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Redondo Beach, Ca, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

•Responsible for managing and negotiating subcontracts for a number of Honeywell business units.•Oversee a portfolio of 10 suppliers, ensuring consistent performance, adherence to contract terms, and timely delivery of goods and services.•Develop and Maintain collaborative business relationships with numerous suppliers through persistent and effective communication. •Draft and finalize subcontracts while ensuring strict adherence to procurement standards and contract requirements in order to maximizing compliance.•Perform in-depth evaluations of subcontractor proposals to identify value and alignment with business objectives.•Establish cross-functional partnerships with Honeywell engineers and programs to address subcontracting needs and specifications.•Revamped the subcontract teams on-boarding guide, streamlining processes and enhancing clarity to improve the on-boarding experience for new hires and ensure seamless integration into the team.

Falls Church, Va, Us

• The single point of contact assigned to suppliers for reporting status.• Review metrics by organizing and cross-referencing open order reports, updating line items, and ensuring that accurate delivery dates are reflected in SAP.• Manage and track the oversight for 11 suppliers and 406 open lines. Maintained a 99.8% accuracy rate in purchase order delivery promise dates. • Responsible for the commodities of sensors, mechanisms, miscellaneous hardware, hazmat, chemicals, mechanical hardware, composites, and iBuy.• Push suppliers to expedite orders when necessary. Request a milestone schedule when orders are reported as delayed by at least three weeks.• Responsible for improving oversight of purchase order status to Northrop programs. Relay material and delivery status to all stakeholders of an order.• Coordinate Northrop Grumman leadership, engineers, project managers, and program managers together to get production issues resolved.• Work to improve the visibility of a program’s critical requirements by reviewing all parts that are due within two weeks and ensure that they are on track.• Flourish a healthy relationship with supplier contacts to promote information sharing. Schedule and conduct open order report meetings when necessary. • Facilitate technical supplier support from the Commodity Engineering Team whenever vendor material change management is required. Ensure that an RCI, SMRR, Coupons, and PID are submitted by our suppliers when necessary.• Responsible for contacting the receiving dock to ensure that parts have been received and that the goods receipt has been posted. • Led a procurement initiative to significantly reduce the number of unacknowledged purchase orders, as a total of 250 went unacknowledged for over 180 days. Obtained acknowledgements on 248 purchase orders at the project’s conclusion. • Served as the team Engagement Lead. Tasked with the responsibility of planning team events and activities to promote team camaraderie

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

•Rotated within the project management, sales, accounting, pricing, marketing, and software development departments to gain understanding of the Emerge value stream and the freight industry.•Developed implementation plan for an internal Employee dashboard to streamline disorganized company applications, websites, and internal communication. •Published an article appearing on each of the company’s media platforms discussing the current shifts within the spot/contract market and how they impact the logistics and supply chains of numerous companies.•Maintained and developed carrier/shipper relationships enabling freight to run efficiently and cost effectively.•Booked four loads within three days working with the Carrier Sales team and one demo with the Sales Development team.

Vevey, Ch

•Developed a carbon roadmap, tracing the total amount of current/future carbon reductions that have taken place within company’s sustainability projects.•Led the “Thesis” project by collecting and transferring sustainable data and statistics within numerous facets of Nestlé’s supply chain to their buyers.•Regularly communicated with farmers in order to ensure sustainable projects were being carried out correctly and efficiently.•Maintained and developed Nestle’s NZI Lighthouse Farms, Manure Management, Beef GHG Reduction, Coffee Husk, Cover Cropping, Better Chicken Initiative, and Cocoa Certification Projects to contribute towards the company’s effort of achieving zero net emissions by 2050.•Attended the 2021 Sustainable Agriculture Summit to learn about the future of sustainability from a diverse group of farmers, suppliers, and specialist within the field. Highlighted the importance for stakeholders within the industry to strengthen their commitments towards climate solutions.

Northbrook, Il, Us

•Provided customer service by taking and fulfilling orders and completing restaurant maintenance tasks.•Planned and organized events such as weddings, birthday parties, and company dinners.

Bachelor'S Degree, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Bachelor'S Degree, International Business

High School Diploma, Broadcast Journalism