Summary

An extensive career, with over ** years of diverse experience in Supply Chain Management and 4 years of Aftermarket Buyer/Planner. Integrated Purchasing, to maintain high efficiency for the business; as well as maintain, or work to establish, open and clear lines of communication between Suppliers and External Customers, Troubleshoot Purchase Orders, Expediting, Routing/Tracking Shipments On-Time Shipments, Support and Troubleshoot Inbound Purchase Order on Receiving Hold Report and Invoice Hold, Engaged with Engineering Group for alternative part and drawings, collaborate with Sourcing Team and Accounts Payable Invoice Holds.

Strengths include Customer Focus and Process Driven, Deliver Results, Problem Solving, Communication, Team Player, Flexible, Dependable, Organizational Skills, SAP Proficiency, Oracles Order Fulfillment, Parts File Setup, Tableau, Smartsheet, Internal ISO 9000 Auditor, Quality Driven, Culture Commitments and Contract Administration.

Professional Experience

Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC 2022 - Present

Aftermarket Purchasing Manager

Aftermarket support Internal and External Customers. Manage team daily task reassign Hot Customers Priority Sales Orders through Rapid Planning for Bus Down, High, Standard requests; include Drop Ship Orders to the Customer to receive shipment sooner.

Setup Parts, Suppliers Database, Reassign Buyers to Commodity, Update Pricing, Lead Time, MOQ and Assign Sourcing Rules. PO Pricing change by removing Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to correct current pricing include Lead Time and resend Supplier Revised Purchase Order. Troubleshoot Invoice Holds to allow Account Payable to release payment in timely manner based on Payment Terms Agreement. Track Advance Shipment Notice (ASN) for On-Time Delivery. Reconcile Department PCard Statement through SAP Concur. Review Arena Databased for Bill of Materials (BOM) and Drawings. Process Requisition to AutoCreate. Maintain list of Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for Metrics including collaboration with departments on how they perform certain tasks. Attend multiple meetings during the day/week.

Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC

Aftermarket Buyer/Planner 2018-2022

As a Buyer/Planner, I placed Purchase Orders, obtained Purchase Confirmation, Data Entry for Internal Promised Dates, Expediting, Routing Shipments and PCard Purchasing Order. Provided Customer Service Parts Team status on Past Due Purchase Order and worked closely with Account Payable and Suppliers to clear Invoice Holds to release payment in timely manner. Process Internal Sales Order (ISO) requests transferring shipments between locations.

Proterra Inc., Greenville, SC

Expediter/ Backup Buyer 2017 - 2018

As an Expediter, I maintain a weekly Purchase Order report that consists of Open Purchase Orders status and communicate with internal and external customers. The goal is to receive parts two weeks before the Buses goes on the line. Our main objective for every Purchase Order is confirmed with Internal Promised Date (Delivery Dock Date).

Daily, we Expedite (4) main categories and update internal Purchase Order Notes and Promise Date in the Oracles System. Also, I support the Engineering Special Project build.

Get Date – contact vendor to confirm receipt of Purchasing Order, Pricing and Ship Date

Past Due – late delivery, the vendor is contacted for tracking information and/or new Ship Date

Expedite – due to forecast change or line shortage; the vendor is contacted to confirm Promise Date can be pulled in sooner to meet Clear-To-Build (CTB) Date.

Advanced Technology Services, Greenville, SC

FMS Buyer 2010 - 2017

As a Buyer, I was assigned to five sites; for which I handled all order fulfillments; product and vendor sourcing; cost savings analytics; and maintained invoice discrepancies. Also, I oversaw the logistic of expediting products from vendor to customer.

Solvay Advanced Polymers, Greenville, SC

Purchasing Coordinator 1984 – 2009

After the acquisition of BP Amoco by Solvay Advanced Polymers, I moved into a new role where I managed MRP Order Fulfillment and Raw Material Procurement within our Supply Chain Management Group using SAP; performed process Internal Audits and assisted with process improvement for the line of business; and, handled Invoice Management of Overdue Purchase Orders and Grief Invoices.

BP/Amoco, Greenville, SC

Materials Management Coordinator 1984 – 2001

In this role, I handled Shipping & Receiving, Warehouse Management, and ensured that all warehouse and site employees maintained emergency response and safety training awareness for all raw materials. Maintained the Raw Materials inventory database using Lotus Notes; and, identified cost savings around logistics and worked to eliminate duplicate software for UPS and FedEx, and scheduled Inbound and Outbound freight by transit time.

Education /Training

Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC Purchasing I (C.P.M.) - 2006

Greenville Technical College, Greenville, SC Purchasing I Certificate - 2001

Wren High School, Piedmont, SC High School Diploma - 1980

Technical Skills

Proficiency in SAP System Applications, Oracle System Applications, EFactory Pro 3.0,

Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access), Lotus Notes

Google Office 365, Maximo System, Electronic Faxing and Scanning, Pitney Bowes Mailing System, E-Way Ordering of Office Supplies, Filing, MSDS System, Certificate of Liability Insurance, Arena, Tableau and Records Retention.

Training

Apollo Fundamentals

Six Sigma

5S System

Kaizen

Fire Extinguisher Training

Leadership Develop Training

Certified in DOT Hazardous Materials Training

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