Smita Dhakal
Baltimore,MD
Summary
Highly effective Procurement Supervisor offering 7 years of experience in supply chain management. Proven excellence building, negotiating and managing supplier relationships to obtain favorable costs. Drive continuous process improvements.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Procurement Supervisor
Exact Sciences Corporation
Baltimore, MD
08.2021 - Current
- Provide daily support to direct reports and engage with cross function groups to trouble shoot order issues, service issues
- Prepare comprehensive reports, metrics, analytics, and data summaries as requested
- Accountable for reviewing Requisitions and approving Purchase Orders
- Identify and communicate changes in schedules and delivery with applicable terms and end users to achieve resolution
- Manage Open Order Reports and attend meetings with suppliers to meet aggressive timelines and purchasing requirements
- Develop new and maintain existing metrics to measure team performance
- Assist with supplier quality management including annual reviews, participation in supplier quality audits and documentation
- Identify and communicate gaps and work with Operations team and Materials Management team for resolution
- Involved in SAPCR master data cleanup of Purchase Info records, Source list and material types to support internal projects
- Procurement lead on SAP Enable Now project
- Build, maintain and update Job Aides, Work Instructions, Policies, and training documents
- Act as a liaison with Legal regarding contracting issues and with Finance/Accounting team with invoice issues
- Serve as a super user and SME for selected Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems implementation and improvement projects
- Lead and supervise the team in performance reviews while providing mentorship, guidance, and training on procurement best practices.
Business Services & Logistics Supervisor
Champions Oncology, Inc
Rockville, MD
05.2018 - 07.2021
- Managed procurement process by requesting quotes (RFQ), maintaining over 50 vendors, conducting negotiations
- Created POs in Great Plains, and tracked through receiving, account coding and reconciling accounts
- Managed and reported monthly procurement metrics to VP, including cost savings and shipment forecast accuracy
- Collaborated with vendors and requisitioners on potential alternatives for products on extended backorder
- Attended supplier visits both onsite and via teleconference
- Collaborated with Finance team with timely resolution and information gathering related to invoicing discrepancy or concerns
- Selected vendors to analyze lead times for accuracy, resolve backorders, and establish purchasing strategy
- Researched, selected, and implemented the company’s inventory management system
- Managed a 3-person procurement and logistics team.
Procurement & Logistics Specialist
Champions Oncology, Inc
Rockville, MD
09.2016 - 04.2018
- Coordinated with BD representatives and Project Managers to ship samples to potential clients to secure new business
- Maintained over 10 Purchase Orders weekly by tracking and receiving items
- Maintained an adequate inventory of laboratory and office supplies per business needs
- Served as Equipment Manager by maintaining equipment acquisition, repair of all lab equipment
- Ensured re-certification/re-calibration of over 300 equipment according to due dates and manufacturer recommendations
- Assisted Supervisor with Procurement process by obtaining quotes, evaluating vendors, conducting negotiations.
Lead Pharmacy Technician
Rite Aid Pharmacy
Baltimore, MD
01.2008 - 01.2015
- Received, reviewed, dispensed and labeled over 250 prescriptions daily.
- Managed Control substance and other medications inventory and reporting.
- Managed inventories, rotated stock, removed expired or damaged drug products and resolved discrepancies in drug counts.
- Worked with insurance companies to process claims, resolve problems and obtain payments.
- Received and verified daily incoming drug inventories, reported discrepancies and logged items into inventory system.
- Established and updated patient profiles, medications and insurance details.
- Assisted pharmacist with clearing high volume of prescriptions and responded to customer questions.
- Won “Employee of the Quarter” award.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
01.2020
Associate - Flight Management
05.2014
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Finance
05.2012
B.S - Business Administration, Accounting, Economics
01.2005
Skills
- Price Negotiation
- Direct and Indirect Procurement
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Staff Hiring and Training
- Relationship Building
- Process Improvement
- Vendor Sourcing
- Account Coding
- Contract Negotiation
- Purchase Orders
- Inventory Management
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Policy Improvements
- ERP Systems
Technologies
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- Powerpoint
- Outlook
- Teams
- Slack
- SAP
- Conga
- Agile
- Great Plains
- Salesforce
- VSR+ Inventory Management System
- Quartzy
Certification
- Excelling as a Manager or Supervisor Training - 2018
- Lean White Belt Certificate - 2018
- DOT & IATA Dangerous Goods Training - 2017
Websites
Timeline
Procurement Supervisor - Exact Sciences Corporation
08.2021 - Current
Business Services & Logistics Supervisor - Champions Oncology, Inc
05.2018 - 07.2021
Procurement & Logistics Specialist - Champions Oncology, Inc
09.2016 - 04.2018
Lead Pharmacy Technician - Rite Aid Pharmacy
01.2008 - 01.2015
William Woods University - Master of Business Administration (MBA),
Community College of Baltimore County - Associate, Flight Management
University of Baltimore - Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance
Nepal - B.S, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics
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