Benjamin Appiah
Middletown,DE
Summary
Logistics professional with experience in operations, production planning, and procurement, plus five years of management/supervisory experience. Creative problem-solver with deadline orientation who focuses on continuous improvement. Holds Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card.
Overview
2024
2024
years of professional experience
Work History
Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Advanced Clinical
Wilmington, DE
02.2023 - 07.2023
- Facilitate supplier evaluation and selection process by determining crucial sourcing requirements and prioritizing vendors based on stakeholder management and project objectives
- Provide market knowledge by creating, reviewing, and validating data analytics and bench-marking practices
- Engaged with scientists and stakeholders within lab group to ensure cost-saving measures up to 20% on service agreements were integrated into source selection and negotiation
- Buyer
Operations Management Project Practicum Consultant
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Assisted in efforts to automate the client's personal information acquisition process using Microsoft Project and Excel
- Analyzed current process to identify inefficiencies, scrubbed and parsed past request data
- Expected benefits include increased operating efficiencies, improved customer experience, and faster response time
Procurement Analyst
BAE Systems, Inc
Endicott, NY
09.2021 - 02.2021
- Served in production planning capacity by determining needs, analyzing commodity metrics, and negotiating contracts to ensure order fulfillment via national and international procurement
- Developed long-term sales plan through negotiation with external stakeholders to arrange procurement of rubber worth over $900K despite the global shortage
- Reduced lead time by nearly 23% on orders for critical electronic components by partnering with Veterans Trading Company agents to strategically source parts during supply chain disruptions
Hologic
Newark, DE
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- Supported sourcing activities with cable suppliers to determine their manufacturing and procurement capabilities for the fiscal year 2023
- Performed weekly alignment meetings with the company’s top cable suppliers to rectify open orders and future demand for electronic components
- Monitored potential component shortages with knowledge of MRP systems to meet critical need and partial delivery requirements within 12-month forecast
Education
Bachelor’s of Science - Operations Management, International Business Studies
University of Delaware
Skills
Microsoft Office, Excel, Access, & PowerPoint Oracle/SAP DMAIC Japaneseundefined
Timeline
Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Advanced Clinical
02.2023 - 07.2023
Procurement Analyst
BAE Systems, Inc
09.2021 - 02.2021
Operations Management Project Practicum Consultant
University of Delaware
01.2021 - 05.2021
Bachelor’s of Science - Operations Management, International Business Studies
University of Delaware
Hologic
1 1 - 1 1
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