Mackenzie M. Lewis
Denver,CO
Summary
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Reinforcements Commodity Manager
Gates Corporation
05.2024 - Current
- Oversee a global portfolio exceeding $70 million in wire, cable, and yarn
- Manage relationships with 85 highly technical suppliers across local, national, and international markets
- Achieved $700,000 in cost savings for Strategic Sourcing since promotion in May
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including Finance, Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Transportation—across 24 Gates-owned manufacturing sites to ensure seamless operations
- Secured over $5 million in savings through price reductions and improved payment terms since 2023
- Designed global process maps that reduced human error, saving $2 million in write-off fees
- Spearheaded efforts to diversify the supplier base, reducing dependency on single-source suppliers for critical commodities.
Chemicals and Oils Commodity Manager
Gates Corporation
01.2023 - 05.2024
- Managed over $65 million in Chemicals, Oils, and Outside Mixing spending across North and South America
- Oversaw the supply chain for 600 SKUs, ensuring on-time delivery and operational excellence at manufacturing sites
- Negotiated favorable payment terms with suppliers in one fiscal year from Net 54 to Net 65 which resulted in $1.8 million in cost savings, improving the company's cash flow position while maintaining strong supplier relationships
- Evaluated industry benchmarks for various commodities regularly to ensure competitive positioning within the market.
Supply Chain Specialist
Tensentric Inc.
09.2020 - 12.2022
- Developed relations with suppliers in Switzerland, Sweden, China, France, and others while ensuring items cleared import restrictions and regulations
- Evaluated inventory management processes, identified time waste in the retrieval process, and improved cycle time by 90% through implementation of an organized inventory management system
- Developed comprehensive performance metrics to monitor supply chain efficiency and identify areas for improvement.
Education
Master of Science - Supply Chain Management
University of Denver
Denver, CO08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO12.2019
Skills
- Purchasing strategy
- Supplier relationship management
- Purchase order management
- Supply chain optimization
- Cost analysis
- Cost modeling
- Demand planning
- MS office
- ERP, MRP, and Oracle
Certification
Blackstone Group, Procurement Excellence Bootcamp
· Nov. 2023, 16 hours of continuing education
· Sourcing, Negotiation, Legal, Finance, Cost Management, Contract Management, Category Management, Strategy, Project Management
Timeline
Reinforcements Commodity Manager
Gates Corporation
05.2024 - Current
Chemicals and Oils Commodity Manager
Gates Corporation
01.2023 - 05.2024
Supply Chain Specialist
Tensentric Inc.
09.2020 - 12.2022
Master of Science - Supply Chain Management
University of Denver
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of Northern Colorado
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