Buyer, Contract Negotiations, Non-IT Purchasing and Vendor Relations

- Lead negotiations for building operations/infrastructure contracts ($90k to $1.1M annually)- Repeated success negotiating 18 month to 2 year agreements for 3rd Party Utilities (Electric & Natural Gas ) resulting in a 1 time $1.5M savings, followed by year-over-year cumulative utility cost savings of ~$300k during 2014 - 2018.- Recognized additional opportunity for savings by implementing participation in Demand Response Curtailment program to manage electrical power usage, resulting in a return of ~$330k to Agfa over a 3.5-year period (2014 - 2018)- Negotiated (RFP) vendor pricing for product production (packaging) resulting in a savings of $230k- Coordinate pricing for Maintenance Related Operations (MRO) for outsourced stock management- Initiated use of web-based equipment dispensing system for Safety Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for business risk reduction, to monitor safety related metrics, improve employee usage compliance and optimize traceability. Cost savings in 2018 was $35kfrom negotiated vendor pricing- Responsible for annual vendor communications to price raw material chemicals (~6 suppliers/22 material codes) and packaging (~ 6 additional suppliers/121 material codes)- Responsible for communications for 97 contractors to ensure compliance with company safety requirements- Lead for Fork Lift Fleet management, leases and equipment repairs across 8 business locations - Assess Vendor Management performance through scorecard reporting for vendor evaluations- Confirm Freight & Inco-terms for global deliveries, invoice monitoring; work with A/P and Tax Department to ensure accuracy- Experienced in Continuous Improvement Process and Lean Six Sigma practices. Example: reviewed manual purchase order process with a 10-day turn-around time. Recommended implementation of Lotus Notes and SAP based-system interface to increase oversight of approval process and yield a 90% reduction of turn around time of orders.

- Supported 4 divisions across graphics, healthcare, materials and photo product portfolios- Negotiated energy procurement through 3rd Party Electric and Natural Gas suppliers resulting in annual utility cost savings averaging $440 K per year- Coordinated MRO supply chain inventory pricing and Fork truck Fleet management- Process purchase requisitions interfaced between Lotus Notes and SAP for services used by Operations/Facilities, Equipment and Healthcare contracts