Marcia Hess

• Functions as Procurement Coordinator for AMC's inventory needs.
• Responsible for initiating and coordinating acquisition requirements, developing requirements packages, and acquisition strategies that support the efficient and effective management of a procurement program, and tracking and evaluating supplier performance.
• Monitored contract compliance and delivery schedules to ensure timely supply fulfillment.
• Monitors contractual delivery schedules to ensure end-user needs are met, considering command-assigned priority of the end item, and contract delivery status.
• Maintains constant updates on delivery status by coordinating with the contracting center and contractors.
• Relayed delay information internally to guide order release and inventory strategies.
• Guarantees precision of cost and target award dates relative to the spend plan.
• Optimized procurement strategies by adapting to changing acquisition needs.
• Collaborates with contracting center, engineering support activity, and stakeholders to address contract award delays.
• Communicated requirement amendment impacts to the supply planner affecting contract award timeline.
• Examines supplier performance data from various sources.
• Performed duties as Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) following completion of required COR training.
• Formulates suggestions for optimizing processes, managing categories, and exploring various acquisition approaches.
• Collaborated with data analytic tools to extract insights.
• Analyzes data analytic tools, models, methods, and techniques to identify and demonstrate trends in financial data.

Ensured accuracy of Army Working Capital Fund requirements through meticulous spend plan alignment.

As a Supply System Analyst, my duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Providing the Command with quality supply management, stock control support to include the development, implementation, and maintenance of automated systems, operating procedures, and guidance papers, representing the Command at various meetings, developing training programs, and providing class instruction. Preparing briefing packages and providing briefings to higher management. Analyzing, developing, evaluating, and promoting improvements in the plans, policies, methods, procedures, inventory accountability, and reviewing physical inventory programs. Assists in the development of plans to control inventory. Performs special studies relating to the receipt, issue, storage, and control of stocks. Provides technical guidance and advice in clearing up supply and inventory discrepancies. Exercises management control program responsibility for IT inventory and storage facilities. Performs inspections and audits, and analyzes results to assure accuracy. Analyzes reports of problems. Researches automated files and system operating instructions to identify problem areas. Analyzes historical and current data to discern the cause and effect of system discrepancies and incompatibilities. Establishes system parameters to assure accurate and useful output. Initiates corrective actions to eliminate systemic deficiencies.

Develops storage and space utilization plans. Determines the organization and arrangement of stock, identifying high and low-usage items. Oversees a warehouse project team comprised of material handlers involved in handling major commodity or IT equipment items. Plans, organizes, coordinates, and implements property management functions to include primary hand receipts. Establishes and manages material provisioning processes. Determines and executes the distribution of items based on factors such as a review of delivery schedules, issue history, known requirements, and current assets. Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), responsible for a range of contracting activities in coordination with the contracting officer. Conducts performance reviews. Develops, refines, and interprets inventory management policies and procedures related to programs, and interfaces with other material management policies. Assists in planning and determining current and future inventory management requirements to meet Command needs. Develops mission needs statements and functional support requirements.

Utilized Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Demand Planning (DP), and STRAT systems to validate monthly demands and ensure accuracy in supply chain forecasts.

Leveraged expertise in statistical sampling, methodologies, and forecasting to enhance the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP).

Identified requirements for funding, manpower, materials, facilities, and services to align with program plans ensuring timely support delivery.

• Implemented loss prevention strategies to reduce shrinkage and waste.
• Created detailed reports on inventory levels and usage trends.
• Assisted with execution of projects and made recommendations for process improvement to appropriate leaders.
• Collaborated with logistics team members to coordinate transportation plans for raw materials, finished products, components.
• Monitored database system to prepare and deliver customer orders on time.
• Streamlined supply procurement processes for timely replenishments.
• Organized logistics for incoming inventory to ensure adequate storage capacity.

Oversaw logistical requirements for major and minor items across 18 SATCOM Systems, generating AWCF sales over $800K while managing more than 200 NSNs.

Streamlined operational processes by introducing 20 new SOPs, accelerating requirement fulfillment in the MILSATOM Branch.

Identified 800 excess assets at contractor depot, reducing storage expenditures by $5M.

