Elizabeth M Shanahan

732-***-**** (Cell)

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Matawan, NJ 07747

ac5ysj@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Seasoned Purchasing Professional, with over 25 years of experience, including as a Director of Purchasing, in the Intimate Apparel Industry.

My goal is to acquire a position that recognizes and utilizes my knowledge and abilities as a Purchasing team member.

Most recently, I held the position as Director of New Line Purchasing, at Wacoal America, Inc from March 2015 to February 2017.

Experience

Wacoal America, Inc, Lyndhurst, NJ

Director of New Line Purchasing March 2015 to Feb 2017

Director of Purchasing June 2001 to March 2015

Purchasing Manager June 1995 to June 2001

* Responsible to own and manage new line raw material purchasing process from new supplier set up, new product adoption, and timely receipt of all new line raw materials at our manufacturing facility according to our corporate calendar.

* Reviewed all new line adoptions, raw materials and colors with purchasing and manufacturing personnel.

* Trained and supervised off site purchasing personnel to achieve best practice inventory levels and budget turn in accordance to monthly budget and production needs.

* Represented the company in negotiating greige raw material commitments and policies with suppliers.

* Performed personnel duties such as mentoring and training.

* Placed and followed up on purchase orders for all new raw materials.

* Created policies and procedures for vendor contracts.

* Created policies and procedures for purchasing with management and team input.

* Accomplishments have included: Java platform implementation, PLM implementation, Vendor Manual, Raw Material Forecasting Development, and new supplier On Boarding Manual.

* Resolve supplier grievances and claims against suppliers.

* Worked intimately with Raw Material Quality Assurance at our New Jersey Corporate and Dominican Republic Manufacturing locations in relation to supplier quality issues. Prioritized color lab and raw material quality inspection if needed.

* Worked with Corporate Traffic Department developing and revising shipping guidelines for new and current supplier partners.

* Control purchasing department budgets.

* Arrange for disposal of surplus materials.

* In depth knowledge of raw materials, bill of materials, costing, and forecasting.

* Knowledge sets include: Enterprise resource planning ERP software, IBM Lotus Notes, Material requirement planning MRP software, Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, PLM systems.

Warner’s, Bridgeport, CT

Sr. Purchasing Agent October 1992 to June 1995

Wacoal America, Inc, Carlstadt, NJ

Purchasing Agent March 1990 to October 1992

Education

Suffolk County Community College, NY: Associates in Business Management

Taylor Business Institute, NY: Fashion Merchandising

Sandler Training: Leadership Solutions

Introtex: Guilford Mills, NC; Intro to Textiles

Liebaert, Belgium: Technical Seminar

Professional and Personal references upon request.

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