SUMMARY:

• I am a motivated solution - oriented procurement professional with experience in; negotiating, sourcing, global procurement and process improvements.
• I am recognized for my drive and service.
• I have a willingness to learn and explore opportunities for success and growth.
• A team member who provides leadership and is focused on revenue building, competitive market strategies and customer-service focused.
• An excellent communicator that successfully negotiates provides excellent service and maintains existing relationships while developing new relationships.
• Proficient in; JDE, SAP, MS Office, Word, Excel, and the internet.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Division Buyer

Confidential, Ludlow, KY

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for procurement and on time delivery of raw materials and packaging for Fab + Kind Division
• Manage daily MRP in JDE for multiple production sites and processing requests for domestic and international suppliers.
• Research markets to strategically alternatively source and to maximize quality, gross profit, competitive costs and on time delivery.
• Team member for product launches and internal logistic deliveries to contracted co-packer sites
• Reconcile accounting and inventory discrepancies with accuracy and urgency
• Provide documentation to internal and external customers to provide information required to inspect quality and logistical deliveries
• Handle correspondence concerning over-shipments, delivery shortages, changes in quantity, delivery dates, and prices and report such changes to the interested parties in a timely manner as required.
• Mediate vendor issues such as; rejections, over- shipments, delayed deliveries, shortages and logistical damages
• Facilitate inventory data changes such as; new vendors, vendor changes, pricing, lead time to deliver and minimum order quantity

Sr. Buyer

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for MRP and reports related data to chemicals and packaging for production requirements.
• Reported monthly to the business unit on market and industry changes that could affect supplier service and pricing
• Complete purchase requests with domestic and international suppliers by inputting purchase orders, expediting deliveries, and verifying all transactions.
• Issue RFQ/RFP and select best source consistent with cost, quality and delivery requirements
• To negotiate and develop vendors relationships with the most competitive pricing, quality and consistent order accuracy (saved company $500K)
• Maintain SAP source list with vendors that have negotiated agreements
• Handle correspondence concerning over-shipments, delivery shortages, changes in quantity, delivery dates, and prices and report such changes to the interested parties in a timely manner as required.
• Reviewed supplier performance and issued CAR when required. Provided logistical coordination of material returns
• Act as a liaison between suppliers and involved departments to resolve procurement related problems and expedited service.
• Maintain accuracy of inventory information including lead-time, pricing and minimum order requirements (reduced on inventory costs with JIT)
• Team member to worldwide sustainability and product development

Raw Material Planner

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for analyzing MRP daily with a 99 percent successful fulfillment rate for customer demands
• Experienced in all areas of raw material procurement such as; chemicals (natural and synthetic), alcohols, fresh produce, silo and tanker fulfillment and bulk naturals.
• Material managed included 800 items located in 42 plants and 170 vendors worldwide
• Manage logistical arrangements including USDA/customs/FDA clearance.
• Effectively expedite, cancel orders and alternate source while providing cost reductions.
• Developed cross departmental teams to provide alternate sourcing which to meet global specifications and provide lean results.
• Able to establish appropriate inventory level targets using market forecast to meet demands with minimize obsolescence.
• Experienced in SAP MRP; procurement, transfer system, quality systems including pre-ship sampling and rejections, inventory systems, safety stock, forecasting and inventory management and dietary requirements.

MRO Buyer

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for commercial construction purchases and equipment rentals
• Managed and reconciled all invoices for; wood, steel, glass, shop supplies and hardware purchases
• Negotiate service contracts, prepared technical research for special purchases

Buyer

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Responsibilities:

• Established contact reviews, installation agreements and support services
• Instrumental in implementing vendor program which found $200,000.00 in billing errors and usage of a database system which created a savings $250,000.00

Product Manager

Confidential, Hebron, KY

Responsibilities:

• Developed and managed Ancillary Product Division. Technically researched markets and sourced to maximize quality and gross profit, competitive costs and on time delivery.
• Supervised and trained a team which fulfilled "new" procurement orders for domestic and international orders.
• Performed technical sales support at all domestic and international trade shows and for the sales team customer presentations.
• Ancillary division team provided nine million dollars in revenue its first year.