BEVERLY C. BODELL
**** ***** ***** *** ***********, TN 37405
Cell 980-***-****
Email: acem9f@r.postjobfree.com
PROFILE SUMMARY
Proven purchasing professional with experience in commodities and services.
Specific expertise in manufacturing sourcing, equipment purchases,
negotiations, services and contract management. Skills include knowledge
of Lean Manufacturing principles, SAP and Oracle processes, and inventory
management systems.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ABUTEC Industries Chattanooga, TN
Purchasing Agent 9/2013-3/2014
Responsibilities included manual material purchases for the manufacturing
facility in Soddy-Daisy, Tn. Administrative duties included the matching of
material receivers to manual PO's. Follow-through with the approval of
invoices and the filing of completed PO packets per direction of the Office
Manager. Reports created based from excel entries with accumulated spend
per project and quarterly reporting to Operations Manager. Expediting of
materials to accommodate a very fast paced high energy manufacturing unit.
Invista S.A.R.L, (formerly DuPont) Columbia, SC & Chattanooga, TN
Centralized Buyer 2011-
2013
Responsible for the tactical buys for Mill Supplies for the United States
and Canada. Assuring the buys are within a strategic plan directed by my
commodity lead. Automation and consolidation efforts are encouraged and
measured against overall performance. Working within the SAP platform
creating outline agreements, info records and source lists in order to
enhance and maintain automation efforts. Internally hosted catalogs, punch-
out catalogs and other contractual methods also contribute to our
automation efforts. Award of business is based on results from E-Sourcing
tools, RFP, RFX and Auction modules. Working closely with our India
representation to assure timely, accurate payment to our supply base.
Laid off due to restructuring lay off effected 10 people from the
Procurement group.
National Boiler Services, Chattanooga, TN
Purchasing Manager/Senior Buyer 2010 -
2011
Coached the Purchasing team to efficiently and effectively facilitate the
customer mills seasonal outages across the Southeastern U.S.
Accomplishments:
Reinstated the existing PO system to eliminate the use of manual PO's.
Trained Buyers and A/P on the use of the system and instituted Standard
Operating Procedures and flow diagrams for reference.
Administrator for inventory system implementation. Toolwatch.
Negotiated set pricing for repetitive buys for the outages.
Negotiated a National Agreement for gases and welding supplies and
implemented a one stop shop across the U.S.
Acquired new methods for equipment rentals for ease of use.
Contracted all office supplies for Corporate and for the outage supplies
which is website driven.
Created and trained employees of purchasing ethics.
Created a RFQ package that entailed insurance requirements, specific craft
requirements, and safety expectations to be completed by all sub
contractors. Profiles of the subs were built for Marketing/Estimating ease
of use.
Instituted a Single Source document with required signatures.
Coached the team to move forward from a mediocre customer service team to
one of "excellence" in customer service.
Contract position one year
DeVry On-Line Courses 2009
Utilized my time off taking some online courses.
Business Adminstration with emphasis in Project Management.
International Paper Company,(formerly Weyerhaeuser) Charlotte, NC
2005 - 11/2008
Purchasing Manager
Directed purchasing team of 2 buyers and 1 assistant buyer. Responsible
for contracted services for 1.4 million sq. ft. campus facility, HVAC,
roofing and grounds. Managed out-sourced point-of-purchase display
components including customized printing.
. Implemented JIT inventory program. It was utilized for our production
inventory, safety and janitorial needs. Substantial savings achieved
in inventory and downtime.
. Safety Chairperson, provided detailed monthly safety audits for the
site.
. Led the transition from Weyerhaeuser purchasing prospective to Int'l
Paper terms and conditions, non-disclosures and all forms.
. SAP purchasing system for all Direct buys.
. Invoice discrepancies were also handled through the SAP exception
reports
.
Company buyout layoff and many plant closures. Layoff effected 25000
employees in our division.
GE / Granite Services / GE Nuclear Division, Huntersville, NC
2003-2004
Procurement Specialist
Facilitated the fall outages and maintenance of nuclear reactors throughout
the U.S., and assisted engineering in communicating specifications for
necessary commodities. Responsible for direct and indirect spend to
support GE engineering and the nuclear sites maintenance outages globally.
. Ensured the on-time deliveries of all commodities and components.
. Managed reactor sight facilities including the hiring of contractors
and security services.
. Purchased nuclear steel/billots domestically and internationally
utilizing E-Auction processes, P2P Invoice processing. Oracle based
system I was considered the Oracle liaison.
GE announced they would be closing the Huntersville NC office. Relocation
opportunity to Wilmington NC.
Buckeye Technologies, (formerly Proctor and Gamble P&G) Memphis, TN 1994-
2002
Plant Buyer
Managed purchasing functions for the Memphis/Corporate site including the
corporate facility, manufacturing facility and product development facility
with a total of 400 employees.
. Reduced disposal waste costs by implementing a "Green" disposal system
saving $196,500.00 per year.
. Accomplished the purchase of "futures" natural gas saved $2.1million.
. Trimmed capital spending by implementing a forklift lease program with
full maintenance.
. Negotiated all commercial arrangements including price, delivery,
quality and service related to assigned purchasing portfolio.
. Served as ISO-9000 site representative for the manufacturing sector.
. Purchasing representative for the administrative implementation of SAP
Purchasing/Stores module. (Policies, procedures, flow diagrams and
training)
Coors Brewing Company, Memphis, TN
1989-1994
Contract Buyer
Member of purchasing team on a $148 million/material capital expansion
program. Established standard terms and conditions for procurement for the
Memphis Site, and worked closely with corporate legal counsel.
. Sourced and purchased capital equipment, controls, electrical
components, photo eyes, switches and construction materials.
. Ensured timely delivery and adherence to budget.
. Received Coors Profit Makers Award for saving over $1million in one
year.
. Eliminated all restocking charges at project completion.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
. Forbes Trail Vocational School - Monroeville, PA, Data Processing
. DeVry University currently pursuing Bachelors Degree in Business
Administration-emphasis in Project Management.
. Institute of Supply Chain Management - member 2000 - present
Inventory Management Systems - Oracle - SAP - Lean
Manufacturing Practices
. Hands on experience with E-Auction, E-Procurement, and E-Pay processes
References available upon request.