Lauren Smith
McLoud,OK
Summary
Accomplished Senior Purchasing Manager with history of overseeing multi-million dollar procurement operations. Strategic planner offering demonstrated track record and core strengths in key relationship management and financial processes as well as persuasive contract negotiation skills.
9+ years of experience in a purchasing field, including people management experience, successful purchasing-related project management, proven attention to detail, organization skills, and focus.
Experience successfully tracking and completing multiple projects, excellent communication and interaction with colleagues, executives, and vendors. Solid experience and understanding of Syteline, GL accounts and coding, with the ability to work independently.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer 2
Advance Flow Solutions
Oklahoma City, OK
11.2023 - Current
- Conducted regular meetings with key suppliers to discuss upcoming projects and review performance metrics.
- Developed and maintained supplier relationships to ensure on-time delivery of goods.
- Maintained accurate records of all purchased items including pricing, quantity ordered, lead times.
- Worked closely with finance department personnel to reconcile payments and resolve billing disputes in a timely manner.
- Participated in supplier calls to define component deliveries, meeting scheduled production dates.
- Maintained records of all purchases including item descriptions, costs, quantities received.
- Ensured compliance with government regulations regarding purchasing activities.
- Utilized ERP systems for purchase order processing, tracking, and inventory management.
- Participated in continuous improvement initiatives to streamline purchasing processes and reduce costs.
Procurement Manager
Bluewave Boats
Seminole, OK
03.2023 - 10.2023
- Contract Management: Lead contract negotiations, review and manage supplier contracts, and enforce compliance to secure favorable terms and mitigate potential risks.
- Supply Chain Resilience: Develop and execute risk management strategies to enhance the resilience of the supply chain, identifying and mitigating potential disruptions.
- Performance Metrics: Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to asses procurement performance, drive continuous improvement. and present regular report ot the executive leadership team.
- Budget Management: Manage the procurement budget effectively, ensuring optimal utilization of resources while maintaining financial discipline.
- Lead the purchasing workflow, including prioritization, assignments, and escalations - ensuring that we meet dealer/customer expectations.
- Work effectively across all divisions to develop, manage, and lead organization purchasing policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to ensure organizational efficiency.
- Help manage partnerships with vendors and supplier, maintain primary and secondary vendors for key product lines.
- Work with various internal teams on project cost accounting matters to ensure timely resolution of any open matters.
- Monitored daily production schedules to ensure timely completion of all tasks.
- Communicated with internal departments to coordinate resources needed for successful scheduling operations.
- Identified areas where changes could be made to improve efficiency in the scheduling process.
Senior Buyer
Bluewave Boats
Seminole, OK
07.2018 - 03.2023
- Responsible for purchasing and financial savings for future growth of the company's organization, while striving for a persons well-being and development.
- Purchaser of parts, chemicals and metals.
- Work with the inventory management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned purchase orders and report any back-ordered or missing product and any freight claims.
- Establish and maintain proper inventory levels of materials used on a regular basis.
- Research competitors, source new vendors, negotiate prices, review quotes and secure the most competitive bids.
- Create, send, and monitor purchase orders.
- Accurately outlined terms, conditions, delivery deadlines and pricing in purchase orders.
- Participated in supplier chain inventory with customer demand to mitigate excess and obsolete inventory.
- Work with suppliers to expedite open purchase orders and shipments in transit.
- Review work order demand from MRP to support company requirements.
- Create work instructions for processing furniture from purchase to assigning on boats.
- Aggressively reduced late deliveries by 95% to minimize delay in production of boats to strive for future growth.
- Complete and maintain accurate and organized records, documents, and reports for all departments.
- Responsible for end of month closing, inventory issues and receiving to ensure all vendors are paid on time.
- Monitored deliveries on-time performance, shipping details.
Buyer
Bluewave Boats
Seminole, OK
07.2014 - 07.2018
- Reviewed purchase orders, contracts and invoices to ensure accuracy.
- Monitored inventory levels to ensure availability of products for customers.
- Maintained records of all purchases including item descriptions, costs, quantities received.
- Prepared bid documents for tender process management according to company's policies and procedures.
- Drafted requests for quotes from vendors for comparison shopping purposes.
- Worked with suppliers to expedite open purchase orders and shipments in-transit.
- Requested pricing quotes from suppliers to determine best source of supply.
- Tracked product and supply inventories and reported findings to supervisors.
Warehouse Distributor
Bluewave Boats
Seminole, OK
04.2012 - 07.2014
- Transported material to correct locations and documented inventory changes.
- Unloaded incoming freight from trucks and rail cars and transported materials to staging area.
- Checked shipments for damage or incorrect items.
- Tracked materials moved for stocking purposes and to complete logs for management.
- Performed regular cycle counts to ensure proper inventory levels were maintained at all times.
- Assisted other departments when necessary by pulling items from the warehouse and delivering them on time.
- Handled hazardous materials according to established safety guidelines.
Education
High School Diploma -
Tecumseh High School
Tecumseh, OKSome College (No Degree) - Business
Seminole State College
Seminole, OKSkills
- Leadership and Team Development
- Communication and Stakeholder Engagement
- Strong Relationship Management
- Continuous Process Improvement
- Cost Management and Financial Acumen
- Purchase Forecasting
- Strategic Thinking
- Company Goal Alignment
- Global Marketing
- Sustainability
- Risk Management and Compliance
- KPI Analysis
References
- Stephen Smith - Technical Sales Representative, Professional/Friend
- 1-817-343-0162
- Mike Vallone - Director of Supply Chain, Former Manager/Friend
- 1-256-762-7966
- Angel Fowler - Project Analyst, SeaPro Boats, Co-Worker/Friend
- 1-803-360-6899
- Tom Austin - Lowe Boats, QC Fiberglass Manager/Friend
- 1-360-631-0379
Timeline
Buyer 2
Advance Flow Solutions
11.2023 - Current
Procurement Manager
Bluewave Boats
03.2023 - 10.2023
Senior Buyer
Bluewave Boats
07.2018 - 03.2023
Buyer
Bluewave Boats
07.2014 - 07.2018
Warehouse Distributor
Bluewave Boats
04.2012 - 07.2014
High School Diploma -
Tecumseh High School
Some College (No Degree) - Business
Seminole State College
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