1. KATHLEEN B. DWYER
Purchasing & Logistics
9780 Herring Gull Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46280
Cell: (317) 345-6084
Email: dkathleen6@aol.com
Solutions-driven and resourceful professional experienced in driving all aspects of purchasing and
procurement, sales support, product delivery logistics, and general operations/administrative support.
Experience in coordinating shipping logistics, generating cost estimates to build sourcing, negotiation
and supplier development strategies, analyzing costs, and driving continuous improvement in the
support of business goals. Strategic thinker adept in streamlining daily workflow, monitoring supplier
performance, analyzing and negotiating price change requests, delivering all aspects of
administrative/office and sales support, and helping to reduce costs and improve quality.
 Purchasing & Procurement
 Order/Invoice Management
 Cost Reduction & Analysis
 Inventory Management
 Vendor Negotiations
 Delivery Logistics
 Continuous Improvement
 Sourcing/Materials Planning
 Administrative Support
Professional Experience
Republic Airways Holdings 2005 - 2016
PURCHASING & PROCUREMENT/BUYER
Led all aspects of the sourcing and purchasing of components and parts for aircraft fleet (Embraer 145,
Embraer 170, Embraer 175, Embraer 190, Bombardier-Q400 and CRJ-200) through code shares with
United Airlines, American Airlines and Delta Airlines, while participating in the negotiation of pricing,
quality and delivery, purchase order management, and ensuring on-time delivery in accordance to
internal needs and agreed-upon terms
 Placed, followed-up on and expedited purchase orders to meet critical deadlines; received and
confirmed orders, pricing and availability for all issued PO’s.
 Ensured parts were available at specific base locations for nightly maintenance, critical and AOG
requirements per purchasing and inventory management analysts, and base managers.
 Compiled and analyzed consumable repair inventory availability and coordinated with
stakeholders and management when additional stock was required.
 Developed forecasts for future demand and placed orders based on vendor lead-time, market
conditions, and production needs; consistently maintaining inventory targeted levels.
 Partnered in implementing tradeoffs between cost, volume, and quality in order to drive
agreements that met corporate performance criteria and ensured long-term supply continuity.
 Prepared spreadsheets and researched purchasing discrepancies in order to implement action
plans to resolve issues and all invoice discrepancies with vendors.
 Assisted maintenance bases with handling and resolving receiving/purchasing discrepancies.
Marsh Supermarket 2003 - 2005
SALES ASSOCIATE
Delivered all aspects of sales and management support assistance with areas including purchasing and
buying, inventory control, merchandise preparation, and day-to-day operations.
 Consistently exceeded monthly sales targets, while driving customer service excellence.
Plastic Surgery Center of Indianapolis 2003
OFFICE ASSISTANT
Performed all aspects of daily administrative and office support functions to drive daily workflow, to
include scheduling, calendaring, pre-certification insurance authorizations, reporting, and the
transcribing of physician notes.
 Maintained and updated accounts receivable log.
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE ~ ENGLISH SECONDARY EDUCATION, COMMUNICATIONS
The Ohio State University-Columbus
Software & Tools: Microsoft Office, IPC and parts set-up in Ramco