Alex Umland
Green Bay,WI
Summary
Accomplished Procurement Manager with a proven track record at enhancing supplier relationships and optimizing logistics. Excelled in negotiating contracts, leading to significant cost savings and improved efficiency. Skilled in data analysis and planning, combined with a strong leadership ability, ensuring project success and team cohesion.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing Lead
Century Drill & Tool
Green Bay, WI
02.2025 - Current
- Purchasing Order Management - Accurately translate sales history and inventory status information into actionable purchase orders. Generated and place purchase orders ensuring maximum advantage by combining orders, leveraging freight options, and negotiated terms with suppliers
- Purchase Order Maintenance - Track the status of all purchase orders. Maintained a current list of expected arrival dates for all purchase orders which have been placed
- Quality Control - Primary responsibility for maintaining the product specifications of products. Working with the receiving personnel closely to ensure that the expected quality control efforts are being completed timely and properly to essential
- Supplier Management - Source and vet new suppliers for product lines to ensure a resilient and diversified supply chain. Developed and implemented supplier scorecards to track on-time delivery metrics and identify specific areas for operational improvement
Purchasing and Logistics Lead
Carnivore Meat Company
Green Bay, WI
07.2022 - 01.2025
- Negotiated pricing and contracts with suppliers to obtain favorable terms and pricing
- Collaborated with finance departments on budgeting and forecasting activities, ensuring accurate representation of procurement expenses and cost-saving opportunities.
- Sourced new suppliers for additives and business operations
- Set up VMI programs and stock and hold programs with current and new suppliers
- Utilized market intelligence to identify opportunities for savings and cost reduction.
- SOP creation to improve process flows and train new employees
- Managed inbound and outbound logistics across all FTL, LTL, Reefer, and Small parcel lanes (+$2 million spend annually)
Distributor Sales Coordinator
Carnivore Meat Company
Green Bay, WI
07.2021 - 07.2022
- Responsible for full process of order fulfillment order entry, shipping coordination, invoicing, reconciling discrepancies
- New item set up, product discontinuations, and account management issues
- Salesforce admin responsible for maintaining the CRM system, importing new sales, running reports, and creating insightful dashboards
- Reviewing and approving commission payouts based on wholesale data
- Advanced reporting analyzing 1+ million rows of data creating insightful information to help management decision making
Procurement Manager
Plastics Recovery Technologies
Schaumburg, IL
05.2019 - 05.2021
- Sourced vendors, negotiated prices and set up supplier delivery schedules, tracking on-time metrics
- Managed an efficient flow of goods to ensure optimum production across all product lines
- Collected and reviewed supplier information to create supplier scorecards directed towards implementing areas of improvement
- Managed ordering of all domestic and imported parts
- Manged a daily production schedule for four power unit lines across the US
Supply Chain Associate
Plastics Recovery Technologies
Schaumburg, IL
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Reviewed open orders daily to ensure company standards were being met and exceeded
- Increased on-time transport arrivals by managing logistics schedules, arrival date confirmations, and product verification
- Collected and analyzed service levels to execute significant shipping improvements, driving service level improvements
- Negotiated freight tariffs and FAK's with freight carriers to ensure the most cost effective rates for all shipments
Education
Associate of Science - General Sciences
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake, IL2018
Skills
- Vendor / Supplier relationships
- Time management skills
- Cultural awareness
- Strong work ethic
- Strong leadership skills
- Data analysis skills
- Salesforce admin trained
- Advanced ERP skills (Epicor Greenestep)
Timeline
Purchasing Lead
Century Drill & Tool
02.2025 - Current
Purchasing and Logistics Lead
Carnivore Meat Company
07.2022 - 01.2025
Distributor Sales Coordinator
Carnivore Meat Company
07.2021 - 07.2022
Procurement Manager
Plastics Recovery Technologies
05.2019 - 05.2021
Supply Chain Associate
Plastics Recovery Technologies
05.2018 - 05.2019
Associate of Science - General Sciences
McHenry County College