Linda Murphy

Purchasing Manager

Chattanooga, TN 37412

ac32ce@r.postjobfree.com - 414-***-****

To partner with a stable and growing company and fully utilize my experience and aggressively grow the business to see mutual profitability. I excel at problem solving and project management with integrity, details and sense of urgency. Seeing success, development and growth in people is a huge motivator. Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

Purchasing Manager

BOLTS & NUTS - Chattanooga, TN -

2016 - 2018

• Directed all Purchasing activity for Corporate and 6 remote locations.

• Hands-on daily buying for all Chattanooga Customer VMI programs and all parts needs. Quoting domestic and import mill parts.

• Developed procedures and processes that unified the warehouse, Sales and other departments.

• Supplier development. Coordinated QC and Receiving efforts to collect data to leverage pricing and improve relationships with the best Suppliers.

• Community support programs involvement.

Materials Supervisor / Commodity Manager

BRENNER TANK-WABASH NATIONAL - Fond du Lac, WI -

2010 - 2016-02

• Supervised the Materials staff of 14,

• Coordinated all Materials needs and services for Production including line set-up and take-down.

• Wrote all SOP for Materials processes since ERP implementation in 2011.

• Worked directly with plant Fabrication shop for quality compliance and demand reports to ensure accuracy on over 4,000 stock and discrete parts fabricated at Brenner.

• Responsible for procuring a variety of commodities required to manufacture transport tankers.

• Reworked the VMI program and facilitated efficiencies between the supply chain and the production line. Worked to advance and shape the materials side of Brenner into a cohesive partner with the manufacturing process.

• Streamlined vendor consolidation by 32%.

• Safety Committee Member since 2011.

Purchasing Manager

CENTURY TOOL & DRILL COMPANY - Green Bay, WI -

2009-03 - 2009-09

• Procurement of all domestic and import commodities.

• Developed all logistics, supply, packaging and core product purchasing structures.

• Wrote procedures and developed processes for the product flow.

• Established protocol for product procurement and Supplier relationships.

• Created Supplier reporting system coupled with aggressive Supplier consolidation.

• Put into motion several programs both domestic and international to capture substantial cost savings and cost avoidances.

• Worked with key Suppliers to get best terms, best shipping, and tiered pricing. Sourcing Analyst

ENDRIES INTERNATIONAL - Brillion, WI -

2006 - 2009

• Sourced class C commodity packages for VMI programs for customers such as SIEMENS, Kohler, Briggs

& Stratton, and Rockwell Automation.

• Reviewed packages to assess customer requirements including blueprint analysis, quoting, QA involvement, sourcing parts domestic and overseas, supplier selection, contract pricing, and securing the package for sales to implement the transition from customer's old supplier to Endries.

• Worked closely with Engineering, QA, Sales, and the Leadership Team.

• Brought in a Government Package tool, IHS Haystack to expand the ability to pursue government contracts. Assistant General Manager

FASTENAL-IN PLANT - Oshkosh, WI -

2005 - 2006

• Responsible for Fastenal's largest customer - Oshkosh Truck

• Handled all order fulfillment including sourcing and purchasing of Class C items and other material products, Haystack Government communications, QA, and internal and external customer communications.

• Responsible for ordering parts from print, QA verification, secondary processing, receiving, packaging, and delivery.

Commodity Manager and Inventory Buyer / Planner

ANIXTER FASTENERS - West Allis, WI -

2000 - 2005

Weekly analysis of all customer requirements, sourcing, QA coordination, working with all internal teams.

• Developed extensive vendor relationships.

• Overseas and domestic sourcing and purchasing of Class C components and complete commodities for company wide use.

• Tasked teams for Procurement Development, ISO Certification, and writing ISO documentation,

• Conversions and Commodity Development.

• HR contact for two locations.

Branch Manager

TCF BANK Waukesha WI - New Berlin, WI -

1999 - 2000

• Ran branch covering all in-store responsibilities is security, training, Federal Reserve orders, account management, exceeding customer expectations, multi-branch cross-training, and ongoing training of staff with monthly Federal guidelines.

• Transferred to New Berlin to increase their account base.

• Developed and implemented a Senior banking program to bring services to the local retirement population.

Branch Manager - Trainer - Regional Recruiter

BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT -

1990 - 1999

• Covered complete store operations and was moved numerous times to "play clean-up."

• Excelled at expediting store and staff to exceed corporate expectations.

• Developed and implemented most of the local programs before corporate wide implementation.

• Worked closely with Regional Loss Prevention, Scheduling Development, and Marketing task forces.

• Responsible for training all new employees in Buy-out situations and converting stores to corporate standards. Inventory management, critical analysis of P&L and factors contributing to the stores overall success.

• Take pride in the fact that I had many customers and staff, follow me from store to store and from BBV to the Bank.

EDUCATION

Communications and Business

University of WI

2016-06 - 2018-01

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