Experience

Environmental Lights
• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Supply Chain and Commodities Manager

  • Oct 2021 - Present


Lighthouse Strategies, LLC.

• United States
• Accounting

• Purchasing Manager

  • Sep 2018 - Oct 2021

  - Responsible for sourcing, negotiating terms and purchasing of materials, equipment and services. for consumer products over 11 brands, 84 finished goods SKUs in 3 states and 6 business entities -Assist with packaging design process in coordination with the vendor, marketing and production to ensure compliance with state and federal laws, quality, and competitive cost - Led efforts to identify and implement cost savings opportunities including up to 60% savings on raw materials and up to 68% on packaging -Working with R&D, marketing and production to ensure everything is in place, and appropriately costed for new product releases - Coordinate delivery dates and scheduling of freight and/or expediting of materials without overstocking for production needs based on sales history, projections and production schedules including items with several month lead time -Initiating stocking agreements with vendors for items with high minimums or long lead times. -Maintain and develop vendor relationships to ensure a solid partnership -Developing Standard Operating Procedures for processes of undefined business practices including RMA rejection processes and new packaging approval processes -Managed Team members to ensure efficient use of time, proper training and communication Show less



Gamma Scientific

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

• Purchasing Agent

  • Jun 2016 - Sep 2018

  -Set up and managed supply chain including international vendors for custom machined parts, circuit board materials and assembly, custom optical components used to produce light measurement instruments. - Negotiated terms and pricing with multiple vendors to ensure the best possible pricing and quality including moving some of the production of machined parts overseas for a 60% savings. -Set up and maintained Kanban contracts to ensure parts availability while not taking on additional inventory costs. -Worked with upper management, sales, engineering and production to ensure customers received their custom projects in the proper timeframe and production products have the required material at the required time (LEAN) while not sacrificing pricing or quality. -Worked with production, shipping/receiving and stock room to solve issues and improve efficiency. Show less



SESCO

• Canada
• Wholesale
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Procurement & Logistics Specialist

  • Oct 2014 - Apr 2016

  -Identifying and purchasing materials from BOMs used to build handheld units for military personnel and rack units for Navy vessels. -Working with vendors, engineers and technicians to obtain the correct materials at the proper time and for the best possible pricing. -Managing and obtaining quotes. -Overseeing and organization of the warehouse. -Preparing build kits for in-house and outsourced manufacturing of goods. -Working with all departments to improve processes and procedures. Show less



General Tool & Supply Co.

• Purchasing Agent

  • Sep 2006 - Sep 2013

  -Managed inventory for over 100 vendors including: 3M, Skill -Purchasing agent for the electronics business unit selling to manufacturers including: Boeing, Xerox, HP, Tektronics, Intel Bosch, Kester, Indium, Hakko, Desco, Pace, Excelta, Akro-Mills -Negotiated terms and pricing with vendors including an additional 10% from Lindstrom and bulk pricing regardless of quantity from Hakko -Followed the metals market to get the best pricing for different alloys of solder bar, wire and paste -Managed product that expired in as little as four months but required bulk purchases for better pricing -Resolved problems such as shipping and invoice errors -Preformed purchasing duties including creating and expediting purchase orders, obtaining quotes from vendors and maintaining a database of customer and vendor information and pricing. Show less



Meritage Mortgage

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mortgage Loan Closer

  • Jun 2005 - May 2006

  -Checked accuracy between loan documents -Input information for final loan documents -Funded Mortgages -Checked accuracy between loan documents -Input information for final loan documents -Funded Mortgages



Aurora Loan Services

• United States
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Mortgage Closer

  • Nov 2004 - May 2005

  -Checked accuracy between loan documents -Input information for final loan documents -Funded Mortgages -Checked accuracy between loan documents -Input information for final loan documents -Funded Mortgages



Johnny Carino's

• Restaurants

• Server

  • Nov 2003 - Sep 2004

  -Provided prompt and courteous food and beverage service -Maintained clean and sanitary environment -Handled bill payment -Provided prompt and courteous food and beverage service -Maintained clean and sanitary environment -Handled bill payment



Banco Popolare

• Italy
• Banking
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Loan Operations Specialist

  • Oct 2002 - Sep 2003

  -Processing commercial loan payments, advances and reversals. -Researching loan histories to find problems -Assisted loan officers and customers with questions. -Processing commercial loan payments, advances and reversals. -Researching loan histories to find problems -Assisted loan officers and customers with questions.