Rebecca Sharon Hartley has over 15 years of experience in purchasing and supply chain management roles across several industries. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Creative Entrepreneurship as well as certifications in purchasing management. Hartley is looking for a new opportunity to utilize her skills in procurement management, leadership, and experience to improve operations and reduce costs. Her expertise includes supply chain management, procurement strategies, contract negotiation, and automation of purchasing systems.

1. Rebecca Sharon Hartley
3S536 Wilbur Avenue - Warrenville, IL 60555
Sharonhartley1@comcast.net - 630-269-0307
Career Objective/Summary
A purchasing professional with years of experience in roles of increasing responsibility across several industries
graduated with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Creative Entrepreneurship. I am transitioning to a long-term career
opportunity that utilizes my multiple skills set in procurement management expertise for gainful employment. My
leadership and experience will provide best practices to improve operations, creative solutions, and cost savings.
Key Competencies
-Supply Chain /Logistics(Ocean/air/freight),BuyingPlans/Inventory Control(VMI) -MaterialResourcePlanningSystems (ERP/MRP/SAP) -Procurement
Strategies Bid/Sourcing,RelationshipManagement,ContractAdministration/Negotiation/Award-–Business Operations Management -Lifetime updated
2015 CertifiedPurchasingManagement -Supervision Certification –Indirect/MRO -Automation Solutions –Negotiation/Leverage /Standardization-
Research,organization, implementation andoptimization of purchasingsystems(JD Edwards, Lotus Notes,Navision)-Strong MS Office:
(Excel/Word/PowerPoint) --Financial& Market data trendAnalysis--
Work Experience
Sharon Hartley, C.P.M. - Purchasing Consultant/Contractor, Warrenville, IL September 1998-October 2014
Purchasing management consultation for manufacturing,service, and distribution companies.StrongMS Officeskills(Excel,Outlook, PowerPoint,and
Word).
Consultant/ ProjectManagementto optimize supply elements(contract negotiation,materials management, purchasing, inventory control,an d
transportation)
Improve purchasing systems (ERP/MRP) fordatamining andanalysis, recommendation, andimplementation (JD Edward’ simplementation).
*Years of manufacturing experiencein environmental engineeringindustry as PurchasingAgent-(Basic Envirotech/NalcoFuelTech)
Please visit my Linked-In page @ www.linkedin.com/in/shenew/en formore details and references
Purchasing/Project Manager, CoffeeCon- Chicago, IL August 2011 to March 2015
-Managedpurchasing ofmaterials,suppliers,andAV/ITequipment /booth rentalsfortrade shows nationally.
Purchasing Manager, JCC of Chicago - Chicago, IL August 2006 to July 2008
-Directed purchasingpolicy andprocedurefor entire agency and severalfacilities
-Systemadministrator for purchasingand procurementcard management
-Training,departmentalmeetings, negotiation contracts,andautomation of indirect supply
Purchasing Manager, HAVI / Starbucks - Bloomingdale, IL May 2005 to February 2006
-Implemented JD Edwards/SAP procurement module new itemnumber structureto standardizeacross allmarkets
-Reducedinventories by 50%, improved cycle time,storagespace,andshelf-life
Buyer Contractor, GVW Parts - West Chicago, IL June 2002 to June 2003
-Managedremote distribution center, buyer of transmissionsand enginesresultingin a costsavings of$.5M
-Establishedwarranty programfor enginesandtransmissions,measuredpart failures and correctiveaction to suppliers
-Developeddata baseto identify trends and reduce supply baseforprice, quality, andservicelevel improvement
Purchasing Manager, MAAC Machinery - Carol Stream, IL January 2000 to January 2001
-Developedand implementedvendor managedinventory programs (Spend$20M,savings $200,000)
-Implemented Internet commerceforMRO products to improveoperations andcontract supply
-Pioneered Vendor Managed Inventory programcost recovery ($50,000) forinactiveandobsolete materials
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Entrepreneurship, DePaul University September2010-June2014
Special award for student excellence, DePaul University June 2014

2. Certified Purchasing Manager, Institute for Supply Management Life-time Certification – 2015-2001
Purchasing and Supply Management Certification, DePaul University November 1998