CARA MAXON

adjt4a@r.postjobfree.com

912-***-**** CELL

KNOXVILLE, TN

Objective-To further use what I have learned and achieved in a position where I can add value and integrity to the business.

Thermofisher Scientific Dec 15, 2020-present

Buyer-Contract

Chromotography and Mass Spectrometry

Gulfstream Aerospace-Procurement Specialist

June 4-2018-October 15, 1019

● Management of a group of sheet metal/machine shop suppliers

● Order replenishment and sourcing management for all programs within GAC business while supporting existing and new programs of aircraft

(Customer Support, Completions, Production)

Alcoa USA Corp: April 2005-May 2018

Procurement Manager-Transformation

● ● ● ● ● ● Summits/Supplier Location Sourcing, Performing Strategically Member for also these by networking of Negotiations Dis-Kaizens negotiating, locations, ASAT ASAT Sourcing Degrees Rewrite ((Alcoa Sr. ensuring with of Specialist-contracting (by Commercial/Implementation Self Commodity using Team Assessment monthly online Embedded suppliers, Working Management bidding- compliance Testing) Commodity and Capital) i.e- maintaining audit Ariba teams and Management) requirements (across Alcoa Contracts-those Spend GPP relationships Including and Management) being Supplier the SPA and 2

February 2006-August 2008 Alcoa Materials Management

(Promoted to) Inside Scrap Sales and Dross Management (Rep)

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Managed Managed Ensured Participated Created Analyzed Hedged Worked Worked EHS standards commitments and with to that inventory all and drive sales completed in buyers IT presented the are to down internally bring commercial followed of of scrap on inventories Alcoa spot/the about all and and best metal by quarterly/scrap continuous function companies externally dross formula sold of units raw at on annual for are third offers materials fixed improvements that for dross reputable aluminum party bids. purchase to and management, accept, and future processors and finished or scrap of i.basis e. credit process the Midwest, which online RSI worthy dross at ensures nasaac, scrap third (using party bidding fixed that Hyperion) processors pricing system

● ● ● Resolved Performed Provided problems support and maintained and with backup Alcoa our to operating ASAT/manager Sox units of Audit secondary as testing they relate metal requirements to services scrap sales/dross management April 2005-February 2006 Alcoa Materials Management Purchasing Asst/Scrap Metal Procurement

● ● Provided any Identified primary process, support aluminum and data, resolved, to and/and AMM or scrap along EBS metal metals with RtP buyers system, NA BU engaged location and AlcoaDirect in purchasing contacts, system changes necessary

● ● ● Trained Resolved Performed in order internal to invoicing as fulfill Item and the Master issues external AMM Manager-eMetals users objectives on new eMetals item set processes up and maintenance and functions Additional previous experience:

The Innovo Group-Wholesale Buyer/Merchandise Analyst/Design Goody’s Family Clothing-Merchandise Analyst

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EDUCATION

MBA -Ellis College -New York Institute of Technology Concentration in Risk Management-Graduated “With Distinction” honors, 3.8 GPA, University ■ ■ Awards: of B.A.Tennessee-A, S. History Pellissippi (5) Excellence and Knoxville State Religious Technical and Studies Innovation College Awards-Procurement GBS Star Award-2014

2 MACH Awards-Gulfstream Aerospace 2019

*Skilled in Microsoft Office, Ariba, SAP, CAS, Corridor, Oracle, Hyperion Vast history in ERP and Engineering systems

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