Diann Grasse

Background

About Diann Grasse

Strong purchasing management skills with proven ability to meet deadlines and stay within budget. • Experienced with Basecamp and Hive project management software, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft office. Proficient working on MAC or PC based. • Work on a national level, sourcing to vendors located throughout the United States from coast to coast. • Critical and analytical ability to identify cost reduction opportunities • Strong negotiating skills • Ability to confront, address and deal with issues to achieve a mutually-beneficial outcome Strategic Sourcing Specialist Specializing in Commercial Print • Establish best method of print manufacturing and obtain best fit vendors to produce work. • Able to Negotiate best price with print vendors due to the ability to identify manufacturing plants with specific equipment required to produce job most efficiently • Expanded knowledge of different paper grades ranging from SCA, Groundwood and free sheets • Work with many platforms of print manufacturing including digital, offset sheetfed, offset coldest and heatset web production methods. • Experience in various types of industry specific print such as financial, healthcare, industrial, retail, and POP (point of purchase) print. • Solid base of understanding all phases of print production including prepress, printing and binding and mailing phases. • Work on a national level, sourcing print to vendors located throughout the United States from coast to coast. • Experienced sourcing with overseas manufacturing plants and managing cargo/ custom/clearing logistics. • Critical and analytical ability to identify cost reduction opportunities