{"id":2496,"date":"2024-03-01T15:54:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T19:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/?p=2496"},"modified":"2025-09-05T01:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:40:33","slug":"supply-chain-purchasing-manager-205715-cpp-cppm-multiple-manufacturing-plants-international-sourcing-looking-to-relocate-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mriomega.com\/index.php\/supply-chain-purchasing\/supply-chain-purchasing-manager-205715-cpp-cppm-multiple-manufacturing-plants-international-sourcing-looking-to-relocate-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Supply Chain \/ Purchasing Manager (205715) CPP, CPPM \/ Multiple Manufacturing Plants \/ International Sourcing \/ Looking to relocate South"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Supply Chain \/ Purchasing Manager with 18 years of experience supporting manufacturing and distribution supply chain <\/strong>with a focus on Continuous Improvement. She is a Certified Purchasing Professional CPP; a Certified Professional Purchasing Manager CPPM ; and is SAP-MRP Certified <\/strong>. 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. <\/strong>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!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/strong>Move quickly to interview before this “Game Changer” is gone! Her excellent background includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Created\/Implemented Category Strategies for Transportation, Contract Manufacturing, Lab Supplies and Services.
\u2022 Realized cost savings of $565k in 2023.
\u2022 Negotiated and Implemented Supplier Agreements in assigned categories.
\u2022 Identified cross Business Unit opportunities for RFQ and cost reductions.
The first pass identified a $500k COGS savings opportunity in one product grouping.
\u2022 Investigated and implemented tactical work reduction opportunities within the current ERP system.
\u2022 Managed purchasing, receiving, and shipping.
\u2022 Created a supplier onboarding program.
\u2022 Provided leadership, domain expertise, and system analysis in support of selecting new ERP system.
\u2022 Successfully managed supply to support manufacturing through COVID and worldwide semi-conductor shortages.
\u2022 Negotiated Key supplier agreements resulting in rebates totaling
o $7.5M in 2018,
o $9.3M in 2019
\u2022 Re-sourced own brand materials resulting in $1M cost savings in 2019.
\u2022 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
\u2022 Managed Global Strategic Procurement initiatives including the full life cycle process of all indirect spending including MRO, CAPEX, and services.
\u2022 Managed and developed a multi-location Sourcing\/Procurement team in support of Global operations.
\u2022 $1.5M cost savings 2015
\u2022 $1.6M cost savings 2016
\u2022 Completed Tier One supplier agreements.
\u2022 Sourced and negotiated multiple national account service and supply agreements.
Worked closely with Product Line to support ongoing new product development and sourcing.
\u2022 Managed all Direct, Indirect, and Raw Material Planning (steel) and Procurement.
\u2022 Consistently exceeded cost savings goals year over year.
\u2022 Improved inventory turns and fill rates.
\u2022 Served on SAP implementation team.
\u2022 Negotiated improved payment and delivery terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 SAP \u2013 MRP Certified
\u2022 Supporting Multiple Locations
\u2022 Global Sourcing – U.S., Canada, China, Taiwan, Czech Republic, India, Australia, France, England
\u2022 Bulk \/ Raw Material Purchasing \u2013 steel, plastics, packaging,
\u2022 MRO Purchasing \u2013 all companies
\u2022 Developing Legal Contracts from Scratch
\u2022 Supplier Relationship Management
\u2022 Data Mining to Identify Synergies \/ Opportunities
\u2022 Supplier Consigned Inventory
\u2022 Vendor Rebates
\u2022 Materials Management
\u2022 Inventory Management
\u2022 Sarbanes-Oxley
\u2022 Contract Management
\u2022 Continuous Improvement Programs – Blount
\u2022 Employee Training and Development
\u2022 Developing Stocking Strategies
\u2022 Life Cycle management
\u2022 Vendor Ranking \/ Rationalization
\u2022 Lean Manufacturing
\u2022 Kaizen – Blount
\u2022 Capital Equipment Purchasing
\u2022 Leasing Equipment
\u2022 ERP Systems – SAP, Global Shop Solutions, Cloud Suite Industrial
\u2022 Consignment Programs
\u2022 Bid Preparation \/ Review
\u2022 Contract Negotiations
\u2022 Minimizing Total Cost of Acquisition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Certified Purchasing Professional CPP – American Purchasing Society
\u2022 Certified Professional Purchasing Manager CPPM – American Purchasing Society
\u2022 SAP-MRP Certified \u2013 Ongoing Value Optimization \u2013 Reveal
\u2022 Management Program \u2013 Blount
\u2022 Business Process Value Stream Mapping – Lean Enterprises Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDUCATION<\/strong>
\u2022 APICS Engineering Change Management, Johnson County Community College
\u2022 Professional Purchasing Certificate Missouri State University, MDI
\u2022 APICS Material Requirements Planning, Longview Community College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS<\/strong>
\u2022 American Purchasing Society
\u2022 Institute of Supply Management<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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