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Great Bend, Kansas, United States

Great Bend, Kansas, United States

- Lead a team of buyers and material handlers.- Oversee all aspects of purchasing components from outside vendors.- Lead contract negotiations for materials, supplies, and services including manufacturing needs and indirect needs.- Coordinate all materials management activities for the production plant.- Coordinate on-time delivery including expediting activities.- Work with the management team to ensure problems were resolved in a timely manner.

Salina, Ks

- Developed a procurement strategy and established a reliable chain of supply for OEM parts. This includes costing, budgets, procurement procedures, etc. I have a specialized focus on castings (ductile, gray, investment, die-cast, steel and aluminum), machined components, stampings, extrusions, weldments, production tooling, and plastics (injection, rotational, thermoform, reaction injection, and machined). Both from domestic and overseas sources.- Independently prepared RFQs for numerous projects and production demands.- Strategically developed, evaluated, and reported supplier performance KPIs based on price, quality, capacity, reliability, lead time, and compliance.- Worked closely with engineering as a resource for initial supplier selection and capabilities for new product development.- Managed relationships with numerous suppliers (400+), from both domestic and overseas sources.- Maintained product and market knowledge affecting the company related to assigned commodities and acted on areas of concern or advantage.- Negotiated pricing, buys, delivery, and other elements to balance purchasing power with inventory turn and cash flow.- Actively and daily collaborated with the planning group to ensure parts and materials were available for production. Expedited and de-expedited when necessary.- Negotiated contractual terms to benefit the company and maintain a healthy supplier relationship.- Utilized multiple programs and business platforms including MRP, AS400, CRM, Portals, Microsoft Office, etc.- Effectively and independently managed multiple simultaneous projects from Engineering, Production, Marketing, Procurement, etc.- Daily evaluated risk and proactively resolved supply issues, both before they became a problem and after. Utilized supplier relations, substitutions, design modifications, buy quantities, and other solutions.- I actively researched and analyzed market trends to consistently achieve annual cost savings in the hundreds of thousands.

Salina, Ks

The lean internship was a temporary assignment that focused on learning Lean principles. Using a classroom setting as well as hands-on applications to learn. We traveled to various locations in the company to assist and in some cases lead Lean projects and iniciatives.

Ellsworth, Ks

- Oversaw the Quality Assurance department of a manufacturing plant that produces farm and construction equipment.- Actively ensured a quality product was produced in all areas of the plant including receiving, fabrication, machine shop, welding, paint, assembly, and shipping.- Managed a team of Quality Assurance Inspectors on multiple shifts.- Used root cause analysis to find the true cause of defects.- Implemented and used poke-yoke devices to prevent sub-standard quality.- Used various types of measuring instruments and go-no-go gauges to ensure parts were in compliance.- Collected and organized inspection data for reporting purposes to plant and company management.- Analyzed quality data to find trends in defects.- Utilized Lean principles and actively participated in & lead Kaizen events.

Salina, Ks

- Worked in many aspects of commercial construction including, cement work, framing, drywall, painting, roofing, and many others.

Salina, Hays, Pratt And Paola Ks

- Actively assist the Store Manager in the day to day operations of a Supercenter.- Personally managed a section of the store. This section would be rotated among the assistants on a normal basis. In my tenure with Walmart, I oversaw the following sections at one time or another: Apparel, Hardlines, Grocery, Specialty and the night shift.- Oversaw a group of associates which would range in number from a dozen to over 100.- Helped coach and grow associates, working to train and develop their talents.- Participated in the hiring and terminating process to ensure the store was properly staffed.- Planned and executed merchandising plans for each season.- Ensured all safety and OSHA regulations were followed for the protection of associates, customers, and vendors.- Worked with Loss Prevention to minimize shrink.- Oversaw and assisted in inventory management procedures to ensure inventory levels were correct.