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Murrells Inlet, Sc, Us

Murrells Inlet, Sc, Us

Georgetown, South Carolina

Murrells Inlet, Sc

Georgetown, South Carolina

• Direct/Indirect buyer managing $100,000,000 spend for wire rod mill producing 300,000 MT yearly; includes raw materials, commodity chemicals, machine/fabrications, general tools and supplies, hazardous dust disposal/recycling, industrial contractors and services• Lead efforts to reduce raw material inventories on hand by analyzing current consumptions, forecasting future production requirements clearly to suppliers and monitoring weekly to ensure goals were achieved • Engaged with assigned stakeholders to define business requirements, manage bidding/review/analysis process in order to achieve spend targets• Collaborated with internal departments, including Finance, Safety, Operations, Environmental, Quality and Legal in all facets of procurement• Designated site “Champion” for adaptation and implementation of Contractor Management Safety Program to meet Global ArcelorMittal Fatality Prevention Standard Guidelines successfully rolled out March 2015• Managed an average of 500 unique requisitions each month and process greater than 90% in under 2.5 weeks; identify repeat buys for addition to blanket orders to increase efficiency; encourage the use of contract e-markets to further increase automation and financial efficiency• Control the shipment of by-product sales to ensure compliance with sales agreements ~ $1.6M since January 2011• Developed relationships with regional suppliers to facilitate ease of business transactions, cost saving negotiations in ongoing support of mill operations• Improved min/max inventory levels to minimize the number of stock outs – cost, lead time, impact, and average issue quantity were considered

Conshohocken, Pa

• Analyzed, quoting and issuing orders for requisitions placed by storeroom and maintenance personnel for MRO items; identify stock items on national contracts for creation of blanket orders to streamline the ordering process • Special Project Lead for Eastern Region and achieved $233,000 savings nationally for parts washer servicing and $36,800 savings for pest control services for 3 plants in Pennsylvania • Managed VMI programs from rollout and continuing involvement in all issues to ensure mill requirements are met and there are no interruptions to production • Trained by Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service as facilitator for Labor-Management Partnership teams, facilitated Heat Treat/Finishing Partnership Team

• Managed procurement of 350+ production parts (3 product lines/12 configurations) with annual buys of $25M; implemented Kanban delivery for a key commodity with $16M spend• Team leader for web-based (Healex – Nocturne) VMI program• Negotiated cost savings with suppliers averaging 8% savings per year• Lead on new product development team – Identified critical, long lead items; provided input on BOM construction; supported project cost management initiatives • Transitioned MRP system from AS400 to SAP with zero downtime

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Responsible for planning, procuring and managing inventory to support the build of 5 animal PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scanners in product development environment, utilizing work orders to support configuration management requirements• Created efficient BOM structure and identifying assemblies for outsourcing to support “plug and play” manufacturing practices used at the manufacturing site in Cleveland• Participated on team identifying tasks and associated risks in transitioning product from product development in Philadelphia to manufacturing in Cleveland

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Responsible for planning, procuring and managing inventory to support the build of 5 animal PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scanners in product development environment, utilizing work orders to support configuration management requirements• Assisted in creating efficient BOM structure and identifying assemblies for outsourcing to support “plug and play” manufacturing practices used at the manufacturing site in Cleveland• Participated on team identifying tasks and associated risks in transitioning product from product development in Philadelphia to manufacturing in Cleveland

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Activities and Societies: Hollins Outdoor Program Fencing Team Lacrosse Team

Software Engineering

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