Sandy Steele
Ringgold,GA
Summary
Global Strategic Sourcing Specialist with solid 14-year background in driving and coordinating sourcing efforts for material and service procurement. Focuses on cost savings and supplier development to support pre-procurement strategy and supply agreement negotiation. Collaborates with internal business units and supply chain stakeholders to achieve business goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Global Sourcing Manager
Mueller Water Products
04.2021 - Current
- Enhanced supplier relationships by conducting regular performance evaluations and providing constructive feedback. Managing $150M in Spend in various Categories.
- Optimized global sourcing strategies through comprehensive market research and analysis of industry trends.
- Implemented $4M cost-saving initiatives by renegotiating contracts with key suppliers, resulting in significant savings for the company.
- Developed a streamlined procurement process, improving efficiency and reducing order lead times.
- Reduced supply chain risks by implementing robust contingency plans and diversifying the supplier base.
- Negotiated favorable 1X payment terms with suppliers to improve cash flow management for the organization.
- Calculated and reported actual and projected sourcing savings by spend categories.
- Negotiated pricing and terms with vendors to secure best value for company.
Purchasing Manager
Micronics
08.2020 - 04.2021
- Achieved cost savings by negotiating contracts and pricing with suppliers.
- Streamlined procurement processes for increased efficiency and reduced lead times.
- Managed supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of products and services.
- Implemented strategic sourcing initiatives, reducing overall purchasing costs.
- Conducted regular spend analysis reviews to identify opportunities for cost optimization within various categories.
- Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
- Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
Buyer III
Mueller Water Products
08.2018 - 08.2020
- Supervise Purchasing Department to be an effective team in order to attain higher levels of performance
- Work closely with Operations, Logistics, Quality, Engineering & Production to gather competitive quotes, ensure accurate lead times are met, proper drawings are sent to vendors for new product development projects
- Responsible for executing the daily operations in Materials Department
- Process weekly releases to 300 suppliers/ 1,000 plus parts
- Generate Daily reports: Past Due Reports, Backlog Reports, Open Order Reports
- Monitor production and shipper receipts, inventory scrap, and inventory levels
- Follow up with suppliers and carriers to make sure all parts are picked up to meet scheduled promise date
- Understands and clearly demonstrate fluency in commercial components of supplier agreements
- Generate forecasts as needed for suppliers to maintain accurate stocking levels.
Buyer II
Mueller Water Products
07.2016 - 08.2018
- Responsibilities include maintaining optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries to meet customer requirements
- My efforts resulted in the plant's OTS% increasing from 88.3% to 95.1% in four months
- Inventory turns increased from 6.56 turns to 7.0 turns within fiscal year
- Manage 40+ supplier relationships with accurate information, prompt response time to suppliers, improved lead times for expedited shipments from 16 weeks to 8 weeks
- With these improvements, the Chattanooga plant achieved the B/T target for FY17, delivering nearly $6.6M in savings, which exceeds our AOP target for the full year by $1.2 M and exceeded our B/T target by $0.3M for cost savings
- Proactively participated and identified areas for improvement in the supply chain organization
- Examples include, Kanban cards for bronze rod, gap analysis for ordering rod, spreadsheets to manage burndown of material, no bake decommissioning project, cast iron to ductile iron project, and CA Lawton project for large valve
- With these improvements, proper inventory levels are kept, scrap of material is reduced, and risk mitigation within our supply chain is value-added
- Ability to create and follow Standard Work processes on a daily basis
- Accomplished my Standard Work Certification
- Plan for Every Part (PFEP) information database was provided to suppliers in order to establish stocking levels based on our annual item demands
- This database also allowed suppliers to hold adequate stock for the company, preventing stock outs
- This is a location in the facility where all the parts for a specific value stream are allocated and stored.
Buyer
Tuftco Corp.
01.2016 - 07.2016
- Sole buyer for all purchases including: steel, lumber, electronics, tufting machine parts, sewing needles, hardware, various chemicals, and tools for shop need
- Managed more than 50+ suppliers for cost savings of over $100,000 for hardware supplier, $50,000 in lumber, and $30,000 in steel
- Managed monthly accruals and invoicing issues for accounting
- Worked in conjunction with IT to test a computer program created to enter the accruals, versus being manually
- Worked with suppliers to close overdue invoices.
Purchasing Clerk
Astec Inc.
09.2010 - 01.2016
- Responsible in preparing and editing over 5,000 purchase orders each week from various departments into a custom database
- Results drove an accuracy rate of 98%, allowing orders to be shipped promptly from suppliers based upon due dates, minimizing receiving issues with accurate quantities, and reducing invoice issues cause of correct pricing
- Used LEAN and making materials flow for improving inventory levels by 90%
- Managed contracts, blanket orders, and capital expenses in excess of $1M
- Researched invoice discrepancies to ensure accurate financials
- Developed an alphabetical coding system that was universal between purchasing and accounting for easier communication to determine what was needed to have the invoice corrected for payment such as: short pay, pricing, vendor id change, account codes.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Bryan College
Dayton, TN12.2014
B.S. Business Administration - Organizational Management
Bryan College
Dayton, TN05.2013
A.S in General Education -
Cleveland State Community College
Cleveland, TN05.2007
Skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Advanced computer skills and proficient with Excel, Outlook and ERP/JDE systems
- Completion of task in requested timeframe, with limited oversight
- Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize workload in order to accomplish tasks and meet deadlines
- Exposure to logistics, warehousing systems
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and specifications
- Cost Analysis
- Global Procurement
- Problem Solving
- Team Leadership
- Risk Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Contract Management
- Data Analysis
- Category Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Negotiation Strategies
Certification
CPP: Certified Purchasing Professional; American Purchasing Society
Timeline
Global Sourcing Manager
Mueller Water Products
04.2021 - Current
Purchasing Manager
Micronics
08.2020 - 04.2021
Buyer III
Mueller Water Products
08.2018 - 08.2020
Buyer II
Mueller Water Products
07.2016 - 08.2018
Buyer
Tuftco Corp.
01.2016 - 07.2016
Purchasing Clerk
Astec Inc.
09.2010 - 01.2016
Master of Business Administration -
Bryan College
B.S. Business Administration - Organizational Management
Bryan College
A.S in General Education -
Cleveland State Community College
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