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Denver, CO, US

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Tucson, Arizona Area

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Formulate sourcing strategies specific to various internal stakeholders
• Develop contractual terms and conditions including managing contractual agreement negotiations andbid proposals with suppliers in compliance with state and federal regulations
• Conduct expenditure analysis, business case development, and requirement assessments
• Performed a cost avoidance strategy with two vendors, cutting costs by $100,000 within 6 months
• Liaise between state of Arizona and suppliers on assigned contractual projects

Tucson, Arizona, United States

• Initiated long term agreements with critical suppliers in compliance with state and federal regulations
• Identified and recommended suppliers through supplier investigation and availability of capital goods
• Negotiated contracts including costs, delivery, handling, and penalties for delays and cost overruns forsemiconductor grade PVDF, PTFE, and PFA materials.
• Managed MOQs, vendor contacts, lead times, and purchasing cycles including requisitions, PO creation,PO follow-up, and final payment of goods
• Maintained inventory investment to a minimum and increased savings of $250,000 within four months
• Forecasted yearly demand for all purchased components for vendors

Tucson, Arizona

• Performed supplier quality audits and reviews for current and prospective partners
• Generated inventory needs assessments, cycle counts, inventory investigations, and inspections
• Analyzed logistical data including conditional formatting and pivot tables for inventory forecasting andproduced customer shipment updates with domestic and EMEA 3PL companies.
• Coordinated lead production planning meetings including purchase price variance and quarterlyforecasting reports
• Oversaw transactions with QAD ERP system including overseeing inventory management, and logisticsmanagement
• Launched a biotechnology laboratory through site investigations and lab equipment and station assemblyfor HTG France and HTG California locations

Pleasanton, California

• Trained new hires and managed a team of 5 employees involved in receiving, packing, shipping, andmachine shop production
• Improved standard operating procedures for new hires emphasizing accuracy of inventory ordering anddetailed packaging of expedited custom orders
• Reviewed and reported on engineering blueprints for quality assurance of finished goods
• Produced lead times and machine shop production schedule
• Arranged management plans and weekly meetings for suppliers and vendors to meet deadlines
• Acquired knowledge to ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) and ISO9001

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration, Management And Operations

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Business Administration And Management, General