MBA Resume for Packaging Engineer and Buyer

MBA Resume for Packaging Engineer and Buyer

EDUCATION
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration Charlottesville, VA
University of Virginia
Candidate for Masters of Business Administration, May 2002
• Fellow, Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
• Finance Club, Consulting Club, Graduate Women in Business, Black Business Student Forum
University of Missouri Columbia, MO
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, December 1993
• Treasurer, National Society of Black Engineers; Vice President, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
• Dean’s List 1989-1990
EXPERIENCE
Summer 2001 Wachovia Corporation Atlanta, GA
Summer Associate, U.S. Corporate Finance, Media & Telecommunications Industry Group
• Participated in client calls and sales pitches in Atlanta and Boston.
• Utilized Portfolio Management modeling software to evaluate profitability and capital at-risk
of the clients in the Telecom portfolio.
• Performed business and industry analysis on various clients to predict repayment capacity and
to evaluate financial performance.
1996-2000 Solutia Incorporated Pensacola, FL
A $3 Billion chemical company spun off from Monsanto Company in 1997.
Senior Buyer, Essential Materials
• Managed inventories of more than 200 raw materials and scheduled deliveries for two Solutia
nylon plants and seven outsourced manufacturing partners.
• Formulated strategies with contract managers to develop sourcing plan for strategic and
specialty raw materials resulting in $500 K savings.
• Led cross-functional team to reduce working capital by $1MM and consolidate precious metal
catalyst purchases resulting in $50 K savings and material handling process improvements.
• Developed and implemented procedures, trained 30 employees, coordinated and conducted
audits in order to maintain ISO9002/QS9000 quality systems registration for Purchasing &
Manufacturing Services.
Packaging Engineer and Buyer
• Managed packaging inventories of more than 100 materials and scheduled deliveries.
• Leveraged and consolidated enterprise packaging purchases as a member of national sourcing
teams resulting in enterprise savings of $2 MM and plant wide savings of $400 K.
• Identified and evaluated new ways of packaging and handling all finished goods to reduce
packaging costs and meet customer needs.
1994-1996 Monsanto Company St. Louis, MO
Buyer/Expediter, Business & Research Support Services and Engineering Purchasing
• Managed material requirements for agricultural research division and support functions.
• Conducted study for Purchasing and Accounts Payable to identify potential suppliers for
EDI/EFT resulting in a reduction of manual transactions for both departments and the addition
of 50% of suppliers to Electronic Data Interchange.
• Negotiated contracts for services not under national agreements to identify potential cost
savings and consolidate supplier base.
• Built relationships with project engineers and equipment suppliers to effectively coordinate
the manufacture and delivery of critical equipment for capital construction projects.
• Created performance evaluation tool to identify and maintain high performing suppliers and
eliminate low performing suppliers.

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