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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
References
Industriesandskills
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DEBORAH M. GLAVIN

Cape Coral,USA

Summary

As a Procurement professional with over 25 years’ experience, I am interested in obtaining a fulfilling position where both my professional and educational experience can be an asset to your business and business needs.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Purchasing

COACH USA
Paramus, USA
01.2013 - Current
  • Responsible for to maintain the Supply Chain for a fleet of 2,200 motor coach buses to ensure the buses are equipped to remain in the revenue stream
  • Also covering 40 maintenance locations throughout the US and Canada
  • Responsible for company contracts, negotiations and contract compliance, purchasing, forecasting, inventory control and warranty
  • Perform maintenance locations and vendor and supplier audits
  • Negotiate contracts for over $80 million to maximize savings, better terms, higher credit and rebates
  • Developed company warranty program and procedures, purchasing and maintenance standards and assist with Environmental and KPI’s
  • Direct staff responsibilities
  • Support all levels of management to increase customer service, customer satisfaction and quality

Purchasing Manager

Transnorm System, Inc.
Arlington, USA
11.2008 - 01.2013
  • In charge of manufacturing Supply Chain, raw material, fabricated and machine parts, inventory control and reduction, receiving and shipping
  • Work with suppliers to ensure parts availability to avoid any interruption to production
  • In charge of quality of in coming parts and working with suppliers on blue print issues
  • Negotiating and managing contracts
  • Preparing reports, KPI’s for procurement and suppliers, inventory management and forecasting
  • Utilize MRP System for inventory control, scheduling, planning, and purchasing
  • Implement Lean Manufacturing and 5 S programs
  • Manage supply chain staff
  • Support all levels of management and departments to increase customer service, satisfaction and quality
  • ISO9001

Purchasing Manager

BLACKMON MOORING
Ft. Worth, USA
12.2007 - 11.2008
  • Responsible for developing purchasing and inventory departments for eight stores, contract negotiations, forecasting, vendor quality and environmental management, writing and implementing policies and procedures, fleet and asset management and building leases
  • Oversee supply chain management, purchasing, sourcing and materials for: HVAC, plumping, air ducts and carpet cleaning, fire and water damage as well as well as redesign procedure for purchasing system
  • Direct staff responsibilities
  • Support all levels of management to increase customer service, customer satisfaction and quality

Director of Procurement

FIRST STUDENT, INC.
St. Louis, USA
08.2000 - 12.2007
  • In charge of $120 million in vehicle purchasing, contract negotiations, capital expenditures, oversee supply chain management purchasing; inventory control for a transportation fleet of 20,000+ buses and 186 maintenance locations, perform locations and vendor audits
  • Responsible for strategic sourcing of $32 million in materials, parts, safety, for the transportation fleet in 36 states
  • Assist with departments on forecasting and budget requirements and scheduling
  • Environmental Administrator, responsible for coordinating environmental issues between the company and the Environmental Consulting Firm, liaison for gathering and reporting environmental data to the parent company in the UK
  • Direct staff responsibilities
  • Support all levels of management to increase customer service, customer satisfaction and quality

Education

Bachelor of Science - Education

Missouri Baptist University
St. Louis, MO
05.1996

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Missouri Baptist University
St. Louis, MO
12.1989

Skills

  • Fleet Management
  • Contract Compliance
  • Manufacturing and Warehousing
  • Strategic Planning
  • Pro-Active Purchasing
  • Materials and Logistics
  • Asset purchases
  • Delivery compliance
  • Supplier tracking
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Negotiation expertise
  • Cost-reduction strategies
  • Supplier Relationship Management
  • Supply Chain Optimization
  • Data analysis understanding
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Vendor Relationship Management
  • Reporting knowledge
  • Cost controls familiarity
  • Procurement expertise
  • Demand forecasting
  • Supplier Relations

Accomplishments

  • Restructured Purchasing Department for a company with 22,000 employees and spend of over $150 million dollars
  • Successfully negotiated and manage multimillion-dollar national contracts for direct and in direct purchases and significantly increased the company profit by 15%
  • Worked with manufacturer in upgrading product specifications to reduce maintenance costs by increasing technical specifications by 20% as well as safety specifications
  • Reduce inventory levels by 42% in two years, eliminated 40% of active suppliers and increased effectiveness and efficiency by combining annual purchasing requirements to reduce administrative costs and leverage quality purchases.

References

Business and Personal Reference Available Upon Request

Industriesandskills

  • Transportation
  • Fleet Management
  • Contract Compliance
  • Manufacturing and Warehousing
  • Strategic Planning and Pro-Active Purchasing, Materials and Logistics
  • Working knowledge of Federal and State regulations
  • Responsible for equipment specifications, asset purchases and delivery compliance
  • Software systems: Visual Enterprise, DataStream, JD Edwards, People Soft, Fleet Anywhere, Microsoft Word/Excel/Power Point

Timeline

Director of Purchasing

COACH USA
01.2013 - Current

Purchasing Manager

Transnorm System, Inc.
11.2008 - 01.2013

Purchasing Manager

BLACKMON MOORING
12.2007 - 11.2008

Director of Procurement

FIRST STUDENT, INC.
08.2000 - 12.2007

Bachelor of Science - Education

Missouri Baptist University

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Missouri Baptist University

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