• Manage various commodities from forging, steel, castings and bearings purchases. • Obtain confirmations for delivery dates and fix prices changes and push back on unreasonable increases or find alternate source. • Send out RFQ, RFP compare at least 3 vendors.• Certified in Karras Negotiating - various negotiating skills.• Communications with other departments i.e. Engineering, finance, receiving.• Send out SCARS for quality issues to vendors to find root cause and fix the problem• Review receiving packing slips for the day to make sure it has been received correctly and if not must have a note on there if not received per the packing slip. Split lines for what was shipped for AP can pay. • Provide tracking and POD for items that have not been received in. • Prepare drop ship orders manually • Review PPV

• Re-orders, spot buys, MRO and repairs negotiate pricing and price comparison of various vendors, review service & repair contracts SOW and point out any risk and negotiate payment terms and suggest contract language.• Review software licensing agreements and negotiate terms and conditions that are at risk for the company.• Manage VMI vendors they are in compliance with safety and security regulations as well as no shortages of emergency items.

• Manage assigned commodities (purchase orders, suppliers, cost, quality, delivery, etc.)• Uses proficiency in JD Edwards to research and extract information related to parts, suppliers, work orders, sales orders, etc.• Analyzes purchasing data and generates necessary reports to support supply chain and manufacturing operations initiatives.• Review and analyze purchase requisitions, investigate and develop sources of supplies, issue RFQ requests, and review quotations.• Assists in expediting material by following up with suppliers on order status

• Manage assigned commodities and supply base within a JIT environment to meet manufacturing production schedules and expedite deliveries as needed and/or find alternative sources for inventory needs.• Submit bid packages to multiple suppliers for a specific manufacturer and EAU’s to reduce cost.• Enter Engineering Change Orders for alternative components with better availability and shorter lead times at a cost savings.• Performed supplier audits as needed.• JD Edwards E1 system utilizing buy message reports through MRP which is defined by demand, lead times, safety stocks open purchase orders and other variables in an efficient manner to minimize risk. • Inventory received meets company quality standards and RoHS compliant. Rejects are handled in a timely manner with next day replacements and find root cause to prevent from being a recurring problem.

• Manage purchasing for multiple IT stakeholders in US, Canada & South America. Coordinate with all levels of management to gather purchasing details, and prepare recommendations on hardware and software procurement activities and submit RFP, RFQ/RFI and SOW for IT purchases and price negotiations to various preferred vendors • Formulate, administer and manage standard procedures and policies are in alignment with IT strategy. Supervise requestors to make sure procedures are followed and push back when needed to adhere to policy in obtaining approvals, formalized quotes in a timely manner and meet deadlines. Evaluate and streamline processes when possible • Negotiate with vendors to obtain a savings of 3%-6% cost savings to meet KPIs with an IT budget of over $20M. Track spending and accurately charge the correct operating expense and capital GL accounts• Manage current vendors and build new relationships with new vendors for software, service providers and hardware. Partner with IT managers and legal department during vendor selection process from initial contact to formulating purchasing agreements• Develop and maintain terms and conditions for purchasing agreements and contracts. Review contracts and provide documentation and interpretation of Contractual rights and obligations internally and externally, ensure that due diligence is practiced in complying with the stated terms and conditions for any risk and suggest language for changes. Work with legal representation for legal terms and language• ERP purchasing system expert for IT procurement – research and solve problems within the purchasing system

• Reporting spend on software and maintenance renewals for 2010• Cost savings by Identifying maintenance that can be co-termed and paid with one purchase order and/or within the region and define license types and know the implications of being compliant for each software vendor• Proven track record and expertise in procurement/sourcing contractual, agreement/interpretation, price negotiation contractual terms & conditions & language• Centralized reporting and analysis on software spend, installs, utilization & analysis by business unit and region which gives meaning behind the numbers and streamline the budget process for 2011• Analysis of system and processes used to procure software and present through PowerPoint using charts and graphs to tell the story and identify trends.• Familiar with Six-Sigma methodology

•Cost avoidance by planning IS hardware maintenance renewals in advance to avoid penalty cost for lapsed maintenance.•Avoided software audits by reviewing software contracts for compliance for the type of software license and number of users and terms and conditions for terminating contracts.•Assisted in preparation of expense budget and variance analysis associated with IS related maintenance contracts and monitor expenses to keep with-in budget.•Highly organized by revamping filing of software applications for faster retrieval of software information. •Accurate record keeping for Information at a glance for maintenance renewals dates. Analysis of new purchases for hardware and software by comparing quote from vendor with my records of counts, serial numbers, software license counts, and last year’s cost. •Good vendor relations enabled to negotiate purchases awarded based upon best price and service comparison of two or more vendors and negotiating discounts do to the economy.•Formulate and administer policies and procedures to insure achievement of approvals quickly through purchase requisitions and purchase orders.•Managed, tracked and reported cost savings, based on pricing research, cost avoidance, corporate discounts and billing discrepancies associated with procurement, which ultimately resulted in cost savings for 2009 of over $80,000.

Staff AccountantAssisted in accounting software conversion by taking care of old accounting system which helped free up other in the department to work with the new accounting system in 2003. Wrote and tested new processes for file uploads in the new accounting system, which enabled multiple g/l accounts in one entry instead of manual keying of entry in the new accounting system.Trained and supervised temporary and non-accounting personnel in the new accounting system on cost batch processing to free up accounting personnel on more important duties and functions.•Maintained firm-wide general ledger, including but not limited to preparation of journal entries, reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, month end balancing and closing and review with management.•Generation and distribution of financial statements at month-end to other departments to monitor their expenses and to keep with-in budget.•Accurately maintained bank account list as new accounts are opened and old accounts are closed, updated bank records with proper signatories with changes in management and prepared required annual report of foreign bank accounts to be compliant.•Review transactions for foreign offices to monitor budgeted expenses are coded to the correct general ledger account. Reported and reconciled currency variances for foreign offices due to the rate of exchange constantly changing.•Worked with 3rd party auditors in producing detailed records as requested for various year-end tax audit papers and various reports and analysis as required.

•Quickly and accurately daily posting of cash receipts for 16 offices through lockbox processing and wire notifications including foreign receipts for daily cash flow reporting purposes.•Work with customers to properly post payments if not clearly stated and adjust accordingly so our records reflect their records to be able to collect on unpaid balance.•Maintained client trust accounts and manually calculate interest for proper distribution of monies.•Obtain correct approvals for A/R write-offs and application of retainers.•Calculated shared fees and services collected for month-end to receive payment from 3rd party representation. •Compiled Foreign Receipts Census Report for compliance.

Direct management of a 2.4 billion Consumer Loan Portfolio for FirstBank Incorporated.Performed routine maintenance of consumer accounts such as extensions, workout agreements and financial plans as needed to amend past due accounts.Negotiated for resolution of Chapter 7 Bankruptcies and 90 Day delinquent accounts , including reaffirmation; charge off and/or legal action as necessary, repossessions for car loans and foreclosures for mortgages.