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MARSHALL CHERRY

Raleigh,NC

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Associate, Strategic Sourcing Analyst

SAS Institute Inc.
02.2022 - Current
  • Collaborating with suppliers, legal counsel, and technical partners to negotiate competitive and intricate, global agreements; Attained over $200,000 individual cost savings through negotiated discounts, service/product credits, and applied rebates.
  • Supporting the marketing commodity by analyzing cost-efficient strategies through software utilization and external customer-data reports.
  • Spearheading the DaaS project model with external providers to outsource IT hardware service repairs; Conducting extensive and technical analysis during the formal RFP process to align supplier specifications with IT business needs.
  • Evaluating supplier performance through Tier 2 diversity spend reports, financial risk assessments, and benchmarking tools.
  • Launched a global, e-Store platform with key stakeholders to develop the procurement process for IT hardware peripherals; Decreased on-hand inventory by over 40% and reduced process cycle time by 25%.
  • Determined Min-Max stock levels for the IT hardware commodity with stakeholder experts using Oracle Fusion Applications; Implemented forecasts for over 1000 IT Hardware components through sales order and trend data reports.

Unit Supply Specialist (92Y)

U.S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
09.2015 - 09.2022
  • Held and maintained top-secret clearance.
  • Managed the unit's $38.2M inventory through Microsoft Excel data charts and quarterly audits to verify compliance with the Army's Standard Operating Procedures and maintain operational status for high-valued items.
  • Generated equipment status reports through SAP-NetWeaver to schedule preventive maintenance for the unit's logistical and asset equipment.
  • Ensured the unit remained under the yearly budget by strategically acquiring government contracted suppliers and distributors to obtain goods and services.
  • Evaluated supply policies, plans and procedures to identify inefficiencies and problems impacting logistics operations and supply accountability.

IT Procurement Analyst II

BAE Systems, Inc.
12.2019 - 01.2022
  • Achieved yearly cost-savings over $100,000 by developing functional solutions to categorize software and hardware spend and rationalize suppliers through re-seller options; Decreased PO Suppliers and contracts by over 35%.
  • Worked collaboratively with applicable stakeholders to minimize supply chain processes and implement COUPA Software globally; Resulted in a 50% increase in workflow automation and purchase order visibility.
  • Liaised between internal customers and external suppliers by ensuring On-Time-Delivery of products and services; Maintained end-user satisfaction rate over 98%.
  • Provided business justifications for procurement requests valuing $100,000-$40,000,000 and evaluated investment utilization with key internal stakeholders.
  • Performed financial risks assessments and provided extensive technical research on software license agreements as well as supplier terms and conditions before on-boarding into the HICX and Deltek-Costpoint systems.

Supply Chain Management Intern

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
05.2018 - 05.2019
  • Coordinated with cross-functional partners during Kaizen to reduce waste and defected products using Lean Six Sigma and Value Stream Mapping process tool; Decreased non-conforming products and material destruction request process cycle time by 40%.
  • Assisted Strategic Sourcing Specialist / Commodity Buyer in Raw Material Compliance Database project to enhance product visibility; Used Pivot table to categorize data for over 1000 materials by product type, supplier, purchasing specifications and testing procedures.
  • Implemented an excel chart that indicated production output and customer order status; Improved the OTTR and RFT metric by 3%.
  • Managed analytical volume forecasting for over 1000 products using SAP-MM in collaboration with suppliers and external procurement.
  • Monitored the operational status of real-time data in SAPS4-HANA to measure the OTIF KPI.

Education

North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC

Skills

  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Project Management
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • SAP Software Experience
  • Certified Software Manager
  • Strategic Procurement Process
  • Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification
  • Capacity and Scalability Planning
  • Certified Software License Negotiator
  • Managing Global Contracts & Suppliers

Leaderships & Affiliations

Organization Affiliations:

  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc: Chapter Public Relations Executive; Active Member
  • Institute for Supply Management: CV-Triangle Chapter

Timeline

Senior Associate, Strategic Sourcing Analyst

SAS Institute Inc.
02.2022 - Current

IT Procurement Analyst II

BAE Systems, Inc.
12.2019 - 01.2022

Supply Chain Management Intern

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
05.2018 - 05.2019

Unit Supply Specialist (92Y)

U.S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
09.2015 - 09.2022

North Carolina A & T State University

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