Derek Richards
Procurement Manager - Indirect Materials at Gerdau North America
- Role
- Procurement Manager - Indirect Materials at Gerdau North America
- Location
- Tampa, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Derek Richards
A highly skilled Procurement & Supply Chain professional with proven track record of Category Management of complex and technical areas within the Indirect space. Innate knowledge and understanding of software and ERP systems and their role in transforming Procurement from Tactical to Strategic focus. Experienced in an array of projects from greenfield to highly evolved. Proficient in market research and in-depth analysis, process improvement, as well as project management to lead implementation teams on cost reduction initiatives.
Experience
Procurement Manager - Indirect Materials
Dec 2019 — Present
Education
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology
2007 — 2012
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration and Management, General
2007 — 2012
Skills
- Project Management
- Team Leadership
- Erp
- Procurement
- Mrp
- Contract Negotiation
- Inventory Management
- Data Analysis
- Purchase Orders
- Business Process Improvement
- Materials Management
- Sap Procurement
- Process Improvement
- Purchase Contracts
- Supply Chain Management
- Sap
- Supply Chain
- Warehousing
- Sap Implementation
- Purchasing Negotiation
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