Oversee and supervise all activities related to planning, purchasing, supply chain, and warehouse. Lead a team of 6 direct reports and 8 indirect reports. Purchasing material budget of $20 million annually. Monitor and mitigate risk, review current market conditions, negotiate pricing and terms with key suppliers. On-board and source new suppliers. Ensure purchasing team is buying efficiently based on MRP. Built and cultivated relationships with internal/external stakeholders. Establish and define policy and procedures. -Helped launch outsourcing efforts resulting in increased profits and additional production capacity. Margin improvements savings of $30,000 on revenue of $110,000. -Oversaw integration of 2 acquired companies purchasing departments. -Reduced material shortages resulting in $500,000 in shippable goods. -Established cost savings goals/targets. -Reduced hard and soft costs through VMI programs. -Negotiated extended payment terms with key suppliers, improving cash flow.

Oversee purchasing for $18,000,000 in inventory annually. Supervise work of 3 to 4 direct reports. Analyze data looking for patterns, and new opportunities to grow market share and profit margins. Work to consolidate suppliers and leverage those purchases with key supply partners. Collaborate across departments to accomplish company objectives. Ensures compliance with company, contract, ITAR, ISO 9001 and AS9100 requirements. Maintains relationships with sales, warehouse, accounting, finance, marketing, IT teams, and external vendors. -Earned record growth for fiscal year 2019 and 2020. -Instrumental in gaining 4 new product/vendor authorizations.-Helped develop departmental cross training program.-Research and approve new suppliers.-Deal with excess and expired inventory.

I was in charge of 16 different product lines, placing approximately $600,000 in purchase orders monthly. My responsibilities included buying, vendor sourcing, vendor negotiation, monitoring vendor performance, purchase order preparation and expediting orders. I also addressed any vendor over/short shipments, forecasted future demand, tracked sales history, maintained purchasing records, and handled a wide variety of special projects. I worked closely with sales, warehouse, accounting, finance, marketing and IT teams to build and maintain meaningful relationships. Successes include: growing individual output by 20%, new product line authorizations, improved margins from strategically developed blanket purchase orders, and reviewing part numbers for top product lines to ensure they were entered into our system correctly. Once part numbers were fixed and corrected, I added crosses to various other manufacturers to grow my sales and gain visibility for my lines. This information allowed our sales team to operate more efficiently, and win more business. -Proficient with Bisco developed ERP System Anita

I was accountable for day to day operations as well as every dollar coming in and out of the business. In charge of full cycle accounts payable and receivable. I ensured that all parts of the business were running efficiently. To do this I collaborated with each department and focus on unity. I worked closely with the owners to ensure their goals were being met. I also searched to find RFP's and RFQ's our company could bid on. Successes include: raising profit margins as much as 7%, improving cash flow, adding thousands to the top and bottom line, successful launch of our government contracting business unit resulting in a 2% increase of sales, redesigning of our billing department, and a quality control procedure that resulted in faster delivery to clients and thousands saved in rework.

I was a responsible for printing and assembling deposition transcripts for final sale to various clients. While assembling the transcripts I had to scan and handle sensitive information. I worked with the production manager to ensure transcripts were being produced on time.I was also responsible for billing clients. I utilized Quickbooks to track invoices, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. Successes include: implementation of a quality control to checklist to ensure every job was being billed to our clients, implementation of a cash on delivery policy for high risk clients, reduction of collection costs, integration of new technology to improve workflow and overall job quality.

I was responsible for ordering for up to 3 departments and assisting customers. I ensured that inventory counts were correct, that the store was stocked to meet customer demand, tracked historical sales data to forecast future demand, and creatively displayed merchandise with or without a plan-o-gram. I also assisted in the training of new employees, handling any issues customers had, and supporting the store managers. Successes include: reduced shrinkage, increased sales through addition of new products, smoother store operations, discontinued less desirable merchandise, which resulted in savings of thousands of dollars, and managing a spend budget in a challenging economy.