Vernon T. (Ted) Hornback, III
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Supply Chain - Purchasing - Finance
Key Skills
-Direct and Indirect Purchasing - ERP Key User (PTP Modules): SAP & AIMS
-Ad Hoc Reporting -Advanced Excel
-Pricing -Bill of Materials
-Master Data -MS Office
Employment History
Fibrant, LLC (formerly DSM Chemicals) Augusta, GA
Purchasing Administrator, SAP Key User November 2015 - July 2016
Process purchase orders and/or contracts, and enter into ERP systems (SAP & AIMS).
Use technical documents to review Purchase Requisitions & Purchase Orders.
Generate weekly and monthly reports from SAP & AIMS.
Act as key user for purchase to pay process.
Coordinate with and train all new personnel designated as requisitioners or budget holders concerning the SAP & AIMS purchasing process.
Key Achievements:
Negotiated 50% cost reduction with national pest control company.
Team Leader for Purchasing department 4DX project that reduced parked invoice occurrence to less than 15% from 50+%
Austin Industrial @ DSM Chemicals May 2011 - November 2015
Summer Intern, DSM Project Engineering May - December 2011
Purchasing Assistant, SAP Key User December 2011 - November 2015
Process purchase orders and/or contracts, and enter into ERP systems (SAP & AIMS).
Use technical documents to review Purchase Requisitions & Purchase Orders.
Generate weekly and monthly reports from SAP & AIMS.
Perform and document testing for SAP system upgrades as needed to ensure that all processes continue to perform properly.
Act as key user for purchase to pay process.
Additional Training/Seminars
Sales and Use Tax
Advanced Excel Training
Legal Aspects of Purchasing
Contracts: Reading, Writing, & Negotiating
Global Competition Principles & Practices
Negotiation for Results
Competition Law Compliance
Root Cause Analysis
Key Insurance Provisions to Mitigate Contractual Risk
Education
University of South Carolina Columbia, SC
Bachelor of Science: Statistics, Minor: Financial Risk Management (August 2011)
-South Carolina Life Scholarship 2007-2009 -Dean’s List 2007-2008