Sara Heithaus Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis Area

I improve lead times using forecasting ability and work with top suppliers to ensure the proper amount of product for each market. Skilled at helping national warehouses with PeopleSoft modules. Work on multiple projects, reporting, and purchase order approvals.

Greater St. Louis Area

Reviewed and approved purchase orders in PeopleSoft up to $50K for 150 main suppliers nationally.-Aligned purchasing to Altice corporate standards by developing and implementing new centralized process, in collaboration with IT.-Prepared and communicated forecast and inventory measurements, enabling vendors to maintain sufficient stock levels.-Maintained customer premise equipment guidance document which matched box types to tier and market, improving technician efficiency.-Developed custom reports which analyzed purchasing trends for executive level management, including CTO and operational SVPs.-Improved efficiency and accuracy of standard item approval by developing workflow and collaborating with Corporate Engineering to establish and maintain item availability.-Verified and authorized access to purchasing and inventory modules within PeopleSoft, eliminating improper movements.

Managed supply chain to ensure regional availability of customer premise equipment. Administered vendor and product database and assisted with invoicing, change orders, and vendor-related issues.-Drove cost savings and secured improved lead times by sourcing new vendors and maximizing current vendor resource to leverage new products.-Conducted vendor reviews, ensuring performance aligned with financial strategic initiatives.-Facilitated product initiatives by creating and delivering request for information (RFI) and request for quote (RFQ) documents for vendors.-Collaborated with engineering on approval of installation / construction contracts and confirmation of current applicable insurance certifications, minimizing liability.-Troubleshot PeopleSoft issues for regional field operations team, improving accuracy of purchase orders and inventory work.