Melinda Stacy
Sulphur Springs,AR
Summary
Dynamic team player with multiple years of procurement experience. Procurement Manager successful at handling project-specific procurement needs. Meets budget, quality, and scheduled targets consistently by building relationships internally and externally, and efficient execution. Successfully managing the strategic plan and supplier partnership. Highly driven in approaching short and long-term supply requirements. History of overseeing multi-million dollar procurement categories. Strategic planner offering demonstrated track record and core strengths in key relationship management, as well as contract negotiations.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Strategic Category Manager
Simmons Foods
01.2022 - Current
- Direct Procurement
- Successfully managed supplier relationships and sustainable strategic partnerships within multiple packaging categories
- Developed and executed long-term supply strategy based on sound cost modeling and supplier assessments, while focusing on stakeholder needs
- Lead high-value process improvements to create and sustain optimized working capital, budget attainment, and cost reduction.
- Planned, negotiated, and executed sourcing events.
- Maintained high focus on risk mitigation.
- Collaborated cross-functionally to correct supplier nonconformance, supply chain issues, demand fluctuation, and improve process capabilities,
- Organized, lead, and prioritized cost savings projects, working collaboratively with stakeholders.
- Formulated and implemented strategic category plans.
- Identified and reported key performance indicators to define successful category management,
Senior Procurement Manager
Tyson Foods
01.2020 - 12.2022
- Managed multiple packaging categories and suppliers.
- Developed and executed long-term supply strategy based on sound cost modeling and supplier assessments, while focusing on stakeholder needs.
- Lead and executed sourcing events.
- Sourced and vetted potential suppliers to provide quality goods and value-added services on consistent schedules.
- Established and maintained good working relationships.
- Maintained high focus on risk mitigation.
- Collaborated cross-functionally to correct supplier nonconformance, supply chain issues, demand fluctuation, and improve process capabilities.
- Organized and prioritized cost savings projects, working collaboratively with stakeholders.
- Formulated and implemented category plans.
Procurement Manager
Tyson Foods
03.2016 - 12.2019
Senior Bid Coordinator
Tyson Foods
03.2014 - 02.2016
Senior Customer Service Representative
Tyson Foods
04.2012 - 02.2014
Education
Overton High School
Memphis, TNSkills
- Building Constructive Relationships
- Collaborative Leadership
- Process Driven
- Problem Solving
- Strategic Planning
- Excellent Communication
Timeline
Strategic Category Manager
Simmons Foods
01.2022 - Current
Senior Procurement Manager
Tyson Foods
01.2020 - 12.2022
Procurement Manager
Tyson Foods
03.2016 - 12.2019
Senior Bid Coordinator
Tyson Foods
03.2014 - 02.2016
Senior Customer Service Representative
Tyson Foods
04.2012 - 02.2014
Overton High School
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