Quality Assurance Supply Chain

Reginald E. Harmon, MBA

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Sugar Land, TX 77478

Cell: 832-***-****

Alt. Cell: 832-***-****

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Objective: Supplier Development, Procurement, Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing Category, Commodity, and Supplier

Quality lead management positions.

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

High-performance, results-driven professional with a career demonstrating visionary leadership, expertise, and

distinguished performance in strategic sourcing, supply chain management, procurement, safety, and supplier quality

assurance ensuring managing categories, commodities, services, and quality with diverse industries. A catalyst for

dynamic change, continuous improvement, cost savings, tactical execution, of strategic execution for on time

deliverables from suppliers based on agreed service agreements, contracts, purchase orders, and terms and conditions.

Key leader in developing strategic alliances with suppliers, internal, and external stakeholders to capture and enhance

overall quality, productivity, business, and supplier performance.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Strategic Sourcing

• Development of RFIs, RFQs, RFIs, ITBs,

• Supplier Development

• Performance and Continuous Improvement

• Six-Sigma

• Supplier Selection, Approval, and Negotiation

• Quality Assurance Leadership

• Supply Chain Management

• Purchasing and Material Management

• Cost reduction and Commodity Rationalization

WORK EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS

Procurement Specialist III –Procurement Supply Chain Management (PSCM) 11/2012-present

British Petroleum (BP) (Contract)

• Execute and develop RFP/RFQ/RFI Sourcing events through Ariba

• Lead and manage the full sourcing process including development of demand/scope, supplier selection,

commercial negotiation, risk mitigation, and contract execution, ensuring the appropriate business

involvement at all stages of the process.

• Support the implementation of new contracts and change management, and communicating commercials

with both stakeholders and suppliers.

• Perform contract review and fitness

• Develop terms and conditions (T&Cs) for service agreements

• Initiate Invitations to Bid (ITBs) Requests for Quotes (RFQs) and gather Request for Information (RFI

and marketing strategies for new initiatives.

• Perform supplier vetting for approvals for preferred suppliers and approved suppliers.

• Perform contract negotiations, and commercial analysis

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• Perform cost/price analysis and develop financial models for evaluation.

Consultant, Strategic Procurement Statoil (Robert Half Professionals-Contract) 4/2012 – 5/2012

• Working on development of contracts, strategic planning.

• Category management for Facilities, Travel, IT Services, Intellectual Property.

• Use of SAP R/3, SAP-BW.

• Developing contracts through Contiki (contract management system).

• Contract negotiation

• Strategic planning for new program/project initiatives

• Upstream and onshore procurement activities for shale oil exploration

• Developed Approved Vendor List (AVL) database and revised KPIs for tracking of Total Cost of

Ownership (TCO), service agreements, IT, and facilities management.

Manager II, Global Indirect Sourcing (GIS), Realty Facilities Services

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 11/2010 to10/ 2011

• Manage chemical supplies for all 4,000 Wal-Mart and 600 Sam’s Club stores managing $217,000,000 in spend.

• Developed cost models and supplier leveraging for commodities, and New Product Introductions.

• Directly supervise one Sourcing Coordinator that performed issuance of POs, supplier product shipments, and

store assistance as part of the tasks and duties assigned.

• Responsible for approximately $7,000,000 in cost saving initiatives.

• Perform analysis of supplier spend data and process metrics for continuous improvement initiatives

• Lead in supplier cost and process improvement programs with assigned suppliers that included Stock Keeping

Unit (SKU) rationalization, bid analysis, New Product Introductions (NPIs), KPIs, and additional activities as

needed.

• Search for new products that are sustainable, green-sealed, and environmentally as well as looking for new

suppliers that have new innovative products or ideas. .

• Lead bidding for Request for Information (RFI), Request for Price (RFP), and Request for Quote (RFP) for

determined bid activities using Ariba. Used e-Procurement tools such as e-RFI, e-RFQ, e-Auctions to perform

bids, make/buy analysis and work with Operations and R&D in decision-making process.

