PATRICK SNYDER8384 Harrowgate Drive Pennsauken, NJ 08109 856.203.5816 patrick.snyder1@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AMERICAN WATER Mount Laurel, NJAssociate Category Lead May 2015 - Current

Overhauled and improved an existing supplier diversity reporting process in accordance with government regulations and industry best practices, which reduced reporting error by 35.6%

Managed national indirect categories including office furniture, security, and facilities with annual spend totaling over $22 million

Spearheaded sourcing initiatives utilizing RFP best practices to produce the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) and achieved annual savings of over $1M

Implemented a robust employee discount program to improve morale and increase recruiting efficiency, resulting in $800k annualized savings for approximately 3,000 participating employees

AMERICAN WATER Mount Laurel, NJCategory Analyst January 2015 – May 2015

Provided visibility to American Water’s $2.1B of spend through detailed data analysis Assisted management in driving performance by monitoring benefits of sourced categories Produced monthly procurement reports to identify key areas of improvement and opportunity Collaborated with senior category leaders during the RFP process to identify qualified suppliers based on extensive analysis Analyzed supplier base in order to optimize American Water’s utilization of certified diverse suppliers Repaired Microsoft Excel and Access files to improve quality of data and reporting processes

AMERICAN WATER Mount Laurel, NJSupply Chain Internship May 2014 – August 2014

Forecasted future pricing for chemical families using double-exponential smoothing techniques Procured operational equipment for local plant resulting in 40% savings Initiated and formulated a business case for carbon filtration methodology through collaboration with subject matter experts

and conducted a cost savings analysis identifying $3 million in annual savings Developed a supply chain sustainability initiative to reduce environmental impact and to lower costs associated with risk and

waste. Gained support for the initiative from the VP of Supply Chain Conducted an RFP analysis for lab services using techniques such as scorecards to award a contract to the most qualified

bidder Redesigned the direct materials intranet page through collaboration with current suppliers to provide the most accurate and

up to date information Analyzed current supplier contracts and identified strategic points for negotiation

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY — New Brunswick, NJSupply Chain and Marketing Science / B.S. Magna Cum Laude – 2015Honors:

Scarlet Scholarship Award Recipiento Awarded to academically outstanding Rutgers freshman

Hess Scholarship Award Recipiento Awarded to two full-time business students who have displayed high academic merit, extracurricular involvement,

and community service Dean’s List

o Awarded to business students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher, received honor every semester of undergraduate study

SKILLS

Procurement Lean Six Sigma Methodology Microsoft Excel

Supplier Management Scope Development Microsoft Access Supplier Diversity Public Speaking Microsoft PowerPoint Project Management SAP ECC Microsoft Word Statistical Analysis SAP SRM Microsoft Visio