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St. Louis, Mo, Us

Bridgeton, Missouri, Us

• Manage 7 direct reports in Direct and Indirect global purchases.• Created and deployed Control Tower Program to all of Supply Chain that analyzes over 500k internal and external up to-the-minute real-time data points creating an automated heat map with strong visuals that allows the Buyer to take quick action to address current and future potential Supply Chain outages so the factory never sees them. o The key accomplishment was to get this App. deployed to all Production Buyers just before the pandemic unprecedented v-curve sales rebound which played a significant role in ensuring Purchasing was able to meet Mfg. increased capacity. o Created an intuitive Dashboard that tracks department wide Buyer/Supplier KPI current and future predictive deliver metrics.• Knowledgeable in Power BI interface.• Created a demand capacity ordering system for 3,000 service parts stocked at our fulfillment center. Reducing overall Service Parts backorders by 90%.• Created the Cone Cell schedule system that Mfg. and IT now uses for their new electronic Kanban program. This model was built using real-time demand capacity, forecast, and min/max modeling.• Assisted Engineering with Make vs. Buy analysis to determine best cost efficient option.• Experienced in Management and Scheduling of both 1st and 2nd shift production lines.• Strong interpersonal skills with excellent planning and proven analytic problem-solving.• Management skills with drive, initiative and “never settle” attitude.• Superb leadership and effective communication skills.

Bridgeton, Missouri, Us

Ownership of the entire global mechanical parts purchase.Managing 3 direct reports.

Bridgeton, Missouri, Us

Developed 100+ products with new overseas Suppliers resulting in $275k in year-over-year annual savings.Managed Buyer assistant.

Bridgeton, Missouri, Us

Procurement of 1,000+ custom components. Specialized in sourcing Casting, Precision Machine Components, Compound and Progressive Stamping as well as Magnesium Castings and Extrusions.

Responsibilities included Programming of CNC Equipment. Scheduling the Shop Floor Production personnel. Managed Tool Boss. Ran the Production Schedule and Purchased all required Raw Materials.Reduced production bottlenecks and increased throughput by 50% through increased machine utilization and process improvements.