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 Support Substation Engineering to negotiate contracts, equipment and materials for projects. This includes: finding the best qualified suppliers to bid out materials and services as well as working with approved suppliers for design and manufacturing of large equipment.  Collaborate closely with Project Managers and Engineering to manage the procurement end of a project keeping track of critical paths and flow down requirements keeping suppliers on task.  I am an outside of the box thinker, consistently working for continuous improvement of processes and providing solutions when plan A doesn’t work out.  Negotiate cost savings in our current environment and created forecasting and alliance agreements with our critical partners to secure products when we need them.  Work with new and current suppliers for Diverse spend opportunities.  Current annual procurement of 150 million annually.  Negotiated alliance agreements for all major equipment procured in the Substation Group resulting in standardized processes between different areas of the company. I have served on several cross functional teams including: ARIBA and SAP testing.  I mentor other Commodity Specialists regularly when they need assistance on anything. This has resulted in streamlined Telecom parts, Power Generation equipment, standardizedSubstation equipment as well as streamlined distribution contracts for wire and cable. Procurement of battery systems for renewable and solar energy.

Ensure timely review of MRP requirements to ensure on-time deliveries of goods and services as well as ensuring the accuracy of various ERP parameters related to the purchasing function.Drive Supplier Relationship Management initiatives and activities per corporate guidelines. Specifically including quarterly meetings, follow up documentation, productivity initiatives and multiple plant coordination to negotiate and implement corporate long term agreements. Continually improve and coordinate procurement, planning scheduling and negotiation of materials, components, equipment, supplier and service for the company at optimal costs, lead-time and service levels. Support management and other support functions (manufacturing, accounting, design engineering) to help ensure flawless execution of the business plan to report overall health of purchasing functions.Support and drive continuous improvement initiatives and activities including the Supply Chain Excellence audit, training and employee development

effectively managed two buyers to procure raw material supply at the most competitive cost. I maintained and sourced primary and secondary suppliers to secure availability for products both domestically and overseas in China. In this role I also managed the supply base with emphasis on cost reduction, quality improvement, technology development, on time delivery, inventory reduction, lead-time reduction and customer focus. I developed supplier scorecards to track performance related to price, quality and on-time shipments. I performed risk assessments on the top 20 spend. I also provided supply chain support and leadership to new product development. I established standards and controls for optimal inventory levels.

I managed and oversaw the procurement function for three Midwest regional plants in the Kenosha Wisconsin, Duluth Minnesota, and Chicago Illinois. I developed a procurement system for indirect materials for goods and services. This created accountability for budgeting and capital funding for all three plants. I was also responsible for the procurement and negotiations of capital equipment and services. I setup an automated replenishment system of day to day MRO items, and reduced spending in key areas such as maintenance and production materials.

I directed and coordingated buyers in purchasing and distributing materials, equipment, and supplies. I organized, directed, and controlled activities related to the procurement function. This included preparing purchase orders, change orders, expediting and negotiating with vendors. Also prepared and reviewed contract, bids, proposals, and vendor agreements for legal correctness, price, and acceptability of items to specification. Supervised 5 employees directly in the purchasing and receiving department. Also organized materials operations in Mexico, and was heavily involved in lean manufacturing and Metrics for inventory reductions creating a visual inventory system for high running parts and kanban system for wire and cable. September 2003-2004 Realtor for CENTURY 21 Knox UnitedPerform as an independent contractor to sell and list houses. This includes: Farming leads, marketing myself, and negotiating with both buyers and sellers I Write contracts, addendum's, and counteroffers. Managing my time effectively, and constructively. Holding open houses, supervising clients that come to look at a property

Ordering and maintaining vendor relationships, negotiating pricing and terms of contracts, expediting orders, deliveries, and correcting pricing and inventory problems in the warehouse. Accountable for the buying of inventory to maximize customer service level, while minimizing inventory investments. This includes, analyzing historical demand, anticipating future requirements, analyzing and making necessary changes to the material master, including consumption, and MRP. Maintained and created new part numbers in SAP. Also responsible for the transfer of stock items to our four different branches. This includes forecasting consumption, and arranging transfers.

Placed orders for products needed for the company, negotiated contracts, pricing and sourcing new vendors. Negotiated the purchases of all company cell phones, pagers, copiers, office supplies, software licensing agreements, and computers. Processed receiving documents, and issued debit invoices on returned goods. Also involved in the reconciliation of our overseas venture gathering data for shipments and contacting the broker with packing lists, bills of lading, and bank drafts to process shipments from Japan and Italy. Also in charge of validating all capital expenditures and departmental expenses for purchases.

Duties included filing of legal documents, copying and use of various office equipment, light typing, and a general helper to 18 legal secretaries and 11 attorneys. I was also responsible for filing of legal documents at the courthouse, petty cash, requisitioning orders, and accounts payable and receivables. I handled very confidential information.