Supply Chain Quality Control

A challenging Sourcing and or Buyer management position with responsibilities including problem solving, planning, organizing, and to manage the sourcing process from the vendor selections through product delivery as a Global Sourcing Manager for a well-established company. An accomplished and highly dependable, solid knowledge of technical requirements related to testing of fabrics, trims etc.

• NCSU Textiles Certification

• P/L statement review, G/L entries and reports,

and A/P and A/R administration

• Budget analysis and Invoicing

• Development and maintenance of vendor

relationships

• Annual financial auditing

• Familiar with Weaving, spinning

• Knitting, dyeing, fabric finishing

• Cutting and Sewing

• Purchasing materials and management and

dissemination of Purchase Orders

• Inventory tracking and reporting

• Software proficiency in MS Office Suite, JD

Edwards, and Cognos

• Software Oracle, SL8, SAP, XPPS

• Quality Control decision making

2018 - Present

United States Playing Card Company

MRO/Raw Material Buyer/Planner

Job Overview:

• Process MRO requests for the operations team

• Monitor supplier performance and communicate areas for improvement to suppliers, ensuring the scheduled ship dates are met.

• Performed individual assignments as manager directed.

• Negotiated contracts and pricing with vendors.

• Savings of 1M in 2022 on a lean project assignment

• Communicated with Accounts payable as needed and resolved any issues in a timely fashion.

• Excellent with computer skills, proficient with word, excel and Microsoft outlook.

• Proactively managed all open purchase orders with suppliers and ensuring the scheduled ship dates were met.

• Strong Understanding of how the business model is laid out and how to decrease cost and maintain high standards.

• Acts Simultaneously as Regional Buyer within his/her Resident Region.

• Reduce inventory levels through supplier consolidation.

• Handles Negotiating short/long term contracts with suppliers (1, 3, 5-year deals).

• Ensure indirect purchasing cost target, timing requirements and technical requirements are met from the supply base for services.

• Completed test trial’s for new supplier’s for better pricing to ensure quality was met. Worked closely with QA team

• Worked closely with marketing, sales, forecasting, planning, and our custom team to ensure all duties were met. Mindy Cahill

ad5npk@r.postjobfree.com Mobile: 513-***-****

12137 Stone Mill Road

Cincinnati, OH 45251

Summary of Qualifications

Career Objective

Professional Experience

Mubea February 1, 2018 - Present

MRO PTM Buyer/Purchasing

Job Overview:

Coordinates activities involved with procuring indirect goods and services such as equipment, tools, parts, supplies, and advertising, for organization by performing the following duties. Essential Functions:

• Strong Understanding of how the business model is laid out and how to decrease cost and maintain high standards.

• Acts Simultaneously as Regional Buyer within his/her Resident Region.

• Reduce inventory levels through supplier consolidation.

• Handles Negotiating short/long term contracts with suppliers (1, 3, 5-year deals).

• Ensure indirect purchasing cost target, timing requirements and technical requirements are met from the supply base for services.

• Interface with external suppliers, internal groups as well as Executive Management daily.

• Performs purchasing functions including preparation of purchase orders, service/maintenance agreements, as well as change orders, supply agreement drafts and documents.

• Supports Lead Buyer of his/her Commodity Strategy and all relevant Project Information.

• Representing the Company and the site to suppliers and maintaining knowledge of supplier, organization, business model and financial viability (Code of Conduct).

• Selects products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items.

• Develop and present strategic plans for cost savings / avoidance, participate in short and long term procurement planning strategies, and aggressively seek and recommend cost savings programs.

• Work collaboratively within the Purchasing department and with other business segments to ensure alignment of existing contracts to leverage best pricing structures for indirect spends.

• Ensure Programs Achieve The Deliverables For All Budgets and Programming.

• Performs purchasing activities through negotiating and implementing cost effective purchasing decisions, which supports increased speed to market requirements.

• Recommends and / or supports implementation of buying strategies that promote cost effective and value added contracts within established guidelines and templates.

• Perform Market and Supplier analysis, researches potential global sources, solicits proposals, analyzes, and makes sourcing recommendations.

• Maintains procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.

• Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and take corrective action. Procter and Gamble March 2017 – July 2017 (4 month contract) Buyer/Planner Purchasing

Contract Assignment

Baby Care

Responsibilities

• Preparing for sourcing strategy renewal by gathering information, conducting initial analysis and offering conclusions for various disruptive sourcing ideas.

• Improve stewardship and controls by assessing and closing gaps on contracts, CDAs and process documentation.

• Establish and maintain strong global relationships with both internal and external customers and suppliers.

• Legal Entity MOA changes and uploads

• Initiate 1way CDA’s

• Create new vendor numbers

• Evaluate new suppliers and their current strategy, end markets, customers/regions etc.

• Manage Sustainability Pulp Scorecard on Trade Extensions- first level assessment of accuracy and conclusions

• Support analysis for strategy update to get to $25MM yoy given market changes Downlite Inc. February 2013 – January 2017

Sr. Sourcing Manager

Responsibilities

• Solicit quotations, negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, make recommendations based on cost, quality and delivery competitiveness

• Manage product development from creation to shipment; coordinate new product design and samples

• Review MRP, determine best delivery schedule, generate purchase orders, monitor production and shipment status

• Develop new suppliers; analyze supplier capabilities; research market (emphasis on fabrics), attend trade shows; visit potential supplier factories; and coordinate factory audits

• Monitor product quality and coordinate resolution with suppliers to quality issues.

