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Fairburn, Ga, Us

Fairburn, Ga, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Procurement serves as the first and primary contact for all agreements to purchase goods and services and other third-party arrangements, including reseller and referral agreements. We help the organization achieve operating efficiency and maintain SRP goals through: **Leading supplier sourcing and RFx activities (Requests for Proposal (RFP), Request for Information (RFI), Request for Quote (RFQ) and Request for Bid (RFB)) to obtain quality goods and services in a timely, compliant, and cost-effective manner.**Working to ensure that purchases of goods and services are accurately reflected in the company’s financial system. We are trusted partner/advisor to business leaders in procuring products and services needed to achieve business goals within their allocated budget. **Drive “Best in Class” Procurement process and procedures that align with our company vision and strategy.**Promote Ceridian brand by building the highest quality partnerships with our supplier base (3rd parties).**Facilitate the overall Ceridian procurement process, including project management of all process steps with stakeholders. Vendor Management has to understand and document the business problem through:• Follow-up and communications with key stakeholders • Facilitate resolution of open issues and questions.• Contract management • Negotiation pricing • Contract revisions • New vendor contract initiation/implementation • Facilitates contract knowledge transfer • Create contract data attributes that can be reported • Manage strategic objectives of the customer • Primary contact for business unit leadersERP Systems I manage: Coupa, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite

Manufacturing facility for high volume plastic medical devices.As the purchasing manager I develop, lead, and execute purchasing strategies. Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness. Craft negotiation strategies and closing deals with optimal terms.I am responsible for sourcing equipment, goods and services and managing vendors. I work with the Senior Leadership team at the plant to perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals and find more profitable suppliers

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Vendor/Procurement Manager, 7/15 – 9/18Manage the Procurement and Vendor spends for the entire Firm that is located in thirteen states.Responsible for the supply of products and services essential for the company’s operations. Strategize to find the most cost-effective deals and suppliers/vendors, by discovering the best ways to minimize our procurement expenses so that the company can invest in its growth and people.• Devise and employ fruitful sourcing strategies• Discover the most profitable suppliers and initiate business partnerships• Negotiate with external vendors to secure the most advantageous terms• Approve the ordering of necessary goods and services• Finalize details of orders and deliveries• Examine and re-evaluate existing contracts• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness• Collaborate with key persons to ensure the clarity of the specifications and expectations of the company• Foresee alterations in the comparative negotiating ability of suppliers and clients• Anticipate unfavorable events through analysis of data and prepare control strategies• Perform risk management regarding supply contracts and agreements• Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs• Devise and wrote the procurement policy for the Firm

Peachtree Corners, Georgia, Us

Source Polypropylene, Resin PVC, MRO functions, packaging, and wood for RV doors, pallets, and Business Service commodities. My coverage is North America, and I support 29 plants in this current role.• Analyzing RFQ’s for content and applicability for business• Evaluating technology vendors for strategic fit with overall enterprise architecture.• Facilitate business requirements, Oversee change management, & business process improvement, Manage the documentation of new business processes, thereby translating them into system requirements as needed during implementation. • Execute and coordinate functionality testing for various customizations products and coordinating with end-users, marketing, and production for their acceptance as needed in the plants. • Provide recommendations to address and resolve business issues for specific business groups Managing Spend from $12M to $15M• Within 6- months of working with the company I negotiated new resin contract for four plants that will save the company 1.2(M) over an annualized 12 months. • Cost savings value creation - $50K for plywood in 2014Renegotiated Packaging substrates program to reduce across all facilities that purchase from multiple suppliers.

Peachtree Corners, Georgia, Us

Euramax International, Inc. is a fabricator of aluminum, steel, vinyl, copper and fiberglass products for original equipment manufacturers, distributors, contractors and home centers worldwide. Products are represented by multiple brands and service a variety of markets globally.

