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Jessica Claire
  • Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 609 Johnson Ave., 49204, Tulsa, OK
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Executive Profile
A leadership position as a Director/General Manager of Purchasing allowing me to use my skills in purchasing and materials to help reduce inventories, improve productivity, inventory control and cash flow. Results oriented business professional with over 13 years of experience leading diverse teams and proven results in strategic planning, managing projects and team building *Supply chain professional who has developed and executed a comprehensive purchasing/commodity strategic plan which has improved suppliers performance, driven optimal inventory levels, achieved significant material productivity with increased customer satisfaction *Knowledgeable of all processes and tools associated with operations, supply chain management, lean manufacturing, production operations and materials management
Skill Highlights
SAP, AS 400, JD Edwards, Oracle and Mapics SPSS, SAS, Statgraphics, Minitab Design : AutoCAD Optimization : Arena, VIP PLANOPT
Core Accomplishments
Professional Experience
Director of Purchasing, 01/1 - Present
Omni Hotels Bretton Woods, NH,
  • Responsible for 10 Engineer to order plant's purchasing spend of $ 450 M which includes key commodities such as copper, steel, aluminum, plastics and fabricated components.
  • Manage critical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including safety, supplier performance (delivery and quality), material productivity, inventory/days on hand, on time delivery to customers and talent management.
  • Developed and instituted multiple supply chain strategies resulting in significant cost savings of $ 14 M in 2014.
  • Participated and led the value engineering activities to initiate new innovative ideas to reduce the total cost of ownership.
  • Achieved 20% improvement to the delivery metric and 35% improvement to quality metric in 2014.
  • Developed strategies to improve supplier relationship generating enhanced opportunities to meet business demand while improving bottom line results.
  • Supervise and lead the negotiation of key purchasing contracts, follow-up, scheduling and expediting of deliveries, and the development / accuracy of the supplier forecast.
  • Worked with Materials department to develop strategies for achieving Days on Hand target.
  • Successfully managed and developed a team of purchasing managers, buyers, material productivity leaders.
Purchasing Manager, 01/1 - 01/1
Mattamy Sarasota, FL,
  • Responsible for plant's purchasing spend of $ 80 M including direct and indirect materials, supplies, services, capital equipments, inventory management and shipping/receiving department.
  • Manage critical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including safety, supplier performance (delivery and quality), material productivity, inventory/days on hand, on time delivery to customers and talent management.
  • Lead the development and implementation of the plant's sourcing strategy while ensuring alignment with regional and global sourcing strategies which resulted in material productivity of $ 1.5 M in 2013.
  • Supervise and lead the negotiation of purchasing contracts, follow-up, scheduling and expediting of deliveries, and the development / accuracy of the supplier forecast.
  • Support implementation of Schneider Production Systems, driving improvement in materials management and purchasing.
  • Champion for supplier quality and upstream supplier management categories.
  • Developed inventory strategies to achieve days on hand inventory target of 23 days in 2012.
  • Implemented new cycle counting program using the SAP module and achieved 98% accuracy in critical locations Successfully managed and developed a team of buyers, materials supervisor, materials analyst and shipping/receiving personnel.
Supply chain manager, 01/1 - 01/1
Safran Group Mobile, AL,
  • Successfully led a team of 17 members which includes master schedulers, planners/buyers, shipping/receiving supervisor and material handlers to exceed customer expectations Supported the sales volume of $ 120 M with growth of new product HLA projected to be $ 100 M in the next 3 years.
  • Champion for the internal S&OP process which helped us to address capacity constraints, supplier and material issues and develop a robust production plan Partnered with the suppliers and provided accurate forecasts which improved the on-time performance from 85% to 90% Provided guidance for master scheduling, scheduling of assembly shop, external supply base and shipments of sales orders which led to customer on time delivery of 90% Collaborated with the Divisional SCM group and realized cost out savings of $ 200,000.
Materials Planning Manager, 01/1 - 01/1
Raytheon Technologies Corp Mcalester, OK,
  • Instrumental in restructuring the organization to provide better accountability and efficient utilization of resources Supported sales volume of $ 400 M consisting of 6 different product lines and 3 ledgers Initiated "excess inventory reduction project" by involving engineering, operations and supply chain, and successfully reduced inventory by $150,000 Established a dynamic and visual Kanban system to standardize processes across the plant and improve material availability Partnered with cross functional departments to implement a perpetual inventory & cycle counting system that provides visibility for advanced planning Implemented a new process of managing stock outs resulting in a 40% reduction in stock outs Developed and implemented inventory reduction strategies to achieve plant goals of days on hand and inventory dollars Partnered with the Arecibo plant to improve delivery of critical components, which in turn resulted in 50% reduction in premium freight Partnered with the Asheville purchasing team to implement robust consignment programs, which reduced inventory by $400,000.
Materials Planning Supervisor, 01/1 - 01/1
Cargill, Inc. Madison, MN,
  • Coordinated the successful transition of product lines from the Hastings plant to the Reynosa, Mexico plant Efficiently executed Project one (ERP system) at the Hastings plant Evaluated master production schedule and executed the subsequent planning ,ordering and expediting of inventory requirements Maintained inventory to attain plant and divisional goals of days on hand, inventory accuracy, on time delivery and premium freight Analyzed and implemented an efficient transportation system to optimize logistical costs.
Education
Master of Science: Industrial Engineering, Expected in May '05
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University of Nebraska - ,
GPA: GPA: 3.7/4.0
Industrial Engineering "Collaborative Supply Chain Models for Metal Finishing Industries" GPA: 3.7/4.0
Bachelor of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering, Expected in May '02
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Madras University - ,
GPA: GPA: 3.87/4.0
Mechanical Engineering "Supply Chain Management in Paper Manufacturing Industry" GPA: 3.87/4.0
Skills
analyst, AS 400, AutoCAD, commodities, contracts, cycle counting, delivery, driving, Engineer, engineering activities, ERP, functional, inventory management, inventory, JD Edwards, managing, Mapics, materials management, Materials, 98, Minitab, negotiation, next 3, Optimization, Oracle, personnel, processes, purchasing, quality, receiving, safety, sales, SAP, SAS, scheduling, shipping, sourcing strategy, sourcing strategies, SPSS, supervisor, supplier management, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, transportation, upstream

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School Attended

  • University of Nebraska
  • Madras University

Job Titles Held:

  • Director of Purchasing
  • Purchasing Manager
  • Supply chain manager
  • Materials Planning Manager
  • Materials Planning Supervisor

Degrees

  • Master of Science
  • Bachelor of Engineering

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