Lynnell M. Wright

Buyer-Purchasing Manager Project Management Consultant

Telephone: 586-***-****

Email: ad1x1c@r.postjobfree.com

Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt Project Management Professional

Project Management & Process Improvement – Vendor Management – Asset Management

Dynamic Certified Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt and Project Management Professional with over a decade of leadership, buyer, and project management experience, thriving in collaborative environments to accomplish a common goal. An experienced professional

in quality, processes, and efficiency offering a proven track record of success in identifying areas for improvement and formulating/executing initiatives that enhance operational, organizational, and project performance.

Talents and Expertise:

Critical Thinking &

Resolution

Managing Timelines

Flow charting

Inventory Management

DMAIC

Customer Process

Follow up / Mapping

Relations

Vendor Management Deadline-Driven

Process Improvement Root-Cause Analysis

Supervisory Skills / Leadership Research & Reporting

Auditing Practical

Problem Solving

Organization& Detailed Prioritization Collaboration Training & Instruction

Instructional Design

Technical: Agile, BOM, SAP, Oracle, CRM, Great Plains, WERS, WIPS, MEARS, Dynamics 365, MS Windows, PowerPoint, MS SharePoint, MS Outlook, GPS, Maximo, Peoplesoft, Minitab, CPARS, CCAP, SOX (Sarbanes Oxley), Workday, GHX, Tableau-Price Parity, OnBase

RELEVANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects involving planning, design, and implementation of administrative and other functional business processes

Drove day-to-day execution of overall project delivery process; coached cross functional teams and utilized traditional methodologies

Performed project management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting accuracy, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.

Communicated project status, issues, metrics and recommended mitigation plans to cross-functional core, executive teams, and customers

Prepared, maintained and distributed meeting minutes for all project meetings; tracked and followed-up on all open items Analyzed data and inventory reporting to identify deficiencies in processes and productivity, performed relentless root cause analysis (RRCA) activities and provided smart plans for process improvement

Assisted stakeholders in understanding generated reports, outputs, and operational interfaces; counseled on usage Identified outdated processes, made recommendations for improvements, implemented improvements and documented new processes

Ensured that local sourcing practices and processes conformed to overall procurement policies and handled all queries and issues relating to specific procurement processes and procedures.

Vendor Management

Developed, executed long term commodity strategies and worked to fine tune packaging costs, cancellations, ED&T, audits and capacity studies.

Developed and maintained supplier relationships including issue resolution.

Directed and created detailed plans for execution of jobs, proposal paperwork, accurate estimates of labor time, vendor and product availability, and substitutions when necessary

Acted as liaison; collaborated with customers and internal teams to ensure project requirements and timelines expressed and understood

Ensured all needed materials for projects and internal use were ordered and delivered on time and within budget

Built and maintained working relationships with team members, vendors, and other departments

Established project milestones and definition of project tasks, planned execution tasks, identified key dependencies, defined and managed key milestones and deliverables

Organized and partnered with appropriate leadership, departments, and leaders to plan and schedule the coordination of project objectives

Recruited vendors and updated and amended contracts for multi-year options.

Supplier selection, development, and supplier consolidation to ensure sourcing optimization and overall supplier performance.

Asset Management

Participated in development and monitoring of project and program budget and discrepancies Generated cost savings ideas with Engineering & Program teams

Reorganization and redesigned Inventory warehouse that increased profits by 50%

Performed management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting accuracy, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties

Sourced new and current products based on Total Enterprise Cost

Managed fixed timeline projects within a budget to comply with project plan and statement of work

Forecasted estimated resources and participants needed to achieve project goals

Met budgetary objectives and adjusted project constraints based on financial analysis

Responsible for the control and administration of capital purchases as well as the maintenance and repair contracts.

Ensured that local sourcing practices and processes conformed to overall procurement policies.

EXPERIENCE

Buyer

Corewell Health (Beaumont/Spectrum)

Remote April 2023- Sept. 2023

●Receives purchase requisitions from internal customers and reviews for proper vendor, authorization, accuracy, and completeness.

●Receive purchase orders assigned by the buyer.

●Send purchase order to the vendor via EDI, fax, email, or phone.

●Work with key individuals to expedite orders or other problem-solving regarding the purchasing process.

Identify purchase order exceptions such as pricing, availability, back orders, and other items details receive through various methods and communicate them to the appropriate party.

