Ruqaiyah Barksdale
Westminster,CO
Summary
Experienced Supply Chain professional promoting expertise in improving workflows using lean methodologies, allocating resources, and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Confident Procurement Specialist knowledgeable in managing vendor relations, tracking products and the methods needed to obtain the best pricing.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Sourcing Analyst
Ashton Carter/ Cummins
04.2021 - Current
- Develop reporting tools for Direct Purchasing team to source/procure supply continuity data, track costs and analyze supplier performance
- Decreased supplier purchase order backlog to 65% through diligent expediting and system updates
- Collect and analyze annual financial data over multiple resources to evaluate and forecast risks while determining savings and avoidance using excel skills that include pivot tables and VLOOKUP’s
- Research new diverse supplier to support customer BOM, initiate RFQs, submit purchase orders, and build raw materials record in CRM
- Identify hiccups, isolate root cause to provide supplier sustainability and continuance
- Established efficient workflow processes, maintained KPIs productivity using metrics for immediate transparency to improve overall supplier performance
- Assist project manager in streamlining operations and accelerating progress by collecting data, tracking project success, schedule meetings, status updates and monitor budgets
- Communicated project objectives across departments preparing excel spreadsheets and Power Point presentations of financial findings.
FC Associate / Outbound Ship Clerk
Amazon
12.2020 - 04.2021
- Assist with flexible workflow and daily goals using cloud-based management software to leverage automated operations
- Coordinated trailer assignments to corresponding dock doors and cross dock doors using the Outbound Manifest Accuracy tool
- Communicate with leadership and transportation team executing resource allocation and trailer configuration during critical pull time to meet shipping needs
- Trained Problem-solver on received products using Optimized Outbound Problem Solve software to ensure quality is achieved to expedite on time delivered on customer orders
- Trained dock associate on PIT equipment.
Logistics Coordinator / FTZ Clerk
Vestas Wind Industry
08.2019 - 08.2020
- Successfully implemented daily and monthly processes, including scheduled customs and HMF reports
- Manages the production of import export of the foreign goods
- Provide Manpower, Personnel, and Training (MPT) expertise and oversight Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) program
- Accountable for the overall accuracy on monetary transactions and completed paperwork on international and domestic
- Manage relationships with suppliers, transportation agents, CBP and others to resolve issues as they pertain to general orders and entries using written and verbal communication
- Lead planning, budgeting, and resource allocation efforts to maximize operational efficiency during estimate and reconciliation
- Manages the resolution of any issues around fulfilling customer orders by working in conjunction with buyers, planners, and customers
- Actively tracked KPIs, planned and unplanned changes to ERP and Global OneSource software as well as held logistics team accountable to obtaining key results and resolving logistics outages.
FC Associate, •Fulfillment
Amazon
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Associate diligently working in the Packing and Stow Departments
- Expediting standard of work of packing and stowing in fulfillment center
- Trained Problem-solver to ensure quality is delivered on customer orders
- Load trucks manually using pallet jack
- Above average TAKT time in pack and pick departments.
Logistics Coordinator
IntelliSource
03.2019 - 06.2019
- Maintain stringent quality control of on-site inventory using oracle or similar CRM/Order Management tools to fulfill online orders
- Plan, Schedule, Delivery using BOL, TCN, weights and dimensions are in compliance with DOT in SAP and other ERP systems and transportation planning software
- Coordinate with outbound remote teams including international customer to ensure proper orders are being shipped
- Prepares and submits timely and compliant customs entries using Global One Source Software to validate MAWB, AC Global Trade, HTS, Value, UOM are accurate,
- Prepares and executes billings for entry related services
- Enable shipments, receive, track with zero errors, label and monitor inventory levels in a remote warehouse location
- Maintain global certificates, licenses, and inspection documentation held in plant locations for legal review
- Scheduled and process domestic and international shipments using UPS, FedEx, and DHL shipments
- Prepared inventory transaction and executed inventory control procedures using eCommerce, ERP, WMS, MRP, SAP and Oracle software.
Supply Technician
ProLog, Inc
03.2017 - 10.2017
- Determined problem solver of technical information in the preparation, editing, and release of Supply Discrepancy Report (SDR)
- Regularly extracted data from supply systems ERP, CONOPS, DSS, and EBS to prepare reports for external and internal customers
- Prepared inventory transaction
- Executed inventory control processes using eCommerce, WMS, MRP, SAP and Oracle software
- Generated and maintained cost management reports
- Maintain WIP to review physical inventory results
- Lead Equipment Specialist and Planning personnel on overhaul projects of non-production materials in the review of status from inventory control points to maintain support for government managed material
- Investigated material shortages, extract data from automated system transfer, assemble data using Microsoft suite formulas such as pivot tables and VLOOKUP
- Provided SCM and Procurement for Engines Department using 4PL worldwide while briefing program status to Logistics Team and Directors
- Create RFQs and purchase orders using ERP manufacturing and vendor management tool
- Actively partnered with 3PL and participated in Business work streams to expedite optimized delivery and carrier compliance using WBS, TMS, written and oral communication.
