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Odessa, Fl, Us

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Worked with the procurement team, project management and suppliers to support material buyouts for various regions.Developed and maintained strong relationships with operations so bids and purchase orders are executed in a timely manner.Reviewed quotes for accuracy and worked with suppliers to negotiate best pricing.Supported the bid process by creating e-sourcing events, updating bid templates and generating summary reports.Recommended best practices and processes for the department in order to improve efficiency.Compiled, spend and bid data in excel and database tools for reporting.Continually helped to improve and innovate on all processes, reporting, data collection or best practices.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

□ Negotiates, implements, and oversees agreements to procure pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, office supplies, capital equipment contracts and service contracts, ensuring quality and cost effectiveness.□ Collaborates with the Accounting and Finance departments to develop payment terms with potential vendors and establish negotiating guidelines.□ Ensures that Materials Management technology tools (CODA/Procurement and reports) are efficiently utilized and meet the needs of the organization’s internal and external customers.□ Leverages Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) purchasing power to maximize cost effectiveness.□ Collaborates, directs and implements procurement standardization guidelines with current and future group mergers and acquisitions.□ Handles and manages vendor service and equipment repair service requests in a timely manner.□ Communicates effectively any back order, new material or new policies/procedures to all departments.□ Manages backorders, returns, recalls, and conversions and analyzes organizational impacts for corrective action.□ Monitors and improves customer satisfaction continuously.□ Oversees and manages the requisition to payment process and ensures timeliness and accuracy.□ Prepares and reviews accurate value analysis reports.□ Implements and manages the inventory control process.□ Improves inventory turns and adjusts reorder points/quantities to flex with demand.□ Analyzes supply trends using system-generated data and takes appropriate action to ensure a cost effective and efficient flow of supplies.□ Supervises, assigns and evaluates all Materials Management staff.

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Manage team activities, establish task priorities, schedule and track work assignments for team of 8 direct reports• Establish key performance indicators (KPI) for the supply chain team to monitor and provide strategic insights to drive growth and performance• Responsible for meeting all company supply chain financial benchmarks• Design, develop, and manage tactical global supply chain goals• Negotiate contracts with key vendors and suppliers• Own, coordinate, and manage strategic cross-functional operations and supply chain projects• Drive and influence business-critical decisions to reduce costs and increase efficiency within the global supply chain network• Perform complex cost and data analysis to identify different opportunities to reduce costs and improve customer experience• Draft proposals for new concepts and improvement plans to present to executive team

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Created and implemented supply chain optimization programs that eliminated $2.2M from overall fulfillment costs• Established and maintained domestic and international distribution facilities and reported on key metrics for those facilities• Reviewed vendor performance with key suppliers against targets, benchmarks, and service agreements• Developed and maintained positive business relationships with vendors and analyzed rates• Analyzed large data sets from internal and external ERP systems to identify complex patterns and relationships resulting in operational solutions

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Coordinated the opening of three new international warehouses in Canada and Mexico by making sure that the warehouses had proper initial inventory for start up• Handled day to day logistics operations including resolving shipping issues, obtaining freight quotes, handling warehousing inventory issues, and time in transit inquiries for three separate companies • Managed inbound and outbound shipments to and from 15 warehouses across the country• Received in purchase orders to ensure all inventory ordered is accounted for • Processed sales orders in cooperation with our warehouses to guarantee timely delivery to customers• Monitored inventory levels to ensure there are no product shortages• Communicated daily with vendors to resolve any purchase order issues

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Managed inventory levels of product samples to prevent stock shortages• Performed overall industry and competitive analysis to maintain a competitive advantage• Maintained and updated product information in the product database as needed• Gathered all product information and costs from vendors to set up new product SKU’s in the product database• Provided support to the sales team by supplying product specifications and costs as needed

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Developed new business relationships to expand new business and increase revenue• Consistently met and exceeded monthly sales quotas by obtaining 10 or more new customers monthly• Diplomatically resolved customers complaints on as-needed basis and developed customer rapport• Developed and maintained a customer database of over 300 customers• Matched customers with the right solutions for their needs while maximizing profit for the company• Processed all customer purchase orders in a timely and accurate manner• Analyzed customer monthly product usage in order to ensure the sufficient amount of inventory is available in the nearest warehouse• Consolidated customer shipments frequently to optimize company revenue and reduce freight costs