Supply Chain Management (Contract) - Virgin Galactic, The Structures Company - Seal Beach, CA
(2025-01 - 2026-12)
- Negotiate key and strategic supplier performance to achieve best value to support Corporate Programs to build Aircraft.
- Develop and manage performance metrics includes on-time delivery, quality ratings sourcing justificaitons/methodology.
- Coordinate and assist in determining materials and schedules to support with design and construction/production.
Strategic Buyer, Regional North America - BSH Home Appliances Corporation - Irvine, CA
(2021-01 - 2024-12)
- Recognized by Sr. VP Sales and CEO for exemplary participation with cross functional teams and execution management of services valued at $500K for Regional North America Corporate Conference.
- Created Comprehensive Commodity Strategy aligned with stakeholders' and Company goals with focus on Total Cost of Ownership.
- Commodity management valued at $30M for Sponsorships, Production, Creative Marketing Services, Market Research, Showroom Design and Constructon.
- Assess internal and external client requirements from Strategic perspective to meet all stakeholders' expectations and future needs.
- Utilized Coupa Sourcing platform to initiate and facilitate RFx formal bid process manage contracts, and amendments valued up to $3M.
- Conduct RFx process beginning to end process (. i.e. Prebid meetings, vetting, cost analysis, contract negotiation, award and execution).
- Business planning and forecasting for Indirect/direct Categories in Regional North America.
Procurement Specialist III - L3 Harris, (Nesco Resources) - Anaheim, CA
(2021-01 - 2021-12)
Buyer II - L3 Harris, (Nesco Resources) - Anaheim, CA
(2019-01 - 2020-12)
- Source, negotiate and procure build to print MRO commodities to obtain best price and quality abiding by company policies and procedures in accordance with government requirements such as FAR, DFAR, and ITAR/EAR valued up to $700K.
- Interface and collaborate with Engineers and Planning on blueprint discrepancies, deviations, BOM's and EO's.
- Manage, evaluate, counsel and advise suppliers on quality clauses, deliveries to meet production schedules, and performance.
- Prepare RFP pacage to include documents, RFx results, Cost Analysis, supplier quotes, price, and market analysis.
- Provided overall Savings of 150K.on commodities (i.e.Rubber Products, Plastics, EMI Gaskets, Metals, Hardware, Chemicals, Floor stock).
Buyer / Planner - Health Ade Kombucha (Accountemps) - Torrance CA
(2021-01 - 2021-12)
- Improved planning and forecasting efficiencies by reducing redundancy and steps needed to provide accurate data valued at $1M.
- Access raw materials need and manage process while partnering with Suppliers to assure demands were met.
- Manage, evaluate, counsel and advise suppliers on quality clauses, deliveries to meet production schedules, and performance.
- Partner with management and location leadership to adjust workload impact on operations/production during new construction.
- Support Manager with financial analysis and planning for future raw material demands and services.
Senior Buyer - The Capital Group (Wincorp Solutions) - Irvine, CA
(2019-01 - 2019-12)
- Sourced professional services, custom orders, printing services, marketing, media, engineering services, and merchandise.
- Contract negotiation required interaction with internal and external legal entities per government regulations and company guidelines.
- Supported the acquisition of maintenance and operational support services for CG's US properties valued at $600K.
- Created, facilitated and executed MNDA, Statement of Work contracts, Service Levels and Master Service Agreements.
Sourcing Specialist - WDPR Walt Disney Imagineering, Adventures by Disney (ACS Group) - Glendale, CA
(2018-01 - 2018-12)
- Lead 500K sourcing projects, Pre-bid meetings with domestic and foreign suppliers to support stakeholders within company policies.
- Sourced potential suppliers for new, on-going, and future company business.
- Facilitated, lead, administered Request for Proposals (RFP) and pricing comparison analysis, Technical and Commercial Scorecards.
- Performed pricing comparison, cost analysis and savings report.
- Contract Administration (i.e. Master Service Agreements, Program Orders, Tour Operator Master Agreement).
Procurement Agent / Supplier Program Manager - The Boeing Company, Defense, Space & Security (Yoh Services Inc) - Huntington Beach, CA
(2017-01 - 2018-12)
- Sourced and negotiated 25K-100K build to print electronic components and MRO commodities for Government programs.
- Collaborated and advised across functions to report risks, issues, and performance to plan/Supplier Corrective Action.
- Prepared, created, and executed Strategic Agreements, Service Agreements and Proprietary Intellectual Agreements (PIA).
- Investigated, audited, analyzed, educated, and resolved emergent issues with Suppliers, Internal and External Clients.
- Developed and presented supplier performance improvement recommendations and plans in compliance with government regulations.
- Performed root-cause analysis, developed and deployed corrective and preventative action plans
- Communicated performance expectations and metrics to evaluate and advise supplier with improvement solutions.
Procurement Representative, Sourcing & Procurement/Supply Chain - The Disneyland Resort - Anaheim, CA
(2001-01 - 2016-12)
Material Master Analyst Assistant, Sourcing & Procurement - The Disneyland Resort - Anaheim, CA
(1999-01 - 2001-12)
- Category Management, Sourced, reviewed, cost analysis and collaborated with segment stakeholders on new projects
- Participate in defining, creating, implementing, executing, and improving supply chain processes such as Supplier Qualification
- Contract administration which required consulting with legal. (i.e. services agreements SLA, equipment evaluations, RFP).
- Developed, lead and implemented consolidation process to include negotiated 5-10% cost savings for re-themed and new restaurant location openings with existing contracted supplier. Consolidation process avoided and assisted with loss prevention.
- Accomplished partnership with Executive(s) initiative team to incorporate smallwares, melamine and China in over fifteen (15) designated Disneyland Resort Locations. Coordinated Supply / Inventory Management.
- Managed Hydraulic MRO contract and negotiated contract pricing for OEM spare parts (i.e. pneumatic, hydraulic).
- Trained Sourcing and Procurement, Quality Control and Production planning teams at Disneyland Hong Kong in SAP Material Master Maintenance, MRP Controller, EDMS, Inventory Management, RFQ, and Outline (WK) Agreement creation.
