Ashley Steinke

• Manage the entirety of indirect spend for the organization.
• Work closely with Engineering, Maintenance, and Operations team members to ensure they have what they need, when they need it.
• Evaluate vendor proposals based on price competitiveness, quality standards, service level agreements and reliability.
• Analyze and complete supplier performance reviews, addressing corrective actions.
• Develop and implement strategies for minimizing the impact of price increases on key commodities.
• Prepare and present reports on purchasing activities, savings achieved, and challenges faced to management.
• Implement strategies for streamlining procurement processes resulting in improved efficiency and cost savings.
• Review purchase orders, contracts and invoices to ensure accuracy.
• Negotiate contracts with vendors and service providers, securing favorable terms.

• Generated purchase orders and maintained accurate records of all procurement transactions.

• Purchasing large subsystems including conveyors, lifts, robotics, automation controls, and material handling systems

• SSOW generation and management

• Problem invoice resolution

• Managing project direct material budget

• Inter-company material transfers

• Vendor Managed Inventory

• International shipping documentation

• Negotiated for fairest and most reasonable price of purchased items.

• Compiled data to generate frequent reports used for cost-saving initiatives.

• Collaborated with logistics teams to ensure timely delivery of purchased items.

• Generated purchase orders and maintained accurate records of all procurement transactions for spare parts and service

• Drop shipments

• Time management to accommodate hot requests

• Large production releases for machine modernizations

• Finding and managing cost savings

• Global intercompany transfer purchase orders

• Submitting quotes, sending RFQ's

• Process identif1cation and creation

• Provide direct on best fit product selection

• International shipping documentation

• Maintain inventory of spare parts for high volume customers

• Spare parts list acquisition from parent business units

• Quoting

• Data entry

• Purchase order generation and management

• Completion of international shipping documentation as necessary (commercial invoice, BOL, etc.)

• Picking, packing, and shipping spare parts packages

• Inventory management

• Attention to detail

• Provide input on best fit product selection

• Problem solving

• Vendor relationship management

• Customer relationship management

• Negotiation of cost

• Providing input on strategic selection of parts and service for most cost-efficient solutions

• Purchase order generation and management

• RFQ's

• Customer Service

• Order Tracking

• Shipment/Delivery scheduling of high-volume furniture shipments

• Scheduling/Generating routes and stops for commercial and residential furniture deliveries throughout the US

• Knowledge of military time, rules of the road, legality surrounding truck driving

• Management of fleet on time delivery and customer satisfaction

Utilization of salesforce, samsara, and Microsoft Applications

• Management of 6 other staff members

• Maintaining a neat and tidy workspace

• Ensuring customer satisfaction

• Directed team members and prioritized tasks to meet guests' needs throughout the shift.

• Assisted with planning and executing sales and events promotions.

• Created schedules to keep all shifts appropriately staffed.

• Managed inventory and restocked product to ensure baristas had all necessary supplies.

• Trained baristas to continually improve guest experiences.