Lori A. Roberts

Cell: 269-***-****

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Employment Objective: Seeking a Purchasing Lead position that will challenge me professionally and allow me to utilize over 25 years of procurement and supply chain experience.

Summary: I’ve achieved success as a Lead Supply Chain Management Procurement professional. I’ve successfully executed and managed subcontracts, blanket order agreements and purchase orders of various complexities, commodities, services and quality levels within nuclear environments, both commercially and under Government contract. I’ve had experience as a department lead responsible for reporting activities while mentoring and guiding groups of peers to meet specific goals set by management.

Accomplishments:

Successfully executed and administered subcontracts for equipment and services totaling over $60.5M resulting in the successful delivery and service completion.

Responsible for leading the contract closeout efforts for the termination of the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MOX) Project.

Lead Engineered Equipment and Construction Procurement teams resulting in successful maintenance and completion of various day-to-day subcontracting tasks in support of Engineered Equipment and Construction schedules.

Successfully established various blanket purchase orders and agreements for both commercial and nuclear commodities for the Cook Nuclear Plant and MOX Facility. This effort resulted in a dramatic reduction in the out of stock material and provided just in time delivery.

Created up and facilitated a tracking mechanism for the completion of aging Engineered Equipment and Construction teams Over, Short, Damaged and Discrepant (OSD&D’s) shipments. The total number of OSD&D’s where decreased by 50% within the first month and resulted in a decrease in the overall number of aging mismatched invoices.

Successfully negotiated thousands of dollars in cost savings and back-charge credits.

Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the electronic business enterprise system Asset Suite, successfully leading the training of peers and customers on its use resulting in a decrease of system problems at receipt, payment and contract closeout.

Successfully lead a Self-Assessment Team to determine the adequacy of procedure compliance. The assessment resulted in corrective actions for process improvements and Procurement Practice Manual changes.

Behavior Based Safety (BBS) observer trained to decrease at risk safety behaviors of individuals in field and office settings.

I’ve achieved high performance ratings throughout my career consistently exceeding management expectations.

Successfully trained personnel in the use of procurement processes and the use of the electronic purchasing system.

I have been recognized by upper management, vendors, customers and peers alike for my strong work ethics, leadership skills, professionalism and my willingness to help others throughout my career.

Employment History:

Lead Supply Chain Management Program Specialist

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (SRNS) 2019 – April 2022

During my time with SRNS, I was assigned to the Strategic Services Procurement Group responsible for execution and administration of sixteen (16) service subcontracts and four (4) Blanket Order Agreements (BOA’s) for HVAC and Fuel Tank Maintenance totaling over $19M. I transitioned over to the Construction and Engineered Equipment Procurement Group in April but I’m currently on loan to the IT & Personnel Services Group responsible for the execution and administration of five (5) BOA’s for Professional and Technical Services that involve twenty one (21) Task Order Authorizations (TOA’s) totaling over $33.5M until personnel changes can be obtained. The subcontracts assigned to me involve Service Contract Act (SCA) and Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence (FOCI) requirements.

Sr. Subcontract Administrator 5/Team Lead

MOX Services LLC, Aiken, SC 2007-2019

I was responsible for working closely with a diverse group of Engineers in subcontract planning and administration. Managed the commercial aspects of subcontracts assigned to me through award, execution, and closeout per established project procedures including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations (DEAR). As the team lead, I was responsible for weekly tracking and providing status to upper management for a number of departmental actions including Request for Change Proposals (RFCP’s), Technical Change Notices, Supplier Deficiencies, Backcharges, Requests for Equitable Adjustments, Vendor Shop Inspections Schedules, Invoice Mismatches, and Shipment discrepancies (OSD&D’s). Worked closely with Engineering, Accounts Payable, Project Controls, Quality Control, Material Management and Receiving to maintain compliance and resolve issues. Conducted departmental staff meetings and prepared and discuss safety topics with our group. Have lead and been on several Self-Assessment teams for Procurement. I was part of a Six-Sigma team looking into the Shelf-Life process to improve waste management and disposal costs. Procurement Subject Matter Expert for the business enterprise system, Asset Suite. Monitored vendor performance and provided feedback when necessary. I facilitated the gathering of data for client data calls.

Buyer Level II

American Electric Power

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Bridgman, MI 1990-2007

I was responsible for the procurement of a large variety of safety related and commercial grade materials and services. Established commodity blanket orders and implemented automation of those blankets allowing focus on more complex purchasing issues. I also executed and coordinated expedited door to door shipments during plant outages. Played a key role on the Asset Suite implementation team and became the SME for Procurement. Provided input for Supply Chain Self-Assessments and identified low value work items for elimination to improve department efficiency. I wrote and resolved condition reports and performed personnel and safety observations as part of the Behavior Based Safety team. I held a position on the Cook Nuclear Plant Emergency Response Organization team.

Education:

Graduated from Coloma Sr. High School, Coloma MI 1981

Management Training, Lifetouch, Inc. 1983

Successfully completed the following training during my career:

Juggling Multiple Priorities in the Workplace 1995

Commercial Law Training 2001

Behavior Based Safety Observer Training 2001

Negotiation Skills Training 2002

Advanced Reading Workshop 2005

EPRI Nuclear Procurement Training 2006

Solicitations, Bids, Proposal and Source Selection through NCMA 2008

GSA SmartPay Purchase Card Training through GSA 2008

Contract Types through NCMA 2011

Cost & Pricing through NCMA 2014

US Import & Export Regulations & Procedures through Global Training Center 2015

Leading Healthy Teams, Aspiring Mid-Career Professionals Leadercast 2019

Experience with:

Peoplesoft, Lotus Notes, Ventyx (Asset Suite), PowerPoint, Visio, Adobe, Documentum, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Office Applications, System for Award Management (SAM), Consolidated Supplier’s List (Export Control), FAR, DEAR, GSA Advantage, P6 Schedules, Service Contract Act (SCA) and Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence (FOCI).

References available on request

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