Brent Richardson
Associate – Procurement Services at WNS Denali- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Six Sigma Yellow Belt
United Latino Students AssociationJan, 2015- Nov, 2024
Experience
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WNS Denali
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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Associate – Procurement Services
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Jan 2021 - Present
Executes complex sourcing projects per client. Provides procurement services to increase savings and shift from an operational to strategic approach.• Create and Manages Reverse Auctions• Apply Denali’s process and concepts to various client projects• Tail Spend Management• Increase strategic approach to spend• Supplier Onboarding and Continued Relationship Management• Contract Authorizing and Negotiation• Provides sourcing execution (RFP, RFI, RFx) Executes complex sourcing projects per client. Provides procurement services to increase savings and shift from an operational to strategic approach.• Create and Manages Reverse Auctions• Apply Denali’s process and concepts to various client projects• Tail Spend Management• Increase strategic approach to spend• Supplier Onboarding and Continued Relationship Management• Contract Authorizing and Negotiation• Provides sourcing execution (RFP, RFI, RFx)
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R.G. Brewton, Inc.
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United States
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sourcing Specialist
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Jan 2017 - Dec 2020
• Manages over $3.5M in strategic sourcing and exceeds cost saving goals of over 10% of sales• Establishes and maintains ongoing relationships with vendors to enhance buying and negotiation opportunities• Leads supply chain optimization across cost saving projects and ultimately develop new business • Manages purchasing team in consigned and non-consigned inventory for integrated industrial vending management• Performs vendor assessments, supplier evaluation, bidding, negotiations, and provides alternative options to end users • Issues RFQ, purchase orders, and develops and maintains new supplier contracts• Conducts competitor bench marking market baskets analysis and identifies saving opportunity through Affiliated Distributors
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Wesco
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United States
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Wholesale
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700 & Above Employee
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Category Analyst
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Feb 2016 - Oct 2016
• Successfully completed project initiatives resulting in over $3 million procurement supplier savings• Research and analyze data to identify trends, category performance, competitive threats, and opportunitiesto support business decisions• Utilize data sources to develop regular ad hoc reports to include opportunity gap, SKU rationalization,promotion analyses, item tracking, price studies, financial performance, and sales which facilitatednegotiations resulting in significant cost savings• Integrate continuous process improvements into the online database- fluent in a number of data management systems including Excel, Access, Macros, mySQL, and Oracle Business Intelligence.
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Curtiss Wright Flow Control Corp
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Consumer Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Supply Chain Internship
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Aug 2015 - Jan 2016
• Access and navigate Oracle Supply Chain Planning, Purchasing, and i-Supplier Portal applications• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies, ensure compliance with terms of purchase and supports the integrity of the materials management information system• Support service line to ensure correct sales reports, inventory control, and receiving assurance. • Access and navigate Oracle Supply Chain Planning, Purchasing, and i-Supplier Portal applications• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies, ensure compliance with terms of purchase and supports the integrity of the materials management information system• Support service line to ensure correct sales reports, inventory control, and receiving assurance.
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Supply Chain Internship
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Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
-Assist/Support Purchasing department on a daily basis.-Analyze daily purchase requests for accuracy and compose corresponding purchase orders for transmittal to vendor community-Perform data collection, spreadsheet creation, and data analysis -Assist/Support Purchasing department on a daily basis.-Analyze daily purchase requests for accuracy and compose corresponding purchase orders for transmittal to vendor community-Perform data collection, spreadsheet creation, and data analysis
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Fagan Sanitary Supply
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United States
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Facilities Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Inventory Control Manager Assistant
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May 2014 - Sep 2014
• Maintained inventory controls by collecting stock location orders and printing requests. Also, assigned orders and made decisions based on what inventory routes the drivers/contractors were to take on day to day basis. • Maintained inventory controls by collecting stock location orders and printing requests. Also, assigned orders and made decisions based on what inventory routes the drivers/contractors were to take on day to day basis.
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IT Designer
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2013 - 2014
• Designed and developed two Applications for potential medical use by hospitals. Apps included Community Health Needs Assessment, and an electronic patient registration (medical history) form. Design included the ability for supply chain vendors to advertise on Application. • Designed and developed two Applications for potential medical use by hospitals. Apps included Community Health Needs Assessment, and an electronic patient registration (medical history) form. Design included the ability for supply chain vendors to advertise on Application.
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Education
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2013 - 2015
Duquesne University
Bachelor's degree, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
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