Steven Bae
Schaumburg, IL Mobile: 414-***-**** Email: ******@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
To advance my career with an organization that will utilize my diverse professional skills and experience in supply chain management.
Professional Experience
John Crane Morton Grove, IL
Category Buyer 2016 - Present
Manage total budget of $6 million dollars of assets with over 30 suppliers.
Negotiated 25% cost savings compared to previous supplier agreements.
Establish strong and lasting vendor relationships with suppliers for mutually beneficial pricing.
Evaluate vendor performance, including on time delivery, quality of goods/defects, costumer service, and cost analysis.
Collaborate with planning department to ensure all incoming parts are delivered to the production floor provide seamless process flow.
Support planning manager to forecast needs of existing and new items.
ITW CCNA Itasca, IL
Supply Chain Buyer 2013 – 2016
Organized inventory of $30 million dollars.
Prepared one-time PO’s, blanket orders, and forecasts.
Worked with accounts payable, receiving department to reconcile orders.
Liaison between supplier and QA team to implement the required audit testing and new process procedure.
Lead a streamlining project of packaging process for 3,600 SKU’s.
Identified opportunities to cut costs by analyzing manufactured parts vs. BFR parts, single source vs. multi source BFR, and sourced new material savings.
Taekwang Research & Development Busan, South Korea
Modernization Coordinator 2010 – 2013
Project Management: monitored and set project schedules, organized meetings with vendors, resolved internal and vendor discrepancies, coordinated information through multiple communication channels.
Ensured all information is accurately translated and communicated to clientele.
Confirmed internal and client standards were in compliance.
Set-Up, tested, and prepared final reports.
Informed counter parts of potential issues and cost saving ideas during sample stages.
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
B.B.A in Supply Chain and Operations Management, 2004 – 2008
COMPUTER SKILLS AND TRAINING
Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook
ERP Systems: QAD, Dynamics Navision
Effective Negotiation Class Certification