Purchasing Manager
Resume:
OBJECTIVE
Well qualified, experienced Corporate Purchasing Director/contracts,
marketing with supplier diversity qualities and responsibilities, is eager
to contribute and reduce costs in a purchasing organization.
A solutions-focused leader with dynamic management and interpersonal skills
is seeking to actively support a progressive organization. I believe my
background will allow me the opportunity to make an immediate contribution
as Purchasing Manager/Director.
PROFILE
20+ year's progressive experience in procurement and supplier diversity
initiatives, including extensive experience in marketing and community
outreach, with comprehensive management background.
Effectively defines, develops and implements targeted action plans to
maximize operational productivity, efficiency and profitability, while
reducing costs.
Proven abilities in change management, strategy design, establishing sound
metrics and achieving results.
Dynamic communication, presentation skills, including Microsoft suite
capabilities, relationship building and problem-solving abilities.
Excels at interacting with broad populations including Executive
management, sales and customer service staff as well as clients and
external contractors.
Expert negotiator, business planner and supplier development background.
Twenty years of professional experience in Procurement, Supplier Diversity,
Training, Compliance, and Small Business Administration (SBA) rules and
regulations concerning small business subcontract plan administration and
compliance; as well as knowledge of FAR, DFAR, and Government regulations.
Well versed in standard concepts, practices, and procedures relating to
Federal Government contracting.
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
Successfully consolidated 20 financial institutions' purchasing groups into
one organization.
Managed a team of 18 buyers, purchasing all commodities and services for
2,500 employees.
Successfully liquidated excess assets for 50 financial and mortgage office
locations.
Increased diversity spend at Washington Mutual by approximately $20 million
in a 10-month period.
Successfully reduced supplier base by 25% at Lucent, and thus reduced
management costs.
Significantly improved supplier diversity spend by $200 million annually at
Bank of America.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lewis Consulting 2006-Present
Research North Central Texas Regional Certification Status.
Research and assemble Women's Business Council certification documents for
business certification.
Provide accounting services, reconciling all oil and gas royalty payments.
Provide billing and reconciling services for all transportation services
for internal transport.
Provide billing services for all internal land brokers.
Provide extensive diversity expertise and marketing talents in innovatively
designing and launching targeted marketing and business plans to
increase business opportunities.
Collaborate directly with COO on all diversity spends reporting, purchasing
initiatives and compliance with government contract objectives.
Ensure staff members across various business units are properly trained on
purchasing procedures.
Conduct comprehensive reviews and analyses in tracking and reporting vendor
spend data.
Demonstrate extensive diversity purchasing expertise and marketing talents
in innovatively designing and launching targeted marketing and business
plans to increase business opportunities.
Initiate and build relationships with Fortune 500 organizations, as well as
public and local agencies, to increase involvement with smaller diversity
organizations.
Washington Mutual Bank - Seattle, WA (contract)
Supplier Diversity Purchasing
Developed, implemented, and managed national Supplier Diversity initiatives
for North America; set goals, developed budgets, and found qualifying
suppliers to compete in national contracts.
Educated buyers to look outside the normal large supplier base to ensure
more diversity participation and reduce purchasing costs.
Contributed creative ideas daily to develop relationships with outside
advocacy groups and small business owners, collaborating with senior
management.
Lucent Technologies - Dallas, TX
2000-2006
National Supplier Diversity Manager
Actively promoted and purchased products and services from minority and
small business owners throughout North America.
Proactively established key relationships and liaison between Federal
Government, diversity organizations and Chambers of Commerce to promote
purchasing opportunities.
Small Business officer representative to the Federal Government.
Applied solid leadership and organizational abilities in directing all
aspects of events for national conventions, including budget preparation,
display set-up, themes and coordinating staff participation.
Decision maker for all outside diversity activities for North America.
Bank of America - Dallas, TX
1985-2000 Vice President,
Southwest Regional Market Manager, Supplier Diversity
Exhibited solid leadership talents in developing, implementing, and
managing national supplier diversity purchasing initiatives.
Provided purchasing opportunities for small businesses to participate in
contract opportunities with prime suppliers.
Worked directly with minority Chambers of Commerce, community and non-
profit organizations throughout North America.
Developed national purchasing policies and procedures.
Vice-President, Purchasing
Managed the centralized purchasing department with 15 staff members for 200
branch/corporate offices consisting of 2,500 employees, with an overall
budget of $18 million.
Maintained full accountability for effectively negotiating and selecting
all vendor contracts.
Purchased all furniture, equipment, automobiles, signs, travel office
supplies and bank forms (printing).
Consolidated 20 purchasing organizations into one unit.
Actively promoted and purchased products and services from minority and
small business owners throughout North America.
Additional employment history and information available upon request.
EDUCATION
Business Management - Mountain View College (Dallas, TX)
Successfully completed rigorous curriculum, including: Business, Ethics,
Foreign Corruption Act, Corporate Financial Responsibilities, Work Place
Sexual Harassment, Total Quality Management, Performance Management and
Time Management.
Johnny L. Lewis
722 Reindeer Dr.
Midlothian, TX 76065
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