Management Supply Chain

COLISTAWOODSON-LEVEY, MBA/GM

** ********* **, ********, ** 43213 Cell: 301-***-****

Email: *******@***.***

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT / LOGISTICS / PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Team player with a positive management style who leads by example, and has

the capacity to function in a wide range of cultures and environments; and

take great pride in my ability to foster collaboration between Suppliers,

Groups, and Departments; by promoting cooperative goals and building trust;

Experienced manager with a high energy level whose passion is Strategic

Sourcing with visible procurement, project management and operations

achievements, highlighted in Telecommunications & Manufacturing.

CORE COMPETENCIES

- Supplier Rationalization - Project Management

- Team Building

- Purchasing & Supplier Management - Contracts & Cost Negotiation

- Managing Conflict

- Risk Management & Inventory Control - Customer Focused

- Results Oriented

- Financial Analysis - Multi-plant Operation

Management

SUMMARY OF EDUCATION

- Master of Business Administration in Global Management, from the

University of Phoenix, Columbia, MD;

- Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, Associated of

Applied Science in Computer Science,

- Electronic Technician Diploma from DeVry Institute of Technology,

Columbus, OH: (all campus attendance)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sept 2012 - March 2014 COLLABORATIVE, LLC Ellicott City,

Maryland

CONTRACT SPECIALIST II (Contractor) - SPRINT CORPORATION SCM-Procurement &

Real Estate

Responsible for preparing and reviewing business contracts, & Work Orders

for the purchase or sale of materials and services supporting signal

enhancing solutions; i.e. Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), Wi-Fi Networks

and Access Points & Land-Based Mobile Radios (LMR). Serving as Lead

Negotiator for assigned suppliers; general sourcing duties, as required.

2011 -2012 IDIRECT Herndon, Virginia

SENIOR-LEAD BUYER - Global Supply Chain

(August 2011 - March 2012)

Responsible for all Third Party Suppliers procurement activities,

Contracts, and the Supplier Management regarding, Servers, Switches,

Software Licensing, HUBs, Antennas, BUC's & LNB's, & Power Supplies; 2011'

Cost Avoidance $280K and Supported Savings of $160K; 2012' Cost Avoidance

$205K & Savings of $144.5K; Supported NPI requirements; Provided mentoring

for two Buyers; Developed Supplier Financial Qualification Process,

Supported Sales Teams securing best total cost solutions to meet quarterly

revenue targets.

2007 - 2011 MANITOWOC CRANE Shady Grove,

Pennsylvania

SENIOR MANAGER, COMMODITY - Strategic Sourcing Group Americas (OEM)

(April 2007 - August 2011)

Providing leadership, mentoring, and performance assessments to a staff of

eight; four Commodity Managers and four RFQ Coordinators; responsible for

managing suppliers, costing, schedules, technical and quality requirements;

supporting two manufacturing sites, with the following commodities: Sheet

Metal Fabrications, Machined Components, Hook Blocks, Wire Rope, Plastics,

Cab Components; Bearings, Bushings, and Rapid Response & Field Service

Support. Overall 2010' annual production spends of $100M; 2010' Cost

Savings & Avoidances of $2.8M; 2011-Q1/Q2 Cost avoidance of $700K ; &

Savings of $240K.

Serving as the Sourcing Integrated Product Development (IPD) Lead, on all

new model project cross functional teams at the Shady, Grove facility;

provided leadership and direction for deployment of Sourcing Strategies to

include: coordinating & facilitating supplier early involvement meetings,

releasing RFP's & RFQ's, data consolidation, supplier selections, contract

negotiations, supporting quality audits, risk management, and ensuring that

all new model projects come in on budget and on schedule. Engaged all

Commodity Managers as required and secured Project Cost Savings/Avoidance

(2007'- $4M); (2008'- $6.5M); (2009'- $11M); Developed and implemented

short and long-term Strategic Sourcing Business Plans, in collaboration

with Sourcing and Executive Team members. Annual Plans severed as

continuous improvements and support for manufacturing excellence in

quality, delivery and cost; as well as preparing the organization for

change.

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Identification and development of training tools; established common

business practices and processes; supporting various improvements and

savings. Leading cross-functional teams in the development and

implementation of two Strategic Policies

and Procedures supporting the Americas: "Integrated Supplier Management

Procedure" and "Supply Chain Procurement Process"; provided training to all

Engineers, Operations, Procurement, & Crane Care employees; in two

manufacturing facilities; provided supplier rationalization & segmentation

training for entire commodity management teams.

Appointed to Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO) in August 2007;

developed and implemented strategic initiatives which supported compliance

and progress toward achieving the goals of each Commercial Plan. Prepared

and submitted reports to the US Federal Government as required.

