Donna Hankins

Responsible for leading a staff of 35 managing a $55m inventory that supported 9 catalog titles generating $400m in total annual sales revenue. This entailed the development, implementation, and execution of inventory management fiscal strategic plans; associate hiring, training and development, systems development and enhancement implementation, vendor performance management, communication and interaction with corporate entities, development and implementation of business integration plans for new business

Primary Buyer responsible for the procurement of all materials and services required to support this $100m state of the art manufacturing facility, utilizing government guidelines and practices. Provided revenue support through enhanced contract negotiations on key product lines, cost cutting measures where possible and inventory liquidation of obsolete materials.

Primary Sr. Buyer in support of the School of Nursing, Medicine, Science and campus wide computer equipment and services in accordance with the $40m budget. Provided cost wide savings to each department using the competitive sealed bid and proposal process, governmental and state law, and ethics standards set forth by the State of Alaska. Developed, Implemented and managed resulting contracts from bid/proposal process. In addition, processed purchase orders, expedited shipments, sourcing of goods and servic

Evaluated and managed $10m inventory line encompassing the analysis of economic conditions, inventory levels, volatile demand plans and global markets/political conditions. Responsible for: inventory planning using MRP, JIT and TQC systems for minor electrical componenets, cathode ray tubes, and fabricated components, utilizing established corporate contracts and finding global sources for state of the art product development; managed vendor base for assigned product lines ensuring contract compliance, reme

General Business, Literature