contracts in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Developed supplier sources based on engineering drawings and requirements.•Developed supplier sources based on engineering drawings and requirements. Awarding contracts based on capabilities; form, fit, and function; coordinating delivery dates for Just In Time.•Created price justifications utilizing historical data and applying cost indexes, as well as future estimates to facilitate current and future purchasing decisions.•Negotiated and monitored purchase orders, ensuring on-time deliveries with accurate adjustments on deliveryschedules, material and design changes, or order cancellations.Senior BuyerForce Protection, Incorporated: Ladson, SC February 2004- June 2005•Slashed foreign suppliers' surcharges by 20% by managing, negotiating, and purchasing critical path items from domestic suppliers; drastically reducing foreign suppliers by 80% and decreasing lead times, material costs, and freight charges.•Led purchasing team, implementing new materials resource planning (MRP) system; establishing purchasing protocols. for inventory set-up, inventory management, and inventory movement.•Sourced and purchased $2.8M for production containing franchised and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) components; supporting integration through a materials resource planning (MRP) system.•Implemented supplier contracts to manage production consumables, simultaneously reducing direct costs by 30% and increased service levels by 30%.•Selected and implemented integrated contracts for maintenance, repair, and operation supplies; reducing supplier base, increasing service levels, and operating without store room and additional personnel.

Masters, Business Administration

Bs, Business Administration