Judi Kidd

About Judi Kidd

I am open to receiving invitations or emails at j•••••••@gmail.comAn energetic, passionate, procurement and sourcing professional with ten years experience in the profit and nonprofit business sectors. Demonstrated skills in organization and management of acquisitions, contract negotiations, and developing internal and external relationships. Utilizes the philosophy of Operational Excellence Management and Lean Six Sigma to increase performance and return on investments with cost savings that adds to the company’s value. Specialties: Procurement, cost reduction, cost analysis, and project management. Proficient in Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, MetaStat for Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, SnagIT, Project Management, Adobe, SAP, Concur travel and reimbursement, and Oracle. Working knowledge of FARS and DFARS.

Experience

1. Procurement Sourcing

   Transportation

   Feb 2013 — Present · Boston, MA, US

   Responsible for procurement of 60 assigned commodities of non-inventory and capital equipment. •Review specifications for contractual and technical appropriateness prior to bids.•Assist in pre and post-bid meetings to clarify specifications and contractual requirements.•Established cost savings through quoting and negotiating process.•Created and executed purchase orders/requisitions from internal customers.•Tabulate bids.•Preparation of cost and price analysis.•Liaison between vendors and accounting on invoicing and pricing discrepancies.•Worked with receiving to resolve all issues.•Supplier Diversity.•Established and maintained relationships with vendors/suppliers.•Established and developed sources for continuous process improvements.•Followed quidelines of company and Sarbanes-Oxley procedures.•Review files, catalogs, specifications and bid list to locate opportunities to obtain better pricing without sacrificing quality.•Communicate effectively both orally and in written correspondence.•Bring skills and level of professionalism to effectively deal with an array of situations that occur.•Ability to deal effectively with differences of opinion and work toward building consensus.•Accountability in completing work assignments and helping others to complete their goals and objectives.•Knowledge of FAR, Microsoft Office Suite, Project, Lean Six Sigma, and Operations Excellence.

Education

• Boston University

  Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

• University of Phoenix

  Master, Business Administration

  2009 — 2011

Skills

• Project Management
• Access
• Customer Service
• Procurement
• Lotus Notes
• Supply Chain
• Logistics
• Retail
• Customer Relations
• Problem Solving
• Operations Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Microsoft Project Managment
• Crm
• Budgeting
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Forecasting
• Contract Management
• Data Analysis
• Business Management
• Team Leadership
• Erp
• Financial Analysis
• Payroll
• Analysis
• Negotiation
• Outlook
• Quantitative
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Supply Chain Management
• Process Scheduler
• Vendor Management
• Sap
• Teamwork
• Business Analysis
• Peoplesoft