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North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Manage and direct all aspects of procurement for Conveyor Belt, Gaskets, Fasteners, and Safety that is a $125MM total spend within categories• Manage and direct procurement and sourcing activities for a team of 4 buyers and 3 data entry clerks• Negotiate and execute supplier contracts to assure consistent supply while maximizing savings and minimizing working capital investment• Develop and execute strategic plans for sourcing, supplier consolidation, and savings• Develop… Show more • Manage and direct all aspects of procurement for Conveyor Belt, Gaskets, Fasteners, and Safety that is a $125MM total spend within categories• Manage and direct procurement and sourcing activities for a team of 4 buyers and 3 data entry clerks• Negotiate and execute supplier contracts to assure consistent supply while maximizing savings and minimizing working capital investment• Develop and execute strategic plans for sourcing, supplier consolidation, and savings• Develop KPI’s for the my team and work with team to assure goals are being met• Develop and implement procurement processes within the organization• Develop KPI’s for suppliers to report performance data and drive improvement• Drive annual vendor return program to reduce inventory on slow-moving items• Manage list of items impacted by governmental duties and tariffs to assure accuracy and minimize payment of unneeded tariffs• Manage ERP data on all vendors and items within responsible categories Show less

Greater Pittsburgh Area

- Manage and direct tactical purchasing for a $45 million business unit spend- Manage inventory levels and replenishment parameters for business unit to minimize inventory exposure while maintaining greater than 99% on-time delivery to customers and maximizing inventory turns- Build costing and margin models for all warehouse inventory programs - Lead cost savings initiatives within business unit- Manage, direct, and solve all freight issues within the Pittsburgh Office-… Show more - Manage and direct tactical purchasing for a $45 million business unit spend- Manage inventory levels and replenishment parameters for business unit to minimize inventory exposure while maintaining greater than 99% on-time delivery to customers and maximizing inventory turns- Build costing and margin models for all warehouse inventory programs - Lead cost savings initiatives within business unit- Manage, direct, and solve all freight issues within the Pittsburgh Office- Manage outside assembly production from a system standpoint- Continually evaluate and improve procedures for assemblies, freight, and supply chain functions- Continually evaluate processes to increase efficiency- Provide New-Hire Training to new buyers- Maintaining turn goals and fill rates for all business unit purchasing- Sourcing new products to meet customer needs- Help to design and implement system enhancements to aid in purchasing, freight, and production functions Show less

Greater Pittsburgh Area

- Manage, direct, and solve all freight issues within the Pittsburgh Office- Manage outside assembly production from a system standpoint- Continually evaluate and improve procedures for assemblies and freight- Continually evaluate processes to increase efficiencies- Provide New-Hire Training to new buyers- Purchasing multiple product lines to assure proper stocking levels- Managing inventory levels of glass and Ultra Clean product lines- Maintaining turn goals (7.0… Show more - Manage, direct, and solve all freight issues within the Pittsburgh Office- Manage outside assembly production from a system standpoint- Continually evaluate and improve procedures for assemblies and freight- Continually evaluate processes to increase efficiencies- Provide New-Hire Training to new buyers- Purchasing multiple product lines to assure proper stocking levels- Managing inventory levels of glass and Ultra Clean product lines- Maintaining turn goals (7.0 turns or greater), aged ware goals (under 10% of total inventory), and fill rates (99% on-time delivery) for customer orders on inventory items- Sourcing new products to meet customer needs- Help to design and implement system enhancements to aid in purchasing, freight, and production functions- Back-up responsibilities for other product line buyers Show less

Pittsburgh, Pa

- Purchased multiple product lines to assure proper stocking levels- Managed inventory levels of glass and Ultra Clean product lines- Maintained turn goals and fill rates for orders within product lines that I was responsible for- Sourced new products to meet customer needs- Helped to design and implement system enhancements to aid in purchasing- Backed-up other product line buyers

Latrobe, Pa

- Supervised 3 purchasing agents on-site and 1 agent in branch facility- Negotiated supply contracts for all production materials- Established purchasing department and all purchasing procedures for new branch facility- Maintained raw materials inventory for production lines- Established and maintained purchasing guidelines for the company- Established, improved and implemented new systems for more efficient purchasing of materials

- Supervised 10-15 front end employees- Addressed and resolved customer issues and complaints- Audited transactions and charge-backs- Tracked and adjusted tax accruals- Managed cash office- Backed-up hardware and add-on sales