Purchasing: Multi-Site / Regional Team Leader! Key member of the regional leadership team with key accountabilities for managing “Just-In-Time”inventories of key production consumables (packaging materials, chemicals, safety equipment, office equipment and supplies, healthcare equipment and janitorial supplies) and critical maintenance machine- parts & components to ensure continuous operations while minimizing the capital invested in inventory.! Implemented initiatives as part of Quad’s leadership team resulting in departmental cost savings measures of over $12M during a 2-year period.• Led, trained, mentored, evaluated and directed a team of Purchasing and Central Stores staff. Conducted monthly meetings with teams – fostered two-way communications and evaluated business / training needs.• Researched, identified, interviewed and negotiated pricing and consignment items with vendors including managing requisitions and purchase orders. Generated approvals and authorization procedures.• Collaboratively developed and implemented internal SOP’s that increased quality, efficiency& productivity. Reduced labor & materials costs. Enhanced customer / client satisfaction and organizational integrity.• Managed all service contracts. Ensured that all service providers adhered to the contract requirements and monitored / verified / qualified their invoices for accuracy.• Provided group and individual training to ensure compliance and buy-in with organizational protocol and internal procurement SOPs.• Applied aptitude in fiscal and administrative oversite including accounting functions / budget management / strategic planning / AP & AR / file & data management / data analysis / marketing / editing content and technical writing.Previous roles included division / plant level Purchasing and Central Stores leadership roles before being promoted to Regional / Multi-Site roles.

Key team member leading multiple product line activities and supporting product managers in successfully optimizing profits to meet marketing, financial and corporate objectives.• Effectively oversaw the development and implementation of projects related to education and management resources product line for healthcare product distributor.• Closely monitored and reported on sales volume and profitability, making recommendations for price changes, line extensions, discontinuations and product/service enhancements.• Identified vendors for line extensions, analyzed cost structures, prepared competitive analysis reports, recommended price points and inventory levels and developed proposals and sales forecasts.

Effectively managed all daily operations of full-service photography studio, including billing and marketing.• Scheduled and coordinated photo shoots, including assisting with styling and staging.• Full office responsibility including setting appointments, customer relations, client follow-up, filemaintenance, ordering photographic inventory and business supplies.