Luke Anderson
Saint Paul,MN
Summary
Accomplished Senior Procurement Professional with five years of experience, proficient in inventory management and cross-functional relationship building, with a track record of successful supply risk resolution for key product lines. Demonstrated process improvement leadership at Boston Scientific resulting in substantial cost savings. Proven ability to successfully implement inventory optimization strategies throughout all product lifecycle phases.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Buyer / Planner
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
02.2024 - Current
- Received the highest possible year-end review rating twice, reserved for the top 5% of employees
- Managed $15M in annual spend across Electronics/PCBA categories, forming strategic partnerships with international vendors through accurate monthly forecasting and new product launch leadership
- Developed a strong reputation for continuous improvement leadership among peers, implementing improvements in Tableau, SAP, and Power BI systems resulting in up to 30% efficiency gains in weekly standard work tasks
- Optimized VIP practices, driving $403k in cost savings in 2024, cited as the primary driver behind a 9% year-over-year improvement in team engagement survey results
Buyer / Planner III
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Promoted after 6 months for demonstrated analytical skills, project management leadership, and exceeding annual department goals
- Established a sustainable system for tracking and accelerating cross-functional projects, leading biweekly meetings with site leadership to effectively prioritize projects
- Guided cross-functional supply chain and engineering teams through numerous complex Last Time Buy decisions, successfully balancing component lifecycle management and revenue protection
Buyer / Planner II
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
01.2022 - 08.2023
- Promoted for implementation of measurable process improvements and strong cross-functional relationship-forming
- Resolved several long-standing supplier capacity constraints through strong collaboration with Sourcing and Global Supply Chain teams
- Optimized inventory management for key Urology product line in 2023, reducing raw material stockouts by 80%, resulting in 100% customer product availability
Buyer
MINNETRONIX MEDICAL
08.2020 - 01.2022
- Owned spend of $9M across all commodities, procuring raw components, services, and tooling to provide excellent service levels to OEM customers in 10 new product launches
- Accelerated product commercialization timelines by working with strategic suppliers to proactively communicate supply requirements, while achieving 100% of product BOM cost targets
- Delivered exceptional customer experience by providing supply chain reporting tools in Power BI, outlining material clear dates, engineering and timeline constraints, and opportunities for cost-down initiatives
Buyer Intern
HAYES PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS
05.2019 - 02.2020
- Created total cost of ownership (TCO) tool used for Strategic Sourcing risk analysis and supplier selection, maximizing visibility of tariff charge impacts
- Implemented purchase order monitoring portal for use across Procurement team, resulting in 40% reduction in overhead for Buyers
- Recommended 10% supplier consolidation through data analysis in Microsoft Access, Excel, Infor ERP system, and SQL
Education
BS - Business Administration, Supply Chain and Operations Management, Minor in Marketing
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
Milwaukee, WI01.2020
Skills
- Negotiation
- Inventory Management
- Project Management
- Business Intelligence Tools
- Tableau
- SAP
- Excel
- S&OP
- Continuous Improvement
- Forecasting
- Supplier Management
- Innovation
- Risk Assessment
- Data Analysis
- Collaboration
- MS Office
- Communication
- Procurement
- Problem-solving
- MRP
- ERP
- Supplier relationship management
- Lean principles
Certification
Effective Negotiation Training Graduate Karrass
01/01/22
Gained essential skills in effective communication, conflict resolution, strategic thinking, and the ability to create win-win outcomes in diverse supplier negotiation scenarios.
Timeline
Senior Buyer / Planner
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
02.2024 - Current
Buyer / Planner III
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
08.2023 - 02.2024
Buyer / Planner II
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
01.2022 - 08.2023
Buyer
MINNETRONIX MEDICAL
08.2020 - 01.2022
Buyer Intern
HAYES PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS
05.2019 - 02.2020
Effective Negotiation Training Graduate Karrass
01/01/22
Gained essential skills in effective communication, conflict resolution, strategic thinking, and the ability to create win-win outcomes in diverse supplier negotiation scenarios.
BS - Business Administration, Supply Chain and Operations Management, Minor in Marketing
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
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