• Utilize Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to plan and execute purchase orders• Manage resin/color supply and inventory levels for product line(s), planning and purchasing for material requirements and ensuring flow of materials to meet manufacturing goals• Communicate component specifications to suppliers, including the ability to read drawings to determine dimensions, tolerances, and Incoming Quality Control (IQC) points• Work with key stakeholders to optimize inventory levels• Responsible to review ECO and work closely with suppliers and internal teams to update required data and communicate effectively• Evaluate, negotiate, and select suppliers to gain the best quality, cost and delivery of purchased material consistent with required standards• Lead purchasing activities with Engineering and Quality to identify alternative suppliers• Manage metrics to track overall success and effectiveness of procurement performance• Evaluate supplier performance and communicate with suppliers in business reviews• Participate in team meetings, execute all actions with team as required• Improve processes and create efficiencies through lean initiatives (Practical Process Improvement) and project management• Drive cost savings and quality improvement projects

• Apply inventory stocking strategies to maximize product service levels (inventory, transportation,)• Analyze lead-times, re-order points, supplier capacity to assess and apply purchasing strategies • Order placement with international and domestic suppliers consistent with inventory strategies• Drive supplier corrective action and implementation as related to quality and delivery issues• Work closely with cross functional teams to gain overall customer satisfaction• Conduct timely reviews of resin (HDPE, LDPE, PP, PS) requirements in order to accommodate the production floor ensuring 100% uninterrupted supply of resin. Coordinate and execute procurement activities to enhance service level standards while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory. • Coordinate and execute procurement activities to enhance service level standards.

• Optimize product inventory management • Ensure supplier scorecards are reviewed with key suppliers on a quarterly basis to provide quantitative measurements to engage the suppliers on improving their performance• Monitor 3rd party logistics partner on goods receipt accuracy and problem solving• Provide the Import/Export Specialist and Customs Broker with product details to clear goods through customs • Conduct timely reviews of resin requirements to accommodate manufacturing

• Assist Buyers and Inventory Control Analysts with purchase order placement, expediting and problem solving• Coordinated outside subcontract services for plastic labware products that are irradiated • Interact with suppliers and Accounting to reconcile receipt of product, payment of invoices and returns.• Maintained office files, created documents/charts/graphs for colleagues, maintained NAFTA certificate files

• Maintained accurate cost/ quote data files and performed purchase order entry on the Data3 system• Assisted Buyers on special projects focusing on cost reduction initiatives and process improvement• Processed goods receipt transactions for the Receiving Department• Arranged expedited shipments to prevent unscheduled manufacturing downtime