Michael Hendricks

Implemented procurement process including
purchase ticket requests, Finance approval process,
Legal approval process. Adjusted procedures to
maximize department effectiveness and decreased
PO turnaround time by 6.5 days
Negotiated / consolidated suppliers to decrease
spend by $282,000 annually
Creation of 4 standard operating procedures, 3 work
instructions, and 126 technical data sheets
Handle Supply Chain change request orders from
start to finish
Instrumental in Sage X3 ERP launch handling indirect
material creation, testing, and validation
Purchased new products and oversaw inventory
stocking and availability
Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate
waste
Solved diverse supply chain problems involving
numerous sources, logistics, and scheduling factors

• Leveraged Strategic Sourcing and vendor relationships and negotiation skills to increase profit margin from 8.2% to12.2% on frozen seafood product line in 5 months
• Utilized advanced purchasing techniques to make strategic buys which gave salesforce significant advantage, resulting in increased pounds sold of frozen seafood category by 41%, which increased annual profit margin dollars by $360,000
• Produced private labeled pork line, which resulted in 9% increase in pounds, 2.5% increase in profit margin percent, and $24,000 monthly of GP dollars
• Reviewed team par stocks and adjusted, resulting in 74% decrease in frozen pounds or $350,000 annually
• Utilized Microsoft Office Suite to create advanced tools tracking Obsolescence, recommended pricing, aged inventory tracking, customer counts, and strategic purchasing opportunities
• Support tactical buyers in preventing and expediting critical shortages
• Collaborate with finance team to review, validate, and improve accuracy of payables
• Responsible for market research, supplier scouting, supplier qualification, analysis, review, and risk management
• Applied business management principles to evaluate low performing suppliers for consolidation
• Investigated supply chain failures for root causes and implemented new SOPs or corrective actions to prevent further failures.

• Leads team of 3 buyers and 11 materials handlers, and AP clerk
• Utilized 5S (Kaizen) methodology to improve warehouse organization resulting in 21% decrease in required labor hours, from 910 to 710 weekly and further reduced incremental costs by $23,000 monthly
• Implemented lean manufacturing practices to reduce food spoilage, reducing average monthly materials costs by $260,000
• Utilized Microsoft Excel to create advanced tool for buyers which determined par levels, order quantities, and vendor lead
• Managed performance of vendor cost, quality, and service by utilizing key performance metrics and performing annual evaluation with suppliers
• Conducted market research and supplier scouting
• Oversaw all procurement functions, improving and implementing procurement strategy by meeting with team daily to overcome shortages of supply
• Responsible for training team on product analysis to procure variety of services at best value and advising on potential strategic purchasing opportunities
• Monitored safety stock levels and established order policies to balance inventory availability with minimal shortages
• Oversaw entire supply chain process and created SOP's for all receiving, pulling, pushing, and pack out
• Maintain regulatory compliance standards with USDA, FDA, and OSHA

• Instrumental in creation of US headquarters and operations from German Biotech parent company
• In charge of creating all processes, supplier validation, purchasing, receiving, shipping, hiring, and inventory management
• Managed product sourcing for highly complex lines including reagents, consumables, and antigens
• Managed overall performance of all suppliers and consolidated low performing partners
• Work closely with business partners to develop value based strategy for premium level components
• Proposed business plans while tracking budgeted expenses for acquisition of cold storage warehouse which resulted in 32% reduction of storage expenses, and significantly decreased order-to-fill time
• Acquire and maintain solid understanding of relevant FDA laws, regulations, policies, standards, and procedures and implemented SOP's to ensure good manufacturing practices are followed
• Utilized extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office to create tools to improve efficiency in procurement, lead time tracking, and vendor analysis
• Identified material requirements and negotiated strategic purchases

• Developed and graphed financial trends and analysis, allowing AECOM to forecast possible expenditures
• Analyzed contracts to identify low performers and escalated to managers for disposition
• Delivered clerical support to program manager of $6 Billion government contract