Strategic Purchases Manager

Posted on: 2007-01-29

11371 Village Brook Dr. 1314 Cincinnati, OH 45249 email: [email protected] (850) 591- 3894 cell (813) 242- 6946 home OBJECTIVE To secure a management career that will enhance my excellent technical, analytical and interpersonal skills while adding a significant value to the organization. Would welcome assignments in strategic purchasing, supplier diversity, operations, sales/marketing, finance, or related areas. EDUCATION Florida A&M University Master's of Business Administration Concentration: Marketing GPA: 3.3/ 4.0 DEMONSTRATED ACHIEVEMENTS • Supplier Relationship Management • Sales Training/ Development • Regional Budgeting/ Forecasting • Strategic Planning • Contract Negotiations • Competitive & Industry Analysis • Project Management/ Planning • Process Workflow Improvement WORK EXPERIENCE Images of Excellence Corporation, Cincinnati, OH December 1, 2006- present Independent Contractor: Business Development Coordinator, Special Projects • Responsible for building relationships and securing current and prospective corporate partners • Assists with select corporate relations departments and special event activities • Lead and facilitate individual, small, medium, and large group presentations to corporate executives, professional organizations, and community leaders. • Assist in the planning, implementation and completion of symposium events such as executive plenary sessions, professional development seminars, award ceremonies and sponsorship events • Assist director with public relations duties, which includes contacts with businesses, media, community organizations, and other groups • Plan and implement new business client strategy development • Lead event growth and development Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH Sept. 19, 2005 - Sept. 30, 2006 US Business Services Company : Purchasing Manager, NA GBS IDS Purchases • Lead Global Spend Pool for Personal Computers by developing a global sourcing strategy to deliver longer term commitments, which resulted in manageable processes without sacrificing the cost of equipment and services • Delivered 10% hard savings ensuring minimum of 38% below market rate for personal computers • Lead $32MM per year North American Market Measures Spend Pool • Delivered 10% hard savings toward CEEMEA Market Measures Gillette integration • Managed, developed and enhanced solid relationships with all critical vendors including minority business partners of document management solutions and personal computers • Improved and retained relationship with a minority vendor in document management by developing clear service level agreements, implementing a RACI chart, managing their partnership with a majority supplier and developing action plans and timelines to improve results • Performed should cost analysis, industry analysis, economic and competitive analysis to provide leverage in negotiations with suppliers • Delivered competitive advantage to P&G businesses by linking internal business needs to external supplier/ industry capabilities and innovation • Analyzed RFP bidding to develop tactics to deliver cost savings to meet the business need and increase value added services • Drafted and executed commercial agreements for ongoing requirements and collaborated on establishment of pertinent agreements for developmental requirements • Served as a standard benchmark for the internal controls global compliance audit • Enhanced organizational capabilities by training regional counterparts on process improvements that addressed major outages in the market measures organization • Demonstrated ability to anticipate issues and proactively prevent or resolve problems Department of Homeland Security , Arlington, VA June 1, 2005 -August 12, 2005 Intern, Transportation Security Technologies-CTO/TSA Budget Analyst • Reviewed operating budgets periodically to analyze trends affecting budget needs. • Assured obligation incurred and resulting expenditures of funds were in accordance with prescribed plan of action resulting from regulations passed through Congress • Performed resource management functions associated with the planning, administering, control and analysis of resource requirements • Consulted with unit heads to ensure adjustments are made in accordance with program changes to facilitate long-term planning • Correlated appropriations for specific equipment with appropriations for divisional programs and included items for emergency funds • Analyzed accounting records to determine financial resources required to implement program and submitted recommendations for budget allocations • Developed marketing material for internship program • Presented information about CTO department to an audience of STEP administrators Department of Education, Tallahassee, FL Sept. 2003- Dec. 31, 2003 OPS Contract Analyst/ Procurement & Contract Services/ Administrative Office • Allocated financial resources according to Appropriation Guidelines aligned with budgetary cost restraints • Negotiated technology service agreements and contracts on behalf of the State of Florida’s Department Of Education with various corporate entities • Managed, compiled, and analyzed reports for the procurement of contract services • Suggested new technology for the integration of systems which significantly reduced operating costs • Analyzed and compiled reports for the decision process for bid proposals International Paper, Memphis, TN Jan. 2003- July 2003 Co-Op Global Sourcing/Logistics/ Shorewood Packaging • Optimized cost and process efficiency by deploying quantitative methods to enable sound logistical decisions and for cost effective procurement of raw material • Responsible for the collection, review and analysis of transportation performance data for bid proposals: Reduced lead time for key customers awaiting products • Evaluated inbound truck/ LTL rates for cost- saving initiatives throughout various divisions of consumer packaging • Validated contract decisions by ensuring concurrence with internal purchasing guidelines • Functioned as Software Quality Assurance Analyst to ensure suppliers, products and services met all mutually agreed specifications • Formulated, wrote, and implemented intern manual for Global Sourcing Customer Communication Center Inc., Tampa, FL Feb. 1998- Aug. 2000 Sales Associate Team Lead: Outbound • Monitored and evaluated associates for quality assurance and performance measurements • Conducted training sessions for new hires and job improvement workshops • Provided coaching and motivated employees to exceed selling quotas • Designed an introductory call script that was used as a company standard • Explained various firms’ including Verizon’s products & services and resolved difficult disputes RELEVANT COURSEWORK • Problems of Financial Management • Financial Reporting & Analysis • Business Policy for Strategic Management • Marketing Research Methods • Strategic Brand Management • Marketing Management Strategies • Advertising • Salesmanship • International Marketing • Market Theories HONORS National Dean’s List, White & Gold Honor Society, Florida Merit Scholar, Business Ethics Scholar TECHNICAL Proficient in Microsoft Project, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Expert Choice, Word, Outlook, SAP