• Use of SAP to manage suppliers that directly supplied products to the stores or performed cross-docking

processes to ship products to the Distribution Centers (DCs) then subsequently to the stores without stocking

the product.

• Lead negotiations for new contracts in conjunction with Legal department to assure that all requirements, terms,

and conditions (T&Cs) were met to incorporate all costs, risk mitigation, and other activities to minimize risk to

Walmart and Sam’s Clubs.

• Executed performance reviews with key suppliers, operations and facilities on product evaluations, supplier key

performance indicators. Collaborated with suppliers, operations, technical teams, and supplier management

groups in order to assure product quality, cost savings, new product launches, and quality.

• Insured and communicated contract administration requirements with suppliers and stakeholders.

Senior Procurement QA Engineer 6/2005 to 11/2010

Science Application International Corporation

• Manage purchase orders, supplier data, and contracts ranging from $2,000.00 to $3,000,000.00.

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• Led supplier development and improvement processes that included design collaboration, aggregate planning,

lean six sigma and continuous improvement activities and methodologies.

• Led in the development of quality flow down and contract requirements to contractors and subcontractors for

the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) and International Space Station (ISS).

• Determined Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs), ITAR, TINA, and supplemental requirements for source

determinations before contract award.

• Managed and worked on New Product Development NPD), purchasing, and contract administration program

for the Space Shuttle Program (SSP) and International Space Station (ISS) Laser Camera Systems (LCS)

Programs as well as sustaining camera programs in collaboration with NASA program office and suppliers.

• Responsible for performing gap analysis for several NASA directives and procedures.

• Worked with subcontractors on contract flowdown requirements, special addendums, corrective action reports

and other actions as needed.

• Helped develop the Procurement Quality Assurance (PQA) database that managed all subcontractor quality data

reporting through the contract award to contract close life cycle.

• Developed the Quality Assurance Record Center (QARC) audit program that started with approximately 68%

data entry and record compliance and increased efficiencies to 97% within a two-year cycle.

Quality Area Supervisor 5/2004 to 4/2005

Citation Corporation

• Managed nine quality inspectors and technicians.

• Supervised casting operation as it pertains to all quality aspects for production, inspections, and shipment of

product.

• Managed and maintained TS 16949 quality systems and led recertification efforts that resulted in approval to

the TS 16949 quality system.

• Developed quality metrics reporting system that included Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), shipping, on-time

delivery, and customer satisfaction.

• Managed supplier selection and approval processes.

• Directed several continuous improvement projects and Kaizen events to drive quality improvements decreasing

defects to 4% and increasing First Pass Yield to 96%.

• Deployment of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to review scrap, delivery, quality, Material Review Board

(MRB) and additional identified metrics.

• Developed PPAPs, APQPs packages as well as perform Gage R&R Studies for new processes and products.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

• MS Strayer University Degree Candidate with an Emphasis in Management Science

• MBA Strayer University, Emphasis in Supply Chain Management

• BBA Strayer University, Emphasis in Acquisition and Contract Management

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Six-Sigma Green Belt

• RABQSA Certified ISO 9001:2008/AS 9100 Lead Auditor

• Preparing to take Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) Examination August 2013.

• Preparing to take Certified Supply Chain (CSCP) Examination, September 2013.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Society for Quality (ASQ)

• Institute for Supply Management (ISM)

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• Project Management Institute (PMI)

• The Association for Operations Management (APICS)

• National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA)

• National Contract Managers Association (NCMA)

AWARDS

• Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) Environmental Compliance, Health and Safety Award (2006, 2007,

2008, 2009, 2010)

• NASA Award Participation for Outstanding Contributions for Audits at Hamilton Sunstrand (2008, 2009)

• NASA Award Participation for Outstanding Contributions for Audits at Rocketdyne (2008, 2009)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Word, Power Point, Access, Excel Microsoft Project, Visio, SPSS, MACPAC, SAP, Ariba, Retail Link, Remedy, JD

Edwards (JDE), AS/400, Lotus Notes, Lotus Office Suite Harvard Graphics, Harrington Group Corrective Action

Database Software. SPSS, Seven Step Sourcing Process.

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