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Lexington, South Carolina

Asheville, North Carolina Area

- Supervise a team of 3 Senior Buyers and 4 Associates.- Implement Supply and Demand strategies and controls to ensure customer service and inventory management goals and Cost Out.- Manage vendor contracts and relationships in order to ensure that company receives maximum value in terms of price, quality, service, and reliability.- Coordinate with Program Management to procure equipment and services to support Operational and Research and Development projects.- Manage the sourcing deals, contracts, quality agreements and delivery for a complete procurement cycle, ensuring the commercial costs and saving benefits are realized at the Profit and Loss, MRD and BOM level and ensuring on time delivery with suppliers.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

- Manage of vendor contracts and relationships in order to ensure that company receives maximum value in terms of price, quality, service, and reliability- Coordinate with Program Management to procure equipment and services to support Operational and Research and Development projects- Assure that the equipment and services are delivered on schedule, at the negotiated price, and meets the quality standards of the company- Negotiate contract terms and prices- Lead management in the establishment of contracts that reflect company's preferences and supplier performance expectations.

Broken Arrow, Ok

- Manage purchasing and materials department of 5 commodity buyers and 4 material planners. Buyer commodities include hardware, seals, bearings, hydraulic motors and brake valves, castings, fabrications, forgings, machining, heat treat and specialized coatings, and MRO. Annual purchasing spends of approximately $40M.- Develop and negotiate contracts for production part supply, outside manufacturing services and support services.- Manage division inventory levels, and supply base rationalization.- Develop documented sourcing strategies for and establishes/maintains effective supplier management relationships for assigned commodities; including the utilization of supplier development programs and identification/implementation of process improvement initiatives.- Build financial models and provide analytical support for business initiatives. Prepare business reviews and ROI analysis. Coordinate and support preparation of business plans, monthly forecasts, annual spend and cost reduction

Denton, Tx

- Composed and published Request for Quote packages for parts and services supplied to the local operation and other company entities.- Evaluated and negotiated, approved or rejected quotes from suppliers.- Analyzed and negotiated price increase requests as well as cost savings initiatives.- Created and consolidated a supply base for custom transportation rack fabrication and support.- Developed and introduced low cost country sourcing for a returnable rack fleet, resulted in a $300k first year savings over expendable packaging.- Negotiated contracts for capital projects, production tooling, DC tools, custom packaging fleets, Body in White assembly lines, and facility improvements.- Purchased production tooling for composites, stampings, fiberglass, plastics, and glass

Nashville, Tn

- Negotiated third party warehousing and kitting services for assembly line support.- Managed MRO purchases and contracts.- Managed daily inventory quantities of several commodity groups through use of Kanban, Logistics Planning, and JIT.- Controlled flow of inventory into production facility to inventory turn goals.- Expedited material shipments to avoid production interruptions and to minimize freight costs.- Reduced paint commodity on hand inventory by $100,000 through implementation of new standard procedures and database analysis and planning.- Supervised 4 line side material expeditors covering 3 assembly areas, and 2 dock side material handlers.- Created a commodity inventory and ordering system that reduced order entry and processing time by 60%.- Acted as liaison for the Material Department to the Production Department and 3rd party suppliers.

Nashville, Tn

- Managed quality control through inventory control.- Justified Materials Cost expenditures.- Maintained stockroom quality control.- Controlled the supply and demand through the supervision of order filling and inventory control.- Supervised approximately 30 hourly employees and 4 team leaders.- Directed weekly safety meetings in English and Spanish.- Improved washroom productivity 10% by analyzing and adjusting wash formulas.

Atlanta Ga

- Directed maintenance, routing, and service pickup and delivery routes for Nashville, TN and the surrounding areas.- Supervised over 30 laborers and 2 coordinators in daily functions, such as unloading trailers, sorting packages, and loading route delivery vans.- Reported productivity, quality indicators (load quality, sort quality, dispatch compliance), labor turnover, conveyor system maintenance and engineering.- Compiled, interpreted and provided feedback on FedEx Ground service efficiency and data quality reports.- Recruited, hired, and maintained FedEx Ground Employees and Contractors.