Procurement Specialist
CurrentAt DPS I negotiate and execute contracts with suppliers to include all terms and conditions. I lead procurement and expediting meetings to collaborate and drive work between procurement, engineering, project management, and quality teams.Key Achievements: I managed the quotations, bidding, negotiations, and awards of 36 purchase orders worth $36M+ to include all terms and conditions negotiations; $2.3M+ was saved on purchase orders through price negotiations and removal of unnecessary supplier options. I served as the project manager for the turnover documentation process for a large capital investment project resulting in over 70 turnover packages being turned in on time. I acted as the project manager for an entire procurement cycle of unique probe equipment worth $2.2M; I directed multi-departmental efforts in completing the project scope, project funding, budget analysis, and purchase order execution; all equipment was ordered on time resulting in the project being completed on time. I served as a project manager for spare parts procurement, on site services scheduling, and vendor turnover package completion resulting in all tasks meeting schedule for 77 purchase orders. I headed a complex schedule integration of five purchase orders valued at $2M+; I led cross-functional meetings between procurement and scheduling teams resulting in early identification of delivery issues savings two months of lead time.