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Skills

  • Procurement expertise
  • Team building
  • Process improvement
  • Commodity price forecasting
  • Contract negotiation
  • Account management
  • Supplier relationship management
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Trend analysis
  • Market trend monitoring

Work Experiences

  • Adapted to unpredictable market shifts.
  • Automated routine procurement tasks.
  • Identified areas of service concern and devised action plans to address them.
  • Achieved 82% participation.
  • Achieved $4 annual cost savings.
  • Coordinated the air and ocean importation of program and procedure items.
  • Adjusted purchasing tactics strategically.
  • Achieved 55% reduction in supplier lead times by diversifying supply base and onboarding new vendors for ServiceNow.
  • Achieved Employee of the Year for excellence in supplier negotiation, contributing to $108,000 in total procurement savings.
  • Benchmarked supplier performance.

Summaries

  • Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.
  • Built lasting supplier partnerships.
  • Dedicated to keeping schedules and budgets on track while improving operational efficiency.
  • Analytical and forward-thinking Purchasing Team Leader.
  • Purchasing Team Leader with 4 years of successful team leadership and process improvement experience.
  • Achieved 22% improvements in lead time.
  • Achieved savings through competitive bidding.
  • Purchasing Team Leader is a multi-talented Purchasing Team Leader who is consistently rewarded for planning and operational improvements.
  • Project management, logistics, and inventory management are all skills she possesses.
  • Excellent leader with a track record of cutting costs and improving departmental efficiency.

Accomplishments

  • Led an initiative to consolidate suppliers, reducing the vendor base by 61% while maintaining quality standards and securing cost savings of $18.
  • Successfully resolved vendor payment issues, reclaiming cost overcharges totaling $8 and improving vendor relations.
  • Developed supplier key performance indicators (KPIs) to track and evaluate vendor performance, leading to a 71% improvement in delivery reliability.
  • Developed procurement performance dashboards using Salesforce, providing real-time visibility into key metrics and facilitating data-driven decision making.
  • Successfully renegotiated long-term contracts for framework, generating an extended savings of $3 over 4 years.
  • Negotiated long-term volume discounts with key suppliers, resulting in $3 annual savings for SAP purchases.
  • Built strategic alliances with domestic and international vendors to secure more favorable freight terms, reducing shipping costs by 84%.
  • Developed relationships with alternative suppliers, reducing dependence on single vendors and mitigating supply chain risk for category.
  • Secured rebates and credit terms from suppliers, improving cash flow and reducing procurement costs by $12 over 11 fiscal quarters.
  • Developed procurement policies aligning with company budget goals and eliminating undetected overspend by $11 annually.

Affiliations

  • International Association of Trade & Supply Chain Finance (ITSCF) - Worked on supply chain finance efficiency metrics
  • Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) - Partnered on initiatives designed to increase minority supplier participation
  • National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) - Participated in diversity initiatives to increase supplier engagement
  • International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM) - Active in supplier contract negotiations initiatives
  • Lions Club
  • Global Supply Chain Forum (GSCF) - Participated in roundtables on improving supplier lead times
  • American Purchasing Society (APS) - Completed advanced procurement strategies certificate, 2022
  • Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) - Completed lean procurement training in 2020, focusing on waste reduction
  • Association of Professional Procurement Officers (APPO) - Annual speaker at leadership development seminars
  • International Council of Nurses

Certifications

  • Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) - Cedar Works
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Advanced Purchasing Analytics – program
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) – Lakeside Partners
  • CompTIA Security+
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
  • Supply Chain Automation Specialist Certification – category
  • Salesforce

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