Uxbridge, West London, Gb

Support senior procurement leadership teams with projects and programs to achieve business and functional goals and continuous improvement of processes. Negotiate contracts (terms and conditions, the SOW, and Service Level language); presently responsible for over 100 active contracts. Prepare and execute request for proposals and conduct cost analysis to determine best value. Draft monthly and quarterly compliance reports. Source RFP's. Monitor supplier performance and compliance utilizing Lean Methodologies in order to achieve optimum balance between cost, inventory fulfillment, and freight; and to improve delivery time. Hold quarterly meetings with suppliers, reviewing performance, execution, and feedback from internal and external customers and senior management. Lead commodity councils, assess and grow commodities, and ensure effective and efficient spending / value creation and cost avoidance.Manage Business Service commodities in excess of $111MCreated value savings of $3M in office supplies, stationary, and temporary laborRenegotiated stationery program to reduce costs by 10% or $20K per monthDrafted cost ownership management policy and developed compliance reports to reduce commodity costs

Uxbridge, West London, Gb

Forecast raw materials for six production plants (average forecast = $150M). Managed process improvement and marketing strategies with suppliers. Led 15 production planners and conducted bi-weekly calls to monitor sales and marketing requirements. Liaised between supplier and marketing, sales, and production operations departments.Saved $4M annually by monitoring raw material usage in production facilities and moving excessive raw materials to different production facilities to avoid obsolete raw material costContinuously improved procurement standards, ensuring raw materials were in production facility on timeReceived award for job well done after hurricane Rita devastated Miami and Hollywood

raw materials for six production plants (average forecast = $150M). Managed process improvement and marketing strategies with suppliers. Led 15 production planners and conducted bi-weekly calls to monitor sales and marketing requirements. Liaised between supplier and marketing, sales, and production operations departments.Saved $4M annually by monitoring raw material usage in production facilities and moving excessive raw materials to different production facilities to avoid obsolete raw material costContinuously improved procurement standards, ensuring raw materials were in production facility on timeReceived award for job well done after hurricane Rita devastated Miami and Hollywood

Managed and ordered raw materials for 15 production facilities and 15 market units. Forecasted raw materials for six production plants (average quarterly forecast = $130M). Managed staff of one and supported staff of twenty. Drafted purchasing distribution updates for senior procurement, operations, marketing, finance controllers, and senior leadership in sales. Conducted weekly telephone conferences with seven production planners.Improved ordering process and in-plant timing for all raw materialsDeveloped and implemented strategy to track materials from supplier to production facility and supported production planners with introducing product to market place, improving supplier's delivery time by 70%

Managed and ordered raw materials for 15 production facilities and 15 market business units. Forecasted raw materials for six production plants (average quarterly forecast = $130M). Managed staff of one and supported staff of twenty. Drafted purchasing distribution updates for senior procurement, operations, marketing, finance controllers, and senior leadership in sales. Conducted weekly telephone conferences with seven production planners.Enhanced ordering process to make easier in-plant timing for all raw materialsDeveloped and implemented strategy to track materials from supplier to production facility and supported production planners when new product was introduced to the market place, improving supplier's delivery time by 70%

Assistant to the Packaging Promotions Manager and the Purchasing Managers for eight Divisions in the Eastern GroupMaintained Article Codes, Basis and Software 2000 System for Eight Divisions in the Eastern US Group.Provided monthly reports on SKU's Additions and Deletions for Divisional Marketing OfficeEnsure Senior Management and Operations Personnel signed all Package Promotions Request FormsCustomer Contact for Small Commemorative Bottle OrdersAnalyzed cost for local promotions with Suppliers to ensure accuracy of ordersCreated and assisted with Purchase Orders for local and national promotions

Served as team lead for six accounts payable clerks in corporate office. Ensured production facilities' invoices were processed on time for accounts payable. Processed invoices and resolved invoice discrepancies using GAAP analysis. Perform month-end-close financial reports for production facilities.

Served as team lead for six accounts payable clerks in corporate office. Ensured production facilities' invoices were processed on time for accounts payable. Processed invoices and resolved invoice discrepancies using GAAP analysis. Prepared month-end-close financial reports for production facilities.

Uxbridge, West London, Gb

Maintained and processed invoices for production facilities that average $1M weeklyAnalyzed payments for suppliers, internal employees and production facilitiesMaintained an electronic billing system that compensated The Coca-Cola Company for purchase of concentrate (raw materials)Reconcile and approved full good purchases in excess of $5M weeklyPicked orders for delivery to C&P StoresCleaned Warehouse, Sorted Bottles, Built pallet orders for grocery stores nightlyAssist DSM's w/correspondence and memo'sMaintained timecards and benefits packages for employees

Certificate, Procurement & Supply Management

Bachelor'S Degree And Masters, Organizational Leadership

Masters Of Arts, Leadership Studies

Ba, Leadership And Administration

Associate, Secretarial Science