Amber Lipman
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Accomplished Procurement Specialist with over 20 years of experience, including: Procurement Analyst, Lead Buyer, Pricing Strategy, Continuous Improvement and Operations Excellence. Prepare proposals and create bid abstracts. Supplier Relationship/Management. USG Defense Contracts, FMF & FMS Contracts, FAR, DFAR requirements, CPSR audits. Strong understanding of Operations & Procurement processes. Trainer of Managers and Support staff. Proven track record of identifying cost savings opportunities and developing and executing strategies to maximize profits. Always considered a valuable asset to any team.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer III - PROS VI
Amentum
05.2023 - Current
- Prepare proposals, create bid abstracts, negotiates price, delivery date, and other necessary commitments based upon authorized requisition that maintains consistency with the Program/Requisitioning Unit requirement in compliance with company policies and FAR and DFAR federal regulations
- Provides guidance and information to requester that includes communication of procurement actions and assist with special or complex requirements
- Negotiate price with suppliers through submitting RFQ's, RFI's, RFP's, secures bids and places purchase orders
- Support Subcontracts Lead
- Create and recommend procedural changes to improve procurement results for IFS and desktop work instructions by collaborating with other senior procurement members
- Negotiates and settles with suppliers regarding damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over shipments and cancellations.
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
- Built long-term supplier relationships with vendors to establish quality and competitive pricing.
- Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins.
- Collaborated with internal departments to better understand needs and determine purchasing requirements.
- Established relationships with vendors to secure competitive pricing and discounts.
- Managed procurement requests and acted as point-person for customers on logistics, hardware and software needs.
- Researched and evaluated new and current vendors to determine suitability of products and contract and pricing negotiations.
Buyer III, Procurement
Elbit Systems of America
03.2018 - 05.2023
- Responsible for procurement of Defense Contracts using Foreign Military Financing Guidelines, issued by the DSCA
- Procurements include: Circuit Card Assemblies, electronic components, cables, microphones, machined items and/or services for the company in accordance with standard operating procedures, contract requirements and federal acquisition regulations
- Support the IMOD (Israeli Ministry of Defense) through USG contracts for FMF Eligible procurements through Elbit Systems Ltd located in Israel
- Prepare proposals, create bid abstracts, negotiates price, delivery date, and other necessary commitments based upon authorized requisition that maintains consistency with the Program/Requisitioning Unit requirement and compliance with company policies and federal regulations
- Provides guidance and information to requester that includes communication of procurement actions and assist with special or complex requirements
- Review Engineering Change Orders for drawings, ensure proper procurement is taking place using the latest design release
- Negotiate price with suppliers through submitting RFQ's, RFI's, RFP's, secures bids and places purchase orders
- Create Purchase Orders, and monitor open orders with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery
- Maintain electronic procurement records and recommend procedural changes to improve procurement results
- Negotiates and settles with suppliers regarding damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over shipments and cancellations.
Buyer, Procurement
Dyncorp International
06.2016 - 03.2018
- Responsible for procurement of aircraft materials, components, supplies and/or services for the company in accordance with standard operating procedures, contract requirements and federal acquisition regulations
- Support the government contract for theT6 Program for all purchasing needs
- Establishes source of supply, negotiates price, delivery date, and other necessary commitments based upon authorized requisition that maintains consistency with the Program/Requisitioning Unit requirement and compliance with company policies and federal regulations
- Provides guidance and information to requester that includes communication of procurement actions and assist with special or complex requirements
- Assists in the preparation of reports with DynCorp organizations and customers to comply with various laws, company policies and standard operating procedures
- Negotiate price with suppliers through submitting RFQ's, RFI's, RFP's, secures bids and places purchase orders
- Makes decisions on obtaining the best value towards price, schedule and terms for the company and the DI customer
- Provides pricing in support of Business Development efforts
- Maintain procurement records and recommend procedural changes to improve procurement results
- Negotiates and settles with suppliers regarding damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over shipments and cancellations.
Procurement Analyst, Global Research & Development IT
Alcon Laboratories (ProUnlimited/Aerotek)
07.2012 - 09.2015
- Effective in providing support to: Research and Development, MTO, and quality assurance it groups for third party expenditures and purchases
- Develop and initiate process for close
- Provide guidance and training to project managers and support staff on procurement policies and proper accounting processes
- Analyze depreciation schedule
- Reconcile general ledger
- Provide analysis of core and project budget expenditures with sr
- Management team
- Extract and analyze data for quarterly forecasting and provide explanation for any variances (budget forecast and analysis $25m)
- Participate in compliance audits of purchasing related activities including: legal contracts
- Created sourcing documents (RFP, RFI and RFQ) which sourced materials and services
- Manages Software SOW, SaaS, Services, Training, and Professional Services Agreements
- Serve as liaison with finance to properly capitalize software purchases >$100k to ensure proper accounting practices are followed
- Analyze data from numerous Alcon systems to provide detailed business reports; make recommendations based on findings; work closely with sr
- Management for approval
- Create purchase orders, receive goods in system and manage the entire purchase order process for all core budget spend and project spend (>$35m in spend).
