SENIOR BUYER
Resume:
Sheron D. Wright-McLean
Savannah, GA 31407
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SUMMARY:
• Procurement professional with extensive experience conducting market research for sourcing and purchasing machinery, equipment, tools, raw material, parts, and other supplies and services for organization operations. Collect, compile, and analyze data required to determine best price and feasibility of products.
• Vast experience in managing procurement creation, execution, and efficiently maximizing financial and operational performance; preparing and reviewing proposals, negotiating best prices, selecting and recommending suppliers, analyzing trends, placed orders, verifying on time delivery, approving payment, and maintaining necessary records from start to finish.
• Over twenty years of military experience in DoD procurement provides both global experience and education in tactical supply chain operations. Responsible for international accounts which required international travel to ensure the needs were met to support awarded contract and purchases.
• Communicate effectively for networking, coordinating and working with team to meet strict quality, delivery, and cost deadlines that impact the entire value stream. Accustom to supporting complex products, high-dollar value, and volume procurements requiring continuous oversight and risk management. Work closely with commodity offices; internal and external customers in support of completing the mission. Create and present reports of project status to commodity offices in support of improvement and material for future projects.
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TECHNOLOGY:
• SAP, CAS, ARIBA, JD Edwards Enterprise, Stellent, DELTEK, Cost Point, and Image Right, Microsoft Office Suite
EDUCATION:
• Master Certificate of Contract Management, Villanova University, Villanova Online 04/2014
• FAR Bookcamp, Arlington VA, 09/2012
• Master’s in Business Administration Acquisition and Contract, Strayer University, SC 12/2010
• Bachelor of Science Business Administration, University of Maryland University, MD 06/2005 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Dakota Moon Enterorises (Virtual –Honeywell Corp) 07/2017 – Present Senior Government Buyer
• Responsibilities include the development and negotiation of favorable prices, terms, schedules and other provisions of purchase orders and acquisition contracts, ensuring consistency with client requirements and procurement policies/procedures.
• Closeout for all procurement related activities and supplier customer management, including negotiating price/cost and price/cost-related terms and other subcontract provisions
• Confers with suppliers and analyzes suppliers' operations to determine factors that affect prices and determines lowest cost consistent with quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules
• Recommends suppliers based on gathered information and may also recommend improvements to procurement processes and procedures
• Work independently with good problem solving skills, while keeping Customer Group (CG) and corporate procurement management updated on the status requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations / Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations
• Purchase order administration/file maintenance
• Assume other responsibilities as requested in support of departmental goals and objectives LifeNet Health Corporation, Virginia Beach, 03/2017 – 06/2017 Buyer II
Responsibilities:
• Purchasing and negotiating supplies, equipment, and services from supplies. Evaluates quotes and services to determine most desirable supplies.
• Conducts and supervises the purchase of medical supplies, packaging, equipment, office supplies, and services for company use in a manner that the maximum value will be obtained relevant to FDA, ISO, AATB, and other
• Seeks opportunities for cost savings through spend analysis, conducts bid process for assigned categories, and makes recommendations to Purchasing Agent for continuous improvement initiatives.
• Responsible for working with IS group to implement minor configuration changes, PUR Master Data. Lead for system management including changes to MM SAP process, roles, users, and training.
• Monitors supplier performance based on various criteria. Identifies and resolves various supplier issues in a timely and effective manner and establishes plans to eliminate or reduce negative impact and prevent recurrence. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Savannah, Georgia 02/2014- 12/2016 Procurement Specialist
Responsibilities:
• Prepare and maintain purchase orders in CAS and SAP, including terms and conditions, ensure schedules are met, past dues are delivered for on time delivery.
• Resolves problems related to purchasing, delivery, receiving, and payment to the supplier; determines source of the problem and takes appropriate corrective action.
• Monitors supplier performance and prepares reports and other records pertaining to the items or services purchased, cost, delivery, product or service performance, supplier performance and/or inventories.
• Maintain communications with Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning, and other departments as necessary to ensure requirements are met.
American State Utility Services, Fort Bragg, North Carolina 05/2010-07/2013 Subcontract Administrator
Responsibilities:
• Negotiated subcontractor proposals, conducting post-award conferences with DoD Contractor, Subcontractors, and Government entities to provide information, clarify standards and special contract provisions for water and waste water construction in accordance with FAR Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures.
• Monitored third party contracts, subcontracts, task order and purchase order for construction new build and remodel requirement from proposal to closeout; ensuring compliance for CPSR.
• Created and monitored more than 216 subcontracts, task orders and purchase orders for water, waste water new build and remodel in access of $57.5 Million. Negotiate and manage more than 50 Third Party Contracts.
• Ensures Subcontractors and Vendors meet timelines, prepare and implement changes when required. Boeing Aircraft Company (Vought Aircraft), North Charleston, South Carolina 03/2008- 10/2009 Procurement Agent
Responsibilities:
• Performed activities in a variety of cross-functional areas contract administrator materials planning, total quality management, procurement, supplier quality assurance, productivity, finance, materials systems, and customer service.
• Monitored, maintained and ensured compliance with contract for procurement of major aircraft structural components on the Boeing 787 with three major suppliers in excess of $4.8 million dollars in raw materials, standard parts, hardware, and services.
• Executed purchase orders, ensuring correct terms and conditions and budgetary codes were used when purchase orders and scheduling agreements were prepared using SAP in accordance with company policies and procedures.
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