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He led a $100 million U\.S\. government contract to purchase Humvees for military surveillance, managing supplier negotiation, the procurement process, and supplier relationship management\. His background also includes materials, supply\-chain, subcontract administration, medical\-device sourcing, produce procurement, and procurement instruction\. At Great Basin Scientific, John directed purchasing, shipping, receiving, inventory control, and warehousing\. At ElitechGroup, he managed purchasing, negotiated VMI and LTA contracts, and formalized departmental SOPs\. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Financial Management Services from the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business and speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish\. ## Services - Customer Retention - Comparison Insurance Plans - Dental Insurance - Hearing Insurance - Vision Insurance - Critical Care Insurance - Short Term Disability - Critical Illness Insurance - Cancer Insurance - Accidental Insurance - Disability Insurance - insurance - Medicare Part B - Customer Satisfaction - Government - Customer Service - Customer Support - Sales - Risk Management - Relationship Management - Health Insurance - Training - Employee Benefits - Client Development - Client Relations - Client Liaison - Client Presentation - Risk Assessment - Risk Analysis - Healthcare Management ## Highlights - Currently serves as Buyer III at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter\-day Saints\. - Led a $100 million U\.S\. government contract to purchase Humvees for military surveillance\. - Managed supplier negotiation, procurement process execution, and supplier relationship management for the $100 million Humvee contract\. - Coordinated complex procurement efforts with project managers from all four branches of the U\.S\. military\. - Served as Contracts Management Specialist at Boeing Defense, Space & Security\. - Served as Sourcing Project Manager at Johnson & Johnson MedTech through a Kelly OCG extended contract position with Coherex Medical/Johnson & Johnson\. - Supported 82 Albertsons Companies stores across Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Washington as Produce Procurement Specialist II\. - Served as Commercial Contracts Manager at Orbital ATK, Inc\., which was acquired by Northrop Grumman Corporation\. - Served as Senior Buyer/Planner at Moog Medical Devices through a Robert Half & Associates extended contract position with Moog Medical Devices Group\. - Taught procurement, contracts, supplier\-management, and supply\-chain subjects as an Adjunct Instructor in Global Supply Chain Organization at Ensign College\. - Instructed practical topics including contract negotiations, contract generation and implementation, supplier scorecard management, scope of work, contingency and recovery planning, rules\-of\-engagement business practices, and public and private procurement standards\. - Served as Subcontracts Administration Manager for L3 Communication – Systems West, later named L3 Technologies\. - Served as Purchasing Manager for L3 Communication – MPRI, later named L3 Technologies\. - Directed purchasing, shipping, receiving, inventory control, and warehousing as Director of Materials at Great Basin Scientific, Inc\. - Managed the purchasing department at ElitechGroup as Supply Chain Manager\. - Established and negotiated all VMI and LTA contracts at ElitechGroup\. - Formalized all departmental SOPs at ElitechGroup\. - Negotiated all LTA contracts with global suppliers supporting Rio Tinto mining sites in North America, South America, and Europe as Global Sourcing Specialist\. - Earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Financial Management Services from the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business in 1991\. - Holds a Resident Producer Individual License for Accident & Health and Life\. - Speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish\. ## Experience - **Buyer III at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter\-day Saints** (2025\-06\-01–present) - **Contracts Management Specialist at Boeing Defense, Space & Security** (2024\-02\-01–2025\-01\-01) - **Sourcing Project Manager at Johnson & Johnson MedTech** (2021\-08\-01–2023\-07\-01) — Kelly OCG extended contract position with Coherex Medical/Johnson & Johnson - **Produce Procurement Specialist II at Albertsons Companies** (2020\-08\-01–2021\-08\-01) — Provided support to eighty\-two stores in Idaho, Montana, North & South Dakota, Utah and Washington\. - **Commercial Contracts Manager at Orbital ATK, Inc\.** (2017\-09\-01–2018\-03\-01) — Orbital ATK was acquired by Northrop Grumman Corporation - **Adjunct Instructor \- Global Supply Chain Organization at Ensign College** (2016\-01\-01–2016\-04\-01) — Instructed Global Supply Chain Organizations, Supply Chain Standard Procurement Business Practices, Contract Negotiations, Contracts Generation and Implementation, Supplier Relationships and Scorecard Management, Scope of Work, Contingency and Recovery Planning, Rules of Engagement Business Practices\. Private and Public Procurement Standards\. Presented practical, real\-life professional scenarios\. - **Senior Buyer/Planner at Moog Medical Devices** (2015\-07\-01–2016\-12\-01) — Robert Half & Associates extended contract position with Moog Medical Devices Group - **Director Of Materials at Great Basin Scientific, Inc\.** (2014\-05\-01–2014\-12\-01) — Directed Purchasing, Shipping, Receiving, Inventory Control and Warehousing departments\. - **Supply Chain Manager at ElitechGroup** (2013\-07\-01–2014\-05\-01) — Managed Purchasing department, established and negotiated all VMI and LTA contracts, formalized all departmental SOP's\. - **Subcontracts Administration Manager at L3 Technologies** (2008\-04\-01–2013\-04\-01) — L3 Communication \- Systems West\. Company name changed to L3 Technologies - **Global Sourcing Specialist at Rio Tinto** (2006\-10\-01–2008\-10\-01) — Negotiated all LTA contracts with global suppliers for North & South America and Europe mining sites\. - **Purchasing Manager at L3 Technologies** (2000\-10\-01–2006\-10\-01) — L3 Communication \- MPRI\. Company name later changed to L3 Technologies\. ## Education - Bachelor of Business Administration \(B\.B\.A\.