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Sheila Ricks is listed as Financial Procurement Specialist based in Southfield, Michigan, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Sheila Ricks.
Sheila Ricks previously worked as Automotive Buyer at Ford Motor Company and VP Assoc Manager at Citi-Group. Sheila Ricks holds Msa, Management from Central Michigan University.
Sheila is a strong financial manager who has 17+ years of experience within the Automotive and Financial Services sectors. She has worked for Top Fortune 100 companies which have given her the hands-on experience and exposure to best practices that any company would benefit from. Core competencies lie in Supply Chain Management and Procurement, Account Management and Sales. Sheila offers any company and/or business client the benefit of her expertise in re-engineering business processes, vendor selection and contract negotiation, analyzing financial data for vendor bids, financially distressed suppliers, client readiness, strategic sourcing and risk management in every effort to cut cost and supply credit.Specialties: Purchasing, Credit Card lending & practices for private label and commercial accounts, Purchasing consultant and Purchasing Manager with supervisory experience, Business Process Re-engineering, E-Commerce, On Line Auctions, Training and Development, Sales and Account Management
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Responsible for negotiating & finalizing all contract terms on the purchase of weather-strips, glass & door handlesReported cost savings for each award by 9-30% utilizing methodologies such as On-Line auctions, Cost Modeling, Lean ManufacturingProvided cross functional teams with project leadership on strategic sourcing initiatives, payment resolution.
* Provided 38 Home Depot Stores with consultative and educational support to assist with Credit Card goals. Successfully trained and operated as a liason for transitioning client from GE Financial to Citi-bank card product, reports, call center support, problem resolution and strategy for getting credit approval, risk management and new commerical.
Supported 8 Sales Managers within Central US on implementation of Procurement Card for clients with annual sales revenues of $50MM up to $1Billion/yr. Engaged by the Sales Manager to provide their clients with expertise on procurement card implementation.Consulted client leadership at the CFO, CEO & CIO level to identify the People, Objectives, Metrics and.
* Responsible for Re-engineering the Procurement Process and leading staff of 8 buyers in reducing the company's overall spending by over 28% for it's $11MM budget on MRO* Created & implemented new procurement process which centralized all major purchases to my staff, launched new ERP system for procurment (JDE), provided training to all requisitioners.
Buyer on the Electric Vehicle & GM Truck Platforms.Commodity purchases were for: Plastics, Glass, Rubber, Fasteners & PrototypesSpecialty: Minority Supplier Development CoordinatorNegotated savings on each vendor selection by 12% off original bid
Thesis: "A Study of the Tri-County Area's Consumer Market for the Electric Vehicle". Sponsored by Detroit Edison
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Sheila Ricks is listed as Financial Procurement Specialist.
Sheila Ricks is based in Southfield, Michigan, United States.
Sheila Ricks has worked for Ford Motor Company, Citi-Group, American Express, The Polk Company, and General Motors.
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Sheila Ricks holds Msa, Management from Central Michigan University.
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