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Purchasing Manager @ Schreder From December 2009 to April 2011 (1 year 5 months) Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist @ Shure Incorporated From November 2006 to December 2009 (3 years 2 months) Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing @ Eaton - Lighting Current Role:Senior Manager overseeing the Sourcing Team which have responsibilities across Electronics (ballasts, lamps, PCBA's, controls, electronic components);...

Purchasing Manager @ Schreder From December 2009 to April 2011 (1 year 5 months) Senior Strategic Sourcing Specialist @ Shure Incorporated From November 2006 to December 2009 (3 years 2 months) Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing @ Eaton - Lighting Current Role:Senior Manager overseeing the Sourcing Team which have responsibilities across Electronics (ballasts, lamps, PCBA's, controls, electronic components); Metals (steel, aluminum, copper, and galvanized); Mechanical Parts (stampings, fabrications, extrusions, castings, injection molded parts, fasteners, poles, etc.); Electro-Mechanical (sockets, wire, harnesses, and Insulators); and all off-shore PFGR (purchased finished goods). Main focus is managing and developing the group while exceeding our metrics and reporting back to senior level management our results and continued wins surrounding a highly optimized supply chain with high performing suppliers and well executed savings plans. All tasks are defined and executed in order to further develop Eaton Lighting as a premier manufacturer of lighting and lighting related products while maintaining our core values and ethics.Prior Role 1 > Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing Electronics and PFGR: Senior Manager overseeing the Electronics Strategic Sourcing Team which have responsibilities for all electronics (ballasts, lamps, PCBA's, controls, sockets), copper wire, and all off-shore purchased finished goods. Individual responsibilities include administering and managing the goals for the team around savings, supplier development, purchasing optimization, localized supply, on time delivery, inventory turns, and cash flow. All tasks are defined and executed in order to further develop Cooper Lighting as a premier manufacturer of lighting and lighting related products.Prior Role 2 > Strategic Sourcing Manager: Commodity Manager for ballasts, lamps, laminations, magnet wire, fasteners, and poles. Main focus is developing a robust supply chain at cost competitive levels while implementing new business opportunities and managing projects which will further develop Cooper Lighting as a premier manufacturer of lighting and lighting related products. Peachtree City, GASenior Buyer Planner @ Shure Incorporated • Manage supply chain for both finished goods and electrical components including but not limited to passives, actives, transformers, antennas, switches, power supplies, and cable assemblies.• Execute tactical functions including but not limited to creating PO’s, expediting, clearing logistics and customs issues, dispositioning rejected goods, coordinating the SCAR process, scrubbing data within SAP, and communicating ECO’s and SEN’s to suppliers. • Active member of many Purchasing and Cross Functional Teams including Project Kick-Offs for: Kahuna, GSM Immunity, and PGX Series; negotiations for antennas, cable assemblies, and transformers; Agua Prieta Outsourcing Project, and RoHS Crossover Project. From November 2005 to November 2006 (1 year 1 month) Purchasing Agent @ Juno Lighting Group International buyer with focus on supporting new product development teams and continuing the development of an overseas supply chain. Main efforts included examining opportunites to continue off-shore production and import semi-finished and finished goods while proving out the benefit. From January 2005 to November 2005 (11 months) Purchasing Agent @ Philips Lighting 1) Commodity Manager of Raw Materials (Steel, Cable, and Resin) and many Fabricated Components. 2) Responsible for strategic and tactical purchasing activities including negotiating contracts, cost savings and cost avoidance projects, and lean manufacturing practices. 3) Purchasing support and lead for many groups and projects. From March 2001 to January 2005 (3 years 11 months) Purchasing Manager @ Nusbaum and Co. 1) Sourced and Negotiated Pricing for a $7 Million Annual International Spend2) Daily tasks included Purchasing Finished Goods and Materials, Invoicing Sales Slips, Maintaining and Replenishing Inventory Stock, and Entering Purchase and Sales Orders.3) Established and Reviewed Monthly Inventory Reports, Monthly Spend Reports, Monthly Open Payables Report, and Assisted in Updating Marketing and Promotional Literature. From October 1997 to March 2001 (3 years 6 months)