David Jared

Background

About David Jared

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS Qualified with over 25 years of progressively responsible, successful procurement / business management experience in many industrial sectors involving: Tactical and Strategic Purchasing, Contract Negotiations, Procurement Administration, Sourcing and Supplier Relations, Cost Saving, Materials Management, Inventory Management & Control, Interfacing with Engineering, Quality, Receiving, Accounting and Management Personnel and solving associated issues. SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS Contributed to corporate cost savings goals by negotiating contracts, combination of material requirements, sourcing equivalent products and services at lower prices, implementing blanket purchase orders and entering in to multi year contracts. Cost savings have averaged approximately $250K to $4.5M per year. Experienced in compiling data and producing written presentations for management and government auditors of all processes and events involved in the award and maintenance of procurement contracts. Presentation illustrated compliance with Federal and Corporate regulations/policies and described the procurement process, bid evaluation, contract preparation and special provisions as required. Contributed to procurement department operations efficiency through participation in Total Quality Management (TQM) process improvement and 8D problem solving teams for establishing procurement policies and procedures. Experienced with process / problem definition / identification, data gathering, analysis and presenting/implementing recommendations. Results included streamlining procurement processes by 10 to 30 percent and successfully solving general procurement related, manufacturing / business problems. Trained many new procurement personnel to successfully perform buying functions at various levels at various companies. Consistently reviewed well, promoted and given additional responsibility throughout my career.