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Greater Atlanta Area

Oversee purchasing and market strategy efforts for $150M specialty panels category and directly manage $55M in BlueLinx as importer of record international spend. Accountable for conducting financial analysis, evaluations, and benchmarking to identify cost drivers through cost models in order to drive cost savings through continuous improvement initiatives. Manage the RFP, RFI, and SLA (service level agreements), and contract management processes to enhance supplier performance.◼Introduced stronger quality control measures in production, resulting in reducing customer claims by +45% in 1-year◼Collaborate with 4- National Account Executives to improve product strategy and product offerings for industrial, retail, and national account channels, including major logos like Home Depot, Lowe’s, and 84 Lumber◼Perform statistical analysis using KPIs, sales forecasting data, market trends, margin performance, and inventory investment information to improve performance, resulting in identifying 5 underperforming facilities◼Secured long-term commitments with 15 manufacturers in Russia, Vietnam, and Indonesia, for supply chain fulfillment, resulting in steady product pricing, fluctuating no more than 7% YoY, and stabilizing shipping prices, within 36-months◼Managed and updated the SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) for onboarding of 25 core products and 12 new products annually, including specification and inspection requirements

Greater Atlanta Area

Managed key commodity categories, providing process and methodology to engage key disciplines to determine business needs and potential strategies. Demonstrated strong negotiating skills, established and improved supplier alliances, partnerships, performance, and contingency plans. Regularly analyzed supplier cost breakdowns to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and value-added products using benchmarking methodologies.◼Identified vendor spend leverage opportunities, conducted value assessment of suppliers, and negotiated contracts and supply agreements, resulting in a $65K cost of goods reduction and an increase of 1.2% in gross margin◼Lowered the total cost of ownership of domestic hardwood plywood lines in 5 warehouse facilities by an average of $110K each through SKU rationalization and increase in vendor rebate support◼Conducted in-person training PowerPoint presentations for classes of 35+ participants +/-7 times annually, and monthly online classes with +/-35 participants, educating new Sales Associates, Product Management, and Account Associates on basics of product categories, including new product offerings, grading specifications, and updates on market trends◼Led and managed key projects from start to finish, including national vendor spend programs, resulting in identifying and consolidating 1250 duplicate codes, facilitating more effective and accurate forecasting for products and sales◼Spearheaded product launch initiative, collaborating cross departmentally, resulting in developing a program with a product offering of 6 SKUS that drove $4.5M+ in total sales