Heather Schehr Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Held accountability for global commodity management and negotiations for approximately $450M worth in material across 4 to 5 plants in the US; managed ~50 commodities including Ferroalloys, Cored Wire, Slag Conditioner, Desulfurizer, Calcium Aluminate, and Deox Aluminum.• Issued and analyzed RFP’s and RFQ’s to award business when meeting required quality, packaging, forecasted volumes, and delivery criteria while achieving the best price and payment terms.• Expanded customer base for critical commodities to the steelmaking process while ensuring compliance with internal ISO standards by arranging trials with suppliers to meet stringent qualification requirements.• Partnered with plant alloy managers to monitor inventory levels, ensuring appropriate inventory was available at the plant for upcoming production.

Responsible for the procurement and inventory management of lime, bentonite and deox aluminum for North America.• Promoted twice from Junior Buyer to Associate Buyer and then to Senior Buyer for demonstrating excellent communication skills and outstanding quality of work for the 5 American Plants and 2 Canadian Plants• Managed Lime and Deox Aluminum commodities; created business plans, updates, and projected spends.• Managed lime to inventory levels, quality specifications, and imposed penalty fees for non-compliant material when required; ensured lime inventories were always sufficient for plant operations.• Negotiated annual and multiyear lime contracts.

• Joined as an Accounting Clerk and advanced to hold increasing responsibilities as Head of Accounts Payable Clerk.• Managed accounts payable for 5 US Plants, processed invoices for US Steel, and approved purchase requisitions for Irvin Works Plant.• Trained new employees and coworkers on accounting practices, procedures, and the internal accounting system.