- Responsible for procurement processes, purchasing, value over cost analysis, forecasting of budgets, negotiations and development and leadership of 20+ employees.- Planning and execution of inventory, including establishing policies, SOPs and protocols- Purchasing production and MRO for high volume and high customer traffic industry.- Implements cost-saving strategies and techniques to improve efficiency, increase profits and reduce spending.- Analysis of product costing and determination of company profitability regarding purchasing goods and materials.- Analysis of marketing data and cooperation in determining future marketing decisions- Provide CEO and CFOs with ideas for continuous improvement in general operating processes.- Accountable for all sourcing with both internal and external suppliers and vendors.- Manage and facilitate strategic decisions related to budgets, spending, savings, and risk mitigation.- Forecasted potential sourcing events and annual spending, workload and other capacities. - Strategically planned saving initiatives, analyzed results and presented solutions or recommendations to CFO.- Demonstrated proficient use of Microsoft office software and Fishbowl.

- Responsible for product and service suppliers regarding logistics and traffic of production materials.- Managed and oversaw supplier development, payments, sourcing events, and cost-over-value analysis for budgets of $1 million+ USD.- Implemented cost-effective strategies for supplier management resulting in a 40% savings increase.- Organized and attended all sourcing events to ensure the best. - Consistently investigated cost-effective alternatives for transportation, delivery times, improvements, quality control, regions and logistics- Planned and executed annual production capacities by suppliers by company standards following bi-monthly cost analyses. - A direct report and responsible for leading, delegating and managing a team of five purchasing buyers.- Efficiently dealt with roadblocks that could have caused a production halt and included potential roadblocks in future negotiations and supplier management to ensure fewer delays and errors.- Demonstrated proficient use of Microsoft office software and SAP.

- Searched for premium imported teas, mostly from all over Europe.- Managed a team of employees. - Searched and developed local suppliers. - Controlled basic business management foundations.

- International commerce subjects, purchasing, buying and vendor management.

- Negotiated better prices, delivery times and product quality from across North America, Latin America, Asia and Europe.- Followed up and managed any changes regarding engineering, design and quality of products for 23 different manufacturing projects.- Intermediary management for quality approval of material process between groups within the company and clients (KIA, FORD, MAZDA, VOLKSWAGEN, BMW, MERCEDEZ BENZ). - Lead virtual meetings with team members and suppliers from around the world. - Demonstrated proficient use of Microsoft office software and QAD, IRIS, and HPLM.