• Manage product through entire product life cycle – sourcing, material planning and purchasing activities

• Work with Sales, Marketing and Manufacturing to meet customer’s schedule

• Traveled domestically and overseas visiting factories, negotiating pricing and resolve any urgent issues General Electric

Contract Position

June 2012-January 2013

Purchasing Buyer/North Region

Contract Assignment

Responsibilities

• Planned, negotiated, evaluated bids and proposals, generate purchase orders, determine cost/price analysis managing over 300 SKU’s.

• Tracked orders to ensure that goods arrive on time.

• Review purchasing and inventory report to ensure it remains current.

• Enter various data in the internal system as required.

• Work closely with the Receiving and QC departments to resolve any damage orders received and coordinated with the vendor to replace or credit any damaged goods.

• Work closely with Accounts Payable staff to resolve and avoid any invoice discrepancies.

• Make effective independent decisions, and coordinate all day-to-day office functions.

• Analyzed and monitor sales records, trends and economic conditions to anticipate consumer buying patterns and determine what the company will sell, fulfill backorders and how much inventory is needed.

• Developed and managed supplier portfolios, and established structure supplier relationship, coordinated and administered supply agreements with ongoing supply partners.

• Drive material support functions to ensure proper inventory levels are forecasted and maintained.

• Located new domestic and international vendors.

Procter and Gamble, Inc.

Contract Assignment

August 2011 –February 2012

Trademark Licensing and Approval Administrator

Global Business Development Department

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the Approval process from cradle to grave when new product and/or packaging was requested from licensees for the following brands: Tide, Bounce, Vidal Sassoon, Covergirl, Old Spice Pampers, Max Factor, Olay, Charmin, Luvs, Kandoo, and Clairol.

• Coordinate and lead meetings with each Licensee to communicate amendments or renewal conditions regarding contracts.

• Coordinate and manage the four-step process for approvals while maintaining communications with Licensee, the Brand Manager, and the Legal Department.

• Responsible for managing and implementing the TRACS database system involving database management and integrity of user names and passwords.

• Organize and manage significant events utilizing demonstrations and product samples.

• Preserve the integrity of information for all spreadsheet tracking tools.

• Generate and log all photographic evidence of new samples and products from the various licensees under my book of work.

• Inventory management and authorized release of samples when needed for various functions and meetings. First Group America, Inc.

August 2003 – June 2010

Purchasing - Executive Assistant Safety Department October 2007- June 2010

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Vice President of Safety and Security, including special projects and report generation.

• Responsible for all travel arrangements

• Department calendar and scheduling conference calls/meetings.

• Ordering office supplies within the department

• Managing all Safety Orders with 200 locations

• Monitoring all monthly Incident/Collisions within 200 locations

• End of month reporting

• Administrator for the Injury Prevention Program

Achievements:

• Designed and implemented a spreadsheet to increase the efficiency and flow of all safety accidents and collisions. Accounting Administrator

May 2007 – October 2007

Responsibilities:

• Running weekly Vendor Reports for all accounting branches of the company.

• Overall responsibility for cash flow averaging more than $5 Million per week.

• Manage the entire check request and processing activities, which include reviewing requests, entry into the system, printing, and dissemination for more than 3,500 checks per week.

• Daily fulfillment activities of 30 – 50 Emergency Check Requests for all branches of the company.

• Daily processing and quality assurance on all ACH/Bank wire payments, averaging 20 per day.

• Monitor and track JDE payments/Supplier information and provide quality assurance over the data, identifying any anomalies and/or questionable entries.

Achievements:

• Designed and implemented a spreadsheet to increase the efficiency and flow of check requests and processing.

• Developed procedures within the department to increase the effectiveness of communications which helped eliminate repeated problems.

Purchasing Department Administrator

August 2003 – May 2007

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Vice President and Director of Maintenance with the administration of the department including special projects and report generation.

• Communication of maintenance issues to various levels of the organization including Senior Vice Presidents, Regional Vice Presidents, Contract Managers, and accounting.

• Printing and filing claims to various bus manufacturers including coding with the correct part numbers and necessary information.

• Logging and processing all checks and reimbursements received from each bus manufacturer.

• Running Maintenance Status Reports including daily regional G/L cost totals and monthly budget reports and analysis.

• Approving and adding new vendors into the maintenance system, ensuring that all information is accurate in order to process payments.

Achievements:

• Developed and documented standard operating procedures for processing monthly expense reports resulting in a more streamlined and efficient process reducing confusion and mistakes.

• Created MS Excel spreadsheet templates and Power Point presentations to capture and report critical maintenance data to senior management.

• Lead data tracking project for a safety sensitive Zonar project involving more than 4,000 units at over 300 field locations.

• Updated Technical Service Reports to include pertinent maintenance information used on over 20,000 vehicles at more than 340 locations.

• Traveled to field locations to implement training program on warranty reclamation procedures resulting in a 50% increase in claim reimbursements from $80,000 per month to $120,000. Princeton High School, Cincinnati OH Cincinnati State University, Cincinnati OH High School Diploma Bsiness Administration coursework June 1998 1999

North Carolina State Textiles College Textiles Certification - 2015 Education

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