Staten Island, New York, United States
Highly skilled professional with experience in coordinating with a team, ability to negotiate terms effectively with excellent communication skills to enhance the overall strategic plan. Supports and shape new employees into proper form while actively building and maintaining relationships. Exceptionally strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Direct and optimize $20M+ in annual procurement operations, with specialized responsibility for key chemical commodities including multiple grades of polyethylene (HDPE, LLDPE, LDPE), polypropylene (homopolymers, impact and random copolymers), titanium dioxide (TiO₂), aluminum ethoxide (AET), cobalt acetate, and a wide range of catalysts. • Lead sourcing strategies and high-value negotiations to secure a resilient, cost-effective chemical supply base aligned with production and quality requirements. • Exercise award authority through comprehensive evaluation of chemical-market proposals, supplier performance metrics, and risk indicators across financial, operational, regulatory, and safety domains. • Develop and implement cost-reduction and risk-mitigation initiatives, using advanced spend analytics and market intelligence to navigate price volatility and global supply trends. • Oversee ISO- and SOP-compliant procurement processes, resolving vendor, logistics, safety documentation, and payment issues to protect manufacturing continuity. • Provide guidance to junior buyers and internal stakeholders, helping standardize procurement best practices across chemical sourcing activities.
• Managed and coordinated more than $20M in annual procurement activities, ensuring full compliance with Federal and State regulations, Board of Regents requirements, and institutional policies. • Evaluated supplier proposals and technical documentation, assessing pricing, lead times, performance history, and financial responsibility to support award recommendations. • Supported sourcing and negotiation efforts to advance organizational goals related to cost, quality, delivery, and operational efficiency. • Conducted cost and spend analyses, using market data to identify savings opportunities and inform purchasing strategies. • Ensured procurement processes aligned with ISO and SOP standards, resolving purchase order discrepancies, expediting deliveries, and coordinating with accounting on payment issues.
● Communicated with Supply Analysts on the status of builds and shipments alongside Corporate and Branch Operations regarding process improvement and product storage issues ● Expedited work orders daily through Manufacturing, Productions and Shipping/Receiving by taking charge of providing accuracy of materials within the build and ensuring it matches to what the customer needs ● Continuously improved planning and scheduling processes, by investigating and resolving inventory discrepancies ● Reported analysis daily to Upper Management about on-hand quantity, next shipment of materials, and fulfillment of productions
● Primary role is to lead the team to succeed in selling high amounts of tickets ● As one of the team leads, I manage 12 other interns under myself ● Created marketing strategies to help boost ticket sales
● Executed the day-to-day tasks of front desk operations such as collecting co-pays, scheduling appointments, communicating with insurance companies, and entering classified patient data ● Made executive decisions to side with customers instead of following policy as patients are always right and to ensure the patient is happy and to keep them as a customer ● Proactively supported multiple departments, such as the Accounts Payable, HR, and Operations Department ● Practiced confidentiality and privacy protocols in accordance with Excel Physical Therapy policies and HIPAA requirements
● Assisted HR in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring new candidates for dental associate positions ● Served as first point of contact with onboarding new hires by implementing our system performance management process ● Created a standard operating procedure to assist in carrying out routine operations in the front and back of the office that improved consistency and accuracy by 30% ● Educated leadership on the integration of OSHA-required regulation checks ● Took point in defusing disgruntled patients quickly and effectively mitigated intense disagreements
Assisted HR in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring new candidates for dental associate positions. Served as first point of contact with onboarding new hires by implementing our system performance management process. Created a standard operating procedure to assist in carrying out routine operations in the front and back of the office that improved consistency and accuracy by 30%. Educated leadership on the integration of OSHA-required regulation checks. Took point in defusing disgruntled patients quickly and effectively mitigated intense disagreements.