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Chandler, Arizona, United States

Phoenix, Arizona

• Improved tantalum recovery by 70% resulting in $2 million in additional profit for company.• Major cost savings wins in nitrogen, helium and wipers resulting in $270,000 savings.• Responsible for buying multiple commodities from 220 suppliers.• Maintain supplier quality surveys, on-time delivery reports and evaluate suppliers for quarterly scorecards.• Established the purchasing process used in training a Procurement Specialist.• Create 15-25 purchase orders daily in SAP and Traverse while sustaining a 24 hour turn time for all purchase requests.• Successfully converted vendor accounts from Applied Materials to QuantumClean without disruption to the supply chain or delay to production.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

▪ Responsible for all direct, indirect and MRO purchases made for Arizona and Oregon facilities as well as providing limited support to facilities in Israel and Scotland.▪ Create 15-25 purchase orders daily in SAP and Traverse while sustaining a 24 hour turn time for all purchase requests.▪ Evaluate and maintain quarterly supplier scorecards.▪ Perform physical inventories and analyze trends in manufacturing to ensure adequate stock levels.▪ Review material certifications to ensure product meets quality specifications.

Phoenix, Arizona

▪ Developed the shipping policy for Quantumclean that is used to train employees. ▪ Advise brokers by verifying the accuracy of import documents for customs compliance. ▪ Assign (HTS) Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes and (ECCN) Export Control Classification Number to export goods.▪ Responsible for shipping semiconductor machine parts back to customers in Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Israel, Ireland, Japan, Canada, Germany and China after cleaning.▪ Experienced in shipping with UPS, Fed Ex, DHL, DB Schenker, Pilot, Kintetsu World Express, Panalpina, and Expeditors.▪ Prepare all the documentation required for export shipments. ▪ Certified forklift driver.