KELLY LARSON

**** ********** **. ********, ** *9441

231-***-**** ac0249@r.postjobfree.com

Objectives

Organized Procurement Specialist and dedicated employee with high integrity, strong work ethic and motivation to learn.

Sourcing Specialist/Business Partner 12/2014 – 3/2016

Nestle Nutrition/ Gerber Products Company 445 State St. Fremont, MI

Responsible for the sourcing strategies in infant nutrition. Additionally building and maintaining strong work relationships with internal business partners.

Ensure Supply to all Nestle factories with alternate vendor qualifications and contracts.

Partner with key vendors in the SRM program to further develop strategic relationships.

Source new ingredients via multiple avenues by leveraging my supply and resource network.

Work within a highly government-regulated commodity, with evolving market conditions.

Worked with suppliers to create identity-preserved grain system for better traceability and lower contaminant levels on incoming ingredients.

As Operational Buyer, worked with Operations to address supply issues and Quality Assurance to meet ingredient specification requirements.

Collaborated both cross-functionally with the US market and internationally to meet project and technical objectives while maintaining timelines.

Buyer/Planner 11/2011 – 12/2014

Structural Concepts 888 E Porter Rd. Muskegon, MI

Responsible for procurement of materials; steel, wood and glass across all of Structural Concepts facilities.

Create a budget for my spend categories, including tracking and reporting monthly.

Source and approve new vendors for innovative products.

Managed timeliness and worked closely with vendors for implementation of all new custom refrigerated display cases with glass doors.

Member of core team to build a new to the market glass case with no metal extrusions, bent glass.

Work as a conduit between engineering, factories, vendors and management.

Additional Professional Activities

NCE Organizational Review Pillar member: Currently a member of the Organizational Review Pillar on the Fremont campus. Responsibilities include training procurement team on various elements of organizational reviews and owning systems (development and implementation) within pillar.

Sourcing Specialist Network Co-Lead: Created a community of Sourcing Specialist to address ongoing issues, ideas for improvement and introductions to new members. Created and edited a monthly Newsletter set out to members as well.

NPDI Project Owner: Responsible for confirming or denying launch dates based on ingredient contracts/availability. Oversee involved parties in sourcing and contracting required ingredients.

Education

Western Michigan University

2009 Bachelor of Arts degree

Department of Communication

References

Furnished upon request.

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