Sharon House
Strawberry Plains, TN 37871
T: 865-***-**** M: 865-***-**** E: ***********@*****.***
Purchasing Professional
Procurement Inventory Management Service Excellence Creative Problem Solving
Highly successful, with 20+ years purchasing experience and a proven record of planning and coordinating strategies that have exceeded operational budgeted goals, quality standards and corporate goals. Creative, organized, detail oriented professional. Now looking forward to making a continued significant contribution with a forward thinking company who will benefit from my special skill mix.
Lauren Engineers & Constructors (JSG), October 2015 – April 2016
Buyer, temporary assignment
Responsible for handling corporate purchasing/procurement duties related to engineering, procurement, and construction. Responsible for sourcing and selecting suppliers, contract negotiations, expediting, requests for quotes, processing purchase orders, and reporting.
Brunswick Boat Group (Aerotek), July 2014 – April 2015
Materials Management Buyer/Planner. temporary assignment
Plan, purchase and manage inventory of ~2000 items in multiple facilities using computer based systems, MRP, and inventory reports.
Coordinate product changes utilizing New Parts Planning Application (NPPA), BOM change reports and ECN/ECR reports.
Engage internal & external customers to ensure correct materials are available as required.
Jefferson Memorial Hospital, October 1996 – June 2012
Materials Management Team Leader
Plan, direct and oversee all purchasing of medical and support products for the facility.
Ensures product volumes, and order flow are optimized in order to achieve maximum use of resources.
Work in tandem with regional resources to assure appropriate product utilization.
Create purchase orders and various reports to check stocks and invoice information.
Resolve invoice discrepancies to assure right product, right time, and right price.
Decrease costs and optimize supplier performances.
Serve as project leader on Lean initiatives.
Negotiate best price for goods and services.
Sought out by other leaders on key projects for a fresh perspective and unique problem solving ability.
Participated in multi-million dollar redesign project including group facilitation, design, product selection, vendor negotiations and procurement.
Education: Shorter College, Rome, GA / Bachelor of Arts in Communication