Cori Edwards
Purchasing professional with strong ability to train and coach other strong purchasing professionals to lead communications with manufacturing plant experts.
Experienced creating business relationships to manage complex procurement strategies and adapting to engineering departments innovative changes that come with new product development.
Work History
Purchasing Agent II
4 Years 3 Months- Evaluated supplier performance and work continuously with them to strategize improvement processes.
- Managed procurement, maintaining inventory levels to align with manufacturing demands.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop strategic sourcing strategies that optimize supply chain efficiency.
- Negotiated with vendors to secure favorable lead times and Minimum Order Quantities.
Manager
7 YearsManaged raw material inventory levels as a supplier to manufacturing companies.
Oversaw material usage throughout the business; sales of raw materials and manufacturing
Organized warehouse for storing material and usage for the in house manufacturing.
Purchasing experience from overseas tanneries and leather companies all over the world including Pakistan and Turkey.
Managed office staff taking purchase orders, entering data and dispersing pick tickets. This included managing high volume accounts from Federal and State Penitentiaries, working with officers and inmates in rehabilitation programs designed to raise confidence in the prison population gaining skills that make money.