Diane C. Ratay, C.P.M.

*** ***** *** **** **********, PA 15209

Home: 412-***-**** Cell: 412-***-****

Email: acu4so@r.postjobfree.com

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Twenty-eight (28) years of proven history as a highly skilled and knowledgeable business professional in all aspects of material and supply management including natural gas, electric and oil. Understanding of inventory processes, knowledge of equipment used within, typical contract language, resolution processes, and market indexes within the O&G and healthcare industry. Results oriented, proactive attitude, consistently exceeding goals, extensive background of accomplishments, award achiever, and a highly motivated self-directed professional.

STRENGTHS

Earned Lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager status and continued education for the procurement of Materials, Equipment,

Energy and Services in today’s economy with best practices and commitment to excellence.

Initiated cost reduction activities through effective supplier management, sourcing, long term supply agreements,

Creative procurement strategies, consolidation opportunities, disposal of surplus equipment, inventory control and operational improvements

Provided sound commercial and financial recommendations along with being a value-adding member of project teams

Possess strong analytical, strategic, project and problem solving skills along with training and supervisory experience

Experience with global supply chain management, 6 Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, ERP systems

Proficient in MS Office, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, AS400, Oracle, Microsoft Project, SAP, and Lotus Notes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Philips Healthcare Project Manager Remediation/Commodity Manager 11/14 – Jan. 2016

Project Manager throughout remediation activities. Responsible for developing and implementing strategic commodity plans, contract negotiations, development, execution and maintenance. Participant in ECR and ECO reviews and approvals on behalf of the supply chain department. Provide commodity spend analytics, competitive analysis, and supplier business reviews. Provide support and direction to buyers. Review material master data and correct as required.

Meridian Logistics & Warehousing, LTD. Project Manager 02/14 – 11/14

Part-time monitoring clients account to make sure all taxes and port charges are paid on time and in accordance with the

Contract. Negotiating with international logistics providers, working with authorities, responsible for managing project to reduce costs.

Pittsburgh Glass Works Sr. Sourcing Agent/Commodity Manager 12/12 – 12/13

Temporary Contract Assignment.

Responsible for the procurement of all natural gas and electric for 8 manufacturing facilities, 4 satellites, 2 distribution centers, and 127 branch locations. Responsible for all non-hazardous and hazardous waste removal (5m spend) and material handling equipment.

UHDE Corp. of America

Div. of ThyssenKrupp Project Procurement Manager 08/10 – 12/12

Responsible for the procurement of new Coke Oven Battery in PA consisting of numerous complex, specialty design and built contracts along with assisting or leading other projects as required. Displayed excellent negotiation skills providing Uhde significant cost savings to the project in addition to strong terms and conditions protecting Uhde and minimizing risks. Ability to understand cross-functional assignments and handle complex projects with a huge variety of different purchases. Extensive experience provides me with a complete understanding of the equipment, fabrication and machining processes, proving very beneficial in additional numerous areas, beyond the wealth of knowledge in this arena with the vendor and customer base. Consistently provided guidance to upper management, engineering, inspection, and logistics concerning North American business law, the UCC, foundry processes, etc.

DRD Enterprise 1 Self-employed 2006 – 2010

Self-employed working as consultant for supply chain, established and managed a new Fitness Facility for Women located in the Pittsburgh/Bloomfield territory, and Federal Treasury Dept. as Crew Leader for U.S. Census.

Calgon Carbon Corp. Senior Supply Chain Expert 2003 – 2006

Sourced and managed all energy supply mainly concentrating on natural gas for four major plant facilities, in addition to all packaging items and the management of the company fleet for the global leader in carbon manufacturing, carbon reactivation, and equipment for adsorption, separation, and UV light technologies. Drove the successful implementation of poly bags and led the transition from multi-wall paper packaging.

- Sourced, identified, and established alternate suppliers of supersacks increasing quality and obtaining a cost reduction of

$487,000 (43%)

- Negotiated Corporate Fleet Agreement with Chrysler optimizing leases, extended warranty, fleet discounts, and volume bonus

Cost savings of over $100,000 in 2003

-Researched, sourced, and implemented procurement strategy for Electric for facilities saving over $125,000 per year.

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- Provided specific, detailed recommendations and identified several sourcing opportunities for significantly reducing natural

supply costs. Documented cost savings of over $2.7M in 2003, an average of $2.22/Dth.

- Managed and reported on all natural gas supply and pipeline contracts of approx. $13.5M, chartered Gas

Management Committee and wrote Gas Management Policy for Board of Directors

- Identified significant cost savings for new facility acquired through acquisition in Feb. 04 of over $4.00/Dth.

SVEDALA INDUSTRIES, INC. Purchasing Manager 1990 – 2003

Pittsburgh, PA - Formerly Dravo, McNally Wellman, now Metso Minerals

Responsibilities included the sourcing of castings, forgings, fabricated, machined, and commodity items for the Aftermarket Department. Managing a 2.1 million inventory utilizing ERP, SAP, and Oracle. Created all bidders’ lists for the manufacturing & machining of bulk material handling equipment, assisting the estimating, expediting, sales and management staff. Assigned to Equipment & Service groups to interface directly with senior project engineers in proposal development. Responsible for all international procurement and sourcing, in addition to providing direction and assistance to other procurement personnel. Developed and negotiated first long term supply agreements

- Negotiated and administered corporate agreements, Presented sourcing and optimization strategies, total cost of ownership, ROI, cost/benefit, etc.

- Created several commercial terms and conditions, cost savings form, packing list, and upgraded reports

- Analyzed and evaluated vendor facilities, capabilities, financial reports and history

- Handled major purchases for Samarco and Jindal Pelletizing projects ($10 million additional responsibility)

- Awarded Svedala Best Performance Award for 1997 & 1998

- Responsible for all purchasing department's reports, monthly and quarterly, along with yearly forecasts

- Identified and implemented opportunities to utilize interdivision entities under the corporate umbrella

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. Project Buyer 1986 - 1990

Bridgeville, PA

Responsible for all project procurement for the Washington Works, West Virginia and Fayetteville, North Carolina plants. Responsibilities include sourcing, developing and implementing project procurement plans and strategies to insure timely project schedules, providing quality training and direction to purchasing assistants and expeditors, assisting management and engineering staff, participating as a value-adding member of project teams, evaluating and monitoring vendor performance.

Responsible for purchasing major capital and process equipment, i.e.: tanks and vessels, heat exchangers, large fabrications, rotating equipment, material handling equipment, specialty design and built equipment

- Purchasing responsibility of over $10 million first year with reported cost savings of over $1.3 million dollars, which represents the highest contribution for any DuPont buyer

- Received DuPont Recognition Award for overall consistent superior performance

- Received Excellence Award for efforts on Project #8829

- First recipient of Quality Program Award and - Major contributor to departmental goals

WESTCO SECURITY, INC. Materials Manager 1983 - 1986

Pittsburgh, PA

Established, organized, and maintained all purchasing, inventory, and related activities. Purchase responsibility of $3.5 million per year and additional responsibility of assisting service manager with service and installation scheduling and billing. Prepared monthly and annual cost expenditure reports. Initiated computerized inventory control and centralized purchasing

- Reduced annual freight expenses by 40%

- Supervised shipping and receiving departments, - Developed return material for repair, procedure, and records

EDUCATION

Robert Morris College Business Management

Penn State University Purchasing Management Program

University of Wisconsin C.P.M. Review

Community College of Allegheny County Secretarial Science

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