Kerri Ranville
Lee's Summit,MO
Summary
Experienced and resourceful Buyer with a demonstrated history in various procurement roles. Applicant can efficiently process contracts and create purchase orders to help meet the company’s supply and demand needs. Buyer also effectively negotiates with Vendors to ensure
orders are being fulfilled and company’s needs are being met. Candidate is organized, dependable, and can function under minimal supervision but also excels
in team environments. Candidate also maintains flexibility and willingness to take on added responsibilities to provide assistance wherever needed.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer II
Honeywell
Kansas City, MO
11.2022 - Current
- Keep track of the life cycle of a Purchase Order, from the time of requesting a quote to the time the Purchase Order closes, including amending or modifying the contract as needed.
- Conduct weekly Supplier status calls to review their open order report and serve as the main POC regarding questions about purchase order discrepancies.
• Prepare and manage contracts while utilizing the ERP/PeopleSoft software. - Created a GreenBelt project that will help maximize supply chain value by achieving predictable delivery outcomes.
Buyer
Millipore Sigma
Lenexa, KS
01.2020 - 11.2022
- Responsible for the purchase of raw materials from internal and external suppliers, domestic and international, needed for the manufacture of cell culture media products
- Managed supply of 100+ raw materials to support manufacturing and re-pack operations at two sites
- Responsible for the purchase of indirect materials to support R&D and lab groups at the Lenexa, KS facility
- Worked collaboratively within cross-functional teams to resolve raw material supply challenges
- Managed missing documentation requests and pursued required documentation with raw material and packaging component suppliers
- Worked with suppliers to address/resolve quality issues, damaged shipments, and deviations
- Worked in conjunction with sourcing teams to pursue cost reductions and ensure raw material availability
- Conducted quarterly supplier performance review meetings
- These meetings have improved communication with suppliers regarding their performance and the challenges both companies are facing
- Trained new hires to the Lenexa Purchasing team.
Corporate Buyer
Russell Stover Chocolates
Kansas City, MO
01.2015 - 05.2018
- Promoted to manage $8.5M in flexible packaging material, buying all bags, wrappers, and foil for the entire company
- Oversees all flexible packaging products from the creative concept to shipment to stores
- Interfaces with production, planning, sales, marketing, warehouse, and quality assurance departments to coordinate and control material flow towards meeting internal and external customer requirements
- Runs daily reports via ERP/MRP systems to manage inventory levels
- Analyzes patterns in purchasing and material usage to reduce costs or increase safety stock
- Led the team achieving the highest supply chain service level, accomplishing 99.87%
- Delivered 20% positive PPV (purchase price variance) in less than a year within category, moving product production to more price competitive vendors
- Obtains new overseas and domestic vendors, maintaining lower costs and approving all purchase orders
- Generates/maintains process improvement records impacting supply, vendor, and internal process efficiencies
- Reviews bid proposals from vendors and enters into contracts in accordance with budgetary limitations.
Global Transportation Project Manager
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
01.2000 - 01.2015
- Tasked for 'part time on call' on special projects
- Responsible for project discovery and planning, collecting and analyzing data, development and presentation of recommendations, and execution of strategies and tactics
- Analyzed whether the Global Transportation department needed to move away from current logistic technology (Descartes-tracking the product overseas to USA) to a new company, determining that moving to the new company would not be a cost benefit
- Partnered and collaborated with cross functional teams and developed training material for the department.
National Account Executive
Russell Stover Chocolates
Kansas City, MO
- Managed all major online, grocery, dollar channel, and C-store accounts including Amazon, Ahold, Wegmans, HEB, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, 7-Eleven, and QT
- Developed and created deliverable sales presentations and documents/tools
- Collaborated with category business analysts to gain sales insights in order to increase and/or to delete and replace products based on performance
- Responsibility for all new item setups for specific customers, ensuring process timelines and coordinating appropriate internal department needs
- Increased business with Amazon by 75% within one year
- Key player in increasing C-store business by 18%
- Managed the internal and external customer needs for everyday and seasonal business.
Retail Planning/Allocation Specialist
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
- Responsible for the planning and allocation activities for all Social Expression categories for the Gold Crown Corporate Store Group
- Partnered with Senior Buyers to contribute the analytical perspective of the business by providing information related to planning budgets, tracking the product once received, and challenging decisions to maximize sales while minimizing financial risk for CSG and ensuring financial objectives were met for assigned categories
- Developed merchandise plans to the department/class/sub-class levels, open-to-buys, markdown budgets; monthly forecasting; tracking turnover, product sell-through and liquidation of aged product, inventory management and product profitability (weekly & monthly)
- Analyzed the business, using tools and spreadsheets, executing the strategies, and maximizing the merchandise sales and profitability of assigned categories.
OMS Section Manager, Order Management Services
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
- Provided functional and technical expertise to support the execution of all product and fixture programs requiring order writing/processing resources in a Lean environment
- Planned, managed and directed the expedient and accurate writing/processing of all fixtures and systematic orders and related activities
- Educated Customer Development teams on correct order submission and proper communication links within OMS
- Managed the 19 employee Mass Team Order Writing department, responsible for generating $52M in annual wholesale dollars, and ensured the team met or exceeded their order writing objectives
- Worked with all levels of field sales, Customer Support services, installation, distribution and others to support new and existing programs
- Analyzed the business, using tools and spreadsheets, executing the strategies, and maximizing the merchandise sales and profitability of assigned categories.
Education
MBA - Business Administration
Baker University
Baldwin City, KS05-2015
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO05-1998
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- MicroStrategy
- ERP
- MRP
- SAP
- BPCS
- Contract Preparation
- Strategic Planning
- Resourcefulness
- Negotiation
- Strategic Sourcing
- Contract Negotiation
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Relationship Building
- Procurement planning
Career Building Classes
- Leading Courageously in Today’s World
- Leadership Lyceum
- Fierce Conversations
- Transition from Doer to Leader
- Discovering Your Leadership Style
- Leading as a Loyalist
- Communicating Business Information
- ASCM Supply Chain Procurement Certificate
- Currently working on my CPSM Certificate
Timeline
Buyer II
Honeywell
11.2022 - Current
Buyer
Millipore Sigma
01.2020 - 11.2022
Corporate Buyer
Russell Stover Chocolates
01.2015 - 05.2018
Global Transportation Project Manager
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
01.2000 - 01.2015
National Account Executive
Russell Stover Chocolates
Retail Planning/Allocation Specialist
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
OMS Section Manager, Order Management Services
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
MBA - Business Administration
Baker University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of Missouri
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