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Royersford, Pa, Us

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, Us

Procurement Category Manager – Chemical Management Services. – $1.1 billion dollar company.• Tier 2 chemical management procurement programs in excess of $21 million annual spend.• Responsible for Tier 2 chemical procurement programs for 65 sites.• Utilized Producers Price Index to drive down supplier price increases in an inflationary oil market. • Implemented strategic cost savings and cost avoidance programs.• Key accounts: Ford, Nexteer, Koyo, Eaton, and American Axle.• Two direct reports - managed Open Order reports -Price Changes – Freight Tracking / Expedites.

Memphis, Tennessee, Us

TruGreen LLC – Lawn care and maintenance services. – $1.75 billion dollar company.• Manage Pesticides procurement programs with an annual spend of $54 million.• Develop 2016 strategic cost savings and cost avoidance in excess of $1.2M • Reduced freight cost and utilizing regional manufacturers that are closer to the end users.• Implementation of early order pricing programs with delayed payment terms with strategic suppliers.• Leverage generic supplier pricing to drive down brand product pricing.• Build supplier relationships with 45 key manufactures and distributors.• Design and Implement new supplier score card templates to streamline the rating process.• Work with legal department to construct new terms and conditions contract templates.• Responsible for pesticide procurement for 300 plus branch and franchise locations.

West Chester, Pa, Us

• Develop existing strategic sourcing relationships with chemical distributors and manufacturers. • Implemented single point of contact with national chemical distributors.• Mentor a staff of 50 buyers; provide coaching for negotiation cost avoidance and cost savings.• Locate, evaluate and recommend high quality, low cost chemical sources to various site customers.• Query data from a complex database TCMIS, and provide cost analysis and savings reports.• Design Excel analytical tools. i.e.: Percent of cost savings for over past 3 years for four MillerCoors sites.• Utilizing a network of key chemical supplier to provide the highest quality chemicals at the lowest price.• Using a network of suppliers to ensure customers have the correct material in the shortest possible time. • Issue RFQ packages, analyze competitive bids, award business and maintain system pricing. • Maintain long term supplier agreements at an aggregate level for commodity chemicals.• Supervise the daily activities of the category specialists.• Cost savings results – $230k in 9 months.

Horsham, Pennsylvania, Us

• Managed the chemical supply chain from procurement to manufacturing.• Negotiated annual contracts and spot purchase on for all chemical production raw materials. • Cost Savings and Cost Avoidance over $350K in the past 12 months.• Developed quarterly RFQ program on bulk railcar purchases.• Increased inventory turns and reduced lead-time, by having distribution suppliers keep inventory on their floor 30 days prior to delivery. • Changed payment terms to 10 days less 1% discount on 90% of chemical purchases. • Developed and expanded supplier relationship, both foreign and domestic.• Responsible for chemical production batch planning.• Strong chemical supplier network of supplier, both at the distributor and manufacture level.• Strength – saving money by using a multiple approve supplier network and driving prices down.

Miramar, Fl, Us

Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

• Responsible for purchasing and expediting 15,000 automotive components.• Implemented Lean Manufacturing Principles to reduce foreign supplier lead-time. $135,000 annual savings.• Developed new and existing supplier relationships, which laid the foundation to establish a foreign consignment, program that reduced lead-time in some cases up to 100 days.• Recommended IT development of a Web application supplier forecast, which allows suppliers gain access to system generated six month forecasted demand. • Reviewed weekly negative CTP reports and expedited via Air Freight when necessary.• Changed terms of shipment from CIF US Port to FOB Origin Port, to have better control over freight carriers and remove hidden supplier costs.• Purchased tooling relating aluminum starter and alternator castings for Taiwan suppliers.• Two buyer assistants reported directly to this position.• The purchasing team was outsourced to the China office in 2007.

Bachelor'S Degree, Organizational Communication

Associate Of Arts (Aa), General Education