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Stockholm, Se

Responsible Sourcing strategy for assigned commodities, price negotiation with suppliers to achieve project cost goals. Supplier ExcellenceMonitor Suppliers delivery performance, review lead time and lot size through Power BISolve production escalation through MyQuestSetup new supplierSetup new parts through (SPP) Spare Part ProposalSend out RFQs to suppliersKeep contracts up to date

Rock Hill, Sc, Us

Confer with vendors to obtain product or service information on price, availability, and delivery.Procure goods for Jameson which includes: Raw materials, tools, non-inventory itemsConduct research to continually investigate alternative sources of supply to reduce cost, and or improve delivery.Support all department supervisors in their effort to maintain inventory levels for production.Prepare purchase orders and RFQ to qualified vendors, maintain procurement records on cost, delivery, product quality or performance. Review bid proposals and negotiate contracts within budgetary limitations.

Clover, Sc, Us

Responsible for purchasing raw materials, consumables for the different departments at Jameson LLC. Both domestic and international.Identify and validate vendors for technical and manufacturing ability and total quality management.

Responsible for procurement of raw materials and components $1.25 million per month average spend. Finalize research and prepare competitive bid weekly. Manage inventory control to just in time standard for complete of 3 cranes monthlyCreate and distribute work orders based on project schedules and production planning procedures.Identify and validate subcontractors daily for technical and manufacturing ability and total quality management. Initiate purchase orders to qualified suppliers for production components.

London, Gb

Negotiated pricing with suppliers, consistently saving cost through negotiation process.Responsible for procurement of $500,000 per month in components.Balanced just in time inventory strategy with long supplier lead times to manage inventory control and meet manufacturing demand. Responsible for material flow from supply base to company at rate of usage to meet company inventory goals. Inventory goals were 2 weeks total, 1 week in production and 1 week in bin storage. Identified and validated subcontractors for technical and manufacturing ability and total quality management. Finalized research and prepared an average of 3 RFQ for best competitive bid per week.Submitted quality review application and all pertinent information for Supplier Quality Assurance.Initiated 10-15 purchase orders a day to qualified suppliers for production components; submitted all requirement information to pass purchasing audit.

Responsible for scheduling, creating and distributing work orders based on project schedules and production planning procedures.Managed material requirements and parts inventory for each project assigned via Excel spreadsheets.Maintained secret Department of Defense security clearance.

Education record

Quality Assurance