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New York, Ny, Us

Evansville, In, Us

Direct and fully guide the daily business administration activities of multi-level procurement as it relates to the purchasing functions for an industry leading, $7.6 billion in annual sales, flexible packaging, protective plastics and specialty adhesives’ company. Manage an annual spend of $124 million dollars’ worth of raw materials and packaging as purchased by 18 national buyers. Conduct full-scale raw material and packaging RFP’s in addition to routine RFQ’s and RFI’s. Maintain and distribute internal price lists regularly to authorized plant buyers for all raw materials and packaging. Enter purchase orders into ERP system for high dollar threshold, internationally sourced finished goods’ items. Process RFE’s for CAPEX in addition to the gathering and preparation of relevant procurement data to justify, substantiate and validate planned capital expenditures (CAPEX). Chief librarian of all electronic CAD drawings, print cards, art and graphic files within a shared computer drive interface. Initiate, practice, maintain company-wide tenet of continual improvement in areas of operations, procurement and logistics.

Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, Us

Led a team of 3 sourcing managers and 2 buyers acquiring finished goods for one of the world’s largest button importers. Manage fully integrated supply chain, logistics and warehousing network ensuring timely delivery of over $20 million dollars’ worth of import product annually. Tracked purchase orders approved all freight forwarder bookings, freight bills and shipment documentation. Maintained vendor relationships with over 60 international button suppliers located in over 30 countries. Performed forecasting and replenishment, stock, landed factor and gross margin analysis for all imported products. 100% responsible for indirect procurement tied to the company’s 20,000 square foot office facility. Primary Customer Service Liaison for all major customers that include Wal-Mart, Jo-Ann Stores and Michaels. Maintained a 99.4% customer purchase order fulfillment rate for FY 2014 against a set goal of 98%.

Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nl

Largely responsible for buying over $27.5 million dollars’ worth of chemical raw materials and packaging annually for one of the largest global manufacturers of super yacht marine paint and specialty coatings. Facilitated the master scheduling of hundreds of monthly production batches with plant managers. Organized all facets of indirect procurement for MRO (maintenance, repair, operations) spanning a facility of 21 buildings. Coordinated warehouse inventory storage of raw materials and packaging. Liaised with intra-company and inter-company logistics, transportation, warehousing and loading dock personnel. Corresponded with sales and marketing managers to ensure annual sales’ goals were realized. On-site internal auditor for ISO 9001:2008 Standard in addition to being a Deputy OSHA internal auditor. Key Achievements: Hedged various grades of copper at a competitive price which yielded a savings in FY 2011 of $750K dollars. Helped develop and champion a company-wide vendor database ensuring all purchase order pricing matched invoiced pricing. Co-conceived and spearheaded the “See-Say-Do-Safety for All” initiative which led to a 12% drop in on-site worker injuries.

New York, New York, Us

Held 4 positions over a 15 + year period. Coordinated, directed, handled and processed all pre-production materials, bill of material entry, artwork approvals, printing of paper goods, manufacturing, production, ordering and shipment of product to over 500 record and video label companies both domestic and international. Analyzed, interpreted and managed blueprints, templates, component specifications and final artwork for on press approvals of various media configuration releases including Blu-Ray Disc, Compact Disc, CD ROM and DVD. Managed large scale customer service operations including purchasing, order fulfillment, shipping, receiving and warehousing. Mentored, trained and tested all new departmental employees on standardized data entry procedures and protocols. Served as an intricate media packaging consultant and technical specification interpreter to the Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) family of companies consisting of over 130 record labels. Planned, directed and monitored tasks essential to manufacturing over 300 new record and home video releases annually. Controlled all aspects and areas of direct and indirect procurement with over 400 approved vendors. Implemented, executed and sometimes delegated 100% of order fulfillment of shipments to the top 20 globally ranked international music and video distributors partnered with the Lightyear Entertainment (LYE) Division of Warner Music Group. Successfully guided the entire release, manufacturing and shipment schedule for upwards of 60-65 record labels, film studios, distribution companies, home video labels and production companies annually. Awarded 100% Accuracy-Rating for pre-production and production Bill of Material data entry for FY 2007–2010. Led pre-production initiatives resulting in 6% cost reduction for distributed label customers from 2008 – 2009.