2004 - 2006 ALSTOM TRANSPORTATION INC. Hornell, New York

PROJECT SOURCING MANAGER - Strategic Global Sourcing Group (OEM)

(July 2004 - August 2006)

Responsible for managing and performing direct sourcing activities;

insuring quality and best material costs to achieve project budget goals

and objectives for two Government Programs, with budgets totaling $238

million dollars. Consistently, monitoring all supplier deliverables and

materials, to meet scheduled requirements; continuously meeting or

exceeding cost targets: 2004' achieved savings of $8.3M; & in 2005'

achieved $7M against Fixed Firm Contract Pricing.

Management and development of nine direct reports; Facilitating information

flow between cross-functional teams, project leaders, senior management and

corporate clients.

Responsible for productivity improvements; charged with leading and

coordinating the development and implementation of standard processes and

procedures for our new corporate sourcing improvement initiatives; which

includes MRP, Supplier Delivery and Quality Performance, Master Sub-

Contract Agreements, Design Changes, & Inventory Control Tracking.

2000 - 2004 CIENA CORPORATION Linthicum,

Maryland

SENIOR/LEAD BUYER - Strategic Sourcing Group (OEM)

(October 2000 - February 2004)

Project Management of two Contract Manufacturing Programs; Responsible for

day to day operations, performance, cost, and schedules; facilitating

information flow between cross-functional teams, project leaders, senior

management and Corporate Clients;

Development and implementation of processes and procedures for project

activities that include planning, tracking, and monitoring Building

relationships and solving problems.

Responsibilities for coordinating supplier sourcing, price negotiations,

contract administration, operations support, and management of new product

development projects for materials that include: Transceivers,

Transponders, Dispersion Compensation Modulation, Amplifiers, Power

Supplies, and Splitter Combiners.

Consistently exceeded cost reduction opportunities averaging 7% per quarter

during 2001's - Q2, Q3, Q4.

Successfully met cost reduction opportunities averaging 4% per quarter

during 2002's - Q1, Q2, Q3.

1998 - 2000 JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL Juarez, Mexico

SENIOR BUYER Materials Procurement & Planning Department

May 1998 -September 2000

1988 - 1998 HONDA OF AMERICA MANUFACTURING Marysville, Ohio

PURCHASING COORDINATOR- International Parts Supply

August 1997 - April 1998

PURCHASING COORDINATOR- Maintenance & Repair Operations

March 1994 - August1997

PURCHASING COORDINATOR- New Model Introduction

May 1992 - March 1994

PURCHASING STAFF - Production Procurement Group

May 1990 - May 1992

PURCHASING ASSOCIATE - New Model Introduction

March1998 - May 1990

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Project Management, Leadership Development 360,

Small Business Liaison Officers (SBLO), Design for Six Sigma-Red Belt, LEAN

and 5S, Global Sourcing and Negotiations Strategies, & The Federal

Acquisition Regulation Course "The Far Boot Camp". Proficient in Oracle,

Baan, I2, JD Edwards, & ManMan ERP Systems; Proficient in all Microsoft

Office programs & Strong Supply Chain knowledge, Leadership, & Management

Skills.

REFERENCES: Furnished upon request.

COLISTA WOODSON-LEVEY

90 Beechwood Rd

Columbus, OH 43213

Cell Phone: 301-***-****

*******@***.***

Dear Selection Committee,

I'm very interested in opportunities that require strong effective

leadership and accountability. I believe that I am a perfect candidate for

your Strategic Sourcing Commodity Manager position. My overall work

experience incorporates staff development, project management, and cradle

to grave strategic sourcing of direct and indirect materials, and services.

I have a very strong successful track record with Sourcing Programs &

Project Management, yielding progressive on-time and on-budget results. I

have a positive management style and lead by example. I have the capacity

to function in a wide range of cultures and environments, and take great

pride in my ability to foster collaboration between Suppliers, Customers,

Colleagues, and Stakeholders, by promoting cooperative goals and building

trust.

My main areas of expertise are supporting the optimization of an

organizations supply chain performance across multiple disciplines,

regionally and globally; developing, executing, and managing the continuous

improvement of objectives and profitability through strategic planning;

Developing supplier rationalization strategies that improve cost reduction

initiatives, and supplier delivery and quality performances; Monitoring the

supply base & the market, anticipating potential supply disruptions and

mitigating the risk; Contract negotiations and overall supplier management.

I put forth the efforts necessary to cultivate new business relationships,

closing deals, and ensure negotiations are both fair and equitable.

I have gained significant procurement OJT in my tenure with Automotive,

Medical, Technology and Heavy Construction Equipment Manufacturing and

Service Organizations; which has supported my development of multiple skill

sets that promote successful results. I would appreciate speaking with

you, to more specifically discuss mutual opportunities. I can be reached at

301-***-**** or *******@***.***. I look forward to your response.

Respectfully submitted,

Colista Woodson-Levey, MBA/GM

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