Alison Luzier
Purchasing Professional
Canton,MI
Summary
Purchasing professional with sixteen years’ experience in precision OEM, MRO, and PPE procurement both as a dedicated team member and manager. Skilled in establishing and maintaining relationships with clients, vendors, and cross functional departments to decrease costs and drive sales. Excellent history of on-time deliverables and successful project completion.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Procurement Program Manager
Amazon
Detroit, MI
07.2022 - Current
- Meets with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
- Identified spend reduction projects, eliminating $500k annual extraneous spend across three projects.
- Address and resolve technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with cross functional team members and vendors.
- Manage book of business over $40M across 30+ suppliers supporting 120+ national sites
- Leads services procurement for new site launches, working with Design, Construction, Launch, and Startup teams to open 3-4 new sites per month.
- Develops and maintains logistics workflows, procedures and reports.
Senior Program Buyer
Lear Corporation
Southfield, MI
08.2021 - 07.2022
- Ensured on-time launch for programs and delivery at or below target costs for piece price, tooling, etc., with annual value of $60-$100 million.
- Worked with key stakeholders in engineering, commodity management, supplier development, program management, plant management, and material teams to ensure superior supplier performance and product deliverables are met, while identifying cost and timing issues and resolutions.
- Worked with suppliers and internal stakeholders to identify and address cost savings opportunities.
- Supported quality engineering to execute supplier APQP process, from design tracking through PPAP.
- Created timelines and communicated deadlines to ensure projects were completed on time.
Buyer
Plastic Omnium
New Boston, MI
11.2020 - 08.2021
- Lead supplier sourcing process and negotiations with supplier and downstream customer
- Promoted technical savings proposed by suppliers
- Lead NAO SAP database overhaul, eliminating 7% of duplicated MRO listings, reduction of $230k in obsolete inventory, and optimized listing
- Managed spend of $25 million annually
Buyer
Direct Sourcing Solutions (DSSI)
Farmington Hills, MI
07.2018 - 11.2020
- Provided B2B e-procurement expertise to Tier-1 Automotive clients across MRO, IT, Telecom, OEM spares, and Capital categories.
- Responsible for item sourcing, content, and maintenance through item master records, requests for quotes (RFQs) and supplier catalog maintenance (SCMs).
- Trained and mentored new buyers recognizing strengths and opportunities to provide effective time-saving onboarding experience.
- Developed and expanded commodity strategies in Canada driving cost savings, returning over 22% reduction in PPE and Janitorial categories.
- Achieved 18% cost savings for both US and Canadian Automotive MRO clients with annual managed spend over $14 million USD for FY19.
- Lead monthly reviews with clients focused on continuous improvement and status updates, increasing overall customer satisfaction.
- Lead biannual supplier reviews to examine strategies and relationships while driving metric performance.
Purchasing & Project Manager
Astronomical Consultants & Equipment
Tucson, AZ
01.2008 - 06.2018
- Directed and coordinated activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, and supplies.
- Managed supply and negotiated cost savings on commodities including raw metals, fasteners, tooling, janitorial, electrical, and precision components.
- Created, tracked, and evaluated RFPs for projects, with relevant input from design, technical, and client teams.
- RFPs evaluated on a 5-point scoring system, evaluating adherence to technical and physical requirements, delivery timeline, and cost.
- Responded to RFPs received for sales, including compiling data from responsible departments, developing timelines, and preparing total implementation cost.
- Managed domestic logistics, including negotiating 36% price reduction for small parcel shipping and developing a new freight plan saving up to 41% per shipment.
- Created and implemented purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures, streamlining ordering and reducing errors by 53% and increasing profit by 4%.
- Cradle-to-grave project manager, working with clients and driving production and procurement teams to meet or exceed projected timelines while ensuring quality materials are sourced and created for optimal client satisfaction.
Education
MBA - Finance
Louisiana State University At Shreveport
Shreveport, LA 08.2016 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Veterinary Science
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 08.2008 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Arts - History
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 08.2008 - 05.2015
Skills
Excel
Certification
Certified Lean Practitioner
Timeline
Procurement Program Manager
Amazon
07.2022 - Current
Senior Program Buyer
Lear Corporation
08.2021 - 07.2022
Buyer
Plastic Omnium
11.2020 - 08.2021
Certified Lean Practitioner
05-2019
Buyer
Direct Sourcing Solutions (DSSI)
07.2018 - 11.2020
MBA - Finance
Louisiana State University At Shreveport
08.2016 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Veterinary Science
University of Arizona
08.2008 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Arts - History
University of Arizona
08.2008 - 05.2015
Purchasing & Project Manager
Astronomical Consultants & Equipment
01.2008 - 06.2018