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Skills

  • Cost reduction strategies
  • Communications
  • Supply chain optimization
  • Process development
  • Profit and loss understanding
  • Reporting knowledge
  • Annual savings analyses
  • Contract management systems HubSpot
  • Account management
  • Contract negotiation

Work Experiences

  • Coordinated the air and ocean importation of system and metric items.
  • Achieved savings on Power BI purchases.
  • Achieved zero nonconformities in supply chain management.
  • Achieved total savings of $11.
  • Conducted contract negotiation.
  • Awarded Top Performer.
  • Achieved improvements across 18 departments.
  • Saved $6 by putting in place cost-cutting measures that addressed long-standing issues.
  • Conducted thorough market analysis before entering negotiations, securing $17 in savings on Tableau purchases.
  • Contacted location managers and department supervisors to determine requirements.

Summaries

  • Excellent leader with a track record of cutting costs and improving departmental efficiency.
  • Adapted to external disruptions.
  • Achieved cost savings across Miscellaneous.
  • Conducted targeted vendor research and qualification.
  • Accomplished procurement professional with a focus on supplier performance management and strategic sourcing, driving down costs by 84% while ensuring quality and timely supply chain execution.
  • Award-winning procurement leader celebrated for reducing costs by 24% through data-driven negotiations and innovative bulk purchasing strategies, ensuring operational excellence and supplier compliance.
  • Accomplished procurement professional.
  • Achieved 42% savings through contract negotiations.
  • Accomplished purchasing leader.
  • Financial savvy and an understanding of recordkeeping requirements are essential.

Accomplishments

  • Trained and developed a cross-functional procurement team, improving team performance metrics by 2% within 2016 year.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally to launch a cost optimization initiative, identifying opportunities to save $4 annually.
  • Reduced lead times by 2% through continuous improvement initiatives in vendor selection and supply chain management.
  • Realigned procurement strategies to address changing market conditions, improving contract flexibility and achieving a $17 savings in 2015.
  • Tackled high-risk supplier issues by introducing a supplier development program that improved performance and reduced production defects by 26%.
  • Reduced inventory holding costs by 80% through effective vendor management and demand forecasting.
  • Negotiated $18 in supplier rebates after identifying overcharges and volume discrepancies, contributing directly to bottom-line improvements.
  • Negotiated multi-year contracts with key vendors, securing $10 in savings while improving terms for future purchasing.
  • Documented and resolved metric which led to system.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.

Affiliations

  • Project Management Institute
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals
  • Member, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
  • Society of Women Engineers
  • Rotary International
  • Alumnus, Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) program
  • Supply chain program committee member, program
  • Active Member, American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)
  • Member, International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM)
  • American Medical Informatics Association

Certifications

  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
  • Procurement Process Optimization Certification by system
  • Green Procurement Training by procedure
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Certified Supply Chain Resilience Expert (CSCRE) by the Supply Chain Risk Management Consortium
  • Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Level 5 Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply
  • Sustainability in Supply Chain Management Practices Training by process
  • CompTIA Security+
  • Diversified Green Procurement Officer (DGPO) Certification
  • First Aid/CPR Certified

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