Procurement Manger
Multimedia Games
Celerity, Inc. (Applied Materials), Austin, Texas 1997-2009Materials Supervisor • Inventory Control Planner/Buyer III • Interviewed, hired, managed and trained eight (8) Planner/Buyers; delegated responsibilities, evaluated performance and mediated conflicts • Delivered impressive annual performance reviews based upon “Buyers Report Card,” which tracked Inventory levels and on time deliveries of product, including quality of incoming items • • Ensured delivery of each commodity was on-time that supported manufacturing production schedules as well as received variant issues • Oversaw A/P issues for suppliers, including past due purchase orders; resolved buyer escalations immediately regarding need-by date of material • Designated an Oracle super user for inventory and purchasing modules of the Oracle Material Requirement Planning (MRP) systems • Chaired daily production meetings with Program Managers and Manufacturing Managers, including the Director of Materials and upper management • Negotiated corporate contracts for clean room consumables for five (5) sites of Celerity, which included sites in Malaysia and Singapore • Bought Maintenance Repair Office (MRO) products for the entire enterprise covering the five (5) sites • Interfaced with cross-functional departments on a daily basis, including Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing; met needs and requirements, including ECO changes, accelerated MRP dates and system shortages mentored and coached Planner/Buyer I, II &III • Commodities included sheet metal fabrication, gas lines and manifolds, mass flow controllers, OEM products, cable, harnesses and built-to-print subassemblies; reviewed MRP on a regular basis; performed audit activities of Planner/Buyer I, II & III