Experience

CONNECT HOMES

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Buyer

  • Nov 2020 - Present



Phoenix Mecano North America

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Buyer

  • Aug 2020 - Oct 2020



Quality Marble & Granite

• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supply Chain Manager

  • Mar 2020 - Aug 2020



Karma Automotive

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Supervisor, Plant Purchasing

  • Apr 2018 - Mar 2020

• Buyer

  • Oct 2017 - Apr 2018



Prime-Line Products

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement Manager/Purchasing Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Oct 2017

  • Responsible for $18MIL USD spend annually • Lead, Supervised and Coached a 6-person team• Actively contributed to an industry standard fill rate of 98.5% to key customers • Acted as subject matter expert in total business inventory reduction from $22.4MIL to $18.1MIL • Negotiated w/key indirect spend suppliers to implement Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) • Conducted order review including forecast to actual consumption for global customers • Implemented daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual KPI’s to measure and track each buyer’s success• Accountable for maintaining a close coordination with OEC and customs for clearance and delivery to the warehouse; including collaborating w/Operations to ensure level loading of deliveries • Maintained a close relationship with Operations and Sales to track all FG items and provided delivery information to customers• Key point of contact for all supplier concerns and worked closely to reduce lead time, cost and defects• Created standard work for buyers to increase productivity and efficiency • Subject Matter Expert for Oracle Demantra Implementation • Improved key strategic customer (ACE) order cycle time by 50% (6 days to 3 days) actively participating in multiple Kaizen Events

• Senior Buyer/Planner

  • 2012 - 2017

  • Responsible for $8MIL to $10MILUSD of spend annually • Subject Matter Expert for all matters concerning business’ strategic supplier relationships• Collaborated with Global Sourcing and Quality on delivery and certification of all First Article Samples (FAS) • Power User for Oracle ERP/MRP implementation • Managed 3 different supplier consolidation projects to achieve a cost decrease• Achieved On Time to Dock percentage of 99.0% for all purchased finished good items• Crafted procurement value proposition targeting cost savings, customer service, and contractual compliance



Parco

• Customer Service/Buyer

  • 2011 - 2012



Yale Chase Equipment and Services

• United States
• Retail Office Equipment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Buyer/Planner

  • 2010 - 2011



Prime-Line Products

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pricing Analyst

  • 2004 - 2010