Rebecca Ward Email and Phone Number

Category manager for procurement of civil, structural, & architectural goods & services for Wacker US.

• Identify and qualify potential suppliers: Conduct comprehensive analysis of qualifications, price, safety records, and experience for required materials, equipment, and services.• Develop and disseminate RFPs in alignment with cross-functionals. Clearly define project contractual obligations, ensuring suppliers understand expectations and can submit competitive bids. • Evaluate bids and proposals: analyze responses based on pre-determined criteria, including price, quality, delivery schedule, and risk mitigation strategies• Negotiate and finalize contracts with suppliers: secure favorable terms for the company, encompassing price, delivery schedule, quality standards, payment terms, and risk mitigation clauses.• Develop and maintain alternative sourcing strategies• Draft and finalize comprehensive contracts with suppliers and contractors: ensure contractual terms definitively outline scope, expectations, responsibilities, performance guarantees, and dispute resolution procedures.• Effectively manage purchase orders and track deliveries• Proactively resolve contract disputes and manage change orders: address unforeseen challenges, material shortages, or project changes, seeking cost-effective solutions with minimal impact.• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and contractors: foster positive communication and build trust with partners to ensure seamless project execution.• Continuously monitor and manage contract performance: track progress against contractual obligations, ensuring quality, safety, and adherence to established schedules.• Maintain current knowledge of industry trends and regulations• Continuously seek cost-saving opportunities: analyze procurement strategies and identify avenues for improving efficiency and reducing costs.• Maintain accurate and detailed records• Prepare and submit comprehensive procurement reports• Ensure strict adherence to company policies and procedures

A results-driven small business owner specializing in e-commerce, business-to-business sales, and adaptive management. A proven track record of developing business channels and building relationships with partners to grow the customer base. Adept at identifying opportunities to increase market share.Build, manage, and operate an online & in-store ‘boutique’ business providing natural and custom solutions to the herpetoculture communityTeach the public about the hobby & maintain positive outlook amongst peersDeveloping the business model, securing website pages as well as in-store opportunities for maximum growth potential both locally and nationally.Build long-term relationships with clients, deliver consultations on solutions based on customer needs

• Source and maintain materials to support production in order to achieve best overall cost and on-time project implementation • Support day-to-day business goals for material groups on factory and regional level• Manage documentation per company guideline for supplier qualification, contracts, quality, deliveries, and maintain contracts• Resolve invoice errors, accounting questions, and other clerical issues • Implementation of material group strategies including market analysis and development o Includes the support and steering of MPC reporting, planning, and ratio projects across all commodity areas• Supplier management: ensure technical capacities, evaluate risk and performance, support supplier development, supplier visits, triggers and support supplier release process, manage supplier base, ensure SAP data maintenanceo Includes 30%+ travel, both domestic and international• Negotiation & awarding of business: drive RFQ, negotiating, present TCO analysis, align on contracts with cross-functional teams, awarding of business, and handle all supplier communication• Maintain solid level of technical know-how in all areas of responsibility• Collaborate with all cross-functional colleagues to ensure on-time implementations and best practice communication

• Managed and completed all projects in an organized and timely manner• Worked directly with management, engineering, or other applicable teams to improve upon current products, issues, complaints, or any new tasks that may arise in the most efficient manner possible • Developed and implemented new testing procedures, data sheets, and test plans• Programmed oven modes to obtain highest standard of cooking• Compiled information using a variety of Microsoft office applications to clearly communicate results with responsible parties as well as proper filing of all information in a large online database• Consistently improved and sought guidance within the company, networking as often as possible with all other departments• Actively attended meetings, workshops, trainings, outings, and joins teams within BSH to promote growing work-team relationships and workplace culture while rising within the company • CULTURE group team member; plans events and holds meetings monthly. (since January 2019)• Completed and keeps up with available training: LOTO certified, OSHA standards, Shainin Apprentice (Oct 2018), First Aid Responder (Bloodborne pathogens and First Aid/CPR/AED courses)• Traveled to help develop product base knowledge as well as cross-functional team experience; maintains appropriate use of time, company credit card, as well as prompt expense management • Maintains a high GPA and consistent, reliable work ethic while attending college full time, achieved Dean’s List honors and was invited to be a part of an exclusive honors society (Phi Theta Kappa)

• Assembly line production, maintained orders and fulfilled daily tasks with minimal supervision among different lines on various products• Fabrication specialist, sanding stainless for multiple lines as well as operate spot welding machine• Held quarterly meetings with HR to discuss regular career path development

• Met and exceeded sales goals as well as safe guarded confidential information (2018 QTR 2 sales goal exceeded by over 300%, consistently above 90%, always made bonus)• Merchandised stores and marketed products to various customers• Travelled and submitted forms along with completion of online/distance trainings • Communicated with a remote team to maintain a team effort in sales• Clearly explained and defined the advantages of brand specific products versus competitors to customers and retailers• Held live demo-days marketing products and teaching valuable information to potential customers as well as stores