Dylan Smith, M.A, Mba Email & Phone Number

East Hartford, CT, US

New York, New York, US

• Designed and installed automated reports throughout the organization that resulted in a 25%-50% reduction in manual work.
• Lead all resource reporting initiatives within organization, compiled KPI metrics and published reports on a month-to-month basis to ensure business budget and forecasting were aligned.
• Designed and administered pilot program aimed to improve reporting accuracy, program yielded 10-15% improvement from start of pilot.
• Executed Purchase Orders with vendors from countries throughout the world, mediated communication between supply chain partners and reconciled shipping or invoicing issues.
• Developed standard operating procedures and training seminars

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Negotiated multi-million dollar contracts with vendors throughout the country, resulting in annual cost savings between 10%-30%.
• Scheduled on-site evaluations with 8-10 vendors annually to review their standard processes inmanufacturing, if necessary, conduct root cause analysis and corrective action plan.
• Orchestrated relationships between internal and external stakeholders to align with each parties needs and expectations.
• Wrote Purchase Order justification reports, gathered necessary paperwork from various internal departments and inspected before submitting to legal and finance team.

Colchester, CT, US

• Managed domestic supplier relationships. Reviewed forecasts and maintained optimal inventory levels.
• Negotiated supplier pricing/terms, places purchase orders, expedited orders, and maintained backorder status.
• Addressed vendor nonconformance and provided defective inventory disposition.
• Negotiated party/novelty and furniture category cost reduction and additional incentives. - Improves ordering efficiency, yielding reductions in transactions and backorders. - Reduces product costs for large bid.
• Vendor management software evaluation/purchasing team initiative member contributing functionalities, ERP system data, testing, procedures writing, and driving updates.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Curriculum And Instruction

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), English Language And Literature, General