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New Haven, In, Us

Roanoke, In, Us

•Responsibility: Global sourcing of raw material, handbags, crossbody bags, and backpacks to support full line and outlet channels through development of high-quality, low-cost products through vendor management and strong cost negotiations. •20+ years of global sourcing, supply chain and raw material development experience.•Deliver sourcing impact savings in accordance with leadership objectives, achieving career goals of $25,000 annual in carton packaging savings, $700,000 in raw material cost savings, averaged $2-4 million in GSP duty savings, $1 million in design to value savings, and averaging $500,000 annually in finished goods.•Manage offshore vendors on product costing, product development, production, and on-time shipping in multiple Southeast Asia countries.•Travel offshore for vendor management and factory visits in Southeast Asia countries: China, Taiwan, South Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Myanmar.•Collaborate with cross functional teams, such as design, product development, inventory planning, quality, Hong Kong office, and vendors on finished good product development to receipt at distribution center.•Manage raw material sourcing for all hardware, zippers, and trims by sourcing and on-boarding material suppliers, cost negotiations, material planning and staging, and material inventory management.•Manage packaging sourcing for finished goods (gift packaging, hang tags, UPC tags, labels, and shoe boxes). •Develop and manage seasonal developmental calendar with key action items for raw materials and packaging. •Sourcing Business Partner responsible for supporting IT systems FlexPLM, D365, SAP, and EcVision to benefit sourcing functions as well as writing and maintaining SOP’s and RACI’s for multiple business processes for cross-functional departments.

Roanoke, In, Us

•Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins.•Dispensed purchase orders to suppliers with accurate pricing, deadlines, and terms and conditions. •Reviewed proposals, qualified vendors, and recommended optimal suppliers.•Documented purchasing information in SAP to maintain detailed and accurate records.•Managed the purchasing and production of 3,000 SKUs per season of handbags and accessories.•Managed the purchasing and production of raw materials for the domestic manufacturing facility to maintain Kanban levels.•Achieved cost savings of $500,000 on collateral related items.•Managed non-inventory purchases to support marketing, operations, and other corporate team.•Purchasing business support for IT program implementations for SAP and FlexPLM.

Roanoke, In, Us

•Researched suppliers based on availability, quality, selection, and price.•Compute and created purchase orders in SAP to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions and expedite orders to support demand.•Negotiated costing with raw material and packaging suppliers. •Managed Kanban purchasing of raw materials for domestic sewing facilities.•Sourced raw materials for production of handbags and accessories. •Managed cost negotiations of raw materials for low cost, high quality domestic purchasing.•Managed the purchasing of retail marketing collateral items for wholesale and retail partners.

•Monitored all purchase requisitions and handled adjustments with vendors.•Managed vendor relationships through vendor communication, pricing, product availability and quality of products. •Purchased all products to fulfill U.S. Government contracts for a $25 million company.•Placed and managed blanket orders for long team Air Force and Army aerospace contracts.•Sourced quotes from new and existing vendors to establish best pricing for contracts.

•International joint vendor co-op responsible for the purchasing of motors and controls from vendors in six different countries to fulfill demand for customers. •Purchased motors and controls from twelve international joint ventures in six different countries.•Developed purchase orders to fulfill domestic and international customer requirements.•Worked with a team of management to develop purchasing procedures for new international joint ventures.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Management And Human Resources

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services