Contract positions in Purchasing for various companies.

Purchasing. Legal Research

•Evaluate purchasing processes, procedures & personnel in manufacturing company•Recommend to Executive Management detailed process improvements, personnel training & procedure revisions. Ex:EDI PO’s•Develop standard protocols/processes for buyers•Evaluate Supplier quality program & recommend process improvements•Identity Cost Savings opportunities. Develop cost reduction initiatives•Mentor current personnel in advanced purchasing methods

•Evaluate/select suppliers based on Total cost and supply chain qualifiers (EDI)•Negotiate contracts for medical supplies & equipment for multiple hospitals & off-site facilities•Monitor contract compliance, Price variance, Invoice accuracy, on-time delivery, material conformity.•Reduced vendor base & inventory by contracting with Distributor•Reduced annual material costs by 9% in 2005. Corporate target 2%•Member Value Analysis Team. Member Product Conversion Team

•Managed sourcing of & procurement of multiple commodities required at job sites•Successfully developed & implemented a vendor selection process. Reduced Midwest region vendor base by 30%. Reduced from over 2600 to less than 800•Composed Vendor Selection Guide manual to be used by sourcing personnel in order to achieve consistency & to enhance training.•Conducted Vendor evaluation reviews including quality, capacity, materials management, accounting functions at points of manufacture & distribution•Negotiated vendor-teaming agreements for long-term relationship & cost reduction•Contributed to process improvements as a member of the GE Power Systems evaluation team for Accounts Payable•Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

•Developed spare parts BOM for fleet of Boeing 767 modified craft•Compiled initial & long-term financial projections. This report was integral to the executive decision to outsource the project.•Compiled and processed RFQ’s•Spearheaded 767 Team, the first multi-discipline review team established at the company

• Procurement & production control functions•Implemented vendor evaluation programs & vendor stocking programs. Reduced inventory 12%•Commodity buyer for Corporate division for DRAMS, logic, memory, IC’s, cables & PCB’s•Reduced 1994 projected material cost 11 %: 1995 projected costs 9%•Buyer for R&D engineers, requiring extensive participation on the new product introduction team & an ability to source leading edge components