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Tyler, Tx, Us

Clifton, New Jersey, United States

A strategic buyer for Space and Airborne Systems. Manage full RFQ to PO process. Experienced in DOD procurement, ITAR, and FAR/DFARS regulations. Performed price analysis on all purchases. Strong negotiation skills including price, schedule, and supplier exceptions. Focus areas include complex assemblies, cables, connectors, and adhesives.

Clifton, New Jersey, United States

A strategic buyer for Space and Airborne Systems. Manage full RFQ to PO process. Experienced in DOD procurement, ITAR, and FAR/DFARS regulations. Performed price analysis on all purchases. Strong negotiation skills including price, schedule, and supplier exceptions. Focus areas include complex assemblies, cables, connectors, and adhesives.

Tyler, Texas, United States

Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator. Through our strategic brands Trane and Thermo King, and our environmentally responsible portfolio of products and services, we bring efficient and sustainable climate solutions to buildings, homes, and transportation.In 2018, I was promoted to direct the full scope of strategic sourcing for a portfolio of new product innovations, managing the strategic procurement vision, collaborating with Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Production, and other stakeholders to source parts, materials, and finished components. This entails identifying global vendors, negotiating agreements, leading handoffs to manufacturing teams and commodity managers, and directing teams in Lean Manufacturing quality, cost, and risk management projects. Key achievements:►Playing an integral role in successfully commercializing three product lines across four global launches, with two more in the 2022 roadmap.►Elevating product sourcing capabilities via internal needs alignment, change management, the cultivation of 50+ key vendor alliances, and disciplined cost and quality management.►Meeting and exceeding cost savings targets by leading cross-disciplinary Lean teams in scoping projects, and identifying cost-out opportunities in materials, vendors, manufacturing processes, and pricing.►Extracting supply chain risk across the value chain, ensuring the continuity of critical production supplies via collaboration with vendors on prioritization, channel upgrades, pricing adjustments, and other strategies.►Successfully mitigating potential supply chain issues due to COVID-19.►Sharpening alignment between field parts testing and inventory levels by designing an Excel-based tracking platform that enabled the real-time monitoring of production needs in new product launches.►Being appointed by senior leadership team to onboard, train, and mentor three newly hired Procurement Program Managers.

Tyler, Texas, United States

As a long-term Financial Analyst intern, I directed the end-to-end annual financial planning and budgeting cycle for the Engineering, Product Development, and Customer Experience teams. For this, I created, implemented, and led the operational framework for the development, approval, integration, and rollup of budget plans for multiple cost centers, and liaised with our department Managers and Directors on the administration of and compliance to plan, forecasts, variance analysis, and revisions. Key achievements:►Shaping the design and execution of group budgeting process for consecutive annual cycles, delivering budgets on time and with a high degree of accuracy.►Navigating our internal client leaders through budget revision cycles.►Reducing the manual calculation of monthly variance reporting via creation of automated Excel template, providing rapid insights on forecasted spend versus actual spend.

Athens, Texas, United States

Andrews & Foster is a water drilling, exploration, and development firm.I collaborated with President on strategy and operations, providing project management leadership over key components of field operations, including analysis, permitting, equipment requisitions, crew accommodations planning, and state and federal reporting for water wells and cathodic drilling sites. Key achievements:►Designing and managing corporate annual training programs.►Project managing multiple concurrent drilling and service crews. I worked across the organization to build project plans, secure appropriate permits and approvals, and ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines.►Establishing the firm's core operating processes for managing projects in the highly regulated California market.

Hawkins, Texas, United States

BlueTriton Brands is a water company, formerly known as Nestlé Waters North America.In this role, I directed transportation logistics for water shipments from our bottling plant to Walmart stores across Texas. I provided leadership and support in selecting FTL and LTL carrier vendors, scheduling and dispatching shipments, and managing KPI performance. Key achievements:►Achieving consistently top-tier performance for on-time delivery, cost management, and client satisfaction.►Designing tracking tools that facilitated rapid adjustments to routes, carriers, and schedules.►Managing key components of an SAP ERP implementation. I performed needs analysis, and worked with our vendor to configure functionality, resolve bugs, and drive internal change management.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance, General