William Laramore
Headshot

Friends call me Trey.

This page exists for you to get a sense of who I am.  Below you will find Career focused achievements.  The top menu allows for you to explore further into my personal life to get a good sense of my personality.  I believe it is important to have a well-rounded understanding of people you work with and to understand the human behind the job title. Feel free to reach out to me via the contact page.  I look forward to speaking with you soon!

Career

Procurement and Supply-Chain Professional with over 20 years’ experience in Operations and Procurement Management. Transitions easily from strategic planning to tactical execution. Wide range of experience in various areas of operations including procurement, production operations, distribution, contract negotiation, logistics, materials management, and accounting (A/R & A/P). High level viewpoint of business need reinforces knowledge when designing and executing efficient operating strategy to meet business goals and demands.

Karst Resources LLC.

September 2017 – Present


President

Procurement, Contracts, and Supply-Chain Consultation to turn purchasing organizations from overhead cost into a

strategic sourcing profit center.  Providing solutions for capital purchases and long-term development focused department evaluation meant to increase efficiency in supply side operations.

............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................


Express Scripts Inc.

June 2014 – September 2017


Procurement Manager & Operations Supervision

               Primary Responsibilities

•             Supervised all functional areas of purchasing team - purchasing all product for national distribution network handling specialty pharmaceuticals and supplies.

•             Work closely with Finance, A/R, A/P, Sales, and IT Departments to ensure proper reporting and compliance needs are consistently met.

•             Review, redline, and approve all supplier contract documents to ensure that they meet the standards to fulfill all procurement and inventory management requirements.

•             Accountable for ordering and maintaining supply of inventory valued in excess of $4 Billion annually.

•             Key contact for contract and pricing negotiations.

•             Understanding of market environment, reacting to Intel received from Pharma and/or Sales in order to better our position in the marketplace with both suppliers and
               customers.

•             Implemented progress reporting program for both Sr. Leadership visibility and implementation of measures to maintain continued success daily using Six Sigma
               Principles.

•             Set department goals and managed ongoing performance using KPI’s to exceed corporate expectation in relation to safety, quality, delivery, productivity, cost, inventory,
               and morale.

•             Directed monthly Physical Inventory counts and reconciliation process ensuring the security, viability, and accountability of products and supplies

•             Operational Project lead for implementation of Oracle WMS system for Specialty Division of the business. Ensuring smooth transition and proper training for affected
               personnel.  

 

               Key Accomplishments

•             Developed strategic procurement plan and forecasting model to maximize gross margin and maintain supplier relationships. These forecasting improvements increased
               fill-rate resulting in additional sales of over $46MM in less than one year.

•             $7.5MM+ in direct cost avoidance by identifying and solving for gap in integration process by organizing a team to correct issues and lead prevention from future
               occurrence.

•             Improved prompt-pay capture rate from 90% to 99.9% by streamlining interdepartmental process and implementing additional vendor scoring methods to decrease
               disputes on supplier billing.

•             Developed department training and compliance program to ensure proper training and compliance from all direct/indirect reports resulting in measurable compliance
               increase of 82%

•             Overhaul of strategy to maximize supplier payment of fees and discounts resulting in $890k+ per year in additional revenue.

•             Altered contract review process, resulting in added ability to negotiate favorable outcomes both annually and as supplier metric scores dictated.

•             Oversaw and implemented actions to achieve 83.6% Reduction in excess Inventory

•             Anticipated demand of products for various Clean-Rooms during period of extreme market shortage – allowing pilot program to stay on track with no issues due to
               supply – preventing a direct loss of over $6.6MM

•             Independently Identified Drug Mapping Issues on Multiple NDC’s that would have resulted in incorrect dispenses and headed effort to prevent missed commitments and
               incorrect dispenses.


............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................


W. D. Laramore Mfg., Inc.

May 1999 – December 2013


Office / Purchasing Manager

               Primary Responsibilities

•             Operational Control areas of W. D. Laramore Mfg., Inc., including, Production, Logistics, Procurement, HR, IT, Payroll, Accounting (A/R, A/P) and GAAP requirements

•             Liaison between high priority customers and departments, communicating customer need and establishing deliverables

•             Organized troubleshooting of technical and scheduling issues through duration of projects

•             Interacted with other departments to ensure timeliness of project deliverables, communicating progress to customer

•             Implemented spreadsheet creation and maintenance system to provide data relevant to situational concerns               

•             Managed Department; managing contract negotiations, creating quotes, proposals, price plans, and purchase orders

•             Monitored job performance, progress, and cost for all pending contracts

•             Oversaw all purchasing department activity with multiple direct reports

•             Coded billing and authorized all payments to vendors

•             Managed all domestic and international freight requirements from LTL, Truckload, Private Transport, Emergency shipments, Ocean and Air Freight, and Parcel Delivery
               Services balancing customer delivery requirements with company freight cost targets


               Key Accomplishments

•             Organized and maintained schedules and calendars to accommodate business need within all units

•             Implemented outgoing shipment quality assurance checks, reducing quality and quantity errors by 25%

•             Negotiated terms and pricing structure with common freight vendors, increasing discounts from an average of 22% to an average of 76%

•             Negotiated pricing agreements, terms, and delivery schedules of all incoming parts and supplies while decreasing costs and improving on-time deliveries by 30%

•             Established and Maintained supplier relationships by incorporating new vendors, reducing costs, and streamlining vendors to provide added value.

•             Negotiated discounts through blanket orders, stocking agreements, part substitution, and increased vendor understanding of final product

•             Instituted service follow-up surveys to assure all customer needs have been met

•             Collaborated with customers to develop individualized equipment setup plan

•             Developed in-depth knowledge of Accounting and Operations software including but not limited to Oracle, SAP, Quickbooks for Manufacturing, MiSys Manufacturing,                         LMS/WMS Solutions, Microsoft Office Suite

............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................


Education

Florida State University : Tallahassee, Florida

Master of Business Administration, Expected Completion Fall 2022


University of Florida: Gainesville, Florida

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, December 2020

Seminole State College of Florida:
Sanford, Florida

Associate of Arts in Business Administration, May 2019