Procurement Analyst Materials Manager

ALANA A. LANDERS

OBJECTIVE

To be an innovative team player, in a challenging, fast paced work environment where I can demonstrate my passion for lean manufacturing, inventory management, customer satisfaction, and quality products.

EXPERIENCE

2019-2020 SC Johnson Mount Pleasant, WI

Sr. Procurement Analyst- Cans, Valves, and Raw Materials

Support cans, valves, and raw materials portfolios to deliver Customer Service, Cost and Cash as well as other objectives.

Manages 50 + suppliers and $200MM of spend in portfolios with very high volume and cost impact to product cost structures.

Proactively plan, resolve and escalate delivery issues as they arise to ensure NA can meet delivery and quality targets.

Supplier relationship management- leads quarterly review with SRM suppliers and driving improvements to supplier performance.

Acts as an escalation point for non-finished goods and finished goods planners (12+ employees) experience supplier delivery or commitment issues occur.

Ensure contract terms and conditions are executed, which include pricing, rebates, payment terms, incoterms, etc.

Support new supplier identification, selection, and qualification activities.

Support SAP system maintenance to ensure material and vendor master data is accurate.

Identify and implement process improvements within Procurement and with other functional areas to minimize cost, reduce waste, and increase spend.

2017-2019 Rust-Oleum Pleasant Prairie, WI

Buyer

Plan and purchase production components- aerosol and brush cans, labels, and bulk chemicals, by analyzing MRP and forecast reports to determine optimal order quantity and date required.

Purchase raw bulk chemicals daily from most cost-effective vendor at that time.

Perform analysis of milling scheduling usage for raw bulk chemicals within 24 to 48 hours to determine placement of purchase orders to vendors.

Review daily exception messages generated by SAP and maintain the optimization process for raw materials and finished goods.

Maintain vendor relationships by following delivery dates, reconciling invoicing issues, and addressing quality issues until resolved.

Support product-to-market process by working with Sourcing, Marketing, Finance, as well as external vendors to ensure on-time launch of new products. Tasks include set-up of artwork, information records, source lists, and costing.

Communicate any known delivery issues regarding components or raw material that may interrupt production to the Materials Manager/team.

Initiate/create ECRs for any changes to finished goods.

2016- 2017 BRP Sturtevant, WI

Materials Analyst

Analyze excess and obsolete material in order to reconcile.

Investigate and process inventory adjustments.

Report production for all parts supplied to the service group.

Manage daily consumption errors report, investigate, and reconcile.

Monitor and control design change timing to mitigate obsolescence risk and ensure no production issues due to change.

Updating requirements and forecasts for customers that are supplied BRP-MPS components/product.

Responsible for maintaining a high level of inventory accuracy and integrity.

Main inventory control point for components being utilized with the Product Development Center.

2011-2016 BRP Sturtevant, WI

Lead Materials Planner/Operations

Identify High Impact Suppliers and strategize with these suppliers to improve their delivery performance. This includes timely and accurate deliveries with no defective material.

Send suppliers’ delivery and quantity requirements on a weekly basis.

Champion for continuous improvement of raw working capital and maintaining action plans with the planning group to reduce.

Expedite parts from suppliers that may be late or an increase in usage has occurred.

Responsible for 54 million dollars in annual spend, 120 suppliers, and 1,700 components.

Leading Material Planning group for the implementation of new products through production.

Act as a liaison between Quality, Finance, Material Handling, New Product Development, and Suppliers.

Train and coach all new planners that come aboard in department.

Attend group meetings weekly in regards to on-going SAP understanding between various departments. I.E. purchasing, accounting, finance, and receiving.

Implemented and maintains Supplier Chargeback program with Receiving Inspection Department for charges incurred by suppliers for rework or downtime.

Initiate and follow projects to assist in improving Supply Chain flow

and reduce logistics costs.

2008- 2011 William W. Meyer & Sons Libertyville, IL

Senior Production Planner/Scheduler Lead

Review job transaction reports daily for shop employees in order to adjust inaccurate costs allocated to jobs.

Manually correct errors in job transaction processing.

Process sales orders to send to Purchasing and/or out to the shop to begin production.

Utilize self made tracking program in order for jobs and sub-jobs to be found easily throughout the shop.

Use finite scheduling to determine the optimal scheduling dates for work orders and sales orders.

Determine and acknowledge specific dates for the sales department in accordance to shop load and the customer requested ship date.

Process pick lists and make inventory adjustments from cycle counts made by warehouse.

Process shipping transactions for previous day and determine if amounts on order verification and in system match, then contact accounting department and relay the information for correction.

Assume duties of entire Production Control Department when Prod. Control Manager is not present.

Act as a liaison between Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, and the shop

2007-2007 Daimler-Chrysler Kenosha Engine Plant Kenosha, WI

Production Control Analyst Internship

Perform preventative maintenance & provide corrective action to reduce Critical Shortage Reports

Work with Chrysler Mainframe System, Internet Explorer, Power Point, Excel & Word.

Analyze and/or corrective action on pending Cycle Counts, Record Errors, & Expenses.

Work Closely with project teams to improve product quality & reduce errors.

Review foreign parts, miscellaneous receipts, and institute corrective action.

Determine responsibility for Excess Transportation Costs.

Use logistics to manage the flow of trucks and productive parts into the plant/ and in the plant

EDUCATION & LICENSES

2007-2009 University of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ

Bachelor’s of Science in Integrated Supply Chain & Operations Management

2007 University of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ

Associate’s of Science in Business Management

2009- Current State of Wisconsin

Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

RELEVANT SKILLS

Proficient with MS Office, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Oracle, Google, Mochasoft, Softshare Vista, Syteline, SAP, and AutoVue.

REFERENCES

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