Virginia Bensinger has over 30 years of experience in procurement, purchasing, and supply chain management. She has worked for several large companies, including GE Healthcare, Standard Electric Supply, and Graybar Electric, where she improved inventory management, reduced costs and expenses, and implemented process improvements. Bensinger has a passion for excellence and service, and aims to contribute to companies' fiscal health through innovative resource management and continual process improvement.

1. Virginia Bensinger
6407 W. C larke St. wotmv @hotmail.com
Wauwatosa, WI 53213 208.724.1562
Service Analysis Innovation
Passion for excellence, integrity and service-focused purchasing
Expertise in contributing to company’s fiscal health and sustainability
Innovative resource management with continual process improvement
Strengths
Value-based Training Root Cause Analysis Process Enrichment Initiatives
Project Collaboration Inventory Investment Evaluation Contract Negotiation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
G.E. HEALTHCARE, Milwaukee, WI 2015
Tower Ave facility- Producerofcuttingedge medicalsystemsandequipment.
Materials Management/Buyer (Consultant through Collabera)
Purchased products and processes (domestic/international)
 Improved inventory matrices – decreasing distressed stock, overdue orders, expenses
 Resolved supplier issues; Collaborated with Production, Engineering, Sales/Marketing
 Reduced/eliminated stock shortages – preventing production downtime and lost sales
STANDARD ELECTRIC SUPPLY, Milwaukee, WI 2012 –
2014
Progressive Industrial Electrical Distributor (Top 100 NAED)
Purchasing Manager
Managed Purchasing, Inventory and Expediting for fast growing distributor (14 locations)
 Initiated process improvements in pricing, product set-up, and expediting
 $1500/mo expense reduction; ISO 9001 Quality process; Developed and implemented training
 Attained Leadership Fundamentals, Communications and Product Training Certifications
AVRIO RMS GROUP, Buffalo Grove, IL 2011 –
2012
WirelessVideoSurveillance Integrator/Manufacturer/Provider
Manager, Procurement and Production
Managed integration of inventory, purchasing, production - three companies
 Supply chain management– sourcing, forecasting, quoting, purchasing, production, logistics
 Negotiated contracts and process improvements led to $300K savings in first year
JOHNSTONE SUPPLY, Tigard, OR 2006 –
2010
ThisHVAC/RCompany isthe root ofthe present day, 300+strong, nationalcooperative
Purchasing Manager
Supervised team replenishing inventories, providing quotations/special orders - 13 branches
 Turnover improved 50%; Surplus reduced 35%; Implemented Advanced Inventory Management
 Achieved certification - Johnstone University Management courses
Virginia Bensinger
wotmv @hotmail.com 208.724.1562
LEE READ JEWELERS, Meridian, ID 1996 –
2006
Founded in 1963, the largest independent retail jeweler in Idaho
Purchasing Manager
Analyzed and optimized multi-million dollar retail inventory; improved processes
 $100K savings first year – analysis, process improvements, sourcing, contracts

2.  Obsolete reinvested (52%-10%) with Quality, Budgets, Lean Methodology, Negotiation
GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO., St. Louis, MO 1984
- 1995
Fortune 500 Company - LeadingNorthAmericansupply chaindistributor with $4 billion in revenue
Project Manager, St. Louis, MO (1993
– 1995)
Developed and directed central purchasing pilot at corporate headquarters
 Centralized and managed $8M replenishment-13 branches (Purchasing and Payables)
 Negotiated national purchases; managed EDI and VMI pilots with key corporate partners
 Instituted Total Quality Management: Stock-outs -50%,fill rates improved, errors reduced
Zone Purchasing Manager, St. Louis, MO (1991 –
1993)
Consolidated and managed corporate purchasing for regional zone warehouses
 Centralized purchasing $40M regional inventories to corporate headquarters
 Turnover improved from 2 to 6. Saved $1.2M - purchasing formula error
 Achieved Graybar Total Quality Management Training Certification
Operating Manager, Boise, ID (1984 – 1991)
Managed Operations - customer service, purchasing, human resources, office, warehouse
 Achieved lowest inventory difference (shrinkage) in district
 Attended Graybar Management Training -Recruited for Corporate position
VOLUNTEER WORK
Hunger Task Force, MS Walk, Natl. Brain Tumor Association, Live Strong, ARC Boise, Veteran’s
Hospital,
Red Cross, United Way, Special Olympics, Voter Registration, Local Food Banks, Shelters, Parks,
Schools,
Humane Society, Feed the Children, UNICEF, Girl Scouts, Easter Seals, St. Jude’s Children’s, GE
Community Service
PROFICIENCIES
ER P Systems – Oracle /ASCP, Infor, Eclipse, Coupa, Great Plains, SXE, Concur, E-Sourcing
Microsoft Office – Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint; Databases – Oracle, Fox Pro, SXE, Access, Great
Plains
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CERTIFICATION
C.P.M. certification, National Association of Purchasing Management
College classes at Boise State Univ. and St. Louis Univ. – GED through BSU
ISM – Continuing Professional Development; Eclipse – Inventory /Purchasing Management
Oracle/ASCP – Purchasing Processes/Forecasting; SXE Infor – Advanced Inventory
Management
NAPM – Contract Law for Supply Management, Performance Based Contracts, Supply Chain
Management, Cost Analysis, Negotiating, Lean Thinking, Forecasting, Purchasing Ethics, MRP and
JIT, International Sourcing