A Supply Chain Professional with 17 years of hands on, progressive, and diverse experience applicable to Procurement-Logistics, Data Management, Operations, and a working knowledge of various ERP systems and streamlining Purchasing practices. Possessing a wealth of knowledge from industries such as Construction, Automotive, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Pharmaceutical, which is highly transferable to any company.ACCOMPLISHMENTSPURCHASING,• Procurement of materials and components by quickly learning items, processes, and ERP systems.• Ensured purchase order accuracy was maintained which eliminated delays in shipping, receiving and invoice matching.• Tracked Purchase/Blanket Orders and created new procedures resulting in precise costing and expense allocation.• Reduced annual expenses from 20%-30% by sourcing new vendors, negotiating pricing and deliveries with existing vendors.INVENTORY CONTROL,• Created replenishment systems and organized critical parts which avoided duplicate orders.• Ensured materials meet specifications and placed in correct location reducing materials loss and restocking charges.• Cycle counted parts on a daily basis which avoided stock outs and validated ERP inventory data.DATA COORDINATION,• Able to Load large amounts of Items into ERP and updating current data for Purchasing and Logistics departments.• Subject Matter Expert for the Item Master, Vendor file, Requisitioning, User access, contract prices, and expense codes.LOGISTICS,• Managed the flow of goods from warehouse to customer in the right quantity, quality, lead days and place.SOURCING,• Introduced new requested Items or equivalent items by using current Vendors, internet sourcing and historical data.NEGOTIATION,• Improved price for raw materials, components, and MRO Items by building vendor relationships, • Met with vendors and discussed options, resulting in saving cost by 20%-30% and delivery by 40%-60%.PLANNING and SCHEDULING,• Eliminated stock-outs by planning purchases upon forecasted inventory, shop demands and Production Plan.• Successfully coordinated, work in progress, new production runs, JIT items and customer due dates.ERP,• Mastered various ERP systems and took initiative to gather data from various resources to manage databases.• Able to train primary Users on the functionality of the various aspects of ERP system, and associated processes.
Listed skills include Erp Systems, Purchasing, Job Scheduling, Sourcing, and 11 others.