Supply Chain Procurement Manager

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TWYLA WARDEN

**********@*****.*** 706-***-**** Brandon, MS 39047

Accomplished, highly motivated, and results-driven Division Procurement Manager with fourteen years of dedicated, practical change management, and business skills. Progressive leadership experiences, while consistently exceeding financial goals within healthcare, automotive, oil and gas, manufacturing, professional services, and special purpose district and local governments. Skilled in strategic service delivery, lean operating methods, contract administration and negotiation, and sharp marketing directions. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to work autonomously, departmentally, interdepartmentally, and globally, to efficiently complete complex assignments. Proven experience in overseeing and managing procurement processes. Strengths include developing cost-effective strategies, negotiating contracts, and ensuring timely delivery of goods and services. Notable impact achieved through optimizing supply chain operations and fostering strong supplier relationships for quality assurance. Strategic Procurement initiatives

Expert organizational and communication skills

Supplier Evaluation, Benchmarking, and Management

Calculated planning and analysis

Multiple supply chain methodologies

Project Planning and Management

Risk Management

Strategic Issue Analysis and Resolution

Cross-Functional Team Management

Policy and process streamlining, and efficiency

enhancement

Safety and compliance focused

Market research and analysis driven

Contract drafts, negotiation, and management with a partnership focus

Boyd Group Services (Remote) Elmhurst,

IL

Division Indirect Procurement Manager

01/2023 - Current

Remote position, responsible for division indirect procurement activities across multinational, national, and regional contracts, purchasing portals, punchouts, requisitions/POs, GPOs, MSAs, SLAs, and MRO planned purchases.

Procure-to-Pay implementation.

National Contract Manager for 850+ locations, achieving record-breaking compliance.

Business process improvement and execution, to include policy review, drafting, and maintenance.

Interdepartmental project management, strategizing, and account management.

Member of the Subject Matter Expert Team for interdepartmental process improvement functions.

Contract review, approval, compliance tracking, and management. Internal and external stakeholder communication, education, and problem- solving.

Workday, CCC, CoStar, Vixxo, Coupa, and Google Suite utilized. Market and supplier benchmarking, and trending. Category management, to include Shop Supplies, Equipment, Professional Services, EHS, IT, Security, Fire Services, Pest Control, Janitorial, and Preventative Summary

Skills

Experience

Maintenance and Repair.

Departmental reporting, analysis, and actionable cost-saving initiatives for

$343M spend directed with KPI connectivity.

Spearheaded projects to enhance organizational capabilities and increase service capacity.

Coordinated activities across various departments, such as Construction, Acquisitions, HR, Marketing, CIP, Facilities, Finance, and Operations, to ensure the timely completion of procurement processes. Reviewed existing company contracts and negotiated contract terms and revisions with vendors.

Identified systematic problems and root causes to resolve issues and improve service delivery.

Delegated tasks to procurement teams to expedite work processes. Tank Connection (Short-term contract)

(Remote) Parsons, KS

Commodity Purchasing Lead

08/2022 - 11/2022

Procured aluminum commodities and hardware per Epicor ERP requirements.

Vendor management, including international procurement, includes quoting, onboarding, and vetting, payment requests, freight forwarding, first article approval, negotiation, change orders, and updating terms. Monitored market trends for raw materials, maintained trend analysis, and reported monthly to upper management.

Worked closely with the sales, drafting, and engineering departments for new bid requests for quotes, substitution requests, forecasting, acquisition of MRO products, and expediting of orders.

Supplier visits and audits.

Manpower- Honeywell (Short-term

contract) (Remote) Nebraska City, NE

Senior Procurement Administrator

04/2022 - 06/2022

Investigated open and aging purchase orders for resolution. Vendor management, including updating contact information, serving as a liaison for commodity buyers, and collaboratively resolving and closing purchase orders, etc.

Created educational material and checklists for purchase order revision for all available actions in SAP.

Provided multiple weekly progress updates to the project team and management.

Manipulated reports in Excel to provide total open quantities, determination of the value of affected POs, project completion percentage, etc.

Created recommendations and action items for buyers. Charleston County Aviation Authority

North Charleston, SC

Procurement and Contracts Administrator

11/2016 - 02/2019

Managed the requisition to PO process, meeting time-sensitive requests with a sense of urgency.

