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SARAH MILLER

SARAH MILLER

De Pere,WI.

Summary

Knowledgeable Buyer experienced in supporting businesses with high-quality, reliable goods delivered on a consistent schedule. Expert background in purchasing and procurement environments as well as supplier relations.

Proficient in pricing structures and contract negotiation.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Buyer 2

Schneider
05.2023 - Current
  • Increased supplier efficiency by negotiating contracts and maintaining strong relationships with vendors.
  • Reduced procurement costs through strategic sourcing, competitive bidding, and effective negotiations.
  • Collaborated with internal stakeholders to understand their needs, ensuring accurate product specifications were met in all purchases and contract negotiations.
  • Developed strong relationships with suppliers to secure favorable pricing terms and conditions for the company's benefit.

Buyer 1

Schneider
06.2021 - 05.2023
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to meet customer requirements and market demands.
  • Purchased the highest quality products and negotiate the lowest possible price.
  • Tracked shipments to ensure delivery on time and in excellent condition.
  • Worked with a leadership team to evaluate Covid-19 situation and buy products in preparation for outbreaks

Buyer

Plexus Corp
05.2019 - 05.2021
  • Purchased material in accordance with the guidelines set by Plexus.
  • Confirmed purchase orders and enters promise and commit dates provided by suppliers.
  • Sourced parts when needed to cover shortages.
  • Negotiated lead-time constraints with suppliers to negate missed commitment dates.
  • Managed and resolved PO Purchase Price Variance issues.

Supply Chain Specialist

MTI Electronics
06.2018 - 05.2019
  • Initiated and record purchase orders through an Electronic Inventory Management Program.
  • Monitored open purchase orders to ensure on time delivery of materials.
  • Trouble shot and corrected items that were received in with no purchase order number.
  • Tracked tariff invoices and inform program managers.
  • Expedited material that was on allocation in order to support steady production.

Applied Procurement Intern

Plexus Corp
01.2018 - 05.2018
  • Monitored parts on exception reports to ensure adequate supply of materials supporting manufacturing.
  • Reported and analyzed the financial health scores of suppliers.
  • Assisted the supply chain team with a bill of materials effectivity date project.

Sourcing Intern

Jason Industries Inc
09.2017 - 12.2017
  • Categorized commodity codes from the spend of the company.
  • Created and analyzed an accurate spend analysis.
  • Created a commodity code structure for all business units.

Web Merchandising Intern

National Business Furniture
05.2017 - 08.2017
  • Worked with a team to complete a summer goal of 10,000 product uploads in half the time of the original goal.
  • Uploaded numerous furniture products to company websites with pricing, freight, images, and copy.
  • Examined carrier files to find the differences between discount and minimum charges between years.

Transportation Operations Intern

KBX Logistics
05.2016 - 08.2016
  • Shipped a record breaking 200,000 loads in July as a team.
  • Tracked and routed loads to ensure on-time delivery at another facility and negotiated rates on lanes.
  • Used communication skills to contact carriers and assign loads from one facility to another.

Supply Chain Intern

Cree Lighting
02.2016 - 05.2016
  • Ran daily reports for buyers to locate open purchase orders and other assignments were.
  • Ran shortage reports for buyers to understand any shortfalls.
  • Used Oracle to send out purchase orders to other companies.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
Milwaukee, WI
05.2018

IQS RAMON LLULL
Barcelona, ES
12.2016

Skills

  • Spanish Reading Proficiency, TOPs/TED Systems, Oracle, Adobe Scene7, SAP, XA, JDE, Kinaxis
  • Pricing knowledge
  • Contract negotiation
  • Multi-tasking strength
  • Pricing analysis
  • Procurement procedures
  • Supplier oversight
  • Interpersonal ability
  • Competitive shopping
  • Product procurement

Timeline

Buyer 2

Schneider
05.2023 - Current

Buyer 1

Schneider
06.2021 - 05.2023

Buyer

Plexus Corp
05.2019 - 05.2021

Supply Chain Specialist

MTI Electronics
06.2018 - 05.2019

Applied Procurement Intern

Plexus Corp
01.2018 - 05.2018

Sourcing Intern

Jason Industries Inc
09.2017 - 12.2017

Web Merchandising Intern

National Business Furniture
05.2017 - 08.2017

Transportation Operations Intern

KBX Logistics
05.2016 - 08.2016

Supply Chain Intern

Cree Lighting
02.2016 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

IQS RAMON LLULL

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