Plan, execute and monitor purchasing strategies for the entire organization. Manage our supply base, through the utilization of the vendor grade card system. Negotiate pricing for new and existing parts/raw material. Direct advanced sourcing on which suppliers are to be used in quoting and benchmarking. Review annual spends/budgets and make changes as needed in the supply base.

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North American Cost Planning Developed and executed purchasing strategies for specific commodities and suppliers Established and achieved new model cost targets Achieved cost reduction goals through effective negotiations Analyze cost calculation worksheets and issued discrepancies Confirmed supplier readiness against project targets at key stages in development • Confirmed New Model Reviews and New Model Capacity Studies Ordered and expedited parts for new model trial events and special builds • Issued Purchase Orders and Confirmed Delivery Accuracy Establish/Negotiate trial cost pricing, ranging from prototype parts to mass production parts Confirm design change impact to tooling and assessed compensation requests Negotiated tooling schedule, coordinated tool release and confirm tool maturation with suppliers Worked with supplier development to shorten lead times and improve supplier efficiency

Responsible for several vendors within the Supply Chain of BorgWarner's drive train division. This included developing, presenting and administering strategic plans for several vendors. I also handled preparing, sending, organizing and recommending suppliers on new projects.

Responsible for scheduling raw material inflows for the power train components group of plant. This involved working with suppliers to ensure a consistent smooth flow of product and react when shortages or delays occurred.

As an intern I would perform some minor purchasing activities such as faxing purchase orders to customers, verifying pricing and worked at establishing a MRO vendor grade card system.