Manage non-ferrous metals spend and strategy for Newell Brands.

Collaboratively work on a cross functional team to strategically source, negotiate and develop suppliers for raw material: aluminum, carbon steel, carbon bar, carbon wire, high speed steel, carbide, etc.Successfully executed annual bid negotiation for carbon strip steel with annual productivity savings of $1.2 million dollarsExecuted a supplier qualification with an annual productivity savings of 20% Strategically negotiated an annual bid for high speed steel capturing foreign exchange and favorable metal markets, as well as a LCC source for $895,000.Sourcing lead for project team moving a production line while implementing new material configuration (strip steel to sheet) Proactively support production and material planning for vendor related issues with material availability, AP, and expeditesCooperatively evaluated suppliers with the quality team to identify, qualify and PPAP suppliers who met our cost and quality needs. Supported strategic category development through annual bid cycles, productivity projects, low cost country sourcing

Managing 50+ million annual spend for raw and fabricated steel, castings and machined castings as well as other low spend commodities. Strategic sourcing for low volume, high mix production.Implemented various strategies for material availabily. Including but not limited to: consignment, stocking program, JIT, supplier kitting, consolidation of like parts, etc.Low cost country sourcing for fabricated steel, castings and machined castings with domestic consignment programs to eliminate any impact to production due to long lead and transit times from China, Mexico and Europe.Assist quality engineers with supplier development.Collaboratively work with cross functional teams to identify potential cost saving through engineering changes, leverage of material spend, consolidation of like parts, etcProject buyer for high profile production builds. Managed long lead time items with various suppliers for raw material, fabricated steel and machined casting. Point of contact in supply chain for project manager, sales and production.

Managed a sourcing project yielding in a 25% (250k) cost savings with 90 day payment terms as well as reduction in on-hand inventory to meet the companies EBIT goals.Procurement specialist of non-ferrous raw materials. Specifically, 6061-T6 extruded aluminum. 12L14, 41L40, 6061, AISI SS bar stock. Other commodities include:Coils, ductile iron, o-rings, turned parts. Develop, grow and maintain partnerships with suppliers.

Supply Chain Specialist - Tactical Buyer. Manage incoming parts from 10+ suppliers for the production of hydraulic valves. As well as, working as a team to reduce overall inventory in the organization without affecting customer delivery.Member of a global China Growth project. Working on a global team to develop and implement new processes for inventory flow, information flow and production processes.5S Lead for the Supply Chain Department. Working on a leadership team to implement 5S methodology throughout the organization.

Rotational program in the operations and engineering department. Rotation 1: Material Analyst Rotation 2: Process Improvement Specialist (Lean/ Six Sigma)Rotation 3: Quality Rotation 4: Manufacturing Supervisor

• Created the quality control plan for the C5 Breaker Production line in accordance with ISO requirements• Defined root causes and implemented corrective actions for part issues due to customer complaints • Developed a new hire training plan and guideline for the Quality Department• Effectively utilized metrology and GD&T methodology to trouble non-conforming material

• Inventory reduction of $259,000 at the facilities off-site warehouse • Lead a Kaizen Blitz resulting in an increase in productivity of 22%• Supervisor of three direct reports; analyzed manning, shift structure as well as managing attitudes and implementation of process changes• Created a process playbook which consisted of flow charts, situational examples and a priority list for the areas production flow allowing operators and supervisor to easily determine the production planning

• Fabricated an internal kanban system to reduce on-hand inventory by 33% without negatively affecting customer service• Proactively communicated with design engineers to correct bill of materials to prepare for an implementation of SAP• Implemented a just-in-time ordering process for sheet metal material with an elimination of $17,000 in holding costs without negatively affecting customer service • Created a cycle counting process to verify the accuracy of on-hand inventory levels to prepare for an implementation of SAP

Material manager for a visual management system. Customer service process improvement specialist. Supply Chain Specialist/ buyer.

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