Mehgan St.Gelais
Urbana,OH
Summary
Accomplished Buyer of 17 years and Former Senior Materials Manager with history of overseeing multi-million dollar procurement operations. Strategic planner offering demonstrated track record and core strengths in key relationship management and inventory management as well as persuasive contract negotiation skills.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Procurement Buyer
Acro Corporation/Honeywell Aerospace
02.2024 - 08.2024
- Contractor for Honeywell Aerospace
- Acts as a liaison between Sourcing and all other interfacing organizations to plan, coordinate and implement strategies for all Supply Chain activities related to fulfilling manufacturing and aftermarket requirements.
- Heavily involved in hardware transition activities including all aspects of planning and transition execution.
- Plans, schedules, places orders and administrates purchase orders to ensure quality hardware is delivered on time.
- Maintains proper inventory levels per order policy. Interacts with personnel throughout the site with frequent outside contacts to discuss/negotiate difficult technical problems.
- Plans and schedules purchase orders in accordance with the production requirements as shown in the SAP ERP system.
- Manages inventory to a specified inventory plan as required to support the production schedule.
- Researches and provides constant feedback to department and management relative to material shortages and supplier’s capacity and capabilities.
- Demonstrates an active commitment to continuous improvement in the areas of Quality, Cost, Delivery and Lead Time.
- Demonstrates ability in negotiations, planning and hardware administration procedures
- Monitor and release kits to both internal and external suppliers to support Production and After Market needs.
Advanced Purchasing Specialist/MRO Buyer
Industry Products Company
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Daily communication with current and potential material suppliers for my commodities.
- Interacting with outside sales, engineering and quote estimating team.
- Develop and maintain competitive supply chain for assigned commodities.
- Managing multiple automotive projects
- Maintaining gate slides for multiple programs
- Purchasing MRO/Cage items
- Projects have included sourcing and becoming a logistics liaison for IPC.
Raw Materials Buyer II
Mane, Inc
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Issue purchase orders and RFQ's for raw materials and follow up with vendors for date, price, and quantity confirmations
- Review and identify proper action for raw materials on MRP Exception Messages Analysis report
- Maintain info record, source list, freight conditions, freight costs, and master data of vendor and raw materials on regular basis
- Effectively manage raw material supply concerns, price differences, and rejections
- Resolve issues with receiving and processing payment to vendors, as necessary
- Identify root cause/corrective actions for raw material supply and quality concerns
- Proactively follow up on outstanding issues with raw materials to ensure full closure
- Coordinate deliveries from vendors using optimal carrier by lane
- Ensure compliance with MANE responsible sourcing and sustainable policies.
- Create meaningful linkages with Quality, Regulatory, Finance, and Planning.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Buyer
Reliance Test & Technology
07.2018 - 03.2021
- Awards purchase orders and ensures files are fully documented to withstand audits; enters data into computer applications; initiates change orders if required; coordinates with Accounts Payable to ensure pricing and terms are met; organizes and implements strategies with Contracts & Procurement Manager to accomplish Small Business and Disadvantaged Business goals.
- Supports development and continual improvement of purchasing policy and procedures consistent with contract, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and internal company requirements.
- Works under limited supervision, in environment with base annual acquisition budget of greater than $25M.
- Secure and analyzing quotations for wide variety of parts, materials, and special services; analyzing price quotes to determine best vendor selection, and coordinating with end user to assure price, delivery, terms and technical specifications are met. Initiate change orders, when required.
Practice Manager - Urology
North Okaloosa Physicians Group
02.2018 - 07.2018
- Managed various general office duties such as answering multiple telephone lines, completing insurance forms and mailing monthly invoice statements to patients.
- Addressed and remedied all patient or team member issues.
- Ordered all office supplies and kept a check on inventory levels.
- Cooperated and communicated effectively with physicians to ensure client satisfaction and compliance with set standards.
- Routinely collaborated with department managers to correct problems and improve services.
- Identified process improvements in day-to-day functioning of department.
- Supervised team of office personnel.
Materials Manager/LPN
Community Care Physicians P.C.
07.2007 - 09.2017
- Negotiated and finalized contracts.
- Maintained productive relationships with vendors.
- Created purchase orders.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Developed productive relationships with key account holders.
- Submitted monthly reports to senior management.
- Coordinated distribution processes.
- Managed vaccine, contracts, and distribution of 5 million a year program
- Managed IT contracts and equipment
- Managed janitorial program and contracts
- Received and processed all purchase order invoices for company
- Managed cell phone program and contracts
- Managed employee Hep B vaccination program
Education
Certificate - Practical Nursing
Samaritan School of Nursing
Troy, NY08.2004
Skills
- Microsoft Office proficient
- Sage Mas 200 proficient
- Costpoint proficient
- SAP proficient
- Infor experience
- Contract negotiation
- Inventory/account management
- Vendor sourcing
- Data analysis understanding
- Project management
- Process improvement
- Profit and loss understanding
- Inventory control
- Purchasing experience in healthcare, government, manufacturing, flavor and automotive
Timeline
Senior Procurement Buyer
Acro Corporation/Honeywell Aerospace
02.2024 - 08.2024
Advanced Purchasing Specialist/MRO Buyer
Industry Products Company
01.2023 - 02.2024
Raw Materials Buyer II
Mane, Inc
10.2021 - 10.2022
Buyer
Reliance Test & Technology
07.2018 - 03.2021
Practice Manager - Urology
North Okaloosa Physicians Group
02.2018 - 07.2018
Materials Manager/LPN
Community Care Physicians P.C.
07.2007 - 09.2017
Certificate - Practical Nursing
Samaritan School of Nursing
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