Description :

1. Managing and producing contractual procurements and facilitating the operations of city departments during the procurement process to ensure fair and open competition, transparency, and protect the integrity of the procurement system.
2. Managing the acquisition of the highest quality merchandise or services at the lowest price or at best value and ensuring prompt delivery, performance and uninterrupted flow of materials, supplies, and services from cradle to grave.
3. Implementing supplier performance management metrics in order to improve the performance of suppliers and be more efficient and effective in operations.
4. Establishing a good business relationship with all interested bidders/proposers for the purpose of identifying new and innovative opportunities to maximize cost savings.
5. Supervising and implementing the usage of historically underutilized business, disadvantaged business enterprise, women business enterprise, and minority business enterprise on all procurement opportunities.
6. Computing, maintaining and preparing complex records correctly, ensuring confidentiality.
7. Conducting and supervising pre-bid/pre-proposal conferences, bid openings, proposal reviews and evaluate bids and/or offers in coordination with independent architects/engineers, departmental technical representatives, risk management, and legal counsel.
8. Formulating and conducting negotiations/discussions for commodities, services, construction, engineering, architectural projects and for other assigned procurements in order to obtain the best and most advantageous offer.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Management

Education

Diploma

Description :

1. Leading buying team for new raw material sourcing and replenishment buying for both domestic and international.
2. Implemented new purchasing practices to reduce inventory by 37% over the past three years.
3. Controlled raw material pricing through vendor negotiations and strategic sourcing, while reducing lead times and improving vendor relations.
4. Providing superior team interaction and support to R&D, corporate product marketing, shipping and receiving.
5. Managing new raw material sourcing, purchasing, raw material planning, receiving and procurement.
6. Providing alternate sourcing, negotiating annual price increases and developing new purchasing practices to reduce raw material inventory, reducing lead times and reducing or holding costs.
7. Working with research and development alternate fuel team to source material for new formulations in wax.
8. Administered and evaluated cost savings efforts to improve performance, reduce inventories, by nearly $1mm in 2014.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Consultant

Education

Bachelor Of Science

Description :

1. Monitored material usage and adjusted the material stock as necessary to maintain inventory management goals.
2. Made material reorder point adjustments to ensure material is on hand as necessary without impacting inventory goals.
3. Determined when inventories should be replenished and initiate necessary requisition documents.
4. Conducted monthly inventories of stocked items and accounts for deviations between records and on-hand quantities to ensure goals are met within the inventory management measure of CMT.
5. Assisted in the identification, labeling, and disposition of hazardous materials.
6. Maintained a current log and distributes material safety data sheets to appropriate personnel.
7. Performed detailed purchasing work involving the review of requisitions, the preparation of bid documents, the review and award of bids, the preparation of contracts and purchase orders.
8. Lead worker for the stock clerk providing assistance and direction as necessary.
9. Monitored tracking of service purchase contracts using a spreadsheet, updated weekly, to ensure effective monitoring of contacts.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Bachelor Of Science

Description :

1. Responsible for providing procurement support for assigned categories servicing the domestic breweries, packaging plants, theme parks, and distribution centers.
2. Ensured services provided to a-b locations are selected and ordered within company policies and guidelines.
3. Worked in a cross-functional team in the development of a training program for facilities managers.
4. Worked in a cross-functional team in the development of a scope of a work training program aimed at brewery requisitioners.
5. Taught the sessions of this class interface with risk management and the legal departments on issues related to services provided to a-b by outside vendors.
6. Subject matter expert for procurement on vendor insurance and risk management issues reviewed, revised, and approved service contracts with vendors for professional, software, maintenance, and scopes of work.
7. Presented contacts to upper management for review and approval due to required very high spend authority.
8. Prioritized assigned work to meet the changing needs of the Authority.
9. Continually monitor the status of assigned work and reprioritized work in progress as needed to meet demands.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Management

Education

Masters of Business Administration

Description :

1. Assisting with the annual purchase of computers, hardware, software equipment/supplies.
2. Negotiating corporate-wide long-term and short-term contracts to fulfill corporate and customer needs.
3. Assisted with centralization and policy compliance related to IT purchasing standards by working closely with the information systems and information technologies department.
4. Followed-up & expedited orders as needed provided matrix for measuring and evaluating supplier performance in areas of commodity/function groups assigned.
5. Supporting spend analysis associated with contract programmers, promotional items, office supplies & equipment, maintenance/service contracts, safety/ janitorial and other miscellaneous indirect spend items or categories.
6. Providing daily assistance to the Director, facilities & administration in the implementation of the corporate policies and procedures for the coordination of the corporate fleet.
7. Responsible for reporting and maintaining cost savings report on a quarterly and yearly basis for the purchasing department.
8. Supervised summer intern who performed daily office functions and special projects as needed.
9. Working closely with accounts payable in reconciling invoices for payment (matching invoices with receivers).

