Anna Bell• New Baltimore, MI 48047 • (586) 854-3111 seeyamia@yahoo.com

SUMMARY

A highly motivated, self-starting team member with excellent organizational, planning, and execution skills developed in purchasing, administrative management and customer service

E XPERIENCE

9/2013 - Present Senior Buyer, Multinational Defense ContractorPlatforms and Services Sector, Weapons Systems Division

Commodity Specialist Principle with lead role developing and implementing commodity sourcing strategies based on existing spend, demand and supply challenges, marketplace conditions, and ensuring alignment with the product sector objectives

Assist the formulation and implementation of sourcing strategies, participate on cross-functional teams to ensure that company is leveraging its spend, effectively utilize resources, drive to best value and improve overall supplier performance management across value chain

Conduct spend analysis, needs assessment and business case development Identify and implement cost savings, spend reduction, supplier consolidation, lead time reduction, and standardization opportunities while maintaining/increasing quality, service and mitigating risk

Supports supplier development and improvement including small business initiatives, implement second source initiatives via maintaining, reporting on, and providing performance recommendations to BU

Conduct proposal negotiations, all purchase administration and communication, supplier audits, management request for information to support evaluation for production development, implement second source initiatives via maintaining, reporting on, and providing performance recommendations to BU

Monitor, update and reconcile POs and delivery issues to help resolve blocked invoices

9/2008-3/2013 Senior Buyer, Multinational Defense ContractorLand and Armaments Sector, Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Division

Prototype and MRO Purchase Specialist, single buyer for a customer driven research and development center of tactical wheeled vehicle systems for a multi-national defense contractor

Plan and procure materials, services and all MRO needs for 2 buildings, over 70 prototype project managers, engineers, designers and vehicle build staff

Liaison with project managers, engineers, designers, buyers, and cost analysts nationwide to ensure excellent customer satisfaction throughout lifecycle of contract

Manage all aspects of RFQ, incorporate contractual, technical, quality and schedule requirements in the competitive bidding process, negotiation and award of contracts

Perform all pre and post award administrative and audit activities in accordance with line of business policies, procedures, and applicable government regulations

Exercise discretion and independent judgement to maintain strict security protocols for facility and IP export or import

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E XPERIENCE

1/2004 - 9/2008 Senior Buyer, General Purpose Vehicles, New Haven, MI 48048

Sole buyer for a prototype company developing a family of 5 military vehicles and 4 simultaneous platforms including commercial municipal trucks

Procured $6 million inventory parts and $500,000 MRO annually Managed $25.8 million in raw materials, outside services, and in house fabrication needs,

assuring proper flow from engineering drawing releases, to indented BOM through MRP and vendor delivery

Launched first production buying program for 90 exportable fire and rescue vehicles Trained additional associates Developed defective parts procedure and vendor return policy Established and implemented expediting procedures Interfaced with all departments to ensure product, sales and business goals were met

1998-2004 Buyer / Office Manager, Jesco Products Company, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI

Started as a Purchase Assistant / Job Costing Specialist, promoted to Material and Inventory Analyst, prior to final promotion to Buyer / Office Manager Role.

Managed human resources and payroll for 15 to 20 employees Responsible for 100 receivables and 200 payable accounts, collected $3 to $4 million

annually in receivables and $50,000.00 on 2 year plus delinquent accounts; balanced checking, payroll and savings accounts of $3.5 million in annual cash flow.

Forecasted sales, commissions, payroll, receivables, payables, savings, and loan payments for business planning; followed-up and verified each departments status on weekly and monthly business goals, analyzed projected cash flow goals to actual, synergized with management for future financial organizational goals

Provided sales quotes for machinery, installation projects, and spare parts; processed up to 40 customer call-in, internet and fax orders daily, used Chrysler and General Motors electronic release and payment system to extract orders, submit invoices and receive payment

1994-1997 Customer Service Coordinator, Ti-Coating, Inc., Utica, MI 48315

E DUCATION

2013 A.B.A., Macomb Community College, Clinton Township, MI 48038

TRAINING

(FAR) Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15, Intellectual Property, (SSA) Special Security Agreement, ISO Refresher, Ethics, Red Cross CPR/AEDT, (TQS) Training Quality Standard, Basic (SPC) Statistical Process Control, Team Building and QSG Quality Support Group

A FFILIATIONS

Membership Committee for Women In Defense Michigan Chapter, Sponsors of Fallen and Wounded Soldier Charity, and S.T.E.M. Michigan Initiatives

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