Engineer Manager

Good day,

I am looking for employment in the Des Moines, IA area in the field of

Supply Chain.

Experience I can offer encompasses many areas of Supply Chain such as

contract negotiation, supplier consolidation, tracking materials &

expediting purchase orders, and documentation. My background is strong in

Procurement of Direct and Indirect products/services, working in a

supportive role, inventory management, supplier relationship management,

cost savings, invoice resolution and RFQs.

During the past year, I worked as a contracted Engineer Buyer working

closely on procuring components and samples for Prototypes and Pilot

Builds. This involved protecting proprietary data, expediting POs, getting

quotes, documentation, reporting, working with a variety of internal and

external personnel.

Previous employment was as a Purchasing Analysis for Eurofins Scientific, a

global company providing analytical services in areas of food, feed,

forensics, animal testing and manufacturing of DNA and Genome strains.

Duties involved price negotiations, creating supplier agreements, supplier

consolidation, purchasing capex equipment, products and services,

maintaining an invoice database along with a contract database within

SharePoint and helping out wherever there was a need.

Before Eurofins Scientific, I worked at Sauer-Danfoss for over 10 years

before being laid off in early 2009. Sauer-Danfoss, Inc. is a global

leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of engineered hydraulic and

electronic systems and components for use primarily in applications of

mobile equipment.

A snap shot of responsibilities I had at Sauer-Danfoss involved product

forecasting, receiving and tracking product usage of high-speed tooling,

and inventory management. I worked with 12 process engineers, utilized CADD

drawings and worked on various product teams. Additionally I purchased

Indirect services for five U.S. facilities, created and managed a contract

database, consolidated suppliers, and documented cost savings. The final

year was spent managing the global customer database in the Marketing

Department where I interacted daily with personnel from 14 different

countries until that position was eliminated in 2009 and I was laid off.

I am a highly energized individual with a Bachelor's degree from Simpson

College, who is great at multi-tasking, working in a culture that values

team work and enjoys a fast paced environment. Verbal and written skill

sets are strong as are my organizational skills and ability to meet

expectations.

I sincerely thank you for any consideration offered to me for this position

and welcome the opportunity to interview at your convenience.

Regards,

Vickie Wheeler

515-***-**** (Home)

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

Vickie Wheeler

1329 Rosa Drive

Altoona, Iowa 50009

515/967-2013

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

2012-2013: VERMEER CORPORATION (1-YR CONTRACT)

Engineer Buyer

* Negotiated prototype & production pricing with

Suppliers

* Tracked open purchase orders to make sure they

aren't delivered late

* Tracked deliveries that were received but not

delivered to correct area

* Worked with Strategic and Commodity Managers

* Protected Vermeer's Intellectual Property by

making sure to work with

approved Suppliers or that potential new

Suppliers have signed

NDA and T & Cs documentation

* Interacted and communicated effectively with

factory, warehouse, and

various levels of management

2009-2012: EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC

Purchasing Analyst

* RFQ experience for both products and services

* Led project management & implementation

* Interacted with Accounting staff and End Users

* Created/managed Contract Database using SharePoint

* Responsible for managing Purchasing site within

SharePoint

* Creation of national and local supplier agreements

* Procurement responsibilities for all U.S. labs

* Set-up and manage all P-Card usage for all U.S.

employees

* Looked for anomalies or unauthorized product

purchases by employees

* Integrate and reduce Supplier base utilized within

U.S.

* Reviewed invoices; verified contract pricing,

requested credit when needed

* Responsible for cost savings

* Managed Supply Chain from origin to end user

* Purchased CapEx equipment and negotiated

discounted prices

* Produced & distributed monthly reports to top

managers within U.S.

1998-2009: SAUER-DANFOSS

Global Database Manager

* Managed & created new accounts according to SAP

standards as a Global

Database Manager.

* Responsible for creating SAP reports

* Audited SAP database daily to verify ISO compliance

* Trained employees on Microsoft SharePoint

* Documented changes to meet company Auditors

expectations

Procurement Specialist

* Maintained RFQs for facilities located in North

America

* Purchased $10 million annually of indirect services

for five plants in

North America as a Procurement Specialist

* Negotiated long term Supplier contracts for US

facilities

* Supply management and integration

* Organized and maintained a Contract Database

* Met expected cost savings goal

Project Coordinator

* Initially hired as an outside supplier to manage

tool crib inventory

involving purchasing and maintaining min/max

levels

* Purchased $1.5 million annually of high- speed

tooling for manufacturing

* Accountable for inventory management of high-speed

tooling

- Responsible for all product receiving

- Responsible for communicating design changes

to Suppliers

- Part of various teams for new products &

process improvements

* Interacted with Engineers and CADD Designers for

Proto-types

* Majority of time spent on shop floor working with

Operators

* Created reports utilizing CribMaster inventory

software

* Provided six figure annual cost savings for six

consecutive years

* Responsible for order fulfillment process

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Corporate Communication

from Simpson College, and ISO Quality Training from

Des Moines Area Community College. Medical

Terminology Course from DMACC, Ankeny, IA.

COMPUTER

Experienced in Microsoft software such as Word,

Excel, SharePoint, Outlook, and Power Point.

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