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Steven McCombs

Allen

Summary

Experienced purchasing professional with top-notch leadership, program management and negotiation abilities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills paired with organized nature and advanced problem-solving strengths. Improves policies, reduces waste and supports business requirements.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Purchasing Manager

CFM Materials
08.2022 - Current
  • Provides effective support to the company’s key accounts; General Electric, Safran and Flagship Airlines.
  • Responsible for procuring all CFM56 and LEAP material, in excess of $150M per year.
  • Increased spend 30% annually to keep up with increased shop visits for CFM56.
  • Wrote standard operating procedures for department.
  • Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
  • Adjusted procedures to maximize department effectiveness.
  • Coordinated paperwork, updated spreadsheets, and maintained permanent records.
  • Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
  • Identifying market sources for available material needed.
  • Price and package negotiation with suppliers.
  • Responsible for paperwork review for all parts; trace, certifications, etc.
  • Work directly with finance to be sure all suppliers are paid in a timely fashion.
  • Developed and managed a purchasing strategy to support GE and Safran engine shops.
  • Manage warehouse resources for getting inventory placed on the shelf.
  • Managing a direct report and two indirect reports in day to day procurement activities.
  • Assisting sales team in AOG and Line Down events.
  • Providing technical assistance in regard to paperwork issues.
  • Responsible for managing all new supplier setup and vetting processes.
  • Charged with issuing corrective actions to suppliers.
  • Responsible for processing all RMA’s and collecting credit memos.

Program Manager, Aerospace and Defense

Gexpro Services
01.2020 - 08.2022
  • Responsible for supply chain replenishment of General Dynamics Land Systems, LAV programs.
  • Responsible for fluid fittings, fasteners, seals and consumables on five programs with GDLS.
  • Lead for implementation of new defense contracts.
  • Quoting contract and transactional orders via company RFQ process.
  • Entering all new sales orders into company software on a daily basis.
  • Monitoring stock levels of all contract items within our inventory and the customer’s warehouse.
  • Responsible for shipment of all exported contract items; commercial invoice and export paperwork.
  • Charged with disposition and disposal of material on closed contracts.
  • Preparing purchase orders for time sensitive material.
  • Preparing purchase orders for all items requiring a secondary process; plating, drilling, cutting.
  • Provided input and customer service for demonstration and prototype vehicles.
  • Leader for onboarding BAE as a new customer.
  • Maintaining a high level of communication with customers, vendors and internal contacts.
  • Tracking spend and sales metrics through program reports.
  • Preparing excel reports daily for customers and internal customers.
  • Responsible for closing out all delivered sales orders and invoicing the customer on a monthly basis.
  • Coached team members on productivity strategies to accomplish challenging goals.
  • Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.

Logistics Sales Executive

Challenger Motor Freight
07.2019 - 01.2020
  • Generating leads through cold calling, networking and referrals.
  • Managing a sales funnel, executing all steps of the sales process from target to close to secure new business.
  • Exceeding all standards for prospecting calls, presentations, proposals and closes
  • Maintaining and growing new business in an assigned territory
  • Ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction maintaining close contact with all customers
  • Creating sales opportunities across other lines of business; Logistics, FTL, LTL, reefer, flatbed, air and ocean
  • Negotiate contracts and rate agreements
  • Developing executing and monitoring strategic and tactical goals to maximize sales and profit.
  • Providing documented activity reports of your sales efforts on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
  • Built relationships with customers and community to promote long term business growth.

Purchasing Agent

Dallas Airmotive, Inc. (Standard Aero)
07.2016 - 07.2019
  • Responsible for supply chain replenishment at Regional Turbine Centers in TX, FL, NC, PA, MN and AZ.
  • Responsible for Field Service replenishment and Expedited AOG orders worldwide.
  • Working with OEM’s (Honeywell, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce) to process purchase orders.
  • Processing RFQ’s with outside vendors.
  • Preparing all purchase orders for Regional Turbine Centers and Field Service.
  • Replenishment of bench-stock for mechanics in Regional Turbine Centers and Field Service vans.
  • Creating purchase orders for services rendered to company owned lease engines.
  • Replenishment of bench stock and components for 160+ company owned lease engines.
  • Helping technicians determine alternate and chain of supersession on engine parts
  • Purchasing airframe parts from aircraft OEM’s (Textron, Bombardier, Gulfstream, etc.) to aid engine installation
  • Aiding accounts receivable and accounts payable with tracking invoices and payment.
  • Assisting over-the-counter part sales by purchasing backordered parts.
  • Tracking of all open orders and lead times on a daily basis.
  • Actively seeking out as-removed, serviceable, overhauled, and new parts for replenishment.
  • Post and open all open work orders on a monthly basis for lease engines.
  • Created purchase orders to monitor stock levels, verify purchase requisitions, and expedite customer orders.
  • Maintained consistent email communication with stores and suppliers to confirm and track orders and verify price revisions on purchase orders.

