Supply Chain / Purchasing Manager (205715) CPP, CPPM / Multiple Manufacturing Plants / International Sourcing / Looking to relocate South
Supply Chain / Purchasing Manager with 18 years of experience supporting manufacturing and distribution supply chain with a focus on Continuous Improvement. She is a Certified Purchasing Professional CPP; a Certified Professional Purchasing Manager CPPM ; and is SAP-MRP Certified . She has managed a $142M spend and has sourced from several countries including the U.S., Canada, China, Taiwan, Czech Republic, India, Australia, France, and England. She is knowledgeable in several ERP systems. She has used her experience and a big box of tools to achieve an impressive track record of improving costs and processes!
She has strong relationship-building skills and experience working collaboratively in a multi-location environment. Her experience includes MRO and raw materials purchasing. She has structured vendor consignments, and profitable rebate programs for her employers and has orchestrated successful category strategies and savings initiatives designed to increase revenue. Her company is in the midst of a major reorganization and several plants are being sold. She is proactively looking for a new opportunity and is very interested in confidentially exploring new opportunities for her in TX, AR, LA, MS and AL. Move quickly to interview before this “Game Changer” is gone! Her excellent background includes:
• Created/Implemented Category Strategies for Transportation, Contract Manufacturing, Lab Supplies and Services.
• Realized cost savings of $565k in 2023.
• Negotiated and Implemented Supplier Agreements in assigned categories.
• Identified cross Business Unit opportunities for RFQ and cost reductions.
The first pass identified a $500k COGS savings opportunity in one product grouping.
• Investigated and implemented tactical work reduction opportunities within the current ERP system.
• Managed purchasing, receiving, and shipping.
• Created a supplier onboarding program.
• Provided leadership, domain expertise, and system analysis in support of selecting new ERP system.
• Successfully managed supply to support manufacturing through COVID and worldwide semi-conductor shortages.
• Negotiated Key supplier agreements resulting in rebates totaling
o $7.5M in 2018,
o $9.3M in 2019
• Re-sourced own brand materials resulting in $1M cost savings in 2019.
• Managed commodity (aluminum, steel) and negotiation strategies including but not limited to Terms and Conditions, Supplier selection/de-selection, evaluation and rationalization of Supply chain solutions, including vendor-managed inventory (VMI), supplier consignment, safety stock levels, etc.
Outdoor equipment manufacturer
• Managed Global Strategic Procurement initiatives including the full life cycle process of all indirect spending including MRO, CAPEX, and services.
• Managed and developed a multi-location Sourcing/Procurement team in support of Global operations.
• $1.5M cost savings 2015
• $1.6M cost savings 2016
• Completed Tier One supplier agreements.
• Sourced and negotiated multiple national account service and supply agreements.
Worked closely with Product Line to support ongoing new product development and sourcing.
• Managed all Direct, Indirect, and Raw Material Planning (steel) and Procurement.
• Consistently exceeded cost savings goals year over year.
• Improved inventory turns and fill rates.
• Served on SAP implementation team.
• Negotiated improved payment and delivery terms.
• SAP – MRP Certified
• Supporting Multiple Locations
• Global Sourcing – U.S., Canada, China, Taiwan, Czech Republic, India, Australia, France, England
• Bulk / Raw Material Purchasing – steel, plastics, packaging,
• MRO Purchasing – all companies
• Developing Legal Contracts from Scratch
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Data Mining to Identify Synergies / Opportunities
• Supplier Consigned Inventory
• Vendor Rebates
• Materials Management
• Inventory Management
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Contract Management
• Continuous Improvement Programs – Blount
• Employee Training and Development
• Developing Stocking Strategies
• Life Cycle management
• Vendor Ranking / Rationalization
• Lean Manufacturing
• Kaizen – Blount
• Capital Equipment Purchasing
• Leasing Equipment
• ERP Systems – SAP, Global Shop Solutions, Cloud Suite Industrial
• Consignment Programs
• Bid Preparation / Review
• Contract Negotiations
• Minimizing Total Cost of Acquisition
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Certified Purchasing Professional CPP – American Purchasing Society
• Certified Professional Purchasing Manager CPPM – American Purchasing Society
• SAP-MRP Certified – Ongoing Value Optimization – Reveal
• Management Program – Blount
• Business Process Value Stream Mapping – Lean Enterprises Institute
EDUCATION
• APICS Engineering Change Management, Johnson County Community College
• Professional Purchasing Certificate Missouri State University, MDI
• APICS Material Requirements Planning, Longview Community College
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• American Purchasing Society
• Institute of Supply Management