Responsible for the procurement and strategy of commodities: stainless steel blanks, rolled shells, raw tubes, wire mesh, outside processes, and painting.• Manages multiple North America commodities totaling $22M in spend, annually • Global lead buyer for wire mesh supplier located in North America • Responsible for negotiating European volume as well as North America • Negotiate payment terms, expedited shipments, and address quality… Show more Responsible for the procurement and strategy of commodities: stainless steel blanks, rolled shells, raw tubes, wire mesh, outside processes, and painting.• Manages multiple North America commodities totaling $22M in spend, annually • Global lead buyer for wire mesh supplier located in North America • Responsible for negotiating European volume as well as North America • Negotiate payment terms, expedited shipments, and address quality concerns • Develop annual strategy for suppliers that include strategic sourcing, resourcing, benchmarking, supplier development, and partnership development • Planned savings of 10% of $10M in spend• Facilitate expedited shipments from suppliers for immediate needs• Present sourcing strategy to Global Sourcing Board after conducting feasibility analysis from potential suppliers and negotiating YoY savings; target 5% for 3 years• Issue RFQs to current suppliers while also identifying potential suppliers to challenge supply base Show less

Provides administrative assistance to the Procurement department by creating purchase orders and requirement contracts and assisting with purchasing documentation.• Issue and send purchase orders to direct suppliers and store in SAP/Network drive• Contact suppliers for all open topics related to procurement on plant level; escalate those issues that appear severe to the next level management• Support commodity buyers during RFQ and kickoff stages and in developing sourcing… Show more Provides administrative assistance to the Procurement department by creating purchase orders and requirement contracts and assisting with purchasing documentation.• Issue and send purchase orders to direct suppliers and store in SAP/Network drive• Contact suppliers for all open topics related to procurement on plant level; escalate those issues that appear severe to the next level management• Support commodity buyers during RFQ and kickoff stages and in developing sourcing strategy• Communicate and present information to suppliers and other employees within BU and business team• Manage Chrysler diversity report monthly• Complete various projects from upper management, including:• Legal document management, IFRS Report, and tooling audits Show less

Responsible for maintaining consistent flow of needed parts from Ford Motor Company to its various dealerships • Retrieve information regarding orders of existing customer service request from Ford Service Dealerships • Provide feedback based on availability and pipeline fulfillment data and release information • Issue releases to send parts directly to dealerships, bypassing the cross-docking procedure