Over 20 years experience in procurement and operations on many levels with bottom line favorable results. Hands on experience in manufacturing, including procurement, supply chain management, customer service, production planning, and quality control. Demonstrated ability to design process flows; proven record of accomplishments in Coordinated Buying Methodology/Strategic Sourcing with cross functional/cross divisional, multi location teams; typically my role has been as a facilitator driving team members to consensus on development of the RFP, creating the RFP – issuance and management of responses, keeping team members involved through summaries and updates; completing analysis or managing the analysis process, negotiating commercial terms of contract and contract construction, implementation and transition. During the life of the contract, I have created surveys and supplier scorecards to track the long term results and terms of the contract as an audit procedure. Strong project management skills in capital project execution. Specialties: Strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, compliance and business integration, purchasing from req to check life cycle.

Director, Capital Procurement @ Provide direction and management for the capital procurement group supporting the paper mills, converting locations (including corrugated, folding carton, merchandise display and recycle), along with all MHE purchases across all business units. From July 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Duluth, GASenior Procurement Manager, Mill Capital @ Responsible for mill capital procurement; manage a team of three procurement/engineering professionals that supports 20+ pulp and paper mills in all areas for capital purchasing of equipment and services with spend levels of over $300MM. Development of all RFI's, RFQ's and RFP's, negotiate all commercial terms and finalize all contracts including detailed statement's of work. Work closely with engineering, legal and senior management to meet the goals of the division. From August 2011 to Present (4 years 3 months) Duluth, GAManager Strategic Initiatives @ Work closely with Business units across the company in the areas of RFP development, issuance and management of process through contract negotiations and execution; team member of newly formed Strategic Group bringing value across the entire Supply Chain through a managed process and procedural approach to total spend. Provide full support functions for all plants and operating facilities through processing of requisitions to fully sourced purchase orders through ERP system; maintain full responsibilities for contracts and issuance of all statements of work. From June 2009 to August 2011 (2 years 3 months) Atlanta, GAStrategic Sourcing Consultant @ Providing Strategic Sourcing consulting to varied client base including manufacturing firms, global product distribution company including providing integration of new purchasing techniques for alignment with Lean Manufacturing processes. Completed on-site supplier surveys/validation audits and e-sourcing solutions internationally for machined, deep drawn and stamped parts, as well as plastic injected molded parts and tooling requirements for a large OEM gauge maker utilizing past experience as a machinist that brought depth to the programs. Sourced all areas of indirect spend for a Fortune 500 company in the areas of T&E spend, fleet maintenance (car and trailer), waste haulage and recycling opportunities, temp labor services and commercial print with a spend level of over $300MM. Instrumental in e-sourcing over $500MM of spend in MRO across multiple divisions for a global, privately held conglomerate with holdings in pulp and paper, chemicals and transportation. Completion of spend analysis and sourcing strategy for general mill supplies, lubrications, PVF and forklift spare parts and services. Facilitated cross functional teams with as many as 20 team members developing RFP content, managing complete cycle of RFP through contract negotiation and implementation. Completed store room analysis and implemented supplier buyback program reducing obsolete on-hand inventory across multiple manufacturing plants. From September 2005 to June 2009 (3 years 10 months) Procurement Manager @ Part of a team of professionals charged with expanding manufacturing capabilities in the US and China for the photovoltaic industry; greenfielded a production facility in China; integral in applying Best in Class procurement procedures for value add to the overall supply chain. Projects were completed on time and within budget. Responsible for all Purchase Order issuance and payment settlements for all capital projects; introduced inventory controls through supplier maintained and managed inventory programs that reduced overall operating costs. Standardized RFQ process across all business units reducing error rates and improving analysis of quotes. Supervised and trained purchasing staff in all procedural changes and supplier program implementations. From March 2008 to May 2009 (1 year 3 months) E-Sourcing Manager @ e-Sourcing Manager for a major management consulting firm. Provide accelerated sourcing to a varied client base using an on-line RFP/Auction tool. Completed sourcing engagement for folding cartons and labels for a Canadian food company with a total spend of $15MM with a 22% savings for folding cartons and a 43% savings for labels. Team member for internal MRO ‘FastPak’ group that includes the development of “Best in Class” sourcing strategies, RFP templates and market information; completed three categories to date - PVF, Lubricants and Microsoft EA/SA Agreement. From September 2004 to August 2005 (1 year) Sourcing Manager @ Sourcing Manager for a Procurement outsourcing firm with clients in the REIT industry, and a variety of different manufacturing facilities; including nuclear facilities and petroleum refineries. Responsible for spend levels from $2MM to over $100MM. Successfully negotiated savings in the 39% range for a major REIT for purchases of office supplies, office equipment and commercial print; sourced ten MRO categories for a major petroleum refinery with savings in the 12% to 27% range and sourced indirect and direct materials for a major chemical and adhesives company with a spend level of over $200MM. Company was a start up firm under VC. From September 2003 to October 2004 (1 year 2 months) Purchasing and Analysis - Folding Carton Division @ Responsibilities included negotiating the buy out of equipment leases for capital equipment, service agreements for digital printing equipment and sourcing of targeted commodities. Successfully led a cross functional team in a Coordinated Buy opportunity for Copiers, Fax and Printers across divisions which resulted in 27% savings. Maintained and tracked all board purchases for Folding Carton Division, including supplier management and problem solving for plants with a total spend level of over $280MM. Worked closely with Directors to provide Production Reports by plant each month and validate benchmarking data mined from AS 400 and converted into spreadsheets for graphical presentation. Sourced printing supplies, coatings, pre-pressroom supplies, inks and various other commodities with results of over $4MM in savings over a three year contract life. From October 2001 to September 2003 (2 years) Norcross, GACorporate Purchasing @ Provided analytical support and sourced commodities for the Corporate Purchasing Group with annual spend of $3.3B. Created highly detailed RFQ data spreadsheets for bidding process and managed return of bids, including negotiate price, terms and develop implementation plans; interacted with suppliers throughout total process. From March 2000 to October 2001 (1 year 8 months) Atlanta, GARecycled Fibers Buyer @ Actively involved in logistics for over $100MM in wastepaper annually, including procurement of raw materials and scheduling of inbound transportation from vendors to mills. Provided high service level in selling plant-generated clippings for 18 container plants including quality, invoicing and transportation issues. Provided analytical support and monitored inventory and usage levels for three mills. Developed yearly budget for department and monitored monthly for General Ledger posting accuracy. Resolved customer account payment discrepancies. From June 1994 to March 2000 (5 years 10 months) Sales and Programmer/Machinist @ From 1987 to 1994 (7 years)

Bachelor's Degree, Paralegal Studies @ Liberty University Bobbi Chadwick is skilled in: Contract Negotiation, RFP preparation, Strategic Sourcing, Spend Analysis, E-procurement, Procurement, Supply Management, Global Sourcing, eSourcing, Supplier Development, Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Materials Management, Supplier Negotiation, Cross-functional Team..., RFP, Logistics, Process Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Contract Management, ERP, Negotiation, Manufacturing, Management, Pricing, Leadership, Program Management, Analysis, Project Management, Continuous Improvement, Budgets, Six Sigma, Production Planning, Supply Chain..., Business Process..., Vendor Management, SAP, Forecasting, Management Consulting, MRP, Outsourcing, Operational Excellence, Operations Management, Process Engineering, Start-ups, Human Resources, Change Management