Pete J. Ramage has over 15 years of experience in procurement, supply chain management, and sales. He currently works as a Procurement Specialist for Siemens Energy, where he is responsible for global procurement of products and services. Previously he held roles in strategic purchasing, material production coordination, and sales at Siemens Energy and automotive dealerships. He has a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

1. Pete J. Ramage
6111 Foothill Road Fort Payne, AL 35967; (256) 630.1686 C; petejramage@msn.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Exhibits strong desire to excel and achieve. Self- motivated and demonstrates proven results in a multi-tasking environment as a team and an individual.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Business Management, Major GPA: 3.25
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
SPECIALIZED SKILLS/ CERTIFICATIONS
• Proficient in Word/Excel/Access/PowerPoint
• Dale-Carnegie Certified
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Feb 2015-Present Siemens Energy—Fort Payne, Alabama
Procurement Specialist--Responsible for global procurement of product and services that sustain service and new apparatus demands
supported by production plans, forecasts, and sales demands. Also, Acts as lead for all supplier quality issues for procurement group.
• Manage the supply chain & provide a prime focal point to suppliers.
• Assist in strategies to supply timely and cost competitive delivery of materials; expedite as needed and serve as liaison between
Order Execution, Planning, and Manufacturing.
• Assist in updating project plans and purchasing systems; reviews and analyzes requisitions and supply plans for domestic and
international purchases.
• Prepare, submit and analyze requests for quotes.
• Recommend and assist in the development of new supply sources.
• Issue purchase orders on-time via SAP system in association with requisitions based on current customer demand, production
schedules, component availability, work cell capacity, and product lead times.
• Accurately maintain data in the purchasing (SAP) system & manage exceptions
• Prepare and discuss supplier key performance indicators (KPIs) with management, commodity managers and suppliers.
• Interface with Order Execution & Order Management to Communicate order status.
• Implement design changes driven by following change management process.
• Manage supplier capacity, inventory for responsible components.
• Manage rework, including conversion of inventory, and creation of rework orders.
• Manage and negotiate supplier non-conformance costs.
Sep 2014-Jan 2015 Siemens Energy –Fort Payne, Alabama
Strategic Purchasing Administrative Assistant – Works closely with Buyers in Fort Payne to track, expedite and report on outstanding
orders/issues. Maintain supplier management exception reports and YTD Metrics for OTD, etc… Work on assigned projects as requested across
wide area of needs within Order Management. Also works closely with strategic purchasing group to maintain pricing records, issue RFQ
Packages, provide ad-hoc reports/analysis over various areas as needed.
Feb 2014-Sep 2014 Siemens Energy –Fort Payne, Alabama
Material Production Coordinator for Gaskets - Responsible for managing production schedule to facilitate on time delivery to the customer.
Work alongside Material Planner and Order Management to create executable plans for production. Act as the main contact between
Production Planning Group and Manufacturing Group/Operators.
• Releasing of Production Orders in SAP.
• Utilize capacity reports and carry out detailed analysis.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis on late production orders for corrective action.
• Modify if necessary and clock off Production orders in SAP.
• Present options for expediting schedules where necessary.
• Analyze and report on Risks in schedules and suggest mitigation options.
• Maintain accurate inventory cycle counts.
• Work with shipping dept. daily to expedite rush orders and resolve any outstanding issues.
Aug 2012 – Aug 2013 Woodson Jones Chevrolet –Fort Payne, Alabama
Sales and Leasing Consultant - Professional retail sales of new and used automobiles and trucks. Refined skills in customer needs consultation,
Product demonstration, negotiating, and financing.
Dec 2011 – Aug 2012 Lynch Chevrolet Cadillac - Auburn, Alabama
Sales and Leasing Consultant - Professional retail sales of new and used automobiles and trucks. Refined skills in customer needs consultation,
Product demonstration, negotiating, and financing.
Feb 2003 – Sep 2010 Gildan/VI Prewett Mills Fort Payne, AL
Gildan is a vertically integrated marketer and manufacturer of quality branded basic apparel. It is the leading supplier of active wear for the
screen-print market in the U.S. and Canada.
Sales and Replenishment Analyst (May 2003 – Sep 2010)
Responsible for working with a team to ensure customer demands to drive sales while minimizing overstock. Also responsible for a budget over
$160 million.
• Manages Sales and inventory procured from Wal-Mart’s online data
• Analyzes overall business chain-wide to include 3,000 stores
• Communicates daily with vendor
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2. • Troubleshoots daily to resolve chain-wide and specific store issues
• Works with a team on 3 different Wal-Mart Departments: Men, Girls, and Infants
• Responsible for handling account that produces 70% of Gildan’s retail business
• Currently training to set up new facility in Charleston, SC
• Coordinates and communicates budget plans to team members
• Works with Production Team Leaders to schedule shipping of orders
• Produces forecast of inventory
• Responsible for scheduling shipping deadlines
• Maintains status reports
• Works directly with Wal-mart Corporation Buying and Replenishment Teams
Material Handler (Feb 2003-May 2003)
Responsible for meeting scheduled timelines and production goals.
• Consistently excelled in production quota
• Inspected finished goods
• Complied with quality standards
• Experience in working with cotton, nylon, acrylic, and polyester fibers
• Managed the master schedule of production requirements
• Maintained high priority task list
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