Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager

TERESA S. RICHARDS

**** ********* ***** ~ Cayce, South Carolina 29033

803-***-**** n4ekt8@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Operations Management ~ Supply Chain ~ Resource Management

Performance driven Supply Chain leader with comprehensive experience leading global logistics, vendor operations and inventory management teams. Expertise in developing strategic plans and implementing “best practices” to reduce operating expenses and streamline operations. Background includes mitigating supply risk by delivering near real time product availability for clients and business units. Hands-on leader known as team member advocate, change control supporter and cost savings champion. Proficient in MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Access, MS Project, Publisher, WordPerfect, SAP, AS/400, Oracle, FoxPro, Lotus Notes, Windows XP/2000/NT, IE, QuickBooks, Peachtree Accounting, Ariba, ACT!, CorelDraw.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FLEXTRONICS, Columbia, South Carolina 2007 - 2010

Senior Buyer

• Led manufacturing, reporting and inventory control for New Product Introduction (NPI) including quality control and logistical planning for global supplier base. (US, Canada, Mexico, UK, Eastern Europe, Asia)

• Improved reporting to measure product inventory levels along with shortage and surplus. Developed liability reporting for excess or obsolete material.

• Decreased shipping expenses by implementing strategic capacity planning and alternate shipping modes.

• Reduced inventory investment and ensured quality standards across product range. Eliminated overstock through evaluating performance data.

• Streamlined operations and processes to increase productivity and tighten efficiencies across distribution and procurement.

• Designed format to track raw materials and production workflow optimizing operational efficiency.

• Served as key point of contact for problem resolution for invoices, shipping errors, order changes and material replacements. Improved quality standards and resolution timeline for supplier base.

RETURNABLE PACKAGING RESOURCE, Greenville, South Carolina 2007

Operations Analyst, MRO Buyer (Contractor)

• Led purchasing efforts for all raw materials providing analysis across purchasing, sales, inventory and material acquisition reporting. Initiated purchase orders and procurement operations including delivery scheduling.

• Provided support for orders to sales administration for inventories with $50 million in annual sales revenue.

• Evaluated critical data to develop forecasting models relevant to sales history and current trends. Ensured material orders supported sales and inventory goals.

• Championed convergence efforts to ensure all inventory requests maintained service level agreements along with inventory levels aligned with division budget.

• Directed vendor due diligence efforts for new vendors to support raw material and product offerings.

• Tracked and monitored procurement of raw materials and finished goods. Developed reporting to support inventory management and procurement forecasting.

• Analyzed sales data along with key performance indicators for production waste. Prepared content for project proposals, budgets, schedules, workflow management, contracts and reporting.

KYOCERA MITA SOUTH CAROLINA, Fountain Inn, South Carolina 2006

Buyer (Contractor)

• Supported operational improvement directives reducing expenses and inventory investment by 5%. Optimized quality standards through supplier audits and vendor due diligence efforts.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

(Continued)

• Increased productivity and transparency relevant to production schedule updates. Developed cross-functional communication plan (Production, Procurement) for changes and modifications.

• Established lean manufacturing principle methodology across procurement and quality control. Collaborated with leadership to ensure implementation.

• Cultivated critical relationships with suppliers using a “partnership” model that shared financial and risk based service levels equally.

• Managed procurement and inventory investment for raw material. Established thresholds (minimum/maximum) including reorder quantities based on usage metrics. Eliminated obsolete product base in conjunction with suppliers.

• Realized cost savings for material delivery for raw materials. Maintained schedule and communicated plan to supplier eliminating excess charges.

BP CHEMICAL, INC., Charleston, South Carolina 2005

Materials Buyer, Project Coordinator

• Led business process development efforts utilizing SAP, FoxPro and Excel ensuring billable hours were allocated appropriately across data reducing manpower expenses.

• Tracked and monitored safety hours, incidents and audits by developing a monthly report via SAP. Designed monthly budget reporting with SAP data, capital and project expenses.

• Ensure change control and scope definition for projects. Track and monitor project status providing updates to key stakeholders and project team.

BEHR HEAT TRANSFERS SYSTEMS, INC., Charleston, South Carolina 2000 - 2004

Manufacturing Engineering Coordinator, MRO Buyer

• Developed strategic initiatives across manufacturing engineering division reducing expenses and streamlining operations for products. Expanded profit margin while reducing overall customer expense.

• Managed vendor operations, inventory management, supply chain, and global logistics for US, Germany, UK and Western Europe.

• Collaborated with Configuration Management group to develop part numbers and bill of materials for new product offerings. Updated supplier database and served as design administrator.

• Collaborated with business stakeholders to identify process issues and recommend solutions to improve operations; focused on logistics touch points for all business units.

• Improved cost structure by implementing global logistics strategy to optimize total cost and asset utilization along with customer requirements. Leveraged delivery data from XPPS MRP System (SAP).

• Oversaw procurement operations including third party selection and evaluation. Led continuous cost reduction and value improvement activity across division and key business units.

• Established performance tracking through monthly metric and key performance indicators. Standardized SOPs for all logistics and supply chain operations.

• Provided consultative advice and interpretation support for QS-9000/ ISO 14001 procedures. Delivered training and instruction ensuring corporate and regulatory compliance.

EDUCATION

SOUTHERN WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Charleston, South Carolina

Master of Science, Management

SOUTHERN WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Charleston, South Carolina

Bachelor of Science, Management

AFFLIATIONS

APICS, The Association for Operations Management, Member, 2004 – present

CPIM – courses in process CSCP – courses in process

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