Nadiuska Ballard
Maynard,MA
Summary
Procurement professional with significant expertise in supply chain management, contract negotiations, and strategic sourcing. Known for strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing needs. Skilled in cost reduction, contract management, and supplier relationship management. Trusted for reliability and effective communication, consistently driving operational efficiencies.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Purchasing
Encore Boston Harbor
01.2018 - Current
- Managed annual budgets for purchasing activities, ensuring compliance with financial guidelines and targets for a fortune 500 company.
- Developed strategic sourcing plans to identify potential suppliers and achieve best value for the organization by sourcing a diverse vendor portfolio.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to understand their needs and ensure timely delivery of materials.
- Evaluated new suppliers through a comprehensive vetting process to ensure quality of products and services.
- Streamlined procurement processes for increased efficiency and reduced purchasing lead times.
- Reduced supply chain risks by diversifying the supplier base and implementing contingency plans.
- Achieved cost savings by thoroughly negotiating contracts and terms.
- Established robust vendor management systems for better communication and tracking performance metrics.
- Led a team of procurement professionals, providing mentorship and fostering career development opportunities.
- Ensured adherence to company policies, procedures, and ethical standards in all procurement activities.
- Authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Generated reports, documents and analysis for senior management and regulators
- Implemented various ERP systems
- Negotiated pricing and terms with vendors to secure best value for company.
- Assessed areas of service concern and developed improvement plans.
- Tracked contract performance metrics and reported issues or non-compliance with appropriate stakeholders.
- Reduced costs by streamlining contract bidding and procurement processes to assure best prices for materials and services.
- Developed and tracked metrics to measure supplier performance and cost savings.
- Scrutinized purchasing data to identify areas for improvement and cost savings.
- Created purchasing policies and procedures that complied with company standards and regulatory requirements.
- Hired and trained purchasing staff to improve effectiveness of purchasing operations.
- Researched and evaluated potential suppliers to determine best fits for company needs and to identify cost savings opportunities.
Skills
- Contract negotiation
- Supplier negotiation
- Strategic sourcing
- E-procurement systems
- Cost reduction strategies
- Vendor sourcing
- Purchase order management
- Efficiency improvement
- Strategic planning
- Project management
Languages
Spanish
English
Timeline
Director of Purchasing
Encore Boston Harbor
01.2018 - Current
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