Global Commodity Mgr, Purchasing Mgr
Resume:
A n g e l a M. F o r d
Wadsworth, IL 60083
847-***-**** home
512-***-**** cell
E-mail: ********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Highly qualified Purchasing professional with twenty years experience in all aspects of materials management. Tough supplier negotiator with strong ability to coordinate complex details and gain cooperation of multiple business partners. A solid decision maker who enjoys the challenge of balancing creativity and common sense.
Non-Profit Experience/Volunteer:
Just Speak, Incorporation Detroit, MI 2008 – Present
Board of Directors
Responsible for the accuracy and legitimacy of documentation to meet organization’s legal requirements, records and ensures accurate meeting minutes, maintains official records including membership roster and profiles, initiates, tracks, and answers correspondence, proposes policies and practices, submits various reports to the board, fulfills any other requirements of a Director and Officer, and performs other duties as needed and/or as defined in the bylaws.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
Procurement/Materials Management Experience:
Motorola Corporation, Libertyville, I.L. 2004 - 2009
Global Commodity Manager - Displays
Manage a staff along with directing activities, training, motive and evaluate the staff. Develop and implement long and short term strategies. Responsible for cost negotiations, contract negotiations and a US$3 billion spend on small panel displays. Along with negotiating Master Contracts with all LCD suppliers, worked very closely with Legal on developing and negotiating Agreements for specific business needs as well as Letter Agreements; Teaming with legal to help resolve pending or potential legal cases. Achieved year over year cost savings of 19.8% in 2005, 24% cost reduction in 2006 continuing with a slightly downward trend in 2007 of due to market conditions and 2008.
Dell Computer Corporation, Austin, T.X. 2003 - 2004
Global Commodity Manager
Negotiated and managed all Desktop Displays Monitor contracts. Developed and Implemented Desktop Displays Monitor strategy. Lead cross-functional workgroup to drive strategy. Managed annual spend of US$10 billion. Negotiated global cost monthly to ensure continued advantage cost to company. Reduced material cost by US$46 mil in 2003. Primary industry expert for CRT pricing, supply/demand trends and tracking of worldwide supply base.
Operational Commodity Manager 1998 - 2002
Conducted Continuity of Supply workshops with CRT monitor suppliers. Developed and successfully implemented a supplier mentoring program which greatly improved the business relationship between both companies. Negotiated global monitor cost monthly resulting in advantage cost to Dell. Led quarterly cost/volume meetings with Marketing, Lines of Business, Business Planning and Regional Procurement.
Negotiated contracts with 3 suppliers; Monitored Dell and suppliers’ compliance to contractual terms. Lead Quarterly Business Reviews with CRT & FPD suppliers.
Data General Corporation, Apex, N.C. 1997 - 1998
Purchasing Manager
Manage procurement activities for both OEM and Contract Manufacturing environment. Commodities included disk drives, tape drives, power supplies, chassis, sheet metal and plastics. Directed the activities of 7 buyers and 2 administrators. Implemented a Supplier Hub for the top 5 Suppliers, 42 part numbers which resulted in a cost avoidance of $4.7 Mil in the first quarter of operation.
Gateway Incorporated, North Sioux City, South Dakota 1996 - 1997
Purchasing Manager
Manage the strategic business of procuring monitors for two manufacturing facilities in the US, which total over $70 million a month. Directed the activities of 2 buyers and 1 planner. Mentored less seasoned purchasing personnel in the day-to-day business of negotiating with suppliers to achieve Gateway’s objectives.
UNISYS Corporation, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 1995
Procurement Specialist
Provided Planning, Coordination, Leadership and Management to meet the strategic business objectives in the area of contract negotiations for Software and OEM Hardware requirements supporting Government and Non-Government lines of business.
UNISYS/Convergent Corporation, San Jose, California 1989 - 1995
Senior Buyer
Managed the strategy and procurement of materials, which supported five CPU architectures, located in manufacturing facilities in the US & Belgium. OEM commodity responsibilities included monitors, terminals, keyboards and power supplies, which totaled $80 million a year. Achieved supplier base reduction by building and focusing on Strategic Partnerships. Increased flexibility while reducing lead-time and cost on a regular basis.
UNISYS Corporation, Detroit, Michigan 1984 - 1989
Senior Analyst
Recommended, documented and implemented policy and procedures for Worldwide Order Management. Trained Distribution personnel to ensure corporate standardization. Wrote specifications for systems enhancements.
BENDIX/Modern Materials Corporation, Southfield, Michigan 1976 - 1984
Purchasing Agent
Implemented the JIT inventory concept with the various suppliers. Controlled and implemented all purchasing activities relative to both Production and Indirect items. Wrote and implemented purchasing policy and procedure.
Production and Inventory Control Administrator
Developed, implemented and monitored monthly/quarterly production schedules. Controlled production and MRO inventories. Implemented raw materials, WIP and finished goods inventories on an IBM system 34 computer. Managed a staff of 4.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, 1984. Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan
Completion of the Dale Carnegie course on Effective Speaking and Human Relations.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Yellow & Green Belt Certified
• Set-up and implemented a process known as “Supplier Hub” within the distribution sector to move control of inventory back to the supplier.
• Re-negotiated vendor pricing agreements, resulting in long-term savings to the company.
• Trained Purchasing personnel on new database.
• Revised repair and return program with suppliers, resulting in faster turnaround of custom goods and returned for credit only on standard goods.
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