Supervised two contract employees and provided logistical support on retrograde equipment departing from Southwest Asia (SWA) for Communications and Electronics Commands (CECOM). Overseer of all equipment turn-ins with the Wholesale Responsibility Officer (WRO), Transportation Coordinators, Database Clerks, Inventory Logistics Specialists, and an LMP Analyst. Briefed and coordinated retrograde efforts with local units, and provided units with the status of work in progress in their ARMT Plans (Automated Reset Management Tool) for organizational material necessary to refurbish the unit’s equipment to that of the 10/20 military standard within 180 days or less of redeployment. Executed program planning to determine funding priorities for supply program operations for a major command in a foreign geographic location.

Tracked all shipments leaving the theater to ensure that they are delivered to the Source of Repair. I developed a working knowledge of SAP, which I utilized to conduct causative research for items in the Logistic Modernization Program (LMP) that needed disposition.

Responsible for understanding system functionality and business capabilities related to planning. Recommends changes in how the process is executed, including system changes, other process improvements, and assists Enterprise Business Systems (EBS) end users, capturing any problems encountered by EBS end users. Acts as a focal point for gathering suggested improvements for their process. Monitors, analyzes, and evaluates KPIs, metrics, and other process performance critical data to ensure the process area is meeting its performance targets, and identifies trends and other factors adversely affecting performance. Identifies areas requiring additional investigation into process performance, policy effectiveness, or system design and performance. Conducts surveys and studies involving the formulation, coordination, and implementation of plans and programs. Serves as the point of contact for the development and implementation of policies for the assigned functional process. Analyzes, develops, documents, and evaluates complex functional system requirements for assigned functional areas.

Tracked all CECOM equipment in LIW (Logistic Information Warehouse) to ensure that it did not go over the seventy-two-hour metric. Attended all Surface Deployment Distribution Center (SDDC) meetings with the Air Force Commander and staff for all equipment leaving OCONUS, going to CONUS. Conducted all of the mandatory training for all employees to utilize the LRC Reset and Retrograde Database, Logistic Information Warehouse - RPA, WEBLIDB, TPE, NEL, PBUSE, ETM, My Reset Plans, in (LIW), MENS-E, FEDLOG, RF-ITV.

Trained personnel on shipping and receiving processes for CECOM. As an Inventory Logistic Specialist, I processed all CECOM-level sources of supply, B16 unit-level equipment, which consisted of Theatre Provided Equipment (TPE), Depot Level Repair (DLR) items, and organizational equipment that consists of Automated Reset Induction (ARI) and Intensely Managed Items (IMI) with units or organizations presently in theatre preparing to redeploy back to home station.

Conducted a joint inventory with the Wholesale Responsibility Officer (WRO) and the subject matter expert (SME) to ensure the accuracy and accountability of equipment listed on a DD Form 1348 and DD Form 2062 (Shortage Annex/Hand Receipt), and proper memorandums. Responsibilities as Transportation Coordinator included shipping over $400 million of CECOM equipment back to the United States. I also prepared shipping documents, which included DD Form 1149, DD Form 1750, Transportation Control and Movement Documents (TCMD), Military Shipping Labels (MSL), for all (IMI) Intensively Managed Items, (ARI) Automatic RESET Items, and Theatre Property Equipment (TPE). Assist units with the proper means of shipment through TMO (Transportation Movement Office) and the Arrival, Departure Airfield Control Group (A/DACG). Verify the weights, center balance, and dimensions of the equipment designated for Unit Line Movements (ULN). Burn Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags for Class II, VII, and IX assets.

• Managed integrated supply functions for general supplies at echelons above brigade level.
• Worked with the assigned military workforce, and helped assimilate them into executing material management in support of the DMC mission. Prepared research documents as required. In-depth knowledge and experience with SARSS-2AC/B, LIW, including ILAP, Enhanced Dollar Cost Banding (DCB), LID-B, FEDLOG, RPA, and WEBVLIPS. Supervised and managed the stock record function pertaining to receipts, distribution, and issues of all classes (Class I, Class II, Class III, Class IV, Class V, Class VII, Class VIII, and Class IX) of supply for the Brigade Combat Team (BCT).
• During several real-world deployments in hostile foreign countries, I advised the Ground Maintenance Officer and briefed the Assistant Division Commander on a bi-weekly basis on the supply requisition status of combat vehicles. Managed and supervised over 260,000 overdue shipments, suspense referrals, Class IX repair parts, readiness, and logistics research and analysis. Operated the Standard Army Maintenance System-2 (SAMS-2), reporting over 10,000 non-mission-capable supply requisitions and open work orders to the Material Management Center. Provided the 2nd Armor Cavalry Regiment with daily overage and reconciled the availability activity file with SARSS-2AC.