Jacqueline Travis

Jacqueline Travis

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Purchasing Director | Global Supply Chain Professional | Six Sigma Greenbelt l Project Manager

  • Education

    • Capella University

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      Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Business Administration and Management with Honors
  • Experience

    • McKesson

      Nov 1998 - Nov 2004

      Oversaw multi-site procurement organization focused on supply planning, vendor management, sourcing, and purchasing of more than 150,000 national brand Healthcare products across 35 distribution centersAchieved unit fill rates consistently over 98% on the Top 200 most critical Med/Surg items by developing inventory management strategies and best practices using the JDA (E3 Trim) inventory planning systemDirected company transition from a decentralized purchasing format to a centralized purchasing format significantly reducing overhead costs, improving the company’s bottom line while maintaining high fill rates and customer satisfaction Led project to transition sourcing and purchasing/procurement teams from 10 separate operating platforms to one standardized JD Edwards platform ensuring data quality and consistency across departments and businesses Show less

      • Inventory Manager 2/Interim Director

        May 2001 - Nov 2004
      • Purchasing Inventory Control Manager

        Nov 1998 - May 2001
    • Historic Sales - Sky Media LLC

      Mar 2005 - Oct 2019

      Led supply chain operations process including direct or dotted-line responsibility for Purchasing, Procurement, Sourcing, Vendor Relations, Warehousing and Receiving, Accounts Payable, Global Imports, and Logistics averaging $12 million in annual sales across 4 divisions and over 1k supplier partnershipsReported directly to the CEO as member of the senior leadership team updating on key performance metrics and assuring procurement objectives being met and aligned with mission of the company Oversaw the business to consumer purchasing/inventory management for the 4 product divisions, (Aviation, Military, Rail and Automotive) each averaging 250K-350K direct mailings 5-9x per year Oversaw the business to business purchasing/inventory management for the wholesale portion of our business making up over 30% of our annual sales and 20% of our revenueCreated custom reports using Report Writer where none previously existed to establish benchmarks, trends in market conditions, and areas for process improvement or cost savings; Aged/Non-moving Inventory report identified inventory with last receipt date >1 year and no sales in the prior 3 catalog cycles – using this report I was able to decrease the on hand inventory by 40%, its lowest level in 5 yearsRecruited, hired, trained, and mentored an exceptional staff of employees who reminded me what the TEAM in teambuilding stands for together, we reduced the number of customer backorders from 9.5k to 7k, significantly improving the company's unit fill rate and the customer satisfaction Show less Responsible for end-to-end supplier management including sourcing vendors, negotiating contracts for competitive pricing and cost savings, and evaluating supplier performance via a vendor scorecard I created looking at: landed cost, on time fulfillment, vendor errors, return policy, freight policy, quality controlWorked with the Merchandising team and brand managers to establish standardized requirements for new vendor set ups which included Net 30 terms, free shipping, and return privileges thereby freeing up cash and decreasing inbound freightImplemented and maintained inventory management and backorder best practices and policies that led to a 21% reduction in customer backorders from 12k to 9.5k, significantly improving the company's unit fill rate Show less

      • Director Of Purchasing

        Mar 2008 - Oct 2019
      • Purchasing Manager

        Mar 2005 - Mar 2008
    • Nilfisk

      Oct 2022 - now
      Sourcing Project Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) - In Progress

      APICS
    • Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB)

      McKesson
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Team Leader

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