Experience

Takeform Signage + Experiential Graphics

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement Manager

  • Dec 2018 - Present



Baxter International Inc.

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Buyer

  • 2013 - 2019

  Experienced in the management of electrical components and assemblies from feasibility, design development to product launch throughout production. This includes strategic management of suppliers in all aspects of quality, costing and continuity of supply. • Primary Core Team Member representing purchasing on several successful product launches such as the V8 and V9 Spectrum Infusion Pumps. • Maintained favorable purchase price variance from 2013-2018 for entire purchase portfolio. • Directly responsible for Baxter Medina Plant VIP (Cost savings) award 2016 • Successful management of electrical and power commodities, maintaining continuity of supply while implementing revision change for multiple components. • Achieved outsourcing of all flex pcba to low cost region (China) on last product release, enabling parity for overall product cost. • Successfully audited entire electrical and power supply base (2012-2013) to establish baseline with Supplier Quality and set the stage for further supplier development activities. (ISO 13485 trained Auditor). • Key implementation partner with Medina Supplier Quality for Advanced Product Quality Planning process further enabling supplier development and improving overall quality of components. Show less



Lakeside Karate

• Lyndonville NY

• Operations Manager / Senior Instructor

  • 2004 - 2017

  • Manage daily, monthly and annual operational activities including accounts receivable, accounts payable, sales/marketing as well as coordinate events designed for customer retention. • Senior Instructor including development of all student course curriculums, class scheduling and development of other instructors. • Over 25 years of martial arts experience. • Achievement of 4th Degree Black Belt in 2015. • Manage daily, monthly and annual operational activities including accounts receivable, accounts payable, sales/marketing as well as coordinate events designed for customer retention. • Senior Instructor including development of all student course curriculums, class scheduling and development of other instructors. • Over 25 years of martial arts experience. • Achievement of 4th Degree Black Belt in 2015.



Sigma International General Medical Apparatus, LLC.

• Medina

• Buyer

  • 2006 - 2013

  • Primary Team Member of the Continuous Improvement Team (2010 to 2012.) This team was responsible for the unprecedented production growth of Sigma / Baxter in Medina NY. Implementation of material supply systems, one piece flow and elimination of process waste yielded 300 % growth in production output. • Strategic Supply Base Management goals achieved year after year. Supply base reduction from six PCBA contract manufacturers down to two highly qualified, performing suppliers. • Architect of a simple supplier Kan Ban supply agreements with entire supply base resulting in reduced inventory, improved inventory turns, and limited material liability. • The Medina Kanban program incurred no major interruptions to supply from 2010 throughout 2013 achieving world class continuity of supply. • Implemented several cost savings, waste reduction projects such as using recyclable ESD packaging for circuit board assemblies and returnable bins for local suppliers. Show less



Hover-Davis

• Program Buyer

  • 2001 - 2006

  • Lead internal procurement coordinator for business unit responsible for Hover-Davis’s largest customer that represented the largest percentage of sales revenue for the company. Managed procurement activity for development of products and transition to production. • Developing and controlling program material cost estimates, procurement of all commodities through design phase to product launch as well as coordinate design for manufacturing sessions with cross functional teams including suppliers to yield cost effective components and assemblies.• Negotiated and implemented initial contracts to establish best supply chain practices and establishing procurement criteria for the transition of product component responsibility to commodity buyers.• Monitored product material costs, inventory turns and product margins to assure that the product was performing at expected levels. • Creating and implementing strategic Kanban supplier delivery system for production. Authored and negotiated supply systems agreements with key suppliers. Such agreements saved inventory-carrying costs, thus improving inventory turns and increasing product margins. • Consistently produced cost savings through negotiations, supplier manufacturability reviews and component manufacturing process changes such as metal to plastic injection mold. • Outsourced molding and machined components to low cost countries such as China and Thailand. Show less

• Purchasing Team Leader

  • 1994 - 2001

  • The Purchasing Team Leader supervised the daily activities of growing procurement department, maintained workload balances, provided internal training and complete performance appraisals. • Managed and created the procurement organization during the largest growth period of Hover-Davis a Rochester Top 100 company for several years. The organization started with one buyer and was grown in to five commodity buyers and a planner.• Implemented a commodity procurement structure to increase over- all purchasing efficiencies. Initiated formal commodity strategies to focus cost and lead-time reduction efforts. • Directed the supply chain through two manufacturing system implementations (Made 2 Manage and Visual Manufacturing). Key responsibilities were to create and implement all policies and procedures as well as train supply chain in use of the systems and procedures.• Authored and implement standard purchase agreements and supplier evaluation and performance rating process. Show less