Dawn Noyes
Muskegon
Summary
Purpose Driven | Cost Savings | Relationship Building
Sourcing professional skilled in supplier negotiation, strategic procurement, and cost reduction. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving measurable results. Reliable and adaptable to changing needs, with expertise in supplier relationship management, process improvement, negotiation. Known for effective communication and problem-solving abilities.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
ECN Project Manager – Sourcing
SAF Holland Inc.
06.2022 - 08.2023
- Process RFQs for all ECNs within North America, working collaboratively with appropriate commodity managers
- Interpret and analyze complex bill of materials, engineering drawings, material specs, of purchased components relative to cost, implementation dates and potential backlog implications; collaborating with responsible commodity manager(s)
- Ensure proper coordination, prioritization, and communication of ECNs objectives
Commodity Manager – After Market North America
SAF Holland Inc.
08.2023 - 10.2024
- Develop & manage Supplier relationships
- Drive cost reductions through negotiation, competitive leverage, out sourcing, and process improvements
- Setting and achieving annual goals, both team and individual, to meet corporate sourcing initiatives
- Use project management skills, including root cause analysis, cross functional facilitation abilities to lead sourcing strategies to successful resolution
- Lead product line BOM cost reduction initiatives; participate in Program Teams representing Strategic Sourcing functions
- Serve as the Strategic Leader for the assigned commodities
- Identify strategic suppliers and drive the execution of the strategic sourcing process for assigned commodities
Buyer Direct & In-Direct
Pliant Plastics Corp.
06.2000 - 06.2024
- Source and purchase all goods and services in accordance with commodity company policies, and purchasing procedures
- Source, purchase, and manage outsourced products and sub-vendors
- Manage supplier delivery, quality, and lead time
- Identify and lead cost saving efforts with internal and external teams
- Assessed changes and determined proper courses of action by collaborating with suppliers
- Recommended suppliers after qualifying vendors and evaluating proposals
- Negotiate and implement long-term agreements with suppliers where appropriate
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to meet customer requirements and launch activities
- Monitor open purchase orders through receipt and take prompt action to resolve any issues that may impact operations or accounts payable
- Juggled multiple projects and tasks to ensure high quality and timely delivery
Launch Engineering Assistant
Pliant Plastics Corp.
- Provide assistance to the launch teams and manufacturing
- Administrative activities including but not limited to creating new part numbers, update part numbers to new revisions
- Enter customer purchase orders, pricing, and follow through receipt, notifying team of any delivery concerns
- Complete engineering change activities as required
- Manage BOM structures
Safety and Environmental Coordinator
Pliant Plastics Corp.
- Determined root causes of accidents via in-depth investigations and identified potential prevention strategies to mitigate future risk
- Trained new employees in proper safety procedures to minimize accidents with proper behaviors
- Developed and maintained hygiene programs, including noise surveys, atmospheric monitoring and hazardous material management plans
- Assessed workplace compliance with key safety standards and government regulations, initiating remediation processes to correct deficiencies
- Worked with team to implementing ISO 14001
- Created the Pliant Plastics Excellence System's safety pillar
- Manage Worker's comp claims and reporting
- Manage injury reporting and corrective actions for all injuries and near misses
- Manage and lead the company safety committee
- Expanded knowledge and skills through education courses and outside seminars and webinars
Education
Bachelor of Science - Management W/ Industrial Technology
Baker College
Muskegon, MIAssociate of Science - Management W/ Quality Improvement
Baker College
Muskegon, MISkills
- Critical Thinking
- Supplier Relationship Management, Selection, Evaluation
- Project Management
- Global Sourcing
- Data Analysis
- Knowledgeable in Excel, Word, Powerpoint
- Proficiency in Plex and SAP
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Negotiate Supplier Agreements: Pricing, Delivery, Quality
- Collaboration with Cross-functional Teams
- Monitor Supplier Performance
- Process Improvement
Timeline
Commodity Manager – After Market North America
SAF Holland Inc.
08.2023 - 10.2024
ECN Project Manager – Sourcing
SAF Holland Inc.
06.2022 - 08.2023
Buyer Direct & In-Direct
Pliant Plastics Corp.
06.2000 - 06.2024
Associate of Science - Management W/ Quality Improvement
Baker College
Launch Engineering Assistant
Pliant Plastics Corp.
Safety and Environmental Coordinator
Pliant Plastics Corp.
Bachelor of Science - Management W/ Industrial Technology
Baker College
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