CORE COMPETENCIES- Procurement- Product Development- Contract Terms & Agreements- Account Management- Commodities- Cost Reduction- Risk Mitigation- Client Success- Demand & Forecasting- Data Analysis- Detail Orientated- Solution DesignEXPERIENCE- Manage a portfolio of 12 accounts worth $11 million, focusing on strategic customers, while maintaining a 100% retention rate.- Optimize production capacities of new and current programs, reducing cost, and increasing alignment with company sourcing tactics.- Collaborate with product development to ensure new inbound requests meet design requirements and remain within the scope of contractually obligated work.- Cultivate long term agreements with suppliers by efficiently managing production demand, negotiating blanket purchase orders and stocking agreements to achieve cost targets.- Proactively track and maintain supply chain variables to mitigate production issues by expediting work orders and executing within the defined lead times.- Analyze customer order forecasts monthly to prevent future backlogs and efficiently balance the demands of the customer to the production line capacity.- Facilitate requirements gathering sessions with customers and collect relevant collateral as needed.- Review customer quotes and negotiate terms based on order history and deliver margin increases.- Perform on-going market analysis to determine ideal pricing, optimal lead time, on-time delivery, and quality control.

EXPERIENCE- Efficiently manage and navigate MRP system to write NCR’s, buy-off panels, core sheets and core blocks.- Responsible for in-process inspections of manufactured parts and sub-assemblies to ensure conformance standards.- Inspect work orders and confirm compliance to ensure all products are free and clear of any damage or defects before buy off.- Safely operate CNC Trim Machine inputting pre-programmed functions to desired dimensions for panels.

EXPERIENCE- Acquired sole distribution rights for South Korea market negotiating contractual terms and agreements.- Liaison between U.S. and South Korea headquarter.