1. BELINDA BROWN
10945 Gilian Ln • Knoxville, TN 37934 • C (865) 766-9293 email: bitsy23@yahoo.com
Professional Profile
Accomplished buyer with 15 years plus experience in Planning,
Purchasing, Customer Service, and Sales Training
Core Areas of Expertise
• Strategic/Tactical Buying
• Supply Chain Analysis
• Production Control/Planning
• Cost Analysis
• Inventory Management
• ERP (Oracle/SAP)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SIEMENS/CTI MOLECULAR IMAGING, Knoxville, TN 2005-Present
Sr Buyer/Commodity Manager
• Manage $4M logistics spend, annual procurement of lab supplies and materials for Siemens Biomarker
Research division
. • Manage $350K logistics spend, annual procurement of lab supplies and materials for Siemens Scanner
Test division – includes negotiation, design to cost, Kanban ordering
• Increased blanket purchase orders and decreased daily orders by 40% for Siemens Medical division
• Strategically manage 20M logistics spend, annual procurement for 50 international pharmaceutical facilities
• Managed cell phone set up and billing for local divisions
• Coordinate specifications/product consolidation for pharmaceutical production spend
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with suppliers and effectively negotiating contracts and pricing.
• Increasing purchasing power, product quality by ongoing reduction of supplier base
CTI MOLECULAR IMAGING, Knoxville, TN 2002- 2004
Buyer
• Verified pricing, placed pharmaceutical and cyclotron division purchase orders, and expedited orders to
meet production goals
• Ordered, verified, and maintained database of spare parts for pharmaceutical division.
• Coordinated with Manufacturing Engineering and new suppliers, procurement of materials needed for new
chemistry box.
• Purchased MRO supplies for corporate personnel.
• Negotiated contract for pharmaceutical facility maintenance
• Negotiated contract for CTI corporate packaging resulting in cost savings of approx $3000 annually.
• Coordinated purchases and maintenance of all cellular phones for pharmaceutical personnel.
• Work with pharmaceutical field personnel on inventory and accounting issues
ASR – AMERICAN SAFETY RAZOR, Knoxville, TN 2001-2002
Buyer
• Utilized ERP system to control/manage purchase orders for corrugated/carton commodities
• Negotiated 6-12 month pricing on corrugates/displays/cartons
• Coordinated with master schedulers to insure flow of material
• Worked with Manufacturing Engineering on release of new product designs
• Managed weekly expedites
GPU ENERGY CORPORATION, Reading, PA, 1997 - 2000
SAP Software Trainer, (1998-2000)
Logistics Buyer and Analyst, (1997-2000).
• Contributed to the revenue growth and performance improvements for this utility company by applying
strengths in purchasing, logistics, staff development, inventory control, and business forecasting.
• As the SAP Trainer, traveled throughout the region to train over 200 employees in purchasing/warehousing
SAP software applications; assisted in improving productivity and job performance by rewriting/improving
training information and procedures as well as providing ongoing guidance/motivation.
• Served as the SAP Development Team liaison for software applications
• Improved operational efficiency by analyzing and redesigning the company's logistics supply chain.
• Managed purchasing functions for five product lines - with annual spending of more than $7 million.
• Reduced inventory levels by managing the forecasting and inventory data for all Logistics commodities.
• Completed SAP Software Training as well as Supply Chain Process Training in 1998.
EDUCATION
