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Charlotte, Nc, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Remote - Nc

Manage the Logistics category through expertise on market dynamics, supplier relationship management and understanding stakeholder needs.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Provide strategic sourcing expertise to the contract management team.Collaborate with LOBs to assess supplier risk, support contract enablement in the Coupa and Ariba contract repositories, maximize compliance and optimize spend against established contracts and supplier programs.Develop RFP’s and regularly present proposals to the executive committee and CFO with sound research, documentation, consolidated numbers to ensure acceptance and understanding.Negotiated with private jet supplier to identify cost savings. Collaborated with supplier and executive leadership to implement a discount structure that aligned high-efficiency airport usage with preferred destinations to save 40% on hourly rates.Introduced holistic approach to funding: Gained buy-in and cooperation across departments for re-distributing funds more fairly with a focus on product/service functionality vs spend. Worked with LOB’s, to identify unused services, optimize service usage and correct funding processes.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Support the procurement and inventory functions for three companies with 12 business units.Lead and develop a team of up to 11 full and part-time Supply Chain Specialists, Buyers, Logistics Managers, and warehouse team. Managed annual purchasing budget for capital expenditures; oversaw all service agreements and contracts.Transformed the supply chain from decentralized to centralized: Assisted ERP system implementation that combined spend of seven teams across five buildings, each with their own identical inventory. Liaison between engineering and suppliers: Collaborated with engineers and suppliers to transition the manufacture of proprietary designs from 80% purchase to 80% inhouse. With in-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes and blueprints, managed R&D sampling, lead times and cost of materials in the marketplace.Sourced, tested and selected a Cloud based shipping and receiving app: Replaced manual freight tracking process at 2 companies and 12 locations with a cloud-based bar-coding app. Developed new processes for scanning packages and storing information, saving 75% processing time and reduced lost packages and complaints.

B.S., Business Administration, 3.93/4.0

Activities and Societies: The National Scholars Honor Society, Who’s Who Among Students In American Universities & CollegesGraduated Summa.

B.S., Management Information Systems, 3.93/4.0

Activities and Societies: The National Scholars Honor Society, Who’s Who Among Students In American Universities & CollegesGraduated Summa.