Responsible for managing the procurement of assigned commodities, including Network Equipment (servers, routers and other equipment), Software (for development and production). Planning for the purchase of materials based on MRP requirements, including risk associated with procurement decisions. Participated as a team member in various new product development teams representing the supply chain organization. Established a company-wide supplier scorecard for the purpose of evaluating current supply base. Included in the project for the supplier scorecard included format design, internal processes and publishing of results to suppliers and TruePosition management. SAP “super user” as it relates to purchase requisitions, purchase orders and materials.

Purchasing and Planning support for manufacturing of medical equipment. Manage international sources for electronics and electro-mechanical sub- assemblies. Analyze inventory levels for the purpose of maximizing inventory turns and achieving customer service goals. Ensure prompt delivery of items and adaptation of quality criteria from suppliers. Reconcile accounting discrepancies. Improve communications with suppliers via concise information exchange of order status for purchasing department. Utilize Oracle in managing the Supply Chain process.

Purchase and forecast materials requirements for electronic (semiconductors) and electro-mechanical (connectors) commodities. Analyze inventory levels for the purpose of maximizing inventory turns and achieving customer service goals. Ensure prompt delivery of items and adaptation of quality criteria from suppliers. Reconcile accounting discrepancies. Improve communications with suppliers via concise information exchange of order status for purchasing department. Utilize SAP in managing the Supply Chain process.

Supporting the decentralized Information Technology organizations, across the entire corporation, in instituting agreements with suppliers for computer software licenses, computer hardware, professional services and information technology maintenance agreements. Departmental representative as a Subject Matter Expert for the implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning software implementation of SAP. Functional responsibilities include group supervision, cost savings and process improvements.