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Consultant

Education

Bachelor Of Science

Description :

1. Provided costs bidding on government contracts, negotiated costs set up material records, adjusted out of balance records based on findings expedite and managed the return of materials and recorded transactions.
2. Reconciled purchase records process, receipt of goods, managed material logs, generated reports for tracking data associated with reordering.
3. Annually procured material that exceeded 8 million dollars, that included, raw construction materials for end products associated to create hyper-realistic villages for many cultures and medical simulation, and pyrotechnics associated to military and non - military training purposes.
4. Coordinated, tracked and procured material for a wide range of commodities for various trades.
5. Procured a wide range of material include electrical, carpentry, welding, molding, special effects, and pyrotechnics.
6. Generated reports to reflect procurement data that includes, material usage, vendor-related data, costs and allocations associated with projects.
7. Communicated effectively with production, suppliers, transportation, receiving and accounting from procurement through the installation process that occurs locally, national and international.
8. Researched technical data, and end uses for innovations and first-time evolutions within the company.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

BA in International Business

Description :

1. Responsible for the formulation and release of RFQ's to preferred vendors for new projects and for capital equipment.
2. Created and implemented purchasing processes and procedures.
3. Created and implemented new terms and conditions for MRO and production parts purchase orders.
4. Responsible for creation of scheduled orders and releases for production parts at start-up for new projects.
5. Identified sales tax requirements as they relate to the payment of vendor invoices for the accounting department, for each of the business entities.
6. Provided coordinated logistical and hands-on support to the materials department relating to release schedules for production parts.
7. Trained all new associates in proper use and procedures for entering requisitions.
8. Implemented MRO strategies for the new venture into the health care industry, allowing for preservation of working capital while providing for daily business requirements to the start-up of the company.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Consultant

Education

High School Diploma

Description :

1. Obtaining requirements by verifying, preparing, and forwarding purchase orders, verifying receipt of items and authorizing payment.
2. Managing accounts for 117 warehouses for in excess of 30 vendors and more from the headquarters.
3. Verifying purchase requisitions by comparing items requested to master list, clarifying unclear items and recommending alternatives.
4. Forwarding available inventory items by verifying stock, scheduling delivery.
5. Preparing purchase orders by verifying specifications and price, obtaining recommendations from suppliers for substitute items, obtaining approval from the requisitioning department.
6. Obtaining purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers, monitoring and expediting orders.
7. Verifying receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered, resolving shipments in error with suppliers.
8. Providing purchasing planning and control information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
9. Accomplished the purchasing and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Senior

Education

Associates

Description :

1. Assisting with the timely and cost-efficient purchase and delivery of all vendor goods including food and beverage products.
2. Reviewing all proposed and received orders to ensure vendor compliance and recommend vendor changes when necessary.
3. Ensuring that all purchase requests have been approved in accordance with authorized approval levels.
4. Preparing and processing purchase orders to comply with established purchasing procedures and maintain appropriate files.
5. Ensuring that all purchase terms and discounts are adhered to using Stratton Warren system.
6. Working with vendors to ensure the quality of goods purchased meets the company's standards.
7. Effectively presenting information in one-on-one and large group situations.
8. Working closely with all departments to ensure all their goals are being met with the products and services needed at specific times.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Consultant

Education

Bachelor Of Science

Description :

1. Performing a variety of highly responsible and complex administrative duties in support of the Purchasing Manager.
2. Reviewing and sorting orders through navigator, daily scanning invoices to be entered into the navigator.
3. Converting purchase requisitions into purchase orders and update pricing for items.
4. Creating postage billing reports for finance, CEF, call and missions (monthly).
5. Working with the office assistants and the printer form maintaining stock and supplies.
6. Working with departments to better understand their needs and vendors for ordering and timelines.
7. Responsible for the communication with vendors to relate our needs for future purchases, if needed to sort out any issues that may arise.
8. Following up with accounts payable department to ensure invoices are paid on time.
9. Initiated letter of intents and supplier alliances for maximum discounts.

Experience

7-10 Years

Level

Senior

Education

High School

Description :

1. Negotiated and contracted with hospitals, out-patient clinics and physician groups for medical services and procedures.
2. Performed cost analyses, including vendor cost comparison, acquisition and cash flow analyses.
3. Initiated, developed and maintained relationships with suppliers on a site/region/national basis.
4. Developed reviews and executed various vendor procurement contracts.
5. Negotiated payment terms and coordinated billing methods according to company policies.
6. Consulted with site, regional and corporate personnel on current and future purchasing specifications, needs and suppliers.
7. Responsible for bidding of contracts, negotiating favorable terms and establishing sound interactions between internal and external customers.

Experience

5-7 Years

Level

Executive

Education

Business

Description :

1. Managed purchases and sourcing strategies in numerous categories, including IT, Research and Development, Executive Officers, Legal and Human Resources, handling over 50 internal customers.
2. Responsible for purchasing goods and services, management of personnel, developing RFPs and KPIs, tracking savings versus goals, managing internal customers, cross-functional teams, and negotiating contracts.
3. Implemented and supervised managed staffing program that achieved $2M cost savings and nominated for Presidential Award.
4. Utilized change management skills while centralizing all functions of purchasing department.
5. Obtained $900K cost savings per year by implementing and managing FedEx Ground Program.
6. Received Presidential Award for exemplary performance.
7. Increased quality by training and managing 3 Administrative Assistants and Purchasing Agent.
8. Raised customer satisfaction by training customers in use of purchasing techniques, process improvements, and compliance.
9. Introduced telecommunications cost savings project which yielded $200K savings / year.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

BA

Description :

1. Processed orders by the Federal Procurement Regulations and Policy Handbooks.
2. Audited time & attendance fire time sheets and reports.
3. Processed obligation reports monthly, prioritize multiple tasks.
4. Answered multi-phone system (20-line), take messages, and follow up on calls.
5. Billed For Collection Officer Distribute mail, in-coming and outgoing, FedEx Mail, UPS Delivery distribution.
6. Routed Regional, Supervisor and other district mail on a daily basis.
7. Processed weekly cash sales and deposits.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

MS

Description :

1. Purchased all materials and equipment that is used on a daily basis.
2. Shipped, received, stocked, and loaded inventory.
3. Operated company trucks and forklifts.
4. Forklift certified.
5. Completed daily logs.
6. Cleaned and maintained work areas.
7. Followed all safety regulations.

Experience

10+ Years

Level

Senior

Education

BS In General Business