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BELINDA BROWN

***** ****** ** • Knoxville, TN 37934 • C 865-***-**** email: ad2f6p@r.postjobfree.com Professional Profile

Accomplished buyer with 15 years plus experience in Planning, Purchasing, Customer Service, and Sales Training

Core Areas of Expertise

Strategic/Tactical Buying

Supply Chain Analysis

Production Control/Planning

Cost Analysis

Inventory Management

ERP (Oracle/SAP)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAIC, Oak Ridge, TN 2019 –Present

Corporate Buyer

Solicited, evaluated, and negotiated bids of hardware/software for government contractor. Spend of 1-5M.

Maintained procurement cycle from RFP/RFQ, purchase request, and purchase orders, to invoice reconciliation.

Proficient in CostPoint and Agile Cornerstone systems. TATE&LYLE INC., Loudon, TN 2016- 2019

Sr Capex/MRO buyer

Managed $60M equipment spend, annual procurement of industrial/lab equipment and supplies for 3 plants located in AL, TN, and Ohio.

Consolidation of vendor base by30%

Reduction of project spend by 25%

Ongoing negotiation of contracts and specified equipment with supply base. SIEMENS/CTI MOLECULAR IMAGING, Knoxville, TN 2005-2016 Sr Buyer/Commodity Manager

• Manage $4M logistics spend, annual procurement of lab supplies and materials for Siemens Biomarker Research division

. • Manage $350K logistics spend, annual procurement of lab supplies and materials for Siemens Scanner Test division – includes negotiation, design to cost, Kanban ordering

• Increased blanket purchase orders and decreased daily orders by 40% for Siemens Medical division

• Strategically manage 20M logistics spend, annual procurement for 50 international pharmaceutical facilities

• Managed cell phone set up and billing for local divisions

• Coordinate specifications/product consolidation for pharmaceutical production spend

• Establishing and maintaining relationships with suppliers and effectively negotiating contracts and pricing.

• Increasing purchasing power, product quality by ongoing reduction of supplier base CTI MOLECULAR IMAGING, Knoxville, TN 2002- 2004

Buyer

• Verified pricing, placed pharmaceutical and cyclotron division purchase orders, and expedited orders to meet production goals

• Ordered, verified, and maintained database of spare parts for pharmaceutical division.

• Coordinated with Manufacturing Engineering and new suppliers, procurement of materials needed for new chemistry box.

• Purchased MRO supplies for corporate personnel.

• Negotiated contract for pharmaceutical facility maintenance

• Negotiated contract for CTI corporate packaging resulting in cost savings of approx $3000 annually.

• Coordinated purchases and maintenance of all cellular phones for pharmaceutical personnel.

• Work with pharmaceutical field personnel on inventory and accounting issues ASR – AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR, Knoxville, TN 2001-2002 Buyer

• Utilized ERP system to control/manage purchase orders for corrugated/carton commodities

• Negotiated 6-12 month pricing on corrugates/displays/cartons

• Coordinated with master schedulers to insure flow of material External use permitted

• Worked with Manufacturing Engineering on release of new product designs

• Managed weekly expedites

GPU ENERGY CORPORATION, Reading, PA, 1997 - 2000

SAP Software Trainer, (1998-2000)

Logistics Buyer and Analyst, (1997-2000).

• Contributed to the revenue growth and performance improvements for this utility company by applying strengths in purchasing, logistics, staff development, inventory control, and business forecasting.

• As the SAP Trainer, traveled throughout the region to train over 200 employees in purchasing/warehousing SAP software applications; assisted in improving productivity and job performance by rewriting/improving training information and procedures as well as providing ongoing guidance/motivation.

• Served as the SAP Development Team liaison for software applications

• Improved operational efficiency by analyzing and redesigning the company's logistics supply chain.

• Managed purchasing functions for five product lines - with annual spending of more than $7 million.

• Reduced inventory levels by managing the forecasting and inventory data for all Logistics commodities.

• Completed SAP Software Training as well as Supply Chain Process Training in 1998. EDUCATION

B.A., Economics (Minor: Biology), EMORY & HENRY COLLEGE, Abington, VA Graduated Cum Laude

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