STEPHEN M GARAY

**** ********* ** ********** ************ 19401

610-***-**** ac3eqg@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

West Chester University January 2017 - Present

Masters of Business Administration

Devry University Dec 2012

Bachelors of Science: Business Management

GPA: 3.72

Magna Cum Laude Designation

WORK EXPERIENCE

United States Army - Food Inspection Specialist Jan 2014 - Present

Graduated top of the class

Created, revised, and maintained unit SOP’s to coincide with Army regulations

Duties included evaluating packaging, packing, and marking requirements in accordance with Department of Defense standards and contractual documents.

Identify unsanitary conditions in food storage facilities and commissary stores

Operate and maintain inspection equipment

Perform duties in accordance with approved standards of conduct and report suspected fraud

Incyte Corporation (Contract) Jan 2017 – Present

Procurement Analyst

Support the Sourcing Managers by improving operational metrics, business case development and performance measurements as well as developing spend analytics for the commodities and services in their area of responsibility.

Work closely with sourcing managers & vendors to capture and analyze business needs and vendors' strategic information requirements, and then define optimum systems requirements to meet them.

Assist procurement managers with ensuring contracts and procurement policies, procedures and practices are aligned with applicable regulations, business objectives, and industry best practices

Liaison between the business and vendor during the procurement life-cycle. Primary focus on spend analysis, strategic sourcing, and contract management.

Develops and oversees RFI, RFQ, and RFP's in accordance with business needs

Creates statements of work, non-disclosure agreements and master service agreements

Responsible for creating and monitoring Purchase Orders in the PeopleSoft IProcurement system and all associated activities up to payment to the supplier, including the resolution of shipping issues and reconciliations.

Distributes time between commercial marketing, global travel, product strategy, medical affairs, market access, and corporate development to analyze and assist developing business opportunities.

Fujirebio Diagnostics Inc. Aug 2014 - Jan 2017

Purchasing Associate

Fully trained on Oracle Database

Create, approve and review all purchase order requests for inaccuracies related to part numbers, pricing and completion per department Standard Operating Procedures

Compare and negotiate pricing for various products

Renegotiate contracts based on volume purchase

Manage all inventories of office supplies, which entails price checking, order approval, and purchasing

Responsible for maintaining accurate purchasing records

Ordering inventory for finished goods

Handles in-house or work-in-process transfers for quarantine and finishing goods inventory to support the manufacturing, QC and R&D departments

Constantly searching for the best price for the best product without disrupting flow of manufacturing or Standard Operating Procedures

Rotate and maintain remnant inventory

Monitor and maintain temperatures of the cold storage and -70C freezers at the warehouse

Maintains records in accordance with Fujirebio Diagnostics policies and applicable government regulations

Colonial Electric Supply Co Aug 2011 – Aug 2014

Project Manager/Claims & Expediting Specialist February 2014-August 2014

Track and expedite shipments for fifteen or more jobs with a value of 1 million dollars or more

Prime source of communication between the manufacturer and the customer ensuring that any changes are transparent and available to the project manager

Resolve claims that deal with both the customer as well as the manufacturer

Responsible for crediting companies for errors made by all parties

Review shipping logs and shipping documents for errors and inadequacies

Project Manager/Procurement Specialist December 2012-February 2014

Maintain follow up procedures on price quotes

Assist in ordering through the use of Job Track internal software system

Promote the activities of the company quotes service through accurate and on-time proposals

Assist customers by providing a wider span of information regarding manufacturers, pricing and shipping requirements to ensure customer gain

Collect and analyze quotation data by measuring product type, manufacturer, bid amounts and customers to determine patterns of success or failure rates

Negotiate with manufacture(s) to buyout project and maximize company profits

Returns Coordinator August 2011-December 2012

Coordinated all returns from customers and vendors

Reinforced returns policy by establishing procedures that reinstated contractual agreements

Handled customer service requests for return and disposition of materials

Organized inventory by vendor to ensure expedited returns process

Frequently worked with purchasing department on integral outside projects

First Quality Retail Jan 2008- Aug 2011

Warehouse Associate

Responsible for logging, receiving, and shipment of finished goods

Managed inventory and cycle counting

Daily use of Oracle Software to complete tasks

Bankers Life & Casualty Aug 2005-Aug 2009

Insurance Agent/Broker/Field Trainer

Consulted clients in financial, retirement and long term care planning

Broad knowledge base of Medicare and Prescription Drug Plans

Supervised, managed and trained new agents

Strengthened team work through weekly agency meetings discussing a variety of challenges and accomplishments

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