Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist — Apex Supply Solutions

Denver, CO | November 2023 – Present

• Led the transition of supplier performance tracking to SAP Ariba, automating compliance scorecard generation for 35 key vendors and reducing monthly audit prep times by 28%.
• Negotiated bulk contract agreements for steel and electrical components, slashing annual purchasing costs by $180,000 while maintaining a 99.7% parts acceptance rate.
• Streamlined the purchase order workflow using Coupa, reducing average PO approval cycles from 8 days to 2 days while eliminating processing bottlenecks.
• Managed vendor performance evaluations using advanced Excel VBA models, identifying 6 underperforming suppliers and replacing them to boost delivery SLA compliance by 15%.

Procurement Associate — Summit Logistics Group

Boulder, CO | July 2021 – October 2023

• Analyzed historical spend data for 14 operational categories using Oracle Procurement Cloud, uncovering pricing discrepancies that saved the company $95,000 annually.
• Sourced 8 new domestic suppliers to establish a dual-sourcing model for critical raw materials, decreasing sole-source dependency risk by 35% across the division.
• Coordinated with quality assurance teams to implement a structured vendor corrective action plan, lowering supplier defect rates from 4.2% to 0.8% over 12 months.
• Optimized inventory holding costs by implementing Just-in-Time scheduling, saving $45,000 in warehouse expenses and improving inventory turnover speed by 20%.

Strategic sourcing, Contract negotiation, Supplier relationship management (SRM), Spend analysis, Cost reduction, Inventory control, Category management, SAP Ariba, Coupa, Oracle Procurement Cloud, Advanced Excel, Power BI, Risk mitigation, Conflict resolution

Logistics Category Spend Consolidation

Role: Lead Procurement Analyst

Tools: SAP Ariba, Microsoft Excel, Power BI

Consolidated 8 regional logistics vendor contracts into 2 key providers, saving $140,000 in annual spend and improving service SLA compliance by 12%.

Supply Chain Risk Mitigation Initiative

Role: Sourcing Specialist

Tools: Coupa, Slack, Microsoft Excel

Designed a comprehensive supplier risk registry that analyzed 45 vendors, mitigating supply disruption risks for 15 critical parts and saving $65,000.

• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) (2023)
• Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) (2022)
• Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) (2021)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Professional Affiliations: Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice