Manage vendor costs and rebates for 10 major tire manufacturers in US and 6 major manufacturers in China. Ensure that all regular prices, price changes, special prices, and discount structures are accurately calculated or entered in JDE. Conduct cost and competitive analysis to support supplier negotiation, and conduct buy-ahead analysis to hedge price increase impact. Additionally, I research any discrepancies between Invoice price and PO price to determine if credits should be requested. I provide reporting support for inventory management, warehousing, pricing, and supplier relations. I also have responsibility for maintaining key KPI reports for supply chain team and providing ad-hoc reports utilizing Alteryx, PowerBI, OBIEE, SQL, Access, and JDE. I have been utilizing Alteryx to create new data sources, reports, and automate outdated manual processes.

I worked mostly on Cost Proposals to NASA and other Government Agencies. I was a member of the Mission Support Department and seek to improve corporate processes using Six Sigma techniques. In addition, I assisted in the IT Department and contribute to the SharePoint migration.

I worked as an Assistant Manager in several stores in Columbus, Ohio and Columbia, South Carolina. In addition, I was involved in opening 5 new stores.