Ryan Flanigan

About Ryan Flanigan

I am an experienced and well-rounded supply chain professional with a proven background in procurement, demand and supply planning, negotiation, cost reduction, order management, inventory supervision, and vendor relationships.I look forward to networking with fellow Supply Chain professionals, expand my knowledge, and help my team consistently improve.

Experience

1. Buyer

   Steel Dynamics, Inc

   Dec 2020 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Create, execute, and manage sourcing and supply strategies to ensure continuous mill production•Negotiate favorable contract renewals, securing extended service agreements with critical partners•Manage supplier relationship and support sales in developing new supplier relationships and enhancing existing ones•Maintain supplier records with special attention to pricing, usage rates, lead times, vendor performance, and defective products•Support production / new production introduction activity by serving as a member and / or materials resource on product development teams•Create accurate purchase orders based on purchase requisitions, mill commitments, mill capabilities / preferences, customer specification requirements, logistics and service center or supplier constraints•Monitor commodity-impacting market trends to establish insight for strategy development, execution, and risk mitigation

Education

• Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business

  Master Certificate, Supply Chain Management & Procurement

  2020 — 2020

• Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business

  Master's Certificate, Supply Chain Management & Logistics

  2014 — 2014

• Robert Morris University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration and Management, General

  2004 — 2008