Dwarren’ee Hughes

Montgomery, AL *****

334-***-****

ad3knn@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Accomplished Procurement, Buyer and Senior Professional with more than ten (10) years of experience in logistical needs for materials shipped to CKD and Service distribution centers for international manufacturing plants.

Provides a seamless experience for the requestor/business partner when using the sourcing and contracting services by coordinating the process/interactions with the associates in sourcing and contracting departments.

Support planning team, materials, purchasing and commodity managers to resolve critical material issues.

Process improvement and root cause analysis documentation creation. Professional Experience

Genpact LLC (03/2022– Present) Sr. Supply Chain/Logistics Engineer

Manage team of 4-6supplychain engineers for client AGCO.

Process execution includes procurement, material status update and expediting.

Support planning team, materials, purchasing and commodity managers to resolve critical material issues.

Work with suppliers proactively to meet sourcing and delivery metrics.

Support root cause analysis including Tier 2 & Tier 3 to close supply issues.

Build supplier relationships and drive on time delivery performance.

Drive improvement initiatives- process simplification

On-site visits to suppliers to build relationships and drive delivery performance. Experis Corporation, (06/2021– 03/2023) Remote Procurement Operations (IBM)- Various Roles

(Client: Nextera Energy), Cost Finalization Analyst

Invoicing Specialist

Data Entry Specialist

Enter Travel Expense Information into Database to estimate future disaster cost recovery expense.

Provide feedback on current processes for assessing disaster recovery costs.

Strong Verbal and Written Communication Skills

(Client: Google), Strategic Procurement Analyst– II

Action ticket Queues, Action PO approval and distribution issue, PO edits and creation via MRU, RPA, and manual follow up with suppliers on the country of origin (COD process).

Fulfillment follow up with warehouses and suppliers, action contracting workflow open task, extract contract terms to enable contracts in Ariba, and ASL setups (creating GPN assigning them to suppliers) (Client: Google), Source to Pay Specialist

Processing of invoices, credit notes and memos from countries of origin

Ensured procurement processes were efficiently implemented.

Payment reconciliation

Tekskills Corporation, (09/2021- 03/2022) Supply Chain Engineer

Process execution includes procurement, material status update and expediting.

Support planning team, materials, purchasing and commodity managers to resolve critical material issues.

Work with suppliers proactively to meet sourcing metrics.

Support root cause analysis including Tier 2 & Tier 3 to close supply issues.

Directly interact with suppliers, coordinate issue resolution

Build supplier relationships and drive on time delivery performance.

Reporting and analysis leveraging SAP instance

On-site visits to suppliers to build relationships and drive delivery performance. Grupo Antolin Alabama, (07/2020– 04/2021) Materials Analyst/ CKD Logistics Planner

First point of contact for customer Mercedes Benz U.S. International (MBUSI) to coordinate the logistical needs for materials shipped to CKD and Service distribution centers for overseas manufacturing plants.

Daily analysis of material needs for CKD/KON and Service divisions. Ensure the timely execution of scrapped, damaged or incorrect material returns from customers.

Supervised the end-to-end logistics process, from customer request through inventory disposition.

Logistics coordination of special projects for plant production of next model year implementations for overseas plants. Analysis and planning of material orders for Alabama plant and expedited needs for Germany plant.

Logistics coordinator for customer American Honda Motors (AHM) Service division. Planned and scheduled shipments for headliners to route to the service division located in Louden, TN.

In depth knowledge of SAP as applicable in the J-I-T manufacturing environment which recently transitioned from many manual processes with limited development or organization. Abacus Service Corporation/Johnson & Johnson, (11/2019– 07/2020) Requisition to Pay Specialist II

Contracted to Johnson & Johnson- responsible for providing a seamless experience for the requestor/business partner when using the sourcing and contracting services by coordinating the process/interactions with the associates in sourcing and contracting departments. Page 2 of 4

Expeditiously and proficiently address supplier related inquiries regarding the status or processing of purchase orders, physical processing of invoices, wire transfer requests, and/or supplier master data.

Adhering to process protocols and compliance requirements as defined when engaging with the various end users (requestor, business partner, suppliers, fellow associates).

Competent use of necessary software applications (eMarketplace, Salesforce, Ariba, SAP) to complete daily requisitions. Adient, West Point, GA (01/2019-05/2019) Materials Analyst

Managed the material supply line from supplier to end customer. This includes maintenance of item master parameters in ERP system, communication of any potential supply interruptions, general management of assigned suppliers (Mexico, Korea and Germany), and the achievement of raw material inventory turns and dollar value goals.

Evaluating and assessing business needs proactively.

Leading supplier resolution meetings and taking action to remedy issues which impacted production.

Recognizing and responding accordingly in multi-cultural and diverse environments. Nesco Resources, (02/2018– 11/2018) Order Fulfillment Specialist

Delivering Contracted with Honeywell Aerospace-Ensure that purchased goods, materials and services and company operational needs are met, considering price, quality and delivery also ensuring continuity of supply.

(Clearwater Space and Defense site).

Negotiation of pricing and contract terms and conditions verification.

Prepare and execute negotiation strategies resulting in contractual documents and binding agreements. Consults with Legal, Procurement Financial Analysis and Corporate Credit during negotiations to resolve supplier proposal and contractual issues.

Resolved outstanding price and sourcing discrepancies according to government procurement requirements.

Assigned to work with Engines division out of Phoenix, AZ as Fulfillment Buyer recovering long time past due material shortages for the Engines production sites.

Lead engagement meetings with suppliers and manufacturers to resolve delivery delays and misses to ensure continued prompt delivery of materials.

Tactical activities of purchasing goods and services off defined contracts with stated terms and conditions including occasional one-off negotiations for non-standard buys, low dollar volume buys or items that are not strategically sourced.

Mettler Toledo Product Inspection, (11/2016– 01/2018) Supply Chain Specialist (Electrical Components Commodities Buyer)

Purchasing and strategic sourcing of all electrical components required for production of commercial grade x-ray and metal detection machinery.

Provide recommendations based on analysis performed to category and sourcing initiatives Identify opportunity areas, such as standardization, supplier consolidation, and changes in purchasing process.

Monitored activities related to timely, cost-effective procurement and contract management.

Accomplished a savings of more than $60,000 in less than 6 months, for the commodity of electrical components by implementing new cost savings initiatives.

Performs compliance reviews and assessments, identifies root cause, and implements corrective action plans to address issues.

Supplier scorecard metrics compilation, review and reconciliation.

Professionally managed and nurtured long-term vendor relationships. Not limited to supplier improvement/recovery

Nestle Professional Beverages, (09/2013– 08/2016) Operational Buyer– Canadian Market

Purchasing of equipment, spare parts and indirect services for Canada factory and 3 service centers.

Single contributor of vendor onboarding process establishment of SOP for Canada factory.

Management of Fleet services procurement for Canada factory and 3 service centers. Including but not limited to vehicle service contracts, bridge and roadway toll contracts and services.

SAP Procurement proficient

Maintain and update data records for equipment and material records in SAP to ensure proper pricing and specifications appear on purchase order

Accomplished a 95% decrease in purchase document imbalances for Canada factory.

Lead weekly operational review meetings for work group long and short-term projects.

Responsible for monitoring daily Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and constantly evaluating and prioritizing daily workload to ascertain said SLAs.

Education

Colorado State University Global Campus Greenwood Village, CO Jun 2013 Master’s Degree/Organizational Leadership

University of Phoenix Tampa, FL Oct 2005 Bachelors of Science/Business Management

Oklahoma City Community College OKC, OK Nov 2002 Associate degree Pre-Law/Political Science

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