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Skills

  • Inventory cost management
  • Negotiation of high-volume orders
  • Just-in-time (JIT) procurement
  • Procurement
  • Pricing structures
  • System equipment
  • Purchasing
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Contract negotiation
  • Supervision

Work Experiences

  • Achieved $4 in cost savings.
  • Conducted post-purchase evaluations.
  • Transported HubSpot to two years customer locations.
  • Achieved a 74% decrease in underperforming suppliers.
  • Coordinated with warehouse teams to optimize delivery schedules, reducing hold times by 85%.
  • Was in charge of keeping track of all purchases.
  • Contributed significantly to the planning of promotions, pricing, and inventory levels, resulting in increased inventory flow, revenue, and profits.
  • Looked for difficult-to-find items and discovered high-quality, dependable vendors.
  • Answered 14 calls per 18 months to help customers with their questions and concerns.
  • Was in charge of resolving disagreements and negotiating mutually beneficial agreements between parties.

Summaries

  • Dedicated to learning, growing, and succeeding in Miscellaneous.
  • Adjusted procurement plans based on historical trends.
  • Overall morale and productivity are boosted by experience in policy development and staff management procedures.
  • Sourcing Specialist with a track record of streamlining processes and delivering high-quality goods on time to business users.
  • Adept at implementing just-in-time procurement methodologies.
  • Adept at implementing just-in-time procurement methodologies, which reduced inventory costs by $7 annually through lean procurement practices.
  • Collaborative Purchasing Support Specialist, aligning purchasing budgets with financial forecasts to achieve company savings of $17 by 2024.
  • Costs were consistently reduced while profits were increased.
  • Ready to take on new professional challenges at Brightline with 18 years of experience and extensive expertise.
  • Adept at tracking both short-term and long-term trends to optimize purchasing decisions and deliver cost savings in volatile markets.

Accomplishments

  • Performed detailed spend analysis that identified cost-reduction opportunities, reducing procurement overhead for logistics by 34%.
  • Managed accounts payable processes to ensure timely payment of 11 invoices per month, reducing processing time by 67%.
  • Trained and mentored a team of 14 on best purchasing practices, resulting in initiative.
  • Created and maintained accurate procurement reports and dashboards that provided leadership with data-driven purchasing insights.
  • Led initiatives to implement a new procurement software that improved accuracy of order tracking and reduced errors by 59%.
  • Streamlined the purchase-to-pay (P2P) process, enabling consistent and timely payments of suppliers, and supporting steady cash flow.
  • Enhanced supplier relationship management through regular performance reviews, achieving a 78% improvement in delivery reliability.
  • Facilitated quarterly supplier reviews, improving overall supplier compliance and reducing late deliveries by 45%.
  • Established strong vendor partnerships, leading to volume discount agreements and saved the company $15 over several months.
  • Improved accounts payable reconciliation accuracy by implementing cross-check validation processes, streamlining invoice approval times by 21%.

Affiliations

  • National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP)
  • Project Management Institute
  • Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS)
  • Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)
  • National Association for Educational Procurement (NAEP)
  • Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Business Process Management Institute (BPMI)
  • American Medical Informatics Association
  • Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
  • Purchasing & Supply Chain Certification by Summit Group

Certifications

  • Procure-to-Pay (P2P) Solutions Certified Professional
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
  • Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) by APICS
  • Certified Supplier Quality Professional (CSQP) from ASQ
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Risk Management Professional (RMP) from PMI
  • Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Certification
  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
  • Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management Certification

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