Procurement Operations Manager/Lead Buyer
Alcon Laboratories (ProUnlimited/Aerotek)
07.2012 - 11.2013
- Representative of Alcon as global process owner in NBS/Alcon governance boards of the Novartis planning tools
- Manage procurement operations group
- The team consisted of eight (8) employees, including: buyers and receivers
- Manage compliance audits
- Work closely with global compliance managers to resolve issues and provide coaching
- Manage compliance reporting
- Identify opportunities for category management projects
- Created JD Edwards's user manual for purchasing process
- Analyze spend trend within IT for senior management future strategic growth planning and budgeting
- Work closely with stakeholders and global category management to implement new company policies
- Provided detailed follow up to assure written training Acknowledgements Were Completed With Team on New Policies
- Developed comprehensive training materials and hosted weekly training on compliant purchases, created user manual and demonstrated usage of OLPR, and goods receipts process
- Provided training globally for Alcon team
- Subject matter expert for procurement reporting on the iris project team
- Exceptional leader of Alcon procurement planning and reporting processes
- Provide detailed support of processes and systems to ensure alignment with NBS and divisional needs
- Successful development of extracting and consolidating expenditures and savings data globally
- Work with all sites globally, including management teams, for continual data quality improvement.
Operations Coordinator-Manager
01.2007 - 01.2012
- Managed business development, including: detailed sales cycle from initial contract implementation to completion; client needs analysis, developing proposals and presentations, and closing the sale
- Analyze customer demographics to determine pricing based on location; research national contracts to be compliant with current pricing; managed screening agreements
- Managed human resources processes, including: recruitment (high quality talent), attendance, payroll, coaching, training, company policies, workers' compensation, and branch operations
- Train team on new systems
- Manage cost tracking, budget analysis, forecasting
- Work closely with team as safety coordinator
- Provide updates to national safety managers in areas of: loss prevention and safety programs for sites
- Audit sites for safety compliance
- Inspect facilities for safety standards and follow up on issues
- Coordinate drug screen process, required medical treatment, and complete safety investigations
- Manage human resource processes, including: time cards, orientation forms, and payroll
- Negotiate hotel contracts
- Create sales bids
- Coordinate travel for company
- Create and manage entire purchase order process for Vonage inventory for 64 locations nationwide
- Track cost for inventory and shipments
- Maintain and daily sales recap reports and provide detailed information to sr
- Managers and sales team.
Coordinator/Scheduler
NBC Universal
06.1999 - 07.2006
- Provide exceptional support to universal's domestic and international home video distribution groups project requests; coordinate creation of videotape sub-masters for DVD distribution, including: foreign audio tracks, airlines, publicity, and added value material requests
- Schedule projects in advance to assure timely release deadlines of DVDs are met
- Coordinated appropriate technical film format and specifications when creating masters
- Develop strong client relationships by communicating delays, additional costs, or details that makes the process a positive experience for the client
- Manage multiple projects from inception to completion, including: HD transfer to archival NTSC & pal down conversion masters; coordination with international territories to create foreign language tracks; respond to tape and audio rejections in a timely manner; deliver sub-master to client for DVD compression and authoring
- Track budgets
- Coordinate company events.
Education
Business Management -
Western Governor's University
09.2025
Skills
- Cost Control
- Inventory Oversight
- Strategizing
- Delivery Management
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Strategic Planning
- Purchasing Expertise
- Purchase Order Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Forecasting
- Materials Sourcing
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Vendor Coordination
- Pricing Analysis
- Contract Negotiation
- Pricing Negotiations
- Logistics Coordination
- Data Analysis
- Problem Solving
- Attention to Detail
- Continuous Improvement
- Organizational Skills
- Ordering and Purchasing
- Procurement Management
- Supply Chain Management
Additional Training And Skills
- MS Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access SalesForce (Super User - SME)
- A/S 400 and Mainframe Project Life-Cycle Management (PLM)
- BAAN (ERP System) Oracle Financial, SmartStaffing
- JD Edwards (SME) Filemaker Pro
- OLPR (SharePoint Tool - SME) On Base, Cognos
- ScheduALL (NBCUni Scheduling Program) ADP Partners & Kronos Timekeeper
- KSN - Work Orders/Billing/Client/Sales ACT Database
- Upside (Legal Contract System) Clarity Production Project Management
- DynMRO (ERP System) CostPoint
Timeline
Buyer III - PROS VI
Amentum
05.2023 - Current
Buyer III, Procurement
Elbit Systems of America
03.2018 - 05.2023
Buyer, Procurement
Dyncorp International
06.2016 - 03.2018
Procurement Analyst, Global Research & Development IT
Alcon Laboratories (ProUnlimited/Aerotek)
07.2012 - 09.2015
Procurement Operations Manager/Lead Buyer
Alcon Laboratories (ProUnlimited/Aerotek)
07.2012 - 11.2013
Operations Coordinator-Manager
01.2007 - 01.2012
Coordinator/Scheduler
NBC Universal
06.1999 - 07.2006
Business Management -
Western Governor's University