Navon Walters
Arlington,VA
Summary
Detail-oriented professional promoting expertise in supply chain planning. Confident Procurement Analyst knowledgeable in managing vendor relations, tracking products and the methods needed to obtain the best pricing.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Technology Global Category Lead
Bayer
09.2022 - Current
- Negotiated, structured, and directed legal technology supply agreements, contracts, and clauses over their life cycles to minimize exposure to contractual risks
- Managed upwards of $25 Million dollars of annual category spend across active legal technology agreements
- Developed & upheld the global category strategy for legal technology ensuring alignment and compliance with procurement guidelines
- Implemented internal/external process standards and delivery of required business performance
- Kept up to date on global category market intelligence and supply market trends to gain competitive market advantage, mitigate supply risk and make better business decisions
- Leveraged innovation potential within litigation portfolio to make better business decisions
- Engaged with regional and local stakeholders to meet their priorities and requirements
- Defined procurement value to business stakeholder community and proposed strategic initiatives
- Aligned relationship and communications between internal business stakeholders and external key supplier contacts to build uniform understanding
- Progressed supplier strategies towards accordance with existing category strategies for achievement of strategic objectives
- Studied supplier cost structures and drivers for continuous improvement and process optimization with the suppliers
- Planned and executed sourcing events for strategic, tactical, and ad-hoc initiatives to create a competitive advantage
- Championed change management initiatives within the procurement function, supporting organizational transformation efforts
- Prepared supplier negotiations, awarded suppliers and conducted post negotiation debriefs
- Ensured handover to the Global Business Services team for content creation in system and PO processing
Senior Procurement Analyst
ZT Systems
05.2020 - 06.2022
- Performed Global Procurement operations as Category Manager for Networking components (Network Cards, Controller Cards, Batteries, Displays, Chips & Cables)
- Included source to pay, P2P, RFP/RFQ/RFI, negotiations, contracts, subcontracts, inventory control and analysis, sourcing, supplier relations, and internal advisement of the components within the category
- Sustained and optimized inventory levels for customer & internal stakeholder demand while minimizing excess and aging
- Constructed Supply and Demand reporting derived from production schedule and incoming shipments
- Highlighted upcoming shortages to mitigate potential risks to production
- Traced shipments in-transit and updated ETAs on production schedule continuously to aid in accurate manufacturing planning
- Sustained the latest information for components including lead-time, payment terms, pricing, country of origin, shipping terms, revisions, and specifications/revisions
- Created new SKUs/part numbers and kept product revision control and Bill-of-Material updates
- Monitored $20+ Million of personal monthly expenditure and assessed each Supplier's Key Performance Indicators (KPI) such as past due purchase orders, purchase order accuracy, shortage, and excess percentages, monthly and communicated to management
- Submitted monthly component forecasts to major vendors to aid in seamless supply of long lead-time components
- Coordinated purchasing requests from internal stakeholders and led meetings addressing upcoming requirements or issues
- Examined and published inventory daily to limit shortages and delays; helping to increase production flow by 20% year-to-year
- Successfully collaborated with the production department to design and implement inventory strategies that reduced working capital, retained output levels, and lessened any inventory and invoice discrepancies
- Coordinated & bridged communication between engineering and vendors to ensure work efficiency
- Utilized software and analytics to extract, survey and interpret data to make effective business decisions
- Accurately controlled of purchase orders, amendments, shipping notices and other related documents
- Identified and implemented process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
Procurement Specialist
CinchSeal
11.2016 - 05.2020
- Procurement Specialist of the organization; responsible for placing orders for all components and services essential for production
- Inventory Controller of the organization; initiated and conducted efforts to cost, monitor and perpetuate stock levels of inventory parts
- Assessed raw material requirements, finished goods specifications, preferred suppliers, and dates materials are needed
- Identified and sourced services, built vendor relationships, and negotiated cost of materials between competing suppliers
- Presented potential purchase orders, quotes, reports, and courses of action to CFO and upper management for approval
- Tracked market conditions to forecast demand and identified spending trends to pinpoint ideal purchasing tactics
- Held meetings between management and vendors to discuss and plan procurement procedures
- Provided technical information, customer service and support via phone and email pertaining to company's products
- Implemented project management procedures in effort to better streamline process workflows
- Led quarterly audit of $10+ Million worth of physical inventory alongside warehouse managerial staff and prepared the corresponding valuation reports
- Pinpointed the overall costs for vital product lines including raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
- Analyzed and reported component purchase price variances and projected future material cost impacts.
IT Help Desk Representative
Saint Peter's University
08.2015 - 05.2016
- Provided user support by phone, email, in person and remotely
- Documented incidents in ServiceNow
- Setup, repaired and performed troubleshooting for desktops, laptops, printers, and scanners
- Cataloged inventory for 10000+ SKUs through Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet
- Resolved escalated issues requiring additional support
Education
MBA - Risk Management
Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, New Jersey05.2016
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, New Jersey05.2015
Skills
- Negotiation Expertise
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Purchasing Strategy
- Procurement Process Improvement
- Strategic Sourcing
- Demand Forecasting
- Cost Analysis
- Writing and Verbal Communication
Details
Arlington, Virginia, 609-330-3699, navonwalters@gmail.com
Programs
- SAP
- Syspro
- Costpoint
- Tableau
- PowerBI
- Oracle EBS
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
Timeline
Legal Technology Global Category Lead
Bayer
09.2022 - Current
Senior Procurement Analyst
ZT Systems
05.2020 - 06.2022
Procurement Specialist
CinchSeal
11.2016 - 05.2020
IT Help Desk Representative
Saint Peter's University
08.2015 - 05.2016
MBA - Risk Management
Saint Peter's University
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Saint Peter's University
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