Procurement Manager Project Management

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Northfield, OH

C O N T A C T

S K I L L S

E D U C A T I O N

Contract Negotiations

Global Sourcing

Supplier Management

Strategic Commodity

Management

CapEx Projects

Sourcing

Project Management

Sourcing Raw Materials

Multi-site

Presentations

T Y L E R K N O F F

P R O C U R E M E N T M A N A G E R

P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

Implemented strategic sourcing strategies for over $20 million for waste, janitorial and fire/safety

Achieved over $800K in cost savings

Managed contracts and formulated policies for over 50 vendors Developed cost reduction strategies resulting in 4-5% savings annually Designed supplier scorecards based on quality, on-time delivery and non-compliance issues PROCUREMENT MANAGER

Brookfield Properties - Cleveland, OH 2022-2023

CATEGORY MANAGER, IT

Joann Fabric - Hudson, OH 2024-Present

Develop key sourcing strategies for over $40M in IT hardware and services Manage vendor relationships and contracts for partners like Microsoft and IBM Create a long-term sustainable approach for all areas of IT spend Managed a portfolio of over $75M across three manufacturing plants Achieved $3.8 million in cost savings

Drove success of CapEx projects by aligning plants and the capital category team Led TCO, risk mitigation, supplier quality and safety initiatives for plants PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS LEAD

Novelis - Cleveland, OH 2021-2022

PROCUREMENT MANAGER

Novelis - Cleveland, OH 2019-2021

Implemented strategic sourcing strategies for over $30M in packaging, electrical parts and global IT/software

Responsible for $3.6M in cost savings

Led a team of five buyers and one intern

Achieved a cost savings of $1.4M through sourcing purchase requisitions and spot buys Led a team of five buyers through cost saving initiatives and process improvements Negotiated price increases and payment terms, develop, and analyze RFQs, and implement supplier service agreements

SENIOR BUYER

Novelis - Cleveland, OH 2017-2019

Oversaw a $55M kitting program

Improved sales delivery to 98% on-time and maintained to align with company OTIF targets Presented to executive leadership weekly on high impact orders SENIOR BUYER

KLX Aerospace - Miami, FL 2017-2017

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, B.S.

Developed strategies for a $12M electrical, fastener and machining unit with negotiated LTAs Achieved $720K in annual cost savings

Managed performance for over 75 suppliers

Consolidated supply base from 58 vendors to two vendors Managed three interns

COMMODITY MANAGER

NMG Aerospace - Stow, OH 2015-2017

C E R T I F I C A T I O N S

Green Belt Certification in Lean

Manufacturing

ISM Certification in Purchasing

University of Mount Union

Alliance, OH

2007-2011

S O F T W A R E S K I L L S

Oracle programs

SAP

MRP (Epicor, Vantage) CRM

and Visio

Salesforce.com

IMAP

BaaN

QMF

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