AMY WADDELL

Cell # 760-***-**** Email: acct82@r.postjobfree.com

Rancho Mirage, CA

Experience:

Successful Sr. Purchasing / Vendor Manager /Supply Chain for 19 years plus.

Reduce inventory costs, Contracts, Vendor management, Consolidations, Negotiations, Contracts,

Capital equipment and Sourcing Domestic and International in a fast paced environment.

Education

Business Degree, Calpoly, CA 2002

Purchasing Degree, Shoreline, WA 2000

Purchasing Certificate,Shoreline, WA 1998

AA degree 2000 Shoreline, WA

Fresh & Easy Riverside, CA 4/5/2011- 9/13/13

Sr. Purchasing / Supply Chain Manager

Manage and consolidate the purchasing and supply chain processes between all four

manufacturing sites and the day to day activities with the stakeholders and operations. Managed

all SLA’S, PO’s, Contracts, Forecasting and Invoices. Managed all the Maintenance agreements

and score cards for all vendors and capital equipment. Managed all of the bakery division

including sourcing of all bakery ingredients, contracts and seasonal buys. ( Flours, Sugars,

Chocolates, IQF Fruits, Flavors)

Developed and managed KPI’s to meet the goals of the company.

Consolidated all the raw materials and packaging into volume buys for better costs.

Managed bid approaches to ensure the most competitive suppliers were being utilized, manage

p&L and S&OP processes. Ordered and maintained all snack foods for sites.

Managed logistics and supply chain processes and introduced new SOP’S to the business.

Worked with 16 buyers and planners to be all on one system, one approach and volume buys

Sourced all custom packaging and raw materials international and domestic along with managing

the yearly timelines.

Worked with Operations, R & D and Maintenance daily

HB Specialty Foods, Nampa, ID 4/2010 – 1/2011 (contract position)

Director of Purchasing

Managed the purchasing for 2 plants (ID and WI) including all invoicing and po’s. Ordered all raw

materials and season buys ie: flours, sugars and starches. Worked with R & D on cost savings

and workable margins for every new item. Managed all vendors and supply chain along with

sourcing new items and new vendors for cost savings. Worked on managing the market analysis

for commodity based products and setting up new contracts. Set up a logistic department.

Worked with operations daily to meet all KPI’S expectations and P&L along with S&OP’s.

Star-Kist Long Beach, CA 5/2006 – 1/2010

Sr. Supply Chain Manager Tuna Operations

Managed all International / Domestic Purchasing and logistics for Star-Kist. (Rail, Vessel, Air and

Trucking). Managed the logistics in and out of the US from Long Beach Port. Ordered and

managed all raw material and packaging for the tuna division. Worked on forecasts and planning

for all 3 plants. Managed all invoices, contracts and po’s. Worked with the freight forwarded daily

on loading and unloading all freight for a better cost savings. Worked on timelines for all products

coming in and out of California.

Managed all negotiations and contracts, Service agreements, vendors, SOP’s and KPI’s.

Managed budgets for 3 plants international and domestic. Frequent travel within the USA as well

as internationally. Managed the whole supply chain to and from Ecuador, American Samoa and

California from po to delivery.

Delivered against a yearly S&OP Adherence Target and an Attainment target while minimizing

working capital. Constantly reviewed ways to reduce costs and change supply chain to work more

proficiently.

Caltech / JPL Pasadena, CA 6/2004 - 5/2006

Director of Purchasing / Procurement for Dining Services

Ordered and forecasted all raw material and packaging for 10 different restaurants / café’s at

different locations from a yearly budget. Managed all food and beverage for all restaurants and

worked on menu items with costing within budget. Managed all snack foods on campuses Worked

with chef one on one.

Managed all inventory for the convenience stores and fine dining including all Sushi, frozen foods,

Seafood, deli foods, produce, cereals, all boxed items for all remote locations.

Managed all logistics and transports to Caltech for all raw material and packaging.

Managed all vehicles, service agreements, contracts, equipment, maintenance department and

sop’s

Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA 1/1994 – 4/2004

Sr. Purchasing Manager

Managed all procurement for the satellite clinics within Virginia Mason network.

Facilitated customer and vendor interactions with the procurement process in order to support the

goals of the organization.

Set up new accounts, global contracts and negotiations

Managed all MRP, forecasting, budgets, and logistics.

Ordered and maintained all frozen food, deli foods and snack foods for 4 cafeterias.

Managed and ordered all inventory and Capital equipment for 12 different OR’S in main hospital

and 6 separate clinics along with asset management

Develop methods to reduce the budget and develop forecasts and cost analysis.

Analyzed monthly budget reports to verify department are within budget and to provide

explanations for any product variances.

Worked directly with suppliers / Vendors to maintain relationships, reviewed new product offerings,

compared pricing to ensure competitiveness, and negotiated contracts upon expiration.

Set up and Maintained Policies and Procedures, MSDS, JACO and OSHA regulations for all

areas.

Software:

SIS software, Matkon, C-Bord, JD Edwards, SAP, Ross, Oracle, Techmart, Outlook, MS Word,

Serve Safe Food and Alcohol certified, EBPCS and Elke software, Excel

References and Detailed Work Experience Available Upon Request

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