Sr. Program Manager / Buyer
United States Navy
Jacksonville, FL
01.2011 - 02.2016
- Led the delivery of the Systems & Strategic Program Management office
- Oversaw the implementation of a multi-million-dollar business migration initiative affecting ~1mil
- Government members
- Actively worked with supporting Work streams, Steering Committees, Project teams, Operations and Sr
- Leadership to secure the successful implementation of each Migrating Plan Sponsor
- Direct Regional Manager of 10-15 team members that include schedulers, clerks, order fulfillment specialists and driver
- Indirectly supervised budget, cost and staff management, while influencing operation strategies with other domain and business leaders
- Cultivates an environment which values diverse ideas and individuals by attracting and retaining a culturally diverse workforce
- Enabled improved solutions across finance, and business teams using vendor partnerships, consumer insights and advanced analytic technologies of U.S
- GAAP and VAT for accuracy while reconciling billing cycles
- Managed and coordinated product evaluations and sandbox activities across multiple vendor partners to support a plug and play open architecture model
- Vigorously worked with parallel project initiatives to coordinate timing of execution, delivery of communications and process impacts to mitigate program deliver risk
- Maintains customer data base network system
- Enforces current standard operating procedures (SOP) to comply with all customs procedural, regulatory changes including tax flags are completed prior to annual review
- Established weekly cross-functional Plan Build meetings effectively communicating with manager to track key milestones, seek direction and solicit feedback for installation readiness
- Managed and escalated issues to resolution for risk mitigation of each migrating plan sponsor moving state over state
- Facilitated and orchestrated product planning and prioritization sessions across multiple teams using Scaled Agile methodology
- Implemented cross-functional process improvements to address ambiguous processes and fall-out.
Sr. Logistics Manager
United Stated Navy
08.1996 - 01.2011
- Logistics Delivery lead overseeing ~70 million-dollar portfolio across multiple ERP and Global OneSource systems in the Channel Domain from ideation to production support
- This involves a staff of ~200 employees and vendor partners across the country with various PMO, Technical and Engineering skillsets
- Implemented advanced delivery practices focused RFC, Automation and Robotics
- Serves as the primary contact for infrastructure support and responsible for coordinating release activities to support migration of logistics database change from Dev to QA and from QA to Production
- Manages unplanned ADHOCs including incident tracking, problem resolution and reporting
- Successfully established a work stream and governance structure to plan & execute on the Hazardous Material (HAZMAT) migration schedule
- Maintain professional relationship by proactive communications through committee dashboards, meeting minutes, capacity planning, and process assessments across all impacted areas
- I.e., HAZWASTE, OSHA, EPA
- FHM,
- Manages SLAs with internal and external service providers and partners
- Develop training tools for logistics, including the implementation of SAP MSDS and ERP Magellan
- Monitor DO logistics performance; brief senior management for various Mine Counter Measurements (MCM) program logistics issues (e.g., workload assessments; O&MN funding shortfalls; etc.)
- Plan, schedule and manage release activities for material including changes to database, code, data, reports and schedule weekly audit
- Plan and manage SCM and procurement cross training with engineers refreshes of Dev, QA and Prod environment
- Coordinates release activities with project managers, developers, business analysts including migration of design updates, codes and testing activities
- Manages release teams’ planning and execution of operations software upgrade including regression testing and User Acceptance Testing to analyze charges to identify opportunities to reduce costs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO05.2022
Certified Logistics Associate - Warehousing And Inventory Management
University of Maryland University College
Landover, MD06.2013
Six Sigma – Green Belt -
Defense Acquisition University
Fort Belvoir, VA2011
Skills
- Creative Solutions
- Financial Statements
- Supplier Performance Monitoring/ Liasising
- Operational Efficiency
- Acquisition Planning
- Planning and Sourcing
- Import and Export Operations
- Oracle DBMS/ ERP
- Pricing and Costing
- Six Sigma
- Procedures
Affiliations
- The Salvation Army
- Toastmasters
- Institute of Supply Management
- International Association of Women's Clubs
Timeline
Sourcing Analyst
Ashton Carter/ Cummins
04.2021 - Current
FC Associate / Outbound Ship Clerk
Amazon
12.2020 - 04.2021
Logistics Coordinator / FTZ Clerk
Vestas Wind Industry
08.2019 - 08.2020
FC Associate, •Fulfillment
Amazon
06.2019 - 08.2019
Logistics Coordinator
IntelliSource
03.2019 - 06.2019
Supply Technician
ProLog, Inc
03.2017 - 10.2017
Sr. Program Manager / Buyer
United States Navy
01.2011 - 02.2016
Sr. Logistics Manager
United Stated Navy
08.1996 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Colorado Christian University
Certified Logistics Associate - Warehousing And Inventory Management
University of Maryland University College
Six Sigma – Green Belt -
Defense Acquisition University
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