Ensured that the appropriate procurement method was used, and approvals were received for requisitions within the allocated budget. Adhered to all CCAA procurement policies and practices, as well as applicable state and federal regulations.

Accelerated drafts and reviews of RFQs, RFPs, SOQs, and RFBs. Led pre-proposal conferences, held vendor site visits, and vetted new vendors.

Continuous improvement focus is applied to all assigned projects. Created and maintained vendor profiles to ensure proper documentation and contact information were obtained.

Implemented a hyper-organized and methodically executed completion of all assigned tasks.

Streamlined quote requests in adherence to policies and procedures. Projects include all public solicitations, technical quotes, organizational document standardization, and transitioning to centralized procurement. P-card administrator responsible for all training, card issuance, troubleshooting, and maintenance via the merchant bank website. Project manager for the annual surplus auction.

Wellness Team chairperson, leading a team of 14 employees. Used GP Dynamics ERP, Sentric asset management, Wells Fargo CEO portal, and Citrix.

Athens-Clarke County Unified Government

Athens, GA

Buyer

12/2015 - 09/2016

Maintained cooperative agreements, state, and federal contract orders. Processed requisitions, change orders, and closure of spent POs. Ensured accuracy and available budget.

Researched vendors to meet department order specifications, and maintained the supplier database.

Generated weekly and monthly reports, and tracked spending for reporting to the government's manager.

Initiated RFPs, RFQs, and bids to meet the requestor's specifications. Delivered improved communications as an interdepartmental and vendor customer care liaison.

Participated in planning and improving Purchasing Department operations.

Implemented current purchasing statutes, regulations, policies, procedures, and programs.

Used pricing and cost analysis to evaluate product specifications, contract details, and bid proposal costs.

Skilled in Eden, Laserfiche, Google Drive, Microsoft Office Suite 2016, Adobe Acrobat Pro, CivicPlus, NIGP.com, and Team Georgia Marketplace/Georgia Procurement Registry.

Introduced a water refund tracking tool for departmental use and reporting to the water business office.

Significantly increased departmental turnaround, and received commendations from other departments.

Roper Pump Company Commerce, GA

Senior Raw Materials Procurement Agent

04/2011 - 12/2015

Procured raw materials and castings for sales orders via electronic PO submission, tracking, and maintenance using Cognos, Glovia, Microsoft Office Suite, QPulse, Outlook, and DocsOnline.

Managed vendor compliance with DCNs and sampling post-product change.

Adhered to lean manufacturing, 5S, continuous improvement, standard work, JIT, and standard safety/health principles.

Managed inventory levels to ensure product availability for build plans, and to maximize profit margins monthly.

Monitored cost trends and fluctuations in the raw materials market, and altered ordering accordingly.

Performed domestic, on-site supplier audits within their facilities. Maintained problem-solving dialogue with vendors, nonconformance parts listings for each vendor, requested credit or replacement of materials, and reparative or corrective action for recurring issues. Catered commodity-specific scorecards to vendors quarterly for quality and service tracking.

Ensured compliance with government environmental, health, and safety regulations.

Managed commodity-related quality issue tracking to show annual improvement in scrap percentages, with Pareto created to meet goals for improvement.

KPIs included inventory and scrap reduction, cost savings, and improving on-time performance from suppliers.

Departmental success was achieved via record-breaking cost savings and inventory reductions.

Moved all material to vendors within a two-day transit to decrease delivery times, improve inventory turns, and improve on-time performance. Initiated a consignment and kanban programs

Southern New Hampshire University Hookset, NH

Master's in Business with concentration in organizational leadership 10/2021

GPA: 3.978

Southern New Hampshire University Hookset, NH

Bachelor's in Business Administration

12/2017

GPA: 3.978

Dean's List

Member of Sigma Alpha Pi, National Society of Leadership and Success Member of Alpha Sigma Lambda, Honor Society

Graduated summa cum laude

Athens Technical College Athens, GA

Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Care

12/2003

President's List

Dexterity in Healthcare Award Recipient

Certificate of completion for Advanced Microsoft Excel Seminar, 2014 ISO 9001 Lead Auditor training course completed, 2014 References available upon request.

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