Contracts Manager
Resume:
James Lunsford
Summary of Development, negotiation, implementation and management of contracts for goods,
qualifications: personal and purchased services, utilities, information technology, fleet, leasing, facility
management, warehousing and distribution center as well as tribal and military
agreements with both local and regional firms. Expert level warehouse operations
experience, WMS, logistics, day to day operations, transportation and all employee and
supplier related issues. 4104 60th. Ave. SW.
Olympia, WA 98512
Negotiation of major procurements with suppliers and customers to establish both term
Phone 360-***-****
contracts and one time buys for specialty and general commodities.
Focus on working closely with customer groups and stakeholders in the design and
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creation of innovative supply chain strategies.
Consistently able to demonstrate outstanding communication skills through
clear and concise delivery with internal staff and the vendor community.
Ability to effectively motivate, give and receive feedback.
Knowledge and consistently effective use of contracting best practices.
Support the professional development of staff to ensure the highest and
best use of personnel.
Extensive use of project management principles. Developed and
implemented all the policies and procedures for the Liquor Control Board’s
mail room, contracting group, and procurement functions as well as lead
the performance based contracting initiative for the agency. Implemented
and maintained the warehouse master production schedule and ensured
that we had all elements available to execute the plan efficiently and
effectively.
Extremely knowledgeable in LEAN practices and applying them in the work environment.
Ability to clearly communicate team goals and newly implemented supply chain
procedures to affected personnel and management. Identify areas for potential
improvement using industry best practices and change management protocols.
Professional 2005 – 2012 The Washington State Liquor Control Board
experience Contracts & Procurement Manager
Responsibilities include: managing all aspects related, directly and indirectly to a 9-person
professional contracting and procurement staff. Introduce and implement supply chain
management techniques throughout the organization. Establish, administer and manage
all contracting activity for the Liquor Control Board operation, to include service contracts,
facility management, term leases, goods, construction, federal grants, purchased services,
client services, MOU’s and interagency agreements. Integrate and support industry best
practices within all agency divisions. Extensive experience with Information Technology
procurements and lease management. Just in time inventory models, state-wide vehicle
program, agency surplus program, minority and women business enterprise, federal DBE
support and the federal acquisition regulation (FAR). Lead and support the Lean Six
Sigma strategy into strategic plan; successfully managed an $8-million dollar annual
budget. Unlimited contract signature authority on behalf of the Washington State Liquor
Control Board. Train, mentor and guide staff to ensure they understand how their
individual performance expectations tie back to the agency mission and vision. Active
participant on agency management team, team member and presenter for the agency
GMAP process, developed performance metrics for inclusion in staff performance and
development plans and inclusion of data and subsequent results into the agency GMAP.
Developed and implemented contracting process for agency wide implementation to
ensure a consistent experience when working with the contracts office. Active participation
with the state’s contract law forum. Support and administer the implementation of
procurement reform and performance based contracting.
1998 – 2005 The Department of General Administration, Office of State Procurement.
Unit Manager
Responsible for the implementation, negotiation, administration and management of
statewide master agreements for maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), personal and
purchased services. $500,000.00 Direct Signature Authority. Applied understanding and
extensive working knowledge of procurement laws and best practices. Successfully
managed a staff of 7 buying professionals. Developed supplier relationship models for use
agency-wide. Active participant in the annual tradeshow and training event. One of my
additional duties was to assist other state agency customers in augmenting their
procurement needs. Lead, managed and facilitated a wide variety of information technology
projects on behalf of other agency customers.
1995 – 1997 Home Depot, Olympia WA.
Purchasing Lead
Purchasing liaison between corporate office and store level buying groups.
Established the procurement templates to assist with the effective negotiation
and implementation of corporate wide contracts and the impacts associated
with the individual stores. Established myself as the procurement lead for all
divisions within my region. Trained and assisted staff on effective and efficient
procurement practices. Managed effective inventory levels and established
best practices within the retail environment.
1983 – 1995 Keller Supply Company, Seattle WA.
Purchasing Supervisor
Established and maintained purchasing contracts with local and regional
buying firms. Participated in the design and implementation of a fully
automated purchasing system. Responsible for the accuracy and
replenishment of $1.2 Million inventory. Managed the municipality purchasing
contracts within my division. Worked with contractors reading blue prints and
doing take-offs for products to ensure that we were adhering to the
architectural drawings and specifications. Managed day to day warehousing
functions, shipping and receiving, inventory and cycle counting, utilizing FIFO
models.
Professional Pacific Northwest Public Purchasing Association.
memberships Washington Association of Contract Specialists.
National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, (CPPO/CPPB).
Washington State Contracting Law forum.
Education Business Administration / General Studies, SPSCC 1992-1994.
References Enclosed.
References
Name Phone Number
Randy Simmons 360-***-****
Liquor Control Board, CFO (supervisor)
Mark Streuli, 360-***-****
Washington State Department of Agriculture
David Marty, 360-***-****
Insurance Commissioner’s Office
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