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Ensured material flow process, consisting of incoming receiving, storage and production order requirements via SAP. Supervised activities of up to 30 personnel. Managed outbound international and domestic shipments created international customs documents. Selection of international brokers, approval of freight invoices with 3rd party freight service and freight carrier selection. Accountable for customer and consignment material. Participated in ISO Audits, internal quality audits and financial audits.Reduced 50% of inventory storage space through proper organization and consolidation.Transitioned inventory storage from fixed shelving storage to Remstar vertical stacking storage units.Absorbed two plant closing inventories into main facility while supporting production for three manufacturing plants.Improve inventory through put reducing receiving times and production pulling to meet internal customers requirements.Member of Emergency Response Team, Basic First Aid certified, DOT Hazardous Materials trained. Initiated systems contracts for multiple plants. Reduced costs through negotiations, organizational efficiencies and adapting of specialized inventory for additional cost reductions and improved supply chain functions. Developed logistics suppliers for international air and sea freight, national LTL, regional LTL and local freight forwarders. Cross- functional team member for multiple projects. Represented purchase organization in management and project scheduling processes. Decreased special engineered inventory by 35% with no cost increase and gaining manufacturing efficiencies.Changed LTL and local carriers for logistics cost cutting initiatives resulting in 25% total cost savings.Achieved a 21% cost reduction of major equipment purchases and services for automation requirements.Reduced timing of delivery from European supply base while improving through put of multiple commodities.

Coordinated all functions of supply chain management pertaining to logistics, procurement, inventory control, operations and negotiations for three distribution facilities. Directed, negotiate and selected package RFQ’s for preferred platform commodity suppliers. Qualified and selected minority suppliers to meet customer’s purchase amount requirements. Management team member selection committee for new ERP system, project manager for the implementation of system. Orchestrated operational processes for standard operating procedures for multiple departments. Project Manager for new office and distribution facility while simultaneously continuing support to 64 automotive tier 1 facilities. Negotiated reconciliation of punitive and obsolescence charges concerning company quality issues. Emergency response team member for customer crisis situations and problem resolution. Achieved reduction of 10% inventory while growing business to $50 million annual sales by structuring supplier agreements.Increased inventory turns from 1.7 to 8.5 while assuming new growth in business.; 8% reduction of vendor base while increasing leverage on commodity cost and delivery; 40% reduction of LTL costs saving $450,000, 70% reduction of expedited freight $45,000, structured negotiated discounts; 29% cost reduction of purchased mature product, 35% margin on new engineered specialized product through negotiations; 85% of annual spend purchased through EDI from 17% of all suppliers.Transitioned 200 plus supplier base payment terms to 45 days net.

Provided strategic procurement of multiple commodities and services. Developed and structured systems contracts for multiple plants and buyers to purchase from. Achieved cost reductions through negotiations and organizational efficiencies and consignment inventory. Increase minority content of purchases and services for end customer requirements. Leveraged annual spend of consolidated Milacron affiliates suppliers for additional cost reductions and improved supply chain functions. Valenite representative to Milacron Synergistic Committee, member of World Logistics Council. Increased of consignment inventory by 75% with no cost increase and gaining manufacturing efficiencies.Changed over all LTL carriers for corporate logistics cost cutting initiatives.Instituted supply base commonality for Milacron divisions working with corporate commercial synergist.29% cost reduction of purchased computer systems for gagging products.Changed $200,000,000 plus annual spend, supplier base payment terms to 2% 15, net 60 days.

Managed all supply chain functions pertaining to logistics, planning, procurement, inventory control, production scheduling and negotiations for two manufacturing facilities. Negotiated and directed all capital PAR purchases with an aggregate discounting of 15% comparison to budget. Coordinated fiscal year-end inventory and implementation cycle count program for improved inventory accuracy. Implementation team member for successful new ERP system. Introduced new innovation in approach to procurement and supply chain management. Achieved 23% improvement in material lead time, increased inventory turns from 2.3 to 6.5.; 18% reduction of supply base while increasing leverage on commodity cost and delivery; 15% reduction in quality cost by supplier annual quality review and on site audits; and 12% cost reduction of purchased production items and services for manufacturing demands.

Finance And Accounting

Left in senior year due to family issues and work situation.

Associate Of Business Administration, Finanace And Accounting