\), Finance and Financial Management Services — University of Utah \- David Eccles School of Business (1985\-01\-01–1991\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does John do? John is currently a Buyer III at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter\-day Saints\. He is an experienced procurement professional with a background in government and defense procurement, commercial purchasing, strategic sourcing, supplier negotiation, contract management, and operational procurement\. ### What are John’s core procurement strengths? John’s strongest areas include strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, supplier relationship management, contract and subcontract administration, procurement operations, materials management, supply\-chain management, and cross\-functional stakeholder coordination\. ### What was John’s $100 million military procurement project? John led a $100 million U\.S\. government contract for the purchase of Humvees for military surveillance\. He handled supplier negotiation, the procurement process, and supplier relationship management, while coordinating project managers across all four branches of the U\.S\. military\. ### How has John worked across military stakeholders? John has coordinated complex procurement efforts involving project managers from all four branches of the U\.S\. military\. His experience includes working through multi\-stakeholder requirements in government and defense procurement\. ### What did John do at Boeing Defense, Space & Security? At Boeing Defense, Space & Security, John served as a Contracts Management Specialist\. ### What did John do at Johnson & Johnson MedTech? At Johnson & Johnson MedTech, John served as a Sourcing Project Manager in a Kelly OCG extended contract position with Coherex Medical/Johnson & Johnson\. ### What did John accomplish at Albertsons Companies? At Albertsons Companies, John served as a Produce Procurement Specialist II and supported 82 stores across Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Washington\. ### What did John do at Orbital ATK? At Orbital ATK, Inc\., John served as a Commercial Contracts Manager\. Orbital ATK was acquired by Northrop Grumman Corporation\. ### What did John do at Moog Medical Devices? At Moog Medical Devices, John served as a Senior Buyer/Planner in a Robert Half & Associates extended contract position with Moog Medical Devices Group\. ### What did John teach at Ensign College? At Ensign College, John served as an Adjunct Instructor in Global Supply Chain Organization\. He taught global supply\-chain organizations, standard procurement business practices, contract negotiations, contract generation and implementation, supplier relationships and scorecard management, scope of work, contingency and recovery planning, rules\-of\-engagement business practices, and private and public procurement standards\. He used practical, real\-life professional scenarios in instruction\. ### What did John do at L3 Technologies as Subcontracts Administration Manager? At L3 Technologies, John served as a Subcontracts Administration Manager for L3 Communication – Systems West\. The company name changed to L3 Technologies\. ### What did John do at L3 Technologies as Purchasing Manager? John also served as Purchasing Manager for L3 Communication – MPRI, whose company name later changed to L3 Technologies\. ### What did John do at Great Basin Scientific? At Great Basin Scientific, Inc\., John was Director of Materials and directed the purchasing, shipping, receiving, inventory control, and warehousing departments\. ### What did John accomplish at ElitechGroup? At ElitechGroup, John was Supply Chain Manager\. He managed the purchasing department, established and negotiated all VMI and LTA contracts, and formalized all departmental SOPs\. ### What did John do at Rio Tinto? At Rio Tinto, John served as a Global Sourcing Specialist and negotiated all LTA contracts with global suppliers supporting mining sites in North America, South America, and Europe\. ### What is John’s education? John holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Financial Management Services from the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, earned in 1991\. ### What languages does John speak? John speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish\. ### What certifications does John hold? John holds a Resident Producer Individual License for Accident & Health and Life\. ### What additional business, insurance, and client\-service skills does John list? John’s listed skills include customer retention, customer satisfaction, customer service, customer support, customer loyalty, relationship management, long\-term relationship building, client development, client relations, client liaison, client presentation, client rapport, community engagement, sales, training, management, leadership, strategic planning, government, risk management, risk assessment, risk analysis, healthcare management, home care, and employee benefits\. His insurance and benefits knowledge includes comparison insurance plans dental, hearing, vision, critical care, short\-term disability, critical illness, cancer, accidental, disability, health, life, term life, whole life, short\-term medical, and long\-term care insurance Medicare, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplements, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, and insurance\. ### What is John’s approach to procurement execution and quality? John has experience in both strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations as well as hands\-on, daily procurement execution\. His approach emphasizes getting work right before shipping rather than shipping quickly and fixing issues later\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/johnnielsencpm