●Resolves discrepancies between purchase orders, receipts and invoices and other related activities.

Maintain purchase order documentation in the ERP system as well as any required paper documentation per system or department policy.

●May be responsible to add/change/delete information in the system while ensuring the integrity of the data.

Communicate, collaborate and acts as a liaison between other departments and vendors to ensure continuity and coordination of services.

●Engage in continuous study of the entire professional field, including best practices, to maintain the professional competence, knowledge, and skills necessary for the satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities. Complete required continuous training and education, including department specific requirements.

●Worked on Price Parity Project with Business Analyst. Assisted in the design and development of Tableau price parity software program.

(IAM) Independent Aftermarket Buyer,

FCA: Stellantis (formerly Chrysler),

Remote October 2022- March 2023

●Negotiate and award purchase orders; amongst other sourcing activities: supplier, and key account relations.

●Operate within the group’s product business case guidelines and adhere to the group’s commodity strategies.

●Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to launching and maintain products.

●Present to various audiences on supplier development, and team building.

BOM Analyst

Truck Hero

March 2022-May 2022

●Entered new manufacturing BOMs (Bills of Material) into the Great Plains ERP system to meet costing and production standards.

●Analyzes information related to existing BOMs from the ECN Master Data files and cuts sheets to support the manufacturing process.

●Created a leaner process to record transactions that was impacting inventory quantities on hand as well as supported the purchasing department to capture planning, scheduling and costing of inventory.

●Mapped a process to create a Masterspec to be used cross functionally.

●Worked in purchasing department directly with Manager and buyers on: budget, supply chain, with vendors, inventory discrepancies and special projects.

Manager (Consultant) Remote:

State of Michigan

July 2020 – December 2021

●Created a strategic lean leadership template to address waste and inconsistencies within the company. This resulted in a streamlined organization across the enterprise.

●Responsible for prioritizing the unemployment claims work with the business management team, clarifying requirements, and replenishing the queue for upcoming projects periodically.

●Manage 30-50 employees in multi-States, this includes budgetary, Human Capital responsibility as well as performance management from hirer to exit. I ensure my teams performance is in alignment with KPI requirements for the State of Michigan, Robert Half Inc./Protivity Inc.

●Manage 7 Supervisors to ensure all key performance indicators are met.

●Work directly and collaborate with Senior Vice Presidents, Directors, Government Managers and Management Peers.

●Used Value stream mapping to reduce absenteeism and tardiness by 20% in the first 30 days. Created a training program to improve job performance and knowledge base.

●Established standard operating procedures for payroll reporting and the process. This resulted in a significant reduction in timecard fraud.

Corporate Buyer, Guardian Alarm,

Southfield, MI

January 2019- October 2019

●Responsible for efficiently managing the category and services purchasing and repair functions to sustain operations.

●Responsible for the control and administration of capital purchases as well as the maintenance and repair contracts.

●Responsible for providing support to Director of Sourcing in developing a business listing of preferred suppliers. Established and maintained a needs-based segmented supply base.

●Ensured that local sourcing practices and processes conformed to overall procurement policies.

●Where necessary trained end users in the application of these procedures.

●Handled all queries and issues relating to specific procurement processes and procedures.

●Worked with Director of Sourcing for the reorganization and the redesign of the warehouse cutting the budget in half.

●Responsible for maintaining and managing pricing as well as uploading new parts into the system for inventory. This was done for the entire company.

Merchandise Coordinator, Marshalls

Dearborn, MI

October 2018 to January 2019

●Performed management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.

●Responsible for establishing and executing Merchandising plans and priorities in a timely manner from vendors.

●Ensured fresh flow of merchandise from backroom to sales floor while developing displays.

●Ensured execution and maintenance of all merchandising standards: (sizing, categorizing, signing, tickets, without mistakes, without damages, completed recovery and directives).

●Tracked sales records and oversee markdowns, consumer trends, forecasting customer demands,

●maintaining store inventory, performing data entry,

●Led by example, providing prompt and courteous customer service.

●Communicated effectively with management and store associates.

●Trains store associates.

●Ensured all reports and see that all special projects are completed on time and employees work is completed.

Sourcing Specialist, General Electric Oil & Gas,

Jacksonville, FL

October 2016 to May 2017

●Worked closely with assigned Sourcing Managers and product segments as the local owner for assigned commodity(s) valves, controls and castings (from global suppliers).

