Rick Shaw
Purchasing Leader • Forecasting • Analysis • Budgeting • Sourcing • Process Improvement • Strategic Implementation • Buying
- Role
- Senior Procurement Specialist at Sappi
- Location
- Portland, ME, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rick Shaw
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Experience
Senior Procurement Specialist
Jan 2024 — Present · Portland, ME, US
Oversees $81M in procurement business for packaging & shipping supplies, IT, HR, G&A, insurance, marketing, rebates & telecommunications.•Develops comprehensive and professional sourcing plans to complete internal data discovery, scope, and specification development, market due diligence, competitive intelligence, and RFI’s & RFP’s. •Collects and evaluates RFI’s and RFP’s, using best in class sourcing tools, techniques and business practices.•Negotiates complex agreements, statements of work, and service level agreements with manufacturers, distributors, and service providers.•Facilitates Sappi’s internal process for approval, execution, and lifecycle management of agreements.•Leads implementation and rollout of negotiated agreements to ensure full utilization and supplier compliance with negotiated terms.•Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement through structural cost reduction and performance improvement involving suppliers.•Assists in developing compelling business case analysis to drive meaningful process improvements to meet strategic objectives.•Measures supplier performance against key business objectives. Participates in supplier business reviews, including supplier evaluations, supplier audits, and other related activities.•Analyzes commodity spend data and spend subgroups.•Establishes and builds upon relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders to increase competitive bidding and bring value to the organization.•Promotes and supports Sappi’s sustainability initiatives in procurement.
Education
University of Maine
Bachelor of Science - BS
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