Sourcing Specialist

Specialist & Consultant

Young professional with 4 years of supply chain experience; material planning, procurement and logistics. 

?	Wrote and issue RFP’s for multiple projects
?	Lead cross functional teams on monthly metrics needed
?	Extract data from SAP for both purchasing and material management reports
?	Rolled out new SAP processes to various departments; providing training documents 
?	Coordinate bid meetings with a multitude of contractors
?	Analyze and interpret spend among various vendors
?	Prepare monthly KPI’s for both purchasing and materials management
?	Develop a vendor scorecard to improve supplier performance 
?	Work closely with engineering and design on construction projects
?	Initiate cost-savings opportunities through forecasted spend
?	Manage over $20MM in material spend
?	Surpassed $5MM in minority spend for 2016
?	Forecast upcoming construction projects with data from engineering and sales 


?	Worked closely with our integrated supplier on stocking levels, MRP and EDI information 
?	Developed logic for BEx Analyzer needed for inventory and purchasing reports
?	Forecasted material needed for new construction projects by analyzing purchasing history and design specifications
?	Explored benchmarking metrics with other gas utility companies to ensure continuous improvements 
?	Discussed standardization of materials with subject matter experts to achieve buying power
?	Identified emergency items with long lead times needed in geographic areas. 


Material Planner

?	Coordinated the shipments and delivery  of steel in the following areas: Coshocton, OH and Zanesville, OH
?	Maintained strong  working relations with a variety of carriers which enabled me to negotiate the best possible rates
?	Updated Carrier Insurance
?	Consolidated shipments to reduce transportation costs


Logistics Coordinator

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David Graham

Duquesne University