●Supplier selection, development, and supplier consolidation to ensure sourcing optimization and overall supplier performance.

●Drove sourcing execution for assigned commodity(s) or suppliers, including full accountability for buy and meeting deflation targets.

●Performed detailed cost analysis of components & manufacturing processes used by our suppliers to ensure highest quality at the lowest cost solution.

●Monitored supplier quality and delivery performance and developing improvement strategies to ensure business needs are met.

●Partnered with key local business stakeholders to ensure sourced material and services meet the needs of the business.

●Drove improvements in sourcing processes: including escalations due to delivery/quality issues, invoicing/payables issues, and database management. And make or buy decisions

●Direct and indirect sourcing responsibilities.

●Developed and implemented the supply chain in line with strategies capable of the executing both technical and administrative buys that focused on more the strategic difficulty as a priority.

Buyer, Alstom,

Hornell, NY,

June 2015 - June 2016

●Performed tactical buying, planning and management for multiple projects.

●Negotiated with suppliers to achieve and/or improve project budget within assigned commodities.

●Monitored suppliers to meet quality and delivery requirements. Set up program to get back on track.

●In charge of the development of vendor management and recruitment.

●Negotiated pricing, savings, and cost reduction.

●Developed and implemented the supply chain in line with strategies capable of the executing both technical and administrative buys that focused on more the strategic difficulty as a priority.

●Performed market testing and supply- based analysis, spend and cost analysis, and forecasting.

●Worked one on one with suppliers globally and domestically on design, production schedule, as well as with Supply Chain Management Team.

Global Lead Buyer, General Motors,

January 2014- July 2015

●Sourced new and current products based on Total Enterprise Cost.

●Developed and executed long term commodity strategies.

●Generated cost savings ideas with Engineering and Program Teams.

●Developed and maintained supplier relationships including issue resolution.

●Negotiated and collaborated with team members worldwide to resolve commodity open issues on parts, and castings.

●Developed and implemented the supply chain in line with strategies capable of the execution of both technical and administrative buys that focused on the strategic difficulty as a priority.

●Performed market testing and supply- based analysis, spend and cost analysis, and forecasting.

●Support Global Management Leaders in key role of cross functional sourcing strategies and other activities.

●Worked one on one with Engineering counterparts globally and domestically on design, production schedule, as well as with Supply Chain Management Team.

●Managed Supplier base relationships negotiated contracts and created Purchase Orders.

Buyer, Ford Motor Company, October 2012-June 2013

●Worked to fine tune packaging costs, cancellations, ED&T tooling, negotiated pricing and lead time for castings, worked on audits and capacity studies.

●Worked competitive OEM global footprints and expansion plans remission.

●Collaborated on extensive global analysis to increase competition in aluminum supplier options globally.

Purchasing Manager, Covanta,

October 2005- October 2010

●Implemented procurement process and procedures

●Ensured procurement policies, procedures and regulations were followed an upheld

●Approved and signed off on site training for safety procedures

●Managed supplier interface and strengthened database

●Handled all contract negotiations, purchases and formulated procurement proposals

●Responsible for procuring software and hardware assets

●Met with internal and external customers to discuss type of software and hardware needed for various projects, tasks and upgrades in the plant

●Tracked all inventory items that was purchased and the documentation in excel

●Developed and implemented the supply chain in line with strategies capable of the execution of both technical and administrative buys that focused on the strategic difficulty as a priority.

●Performed market testing and supply- based analysis, spend and cost analysis, as well as forecasting.

●Supported Management Leaders in key role of cross functional sourcing strategies and other activities.

●Worked one on one with Engineering counterparts domestically on design, production schedule, as well as with Supply Chain Management Team.

●Managed Supplier base relationships negotiated all contracts and created Purchase Orders.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science

Business Management/Administration

University of Phoenix

MBA

Masters in Business Administration

University of Phoenix

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & COMMUNITY SERVICE

Inducted Member of The National Society of Leadership and Success, 2021

National Society of Leadership and Success, Board Appointment -Director of Operations

Community Outreach Director, Detroit Young Professionals, Detroit Opera House, 2013-2015

Toastmasters, University of Michigan- Dearborn, 2011- Present

Professional Development & Certifications

Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt certification, Lawrence Tech University, Southfield, MI, October 2019

Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt certification, Lawrence Tech University, Southfield, MI, December 2019

Project Management Professional Certification, Lawrence Tech University Southfield, MI, December 2019

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