HANNAH SUPPLE
Cedar Rapids,IA
Summary
Procurement professional with a passion for developing and empowering team members. Highly knowledgeable of procurement processes and experienced with various commodities within the aviation industry. Solutions-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Subcontracts Procurement Manager
Collins Aerospace
Cedar Rapids, IA
07.2022 - Current
- Manage team of nine procurement professionals for subcontracts and other non-standard buying such as software, intercompany transactions and engineering services
- Empower and develop team members through coaching, mentoring and education
- Implemented control tower to measure team and individual performance, driving buyer accountability to standard work
- Drive continuous improvement activities within the team and organization by identifying areas of improvement and proposing actionable recommendations
- Ensure purchase order adherence to company policies and procedures on over $300 million annually
- Procurement representative for audits, accounts payable escalations, CORE steering committee, and talent assessment for intern recruitment
- Subject matter expert for various procurement activities
Procurement Development Lead
Collins Aerospace
Burnsville, MN And Cedar Rapids, IA
03.2020 - 06.2022
- Worked to align new site to the Avionic business unit by implementing a control tower, new metrics, tools and processes
- Identified and executed training opportunities for procurement team in order empower buyers to make best buying decisions
- Conducted root causing of supply and demand instability and implemented applicable safeguards, reducing manufacturing flow inhibitors from 450 to 275 in three months
- Oversaw project to allow buyers to resolve receiving discrepancies remotely, reducing stranded lots from 130 to 90 in two months
- Recommended strategic SAP changes at the site level such as lot sizing, buffers, receiving window, damper days and source list changes
Buyer
Collins Aerospace
01.2017 - 03.2020
- Evaluated, negotiated and executed purchase requisitions aligning with company procedures and policies, utilizing MRP system to manage $18 million portfolio
- Developed strong supplier relations to ensure timely delivery of quality product
- Collaborated with internal sourcing and quality counterparts to monitor and improve supplier performance
- Managed high-risk events such as supplier exits and manufacturing location changes to ensure no disruption to continuity of supply
- Strategized with internal customers to prioritize and mitigate shortages to customer
- Implemented buffer strategies to ensure part availability, reduce excess inventory and utilize supplier capacity efficiently
- Team representative for projects involving annual standard cost setting, shortage root cause identification and identifying at risk suppliers
- Procured various commodities such as hardware, plastic and rubber, wire and cable, rotating equipment, machined and sheet metal and ASICs
Invoicing Solutions Specialist
GreatAmerica
04.2015 - 12.2016
- Processed manual invoices, utilizing many intermediate functions of Excel
- Strategized with sales and external vendors to analyze need for invoice customization on customer or program level, offering systematic solutions when possible
- 2 time “WOW Award” winner and member of the GreatAmerica Experience team
Distribution, Various Positions
Hibu (formerly Yellowbook)
Cedar Rapids, IA
09.2012 - 04.2015
- Strategized with senior field managers across United States to implement distribution plans for over 900 book titles, increasing efficiency of setting print quantities by 50%
- Responsible for onboarding all new employees within distribution department. Implemented process changes and improvements through documentation and training
- Streamlined existing mailing process, resulting in a 33% increase in bandwidth across the department
- Served as department single liaison for communication with marketing and production
- Worked with deployment team to implement new delivery methods, which allowed a 10% reduction in book printing costs in a single fiscal year
- Three time Quarterly Award Winner.
Education
MBA - Organizational Development
Upper Iowa University
Fayette, IA05.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Supply Chain Management
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls05.2012
Skills
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Process Improvement
- Procurement expertise
- Team Leadership
- Inventory Management
- Price Negotiation
- Spend Analysis
- SAP
- MS Office
Timeline
Subcontracts Procurement Manager
Collins Aerospace
07.2022 - Current
Procurement Development Lead
Collins Aerospace
03.2020 - 06.2022
Buyer
Collins Aerospace
01.2017 - 03.2020
Invoicing Solutions Specialist
GreatAmerica
04.2015 - 12.2016
Distribution, Various Positions
Hibu (formerly Yellowbook)
09.2012 - 04.2015
MBA - Organizational Development
Upper Iowa University
Bachelor of Arts - Supply Chain Management
University of Northern Iowa