Paula M. Bersie
Purchasing Manager @Fisheries Supply
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WORK HISTORY
Purchasing Manager @Fisheries Supply
Seattle, WA, US
Oversee procurement activities to ensure optimal inventories for a wholesale distributor business, managing cost optimization, supply chain management, and value analysis to strategically align procurement efforts with immediate and evolving business needs.*Manage procurement activities with a strong focus on mitigating inventory and supply chain volatility, which ultimately drove healthy inventory turn levels for 93% of product lines during the global pandemic.*Evaluate product offerings to determine returns on investment and product viability in the market landscape.*Engage and manage strong vendor relationships, working to develop key alliances throughout a highly diverse supply chain.*Support the implementation of new procurement processes and systems, including coordinating pre-release user testing and post-implementation training for an upgraded Order Management System (OMS).
ABOUT PAULA M. BERSIE
Throughout my career, I have worked as a Program Manager in charge of leading customer-focused projects and programs to develop, implement, and support innovative business solutions and services. My professional history includes leading projects with a focus on maintaining a global view of project deliverables, statuses, and overall performance, while driving the successful completion of customer experience-driven initiatives. I am highly skilled in directing projects to deliver graphical content packages for major television broadcasting events, and also leading training programs to educate technical teams in proper system and process management. I am also well known as a skilled communicator and strategist with the ability to unify diverse, multicultural stakeholders, source and manage project resources, and drive advancements in project management efficiencies. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS *Directed projects focused on developing systems used to generate graphics for TV broadcasts, creating innovative systems that produced real-time graphics for the Olympic Games.*Developed and delivered training on TV graphic hardware, software, and sport-specific packages, educating 90 graphics operators from over 15 nations and live backup TV graphics services supporting over 6,755 hours of live Olympic Games broadcasts.*Analyzed and improved procurement processes by leading multiple projects to enhance supply chain and inventory management capabilities, which produced a 70% profit increase across an entire purchasing portfolio, realizing an overall profit increase of 31% since 2019.*Led customer experience design initiatives as part of an effort to migrate high-value customers with $750 million in assets from a private bank to a retail bank, directing projects with an emphasis on providing excellent stakeholder management and communication throughout customer journeys.
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