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Fort Collins, Colorado Area

•Contract Manager responsible for complex supplier negotiations ensuring alignment with management goals and company objectives.•Business process lead for Supplier Portal migration to new SAP Workzone platform.•Business Review Process standardization: Analyzed existing business processes over multiple business and cross-functional teams, developed new performance data collection via MS Teams, SharePoint, with output in Power BI.•Developed Key Performance Indicator (KPI) metrics and Supplier scorecards for multiple cross functional teams.•Program lead for newly acquired entity driving contract migration from legacy systems to Ariba DP360.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

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Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

•Lead team of 5 Procurement Coordinators providing guidance in supplier management, PO management and New Product Introductions.•Obtained quotes, placed orders and negotiated terms for cases and packaging within the global supply base for over $15 Million Quarterly.•Maintained scheduling and tracking for shipments from all suppliers to drive OTD to 95%.•Developed and maintained key performance indicators for all supplier performance metrics tracked daily, weekly and monthly distributed to the purchasing team and Director level management.•Improved supplier performance and increased production output by actively managing North American suppliers•Implemented FedEx Global Order Logistics for the department to assist with real time order tracking and advanced reporting capabilities.

Loveland, Co

• Negotiated supply agreements resulting in price reductions and Vendor Managed Inventory Programs reducing Abound Owned Inventory by over $1 Million Quarterly.• Negotiated savings for production and MRO materials by $850K annually.• Reduced spare material inventory by over $400 K by developing tools to track average usage and set reorder point min/max levels while maintaining assurance of supply.• Managed $5.4M spend annually for Tapes, Adhesives, and Sealant Commodities.• Developed multiple reports for the procurement team to increase buyer efficiency and track key purchasing fundamentals.• Defined, Tested and trained end users on the Requisition tool used for MRO purchasing• Utilized MRP (Microsoft Dynamics AX) to place Purchase Orders with approved suppliers to meet manufacturing requirements.

Niwot, Co

• Developed Product Life Cycle plans for new and existing products to minimize inventory.• Developed and presented disposition plans to Executive level managers for End of Life Product.• Worked with cross-functional teams to implement disposition plans while maximizing revenue• Develop key performance metrics to track Weeks of Supply and Booking by Region to balance product mix in optimal locations resulting in reduced End of Life inventory by 30% in Q1 2008.

Niwot, Co

• Analyzed forecasted demand and inventory to develop and manage weekly and quarterly supply plans. Evaluated risks; plan and implement contingency plans to mitigate. • Coordinated closely with Sales teams to ensure supply plans support channel, kiosk, and direct weekly sales, while maintaining appropriate warehouse inventory levels.• Presented weekly product status updates to Operations management and cross-functional teams. Including analysis of product order bookings, billings, and backlog. Identifying problem areas, and driving appropriate functional groups to correct.• Successfully managed the highest volume product in Q4 2007 to meet revenue goals. • Achieved a 97% in stock percentage collectively for seven product lines throughout Q4 2006.• Managed suppliers in Mexico and Canada through weekly communication, issued Supplier Corrective Action reports when necessary.

Niwot, Co

• Managed the Direct Ship Program in 2006 which increased from 1 Million in Q1, and 8.8 Million in Q2 to 20 Million for Q3. Developed the Direct Ship tracking process from an Excel Spreadsheet to an Access Database used to produce reports for multiple departments.• Formed and managed a team to enter and track direct ship orders. Cross trained the group on the direct ship process while supporting the Planning Group with order entry and miscellaneous tactical support. • Developed a solution for Key Customer to support their Core product demand out of Canada increasing on-time delivery and fill rate while reducing handling costs.

Loveland

 Procurement Project Lead performing various duties to implement Enterprise Resource Planning Software for Company wide initiative.  Primary responsibilities include analyzing current business processes and creating gap analysis. Making recommendations to management teams in preparation for the transition. Created and documented new company wide procedures. Performed Business Systems Testing on Oracle systems to test usability as well as Conversion Validation Testing to validate migrated data for data accuracy.

Loveland

• Electronic components buyer responsible for managing assurance of supply through placing, scheduling and expediting orders for over 800 parts. • Created and implemented many process improvements including an initiative to decrease past due orders and increase buyer efficiency by 15%.• Conducted Quarterly Performance Reviews with top suppliers.• Responsible for sourcing, bidding and negotiating electronic components and systems for prototypes and for new products released into production.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Adminstration Production And Operations Management

Certificate, Strategic Organizational Leadership

Basics Of Supply Chain Management And Master Of Planning Resources