Amanda Bucklew
Mars,PA
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Contract Management Specialist
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc.
Monroeville, PA
12.2021 - Current
- Place over 20 million dollars in government contracts.
- Manage 20+ contracts of varying size and complexity ranging up to 8 million dollars within the Instrumentation and Control Department
- Prepare and issue requests for proposal solicitations and proposal openings.
- Evaluate, negotiate, and analyze supplier proposals to support actions for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.
- Interact with other procurement specialists, suppliers, and engineers on cross-functional teams to provide insight, ideas, and evaluation of various work-related items.
- Generate cost and price estimates while comparing them to supplier proposals to ensure price reasonableness.
- Held negotiations with suppliers, discussing delivery schedules, material pricing, labor hours, profit, and overall proposed pricing in comparison to previous fiscal years.
- Assess progress against the schedule on orders and expedited suppliers when necessary to meet contract delivery dates.
- Manage the placement and invoicing of various sources of funds throughout each fiscal year to meet company metric dates.
- Develop acquisition strategies and risk assessments for contract placements.
- Utilized document management system to organize company files, keeping up-to-date and easily accessible data.
- Write formal recommendations to justify the price, verify adequate delivery dates, and recommend suppliers receiving the award to ensure technical capability and accordance with contractual agreements and government requirements.
- Assigned as the supplier lead overseeing the overall health of the suppliers' business, serving as the main point of contact at BPMI, providing business forecasts for upcoming years, negotiating and approving supplier rates applied to all contracts, and organizing Annual Business Meetings to review fiscal year performance.
- Sponsored two new employees and supported them through onboarding and training on company objectives and job knowledge to ensure their success in the company.
Product Management Intern
TE Connectivity Corporation
Harrisburg, PA
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Created comprehensive process map, identified inefficiencies, and executed improvements for Databus components.
- Worked cross-functionally to develop updated marketing materials for harness systems
- Gathered market information for EPS products on strategic platforms for marketing segmentation purposes
Supply Chain & Logistics Intern - Operations
PGT Trucking Inc.
Monaca, PA
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Manifested flatbed truck loads through EDI system on the AS400 database system
- Managed assigned drivers to track and coordinate on-time delivery and adherence to safety standards
- Assigned as the liaison between consignees and billing department for processing Bill of Ladings
Education
Bachelor of Science - Supply Chin & Information Systems
Pennsylvania State Universit
University Park, PA12-2021
Skills
- Enterprise business Systems (EBS)
- Oracle and Power BI
- Microsoft Applications (Excel, Word, Access)
- Adobe Applications
- Customer relations and management
- Written communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
People, Appreciation, and Connection Team (PACT)
- Promote an environment of employee engagement, collaboration, and positive energy through the sponsorship of events and activities to emphasize the importance of employees
- Communicating and reinforcing the importance of work done within the company and its role in supporting the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
- Assigned as lead to organize provdiing discounted tickets for employees to Steelers and Penguins games and project manager for the company summer picnic
Timeline
Contract Management Specialist
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc.
12.2021 - Current
Product Management Intern
TE Connectivity Corporation
06.2021 - 08.2021
Supply Chain & Logistics Intern - Operations
PGT Trucking Inc.
05.2019 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Supply Chin & Information Systems
Pennsylvania State Universit
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