Project Administrator/Purchasing Admin

Bradley Whisnant

email: **********@*****.***

social: linkedin.com/in/bradley-whisnant-300747214

phone: 828-***-****

Experience

Project Administrator/Purchasing Admin June 2023 – Present Gerresheimer Glass, Inc.

Managed procurement tasks for BARDA (Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority) subsidized $93 million dollar expansion and renovation project.

Maintained project reporting, monthly deliverables and purchasing documentation, ensuring compliance with DOD & HHS regulations - regularly self- and third party-audited.

Negotiated terms and pricing with new and existing vendors, processed requisitions, purchase orders, goods receipts, invoices and credit card purchases for entire Morganton facility, while concurrently working on project goals. Executive Administrative Assistant Dec 2021 – Jun 2023 Sarstedt, Inc.

Managed administrative affairs of production floor. Created tracking systems to maintain, collect, file onboarding, auditing, and production data paperwork, safety and attendance logs, time sheets, invoices, postings and employee information, etc.

Manage in/outcome of all temp employees, as well as maintaining records and metrics based on attendance and performance data. Trained in ADP.

Maintain Newton branch EOM reporting for headquarters. Production Planner Sep 2021 - Dec 2021 (Contract, 4 month temporary position) Haworth

Learned legacy systems within a two-month crunch period to ensure functionality during complete ERP overhaul.

Planned all level loading and scheduling of production up to a month in advance.

Kept supply chain and upper management updated with inventory and supply issues, including those related to mass COVID-19 shortages.

SDP Development and Testing Jun 2020 - Mar 2022

Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc.

Developed products and formulas on a new and experimental manufacturing process.

Required to be vigilant of safety and appropriate protocol whilst working with prototype machinery. Logistic Analyst Jan 2018 - Jun 2020

Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc.

Managed production scheduling of 24-hour production facility.

Gained experience in prioritizing urgency, customer and managerial demands. Quality Control Technician Jun 2017 - Jan 2018

Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc.

Became familiarized with Quality Control procedures and standards.

Developed multitasking speed and skill; running multiple processes in tandem while retaining accuracy. International Account Executive May 2016 - Jun 2017 Stealth Components

Gained experience in sales, negotiation and customer service on the phone in both English and German.

Education

University of North Carolina Asheville 2012 - 2016 B.A. of Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics B.A. of International Relations and Affairs

University of Tübingen 2015

Studied in Germany for one semester abroad.

Skills

• Translation • Procurement • Project Administration & Coordination • Terms Negotiation

• Government Contract Compliance Auditing • Scheduling • Microsoft Office • SAP

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