Sara Erickson Email & Phone Number

Somers, Ct, Us

Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States

Denver, Colorado

• Proactively position inventory to support sales growth • Reviewed, entered, and maintained computerized records of purchase requisitions and items purchased, costs, schedule of deliveries, vendor performance, inventories• Resolve accounting, receiving, and quality issues to ensure I maintain a material pipeline, as well as strong relations with my vendors. • Continuously recommend process and procedure changes required to improve overall supply chain efficiency. • Actively work with suppliers to negotiate cost reductions and improve PPV.

Global Erp Project

• Provide support to users and assist with troubleshooting issues.• Provide training and a mentorship to the North America asset team.

Greater Denver Area

• Consulted as a supply chain subject matter expert during the design and implementation of an Oracle platform• Trained and mentored the business user community during system transition.• Responsible for translating business requirements into effective and efficient solutions• Observe, evaluate and document existing business processes• Provide recommendations around how to leverage the Oracle application to improve operational efficiencies

Englewood, Co

• Developing market strategies and communications to drive specific commodities and suppliers • Manage and coach direct reports which includes delivering yearly employee performance reviews• Build and manage supplier relationships. Coordinate and attend supplier meetings (local and off-site)• Gather and analyze supplier-specific data, implement and manage technology-specific marketing programs, prepare for Quarterly Business Reviews.• Develop forecasts and other reports that meet company objectives.

• Participate in meetings with multiple suppliers to improve delivery and pricing. • Resolve accounting, receiving, and quality issues to ensure I maintain a material pipeline. • Participated in a 3-day Kaizen event regarding process improvement.• Continuously recommend process and procedure changes required to improve overall supply chain efficiency. • Actively work with suppliers to negotiate cost reductions and improve PPV. • Manage current inventory levels to prevent SMI. Reduce SMI inventory by leveraging my relationships

Greater Denver Area

• Responsible for sales excellence through the development and management of customer strategy in assigned account territory• Build and maintain relationships with purchasing, management, engineering, quality, suppliers, and other members of the organization • Manage all stages of production: pipeline, material ready, manufacturing coordination, to final product• Participate in the development and resolution of customer action plans • Utilize Return On Working Capital model to set profit/margin strategy for customer quoting on existing and new opportunities• Provide support and direction to both engineering and manufacturing teams• End of Life management of product

Greater Denver Area

• Establish, develop and maintain business relationships with current and prospective customers to generate new business• Identify key customer decision makers to include engineering, procurement, & operations• Utilize influential relationships within Arrow’s internal support teams such as AR, Project Coordinators, Engineers, FSR’s, Frontline, Asset, and Product Marketing • Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints• Respond effectively and efficiently to customer quotation requests • Respond effectively and efficiently to customer quotation requests