Jesse Edwards
Director Procurement | Strategic Sourcing | Global Manufacturing | Leadership & Transformation, Six Sigma Greenbelt, ASCM
- Role
- Purchasing Manager America\'s at Elevate Textiles
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jesse Edwards
Procurement manager with 6 years of experience with including Private Equity, managing purchasing spends in excess of $250M. Proven ability to transform purchasing & supply chain teams, converting tactical operations into strategically focused organizations, which achieve record cost reduction. Strong capability to lead and develop diverse, global, cross-functional teams. Implemented supplier relationship management programs and joint venture/partnerships. Considerable international procurement knowledge, with experience in the development of low-cost country sourcing/supplier quality offices. Consistently improving supply chain performance and exceeding goals thru process development, skills gap analysis and training. Extensive knowledge of e-Sourcing, data analytics, P2P, eRFX, SRM and electronic scorecards.Successfully developed strategic sourcing process, adopted as standard purchasing process globally. International Multi-Site ManagementGlobal Sourcing & QualityProcess Development Lean ManufacturingInternet-Based Supplier ScorecardRisk ManagementTalent IdentificationHigh Level Contract NegotiationCertified Six Sigma Green BeltSupplier Relationship ManagementOrganizational TransformationBusiness Strategic PlanningEarly Supplier InvolvementSourcing and Category ManagementLCC Sourcing and Development
Experience
Purchasing Manager America\'s
Jan 2022 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US
Education
North Carolina State University
Additional Studies, Material Science and Engineering of Inorganic Materials
2011 — 2014
North Carolina State University
Additional Studies, Outdoor Leadership
2010 — 2014
North Carolina State University
B.S, Textile Technology
2009 — 2014
Skills
- Microsoft Dynamics Gp
- Microsoft Office
- Merchandising
- Microsoft Excel
- Powerpoint
- Visual Merchandising
- Retail
- Inventory Management
- Store Management
- Customer Service
- Apparel
- Inventory Control
- Fashion
- Sales
- Time Management
- Loss Prevention
- Retail Sales
- Leadership
- Team Building
- Microsoft Word
- Purchasing
- Trend Analysis
- Teamwork
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