Jami L. Brandner
Procurement Director
Stilwell,KS
Summary
Seasoned procurement professional with over 20 years of experience in strategic sourcing and supply chain management. Proven track record of driving cost savings and optimizing vendor relationships. Strong emphasis on fostering team collaboration, contract negotiation, risk management, and process improvement. Recognized for reliability and delivering measurable results.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Procurement Director – North America
IPL USA, Inc
10.2023 - Current
- Unified 10 manufacturing facilities across North America into one process; maximizing purchasing power, spend under contract, increased cash flow, capture cost savings, reduced supplier tail spend and increase supply chain efficiency
- Managed and mentored centralized team of Category managers and Buyers
- Developed and unitized project gate process
- Built a team of category managers and category buyers to support strategic structure and culture.
- Managed $250M spend; implemented KPI with key suppliers while building a new team from ground up
- Collaborated with internal stakeholders on tariff mitigation and sustainability improvements to increase Ecovadis rating
- Lead efforts within property management including liquidating and selling manufacturing location and transitioning warehousing
- Met cost saving and avoidance initiatives throughout supply chain disruptions and market changes for raw materials: concentrate, corrugate, labels along with managing office supplies/equipment, MRO, logistics, services and forklifts.
Procurement & Material Manager
IPL USA, Inc
06.2021 - Current
- Negotiated, executed and rolled out national contracts across multiple facilities
- Standardized procurement reporting
- Develop procurement teams into more strategic than transactional
- Supported partnership with CoreTrust for cost savings
- Assisted in the develop of a standard supply agreement and executed with key suppliers
- Created and presented Procurement Policy
AD Strategic Sourcing
Dairy Farmers of America
09.2019 - 06.2021
- Manage multi-million dollar dairy category, market analysis, hedging opportunities and warehouse inventory balance
- Developed and executed strategic initiatives to enhance operational efficiency across dairy supply chain.
- Negotiate agreements and provide guidance in the edible oils, salt and rennet caseinate market, manage RFP schedule
- Build key category strategy
- Communicate with suppliers on regular basis to view regional markets and capacity levels
- Oversee material agreements and market changes to determine ideal time to lock pricing, present to stack holders
- Transitioned new business acquisition into negotiated utility agreements
- Initiate and contribute savings projects with key customers and suppliers
- Support operating facilities on weekly production calls with supply notification
- Mentored college intern and provided guidance with risk mitigation strategy
Procurement Team Lead / Category Manager
Louis Dreyfus Company
11.2013 - 09.2019
- Managed a team of centralized buyers involved in routine purchasing transactions for 24/7 manufacturing locations
- Ran corporate reporting and analysis spend by location and supplier, employee workload and customer compliance
- Managed multi-million dollar industrial chemical category: developed bid packets, vendor scorecards and strategic team charters to present and market opportunities
- Negotiated pricing structures, commercial terms and risk mitigations for multi-year agreements while maintaining budget
- Strategically consolidated spend, uniform standardization and logo control projects
- Collaborated efforts with quality and safety teams to maintain a safe and green work environment
- Worked directly with internal and external customers on daily basis
- Provide tools, training, and guidance to build a successful team
- Advocated for program and tool efficiencies to help the team progress
Purchasing Analyst
Louis Dreyfus Company
07.2010 - 11.2013
- Assisted with cultural and physical transition of purchasing from individual locations to a centralized corporate team
- Developed Standard Operating Procedures and Flow Diagrams for process change
- Negotiated centralized and individual location price agreements and contracts
- Purchased parts, supplies, and chemicals based off multiple facility demand forecast
- Worked one on one with vendors and facility personnel
- Assisted with procurement policies and procedures
- Created NAFTA certificate and assist custom brokers with importing goods to Canada
- Maintained chemical delivery schedules for North American region
- Researched potential vendors and setup open accounts
- Conducted analysis on purchasing histories to move toward category management
Inventory Management / Maintenance Planner
Louis Dreyfus Company, Elkhorn Valley Ethanol
10.2007 - 07.2010
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration-Marketing
Wayne State College
Wayne, NE08.2002
Skills
- Outstanding Internal and external communication
- Strategic sourcing
- Dedicated, Self-starter, Self- disciplined
- Ability to multi-task and make sound decisions under pressure
- Worked in AS400, IFS, and PowerBi
- Skilled in MS Office, Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint
- Multi-facility negotiation expertise with supplier consolidation
- National Account Supplier relationship management
- Procurement process improvement
- Supply chain optimization with lean solutions
Certification
Six Sigma Green Belt
Timeline
Procurement Director – North America
IPL USA, Inc
10.2023 - Current
Procurement & Material Manager
IPL USA, Inc
06.2021 - Current
AD Strategic Sourcing
Dairy Farmers of America
09.2019 - 06.2021
Procurement Team Lead / Category Manager
Louis Dreyfus Company
11.2013 - 09.2019
Purchasing Analyst
Louis Dreyfus Company
07.2010 - 11.2013
Inventory Management / Maintenance Planner
Louis Dreyfus Company, Elkhorn Valley Ethanol
10.2007 - 07.2010
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration-Marketing
Wayne State College
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