Driven Supply Chain Analyst with over 10 years of experience in overseeing compliance, inventory management, customer care measures and logistics control. Team-oriented collaborator and innovator with talent in boosting revenues by creating production and quality checks and protocols. Loyal and dependable team leader with strong background in supply chain coordination.
Established procurement objectives for acquiring program to ensure supplier provide quality product, delivers on time to contractual need date, and tracks delivery
Led all facets of procurement responsibilities, including RFQ and bid process management, contract administration, multi -million - dollar budget oversight, and report analysis
Compiles and analyzes statistical data to determine feasibility of buying products and to establish price objectives
Led supply chain improvement efforts through management of carrier relationships, customs activities and international security measures.
Discovered most reliable and cost-effective shipping methods by analyzing previous shipment data.
Procurement Administrator/Marketing Executive
Virtexco Corporation
Norfolk, VA.
06.2014 - 05.2017
40 Hours Weekly
Responsible for business improvement services in life cycle administration and management of contracts, contract negotiations, proposal guidelines, market research
Design, create, lay-out and produce technical documentation for RFP requirements and preparation of cost/price proposals
Recognized for contributions resulting in over $10 million dollars in increased revenue
Played critical role in securing bids for federal and private commercial contracts
Developed requests and secured awards for over 13% of proposals for government and private sector projects
Communicated closely with all applicable parties within company, including art department, upper management, and sales team
Coordinated resources to craft marketing plans for various projects including product launches and events while creating effective messaging using language, graphics, and marketing collateral
Preparing solicitation documents, e.g., waiver, justification, and approval for other than full and open competition, determinations and findings, etc., incorporating cost accounting standards, testing procedures, cost escalation factors, firm-fixed price, fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-award-fee, cost data requirement
Merchant /Buyer Assistant
Dollar Tree Inc
Chesapeake, Virginia
09.2009 - 04.2014
40 Hours Weekly plus Overtime
Assist Category Merchant/ Buyer in selection of merchandise and assortment planning
Prepare weekly/monthly/quarterly reporting and assist in analyzing performance, initiate additional ad hoc analytical assignments
Order, track and organize samples for every season; ensure all photo samples are accurate and follow proper protocol for incorrect samples
Work with inventory management team to align assortment plans and store strategies
Monitor and track purchase orders and inventory through receipt reconciliation process
Impacted sales and product selection processes for Party Department
Communicated daily with 30+ vendors concerning purchasing of new and current products, pricing, UPC's, and item profitability while ensuring quality and timely delivery of merchandise in all stores through consistent communication and follow-up with vendors, distribution centers and merchant teams
Persistently helped vendors meet shipping deadlines that increased customer satisfaction
Education
MS - Human Resource Management
Strayer University
Chesapeake, VA
05.2015
BS - Sociology, Business
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA
05.2009
AS - General Studies
Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA
08.1999
Skills
Vendor relationship management
SAP
Price negotiation
Supply chain planning
Budgeting
Experience working with cross -functional teams
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
Time management
International purchasing
Supply chain distribution
Tracking metrics
Cost reduction strategies
Certification
LEAN Silver Certification, AME 2018
Excellence in Action honoree /Value Stream Material Management 2020, 2021