Experience

J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Buyer - Global Sourcing

  • Jan 2007 - Present

  Primary responsibilities involve negotiating terms, pricing, and delivery of capital equipment and select commodities totaling over $15 million. Purchase raw materials, brokerage and resale products, maintenance, repair and operations supplies, coordinate subcontract assembly work and manage HR and facility related service contracts. Administrator for the Corporate Procurement Card Program managing 90 card holders and nearly $8 million dollars in annual spend. Monitor compliance, track supplier base cost savings and evaluate preferred suppliers. Assist business areas with specific sourcing plans and project management. Working knowledge of Lean /Six Sigma principles and tools. Member of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) - Fox Valley since 1997. Member of the UW E-Business Consortium since 2009. Achieved Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) designation in 2002.



86th Training Division

• Fort McCoy, WI

• Future Plans Officer - Colonel (retired)

  • Apr 2019 - Apr 2021

  Directly responsible for Change Management Plan (CMP) 2021 involving the integration of subordinate structure from three training divisions. Accountable for the development and implementation of a project plan including timeline, communication strategy and primary lines of effort relating to mission and personnel analysis. Forms and directs a team in the analysis of guidance and information associated with mission, personnel, structure alignment and force management processes. Coordinates with Readiness Division (RD) staff regarding installation/facility feasibility. Provides routine decision briefs directly to the Command Group. Attends 84th TC working group meetings/calls and establishes an internal staff working group. Directs the development of supporting CMP 2021 information products and monitors unit management reports and joint budgeting requirements relating to transformation. Directly responsible for a team of (6) personnel .



Metso

• Finland
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Purchasing Manager

  • Aug 1995 - Jan 2007