Logistics Coordinator

Dallas Airmotive, Inc. (Standard Aero)
06.2015 - 07.2016
  • Worked with a network of carriers, freight forwarders and customs brokers on a daily basis.
  • Charged with transporting Pratt & Whitney PT6A, JT15D, PW100, PW300, PW500 and Rolls Royce Tay, Spey and BR700 turbine engines and tooling.
  • Prepared commercial and pro forma invoices for international shipments.
  • Moved all outbound dangerous goods shipments and prepared purge certificates for preserved engines.
  • Prepared inventory statements for all engine lines within my facility.
  • In charge of all transportation of tooling for internal field service representatives.
  • In charge of all transportation for remote locations in TX, FL, NC, PA, MO, NM, AZ and the UK.
  • Prepared AES (ACE System) entries company wide.
  • Serviced numerous commercial airlines including Qantas, Austrian, Virgin, Alliance, Helvetic, KLM, Avianca, Air Panama, etc.
  • Helped introduce and coach customers in utilizing EDI for real time shipment updates.
  • Processed Counter-to-Counter AOG Shipments.
  • Became expert in DHL, UPS and FedEx procedures and software.
  • Prepared spend reports for internal use.
  • Charged with coding and paying vendor invoices.
  • Tracked orders and notified customers of status or potential delays.
  • Managed loading, unloading, movement, and sorting of supplies to keep deliveries on schedule.

Account Manager

Bedrock Logistics, LLC
08.2014 - 02.2015
  • Recruited and brought on to help in the turnaround of a failing brokerage.
  • Helped centralize and restructure the division business plan.
  • Rebuilt a book of business by creating new relationships across Texas.
  • Established new carrier and customer relationships through cold calling efforts.
  • The company became profitable during my tenure.
  • Promoted conversion of casual shoppers into customers through product knowledge and product solutions to meet customer needs.
  • Consulted with businesses to supply accurate product and service information.

Logistics Account Executive

Total Quality Logistics
01.2013 - 08.2014
  • Acquired formal logistics and sales training while working on a highly diversified account.
  • Responsible for the daily administrative operations while exceeding load quotas.
  • Helped grow weekly account average revenue by 50%.
  • Increased average sales margins by 15%.
  • Helped in the logistical training of several new hires.
  • Worked daily with a large broker and carrier base to grow customer load volume.
  • Maintained high levels of communication with other brokers, customers and carriers.
  • High volumes of daily cold calling to carriers and business prospects.
  • Performed daily account duties while building and managing a personal book of business.
  • Completed sales training with highest total revenue and highest average margins in my hiring class.
  • Tracked and collected accounts receivable.
  • Helped customers navigate choices between services with support for questions such as terms, pricing, and availability.

Education

B.A. - Political Science

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
01.2012

Skills

  • Resourcefulness
  • Requests for information
  • Procurement expertise
  • Bid coordination
  • Price negotiation
  • Purchase order management
  • New vendor setup
  • Contract negotiation
  • Supplier tracking
  • Project management
  • Operations management
  • Cost reduction
  • Vendor sourcing

Timeline

Purchasing Manager

CFM Materials
08.2022 - Current

Program Manager, Aerospace and Defense

Gexpro Services
01.2020 - 08.2022

Logistics Sales Executive

Challenger Motor Freight
07.2019 - 01.2020

Purchasing Agent

Dallas Airmotive, Inc. (Standard Aero)
07.2016 - 07.2019

Logistics Coordinator

Dallas Airmotive, Inc. (Standard Aero)
06.2015 - 07.2016

Account Manager

Bedrock Logistics, LLC
08.2014 - 02.2015

Logistics Account Executive

Total Quality Logistics
01.2013 - 08.2014

B.A. - Political Science

University of Kentucky

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