United States
Currently a Director leading the Procurement Department at ND Paper, Inc. while also serving on the Senior Leadership Team. Previously employed with SI Group within the Maintenance Management department. Procurement & Maintenance Management professional with a demonstrated history of working in the pulp & paper products industry. Previously oversaw all facets of procurement for the Fairmont Division of ND Paper while reporting directly to the VP of Procurement. Highly skilled procurement, materials management & plant maintenance super user in SAP. Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, Sales, Managing Crews, Operational Planning, and Risk Assessment. Strong operations professional with an Associates Degree in Applied Science, Business Technology.
Leading and managing all sourcing, contracting, and procurement operations across a $300 million spend portfolio in support of a leading U.S.-based paper manufacturing company with 2 paper mills, 1 box plant, and 2 converting facilities.
• Demonstrating leadership to the business with a practical application to the financial results. • Leading the Services purchasing efforts, supporting strategic and tactical activities around Services procurement at ND facilities. • Collaborating with the Purchasing and Category Managers to communicate, coach, and adhere to ND Paper purchasing policies, processes, and procedures • Supporting the Company/Plant goals of reducing cost, improving quality, safety, and continuous improvement objectives. • Daily, timely review of Services requisitions for appropriate data, accuracy, documentation, contract compliance, and need for competitive bidding. • Driving spend to contract and preferred vendors, actively working to reduce tail spend. • Develop and distribute Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to qualified suppliers. • Document/review of comparative bid analysis and provide purchase recommendations to the business. • Interface with suppliers and internal customers ensuring Service items meet the need and specification requirements of the business. • Negotiate commercial terms for Services including purchase agreements to complex construction and engineering contracts, and claims. • Working with internal customers to review and drive supplier performance that delivers highest value. • Track, maintain, and report cost savings as attributed to strong negotiations. • Support and execute strategic plans for the Services area to support business goals in cost, quality, delivery, and risk management.
Very early in my purchasing career, establishing the fundamentals of purchasing. Primary task was generating purchase orders within SAP. Supporting the maintenance, I&E & operations teams by ensuring replenishment of MRO spares. Managed MRP levels per usage trends to ensure sustainability. Responsible for all facets of procurement at the Fairmont Pulp Mill. Chemicals, MRO, services, equipment, direct & indirect.
Warehouse coordinator, overseeing $1.5 million inventory. Tasks included material planning, cycle counts, GR/GI, receiving and shipping, while maintaining & supporting purchasing related efforts. Served as internal SAP procurement super user, leading procurement efforts during roll-out of SAP to the Fairmont Division. Spent 12 weeks in Montreal preparing at Resolute Forest Products corporate office for the roll-out.
Specialized in servicing one customer that generated the highest sales for the branch.