Open To Work
Thomas Parsons
Payette,ID
Work Preference
Summary
Supply chain professional with extensive experience in procurement lifecycle management, including supplier identification, negotiation, and performance monitoring. Strengths include cost evaluation, risk mitigation, and process improvement, ensuring alignment of supplier deliverables with organizational goals and enhancing operational readiness and efficiency.
Overview
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Certification
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Contracting Officer
Department of the Interior
Boise, USA
11.2019 - Current
- Lead end-to-end procurement processes from requirements definition through supplier selection, negotiation, award, performance monitoring, and closeout.
- Develop and execute acquisition strategies, including market research, supplier identification, requests for information (RFI), requests for quotation (RFQ), technical evaluations, and price analysis.
- Evaluate supplier proposals, qualifications, pricing structures, and capabilities to support cost-effective sourcing decisions.
- Conducted cost and price analysis to validate supplier pricing and ensure competitive procurement outcomes.
- Manage strategic procurement activities supporting organizational programs through supplier sourcing, acquisition planning, contract execution, supplier oversight, and lifecycle management.
- Managed supplier relationships and resolved performance issues through negotiation and collaborative corrective action strategies.
- Developed statements of work, technical requirements, and procurement documentation to align supplier deliverables with business objectives.
- Monitor procurement activity and analyze purchasing data to identify compliance risks, improve processes, and strengthen supply chain controls.
- Serve as Agency/Organization Program Coordinator (A/OPC) overseeing purchasing operations, account management, supplier transactions, and program compliance for Bureau of Land Management operations.
Munitions Flight Chief (E-9)
Idaho Air National Guard
Boise, USA
06.1992 - 09.2019
- Led supply operations across 10 work centers with responsibility for 80+ personnel supporting forecasting, inventory management, storage, transportation, and asset accountability.
- Managed lifecycle oversight of mission-critical inventory valued at significant operational levels while maintaining strict accountability and readiness standards.
- Directed supply chain, logistics, inventory management, and operational readiness programs supporting domestic and global military operations.
- Developed forecasting processes and logistics plans ensuring material availability for uninterrupted mission support.
- Implemented risk mitigation strategies addressing supply availability and operational constraints to enhance resource planning and transportation efficiency.
- Led cross-functional teams to execute complex logistics projects supporting worldwide contingency operations.
- Created standardized operating procedures improving consistency and reliability throughout supply chain operations.
- Conducted root cause analysis and implemented corrective actions to improve operational performance and prevent recurring issues.
- Developed and delivered training programs resulting in improved workforce capability and successful first-time qualification rates.
Line Manager
Jabil Circuit
Meridian, USA
08.2000 - 01.2002
- Directed manufacturing operations supporting global customer production requirements, quality expectations, and delivery commitments.
- Managed electronics manufacturing operations, ensuring alignment with global customer production requirements for Nokia and Redback Networks.
- Supervised and developed 35 employees in assembly operations, enhancing production performance and ensuring effective process execution.
- Managed $2M in manufacturing assets while maintaining inventory accuracy, production continuity, and asset accountability.
- Collaborated with engineering, production, and quality teams to drive process improvements and effectively address manufacturing issues.
- Applied Lean manufacturing principles to improve workflow efficiency, increasing production effectiveness by 5% for Redback programs and 8% for Nokia programs.
- Supported continuous improvement initiatives through standardized work processes, performance analysis, and operational optimization.
- Ensured production activities met safety, quality, and customer requirements.
Education
Master’s Degree - Human Resource Management
Ashford University
Clinton, IABachelor’s Degree - Business Administration
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, ORSkills
- Sourcing and procurement
- Supplier identification
- RFI management
- RFQ management
- Contract negotiation
- Supplier performance
- Procurement lifecycle
- Purchase Order Management
- Contract Management
- Supplier Evaluation
- Procurement analysis
- Market Research
- Cost evaluation & Price Benchmarking
- Risk mitigation
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Process Improvement
- Lean principles & Process Improvement
- Excel data analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- Inventory control
- Project leadership
- Process Improvement
Certification
Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C Level II), Experience managing acquisitions involving complex requirements, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and contract lifecycle management.
Timeline
Contracting Officer
Department of the Interior
11.2019 - Current
Line Manager
Jabil Circuit
08.2000 - 01.2002
Munitions Flight Chief (E-9)
Idaho Air National Guard
06.1992 - 09.2019
Master’s Degree - Human Resource Management
Ashford University
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration
Eastern Oregon University