WENDY LEWIS

www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-r-lewis

419-***-****

Rossford, OH 43460

adkhsa@r.postjobfree.com

Supply Chain Professional

Results oriented, highly motivated professional with significant qualitative experience in Production Control and Supply Chain management. Innovative and strategic buyer with positive attitude who implements cost reduction measures and provides robust analytical and negotiation skills. Impressive ability to lead change and improve productivity with a process-oriented approach. Working knowledge in aerospace and military contracts, construction building materials, and manufacturing processes.

• Contract Negotiation

• Analysis of products, pricing and specifications

• SAP – ERP management

• Outsource new product supply agreements for raw materials

• Industry conformance documentation

• Purchasing and Inventory Management

• Planning and Organizing

• Safety Focused

• Coaching, mentoring and relationship building with a focus on Team building

• Demand Segmentation, ABC Analysis and Forecasting

• Process implementation and training

• Logistics experience Domestically and Internationally

WORK EXPERIENCE

NSS Enterprises, Toledo, Ohio July 2020 – Present

Buyer/Traffic Coordinator

Manage all shipments domestically and internationally for all truck shipments. Purchasing for all MRO related items.

• Created tracking method to keep track of freight claims.

• Created process to review returns and QA issues to evaluate and work with vendors on returns. Work with production on reworks and damage claims to ensure that they are processed appropriately.

• Analyzed the data around our shipping costs and discovered simple changes in order maximize our savings annually. Created cross functional team to identify obstacles between production schedules and downtime, resulting in development of new tools to ensure more timely and accurate delivery schedule of bulk chemicals. Reduced detention costs by 65-70% annually.

Johns Manville, Waterville, Ohio March 2019 – April 2020

Complex Raw / Pack Buyer, August 2019 – April 2020

Calculated and ordered packaging and raw materials for everyday production for 2 Mat lines, T-glass, Microfibers, Sliver and rewinder. Managed yearly goals for inventory management (materials flow, on hand quantity, FIFO, etc.) Assisted department head in managing key day-to-day vendor relationships and negotiations.

• Created cross functional team to identify obstacles between production schedules and downtime, resulting in development of new tools to ensure more timely and accurate delivery schedule of bulk chemicals. Reduced detention costs by $50,000 annually.

Complex MRO Buyer, March 2019 – August 2019

Consolidated key motors to standardize company needs, reduce costs, and increase order functionality with the vendor. Worked closely with maintenance on development critical parts list for production and stocking program with key vendors.

• Created service agreements with area vendors, resulting in estimated savings of $75,000 annually.

Tronair, Swanton, Ohio 2016 – March 2019

Buyer/Planner

Commodity manager for large vehicle line. Negotiated stocking programs for large commodities such as axles, motors, engines, electrical harnesses, pumps, ect. Reduced lead-times for key commodities. Pursued cost reduction and consolidation of hardware vendors, implementing new VMI program for acquisition parts.

• Consolidated key motors to standardize company needs, reduce costs, and increase order functionality with the vendor. Reduction cost savings amounting to $20,000 savings annually.

• Created cross functional team to troubleshoot, documents, and solve key failures with pump manufacturer and production. Resulted in buying strategy for specialty pumps which instituted a cost savings of $150,000 annually.

Owens Corning, Toledo, Ohio 2010 – 2016

Supply Chain Sourcing Professional, 2010 – 2016

Worked with legal and product stewardship to source new air sealing initiative. Revamped pricing and product offerings in Canada according to new building codes considering freight, tax structure, and exchange rates in order to remain profitable.

• Decreased Foam Consignment inventory $3.1MM.

• $750,000 reduction for third-party accessory finished goods in all insulation and foam plants through demand segmentation and vendor compliance on safety stock levels, reduction in transportation, and ABC analysis of all stocked materials.

• Reduced annual spend from $13 million to 10 million from 2010 - 2015.

Consignment Specialist, 2009 – 2010

Managed foam and third-party accessory network of 21 Big Box distribution centers and 19 Insulation plants across North America, successfully creating JIT inventory management.

• Reduced inventory stock-outs by half for 110 materials across the foam network to result in a 98% service fill rate.

• Improved the Owens Corning Mexico replenishment process by creating communication templates, SOPs and streamlining communication.

• Increased EDI no-touch order success rate from 5% to 85% by correcting data gaps in the third-party orders process.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Business, Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH

Associate in Arts in Pre-Business Administration, Owens Community College, Toledo, OH

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