Traci Dreckman Email & Phone Number

United States

• Select, maintain, and manage a supplier base that is financially sound, technically competent, and strategically aligned, including supplier performance standards and measurements. Evaluate supplier capabilities and establish sources for new technologies and new markets dictated by business requirements. Compile and maintain commodity and industry strategies.• With minimal assistance, responsible for setting and delivering budgeted plans for all direct and indirect items identified within the scope of the role and to report monthly on performance. Timely communication to key personnel of any major shifts in marketplace activity that may positively or negatively impact the organization.• Responsible for negotiating, creating, and executing contracts with suppliers. Contractually securing materials and/or services within spending authority guidelines.• Responsible for compliance with applicable corporate policies and procedures and Code of Conduct.• With guidance develop; implement and align sourcing strategies and supplier network capabilities for spend categories to attain business objectives. Responsible for securing materials at the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) through competitive analysis of bids, and all other costs of ownership. Responsible for establishing risk commodity mitigation strategies to minimize concerns with materials, delivery, or supplier relationships.• Develops annual cost savings programs and implements strategies that directly effects company financial results. Develop, advocate and implement sourcing and negotiation strategies for key spend areas to achieve short- and long-term savings targets. Manages areas of responsibility while driving continuous improvement and develop and implement protocols and• practices to ensure effectiveness and efficiencies of strategic initiatives.

• Negotiate with dairy suppliers to align on payment terms for each of the 100 weekly milk loads that comes into each of the four manufacture sites.• Process all dairy invoices to ensure accurate billing is taking place. Work with internal partners on invoicing process to ensure all dairy invoices are paid correctly and on time.• Prepare daily demand reports to drive decision making for dairy powder buying strategies. Create and send purchase orders dairy suppliers and confirm product availability coincides with internal production requirements.• Responsible for executing the onboarding process for new suppliers. Ensure supply base meets organizational standards and metrics to remain an active vendor.• Responsible for executing the ingredient onboarding process for new ingredients. Communicate with the supplier to obtain all documents required by the organization. Review documents for accuracy and communicate with the proper internal teams.

• Managed a fast-paced chiropractic office interfacing with over 200 patients a week.• Efficiently operated a multi-line phone to schedule and coordinate patient appointmentsbased on availability.• Greeted patients in a personal and professional manner as they arrived. Obtainednecessary paperwork for consent and insurance information.• Maintained flow of patients through examination process. Prepared patients bydocumenting case history, beginning therapies, and took X-rays.• Established, maintained, and updated patient files accordingly. Responsible forimplementing computerized patient files that lead to a paperless process.• Managed the accounts receivable/payable process for patient accounts. Entered claims inpatients account, accurately filed the claim with the insurance carriers, recorded insurancepayments and patient payments, balanced and prepared monthly statements and reports.• Implemented new billing software system and provide training to coworkers.• Responsible for training new employees and providing updates on procedures.• Managed the Chiropractic Team of 5-10 people