Rusty T Lewis Email & Phone Number

Bethlehem, Pa

Strategic Sourcing Manger II • Responsible for developing projects to strategically align with key suppliers to improve pricing and lead times.Commodity Buyer II • Responsible for sourcing, negotiating and procurement of materials and services necessary for the fabrication of equipment for the power plant industry.• Collaborated with engineering for the procurement of engineered buyouts such as tubes, vacuum pump systems, steam jet air ejectors, expansion joints, valves and rupture discs.• Successfully tracked budget vs. buys annually, generating repeated cost savings historically of over $150,000 annually.• Interacted with various departments within the organization to ensure project schedules were upheld.Manager, Purchasing • Effectively scheduled, coordinated and managed turnover meetings for procurement of all material required for new projects.• Negotiated purchase orders and contracts with a wide variety of suppliers obtaining best possible pricing and deliveries. Purchasing Supervisor • Motivated and successfully managed a group of buyers, expeditors and an administrative assistant.• Created and managed a preferred supplier inventory program for manufacturing consumables that reduced costs annually by 24% Buyer • Locked in prices successfully for extended periods on blanket order contracts for raw materials and welding gases.• Professionally place purchase orders to meet production schedules while maintaining good supplier relationships resulting in reduced costs.