Tanya Gilchrist
Chesapeake,VA
Summary
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.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supply Chain Specialist II
Huntington Ingalls Industries/Newport News Shipyard, Hours Weekly
Newport News, VA
07.2017 - Current
- 40 Hours Weekly Plus Overtime
- 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, VA05.2015
BS - Sociology, Business
Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA05.2009
AS - General Studies
Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA08.1999
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
Timeline
Supply Chain Specialist II
Huntington Ingalls Industries/Newport News Shipyard, Hours Weekly
07.2017 - Current
Procurement Administrator/Marketing Executive
Virtexco Corporation
06.2014 - 05.2017
Merchant /Buyer Assistant
Dollar Tree Inc
09.2009 - 04.2014
MS - Human Resource Management
Strayer University
BS - Sociology, Business
Norfolk State University
AS - General Studies
Tidewater Community College
- LEAN Silver Certification, AME 2018
- Excellence in Action honoree /Value Stream Material Management 2020, 2021
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