Purchasing Heating/Cooling & Plumbing items for 26 distribution locations with Connor Co.

Supervise Purchasing, Scheduling and Cost and Routing DepartmentsPurchase all materials required in the manufacture of Steel Towers, Telecommunications Towers, Steel Utility Poles and similar supporting structures Evaluate scheduling constraints and propose and implement solutions to meet delivery dates and improve manufacturing efficiency.Reduction of purchases as a percentage of sales, Increase the total purchases from parent company O’Brien Steel and improving inventory turns annuals are all accomplished objectives in this position

Global procurement of materials and components to support linkages, cable assemblies and fabrications.Supervise Purchasing and Gauge Control DepartmentsEnsure a consistent and reliable supply chain for global procurement. Specifically identify multiple overseas suppliers, improve delivery, develop direct lines of communication and maintain quality for over $5 million of purchased forging, machined parts, cable components and hardware items from China, Tiawan, India and Mexico.Review requirements and start all manufacturing jobs to the plant floorImprove delivery and reduce costs for all domestic purchased products.Identify stock inventory needs and ship items to distributors located in Germany and EuropeEnsure all nonconforming material has been documented, root cause determined and corrective action identified

Develop and maintain supply chain for $100 million of purchased fabricated componentsSourcing of all new fabrications as required for design changes and new model releasesMaintain currency exchange programs to benefit profits for KomatsuResponsible for procurement of all fabricated component commodities related to the manufacture and assembly of heavy mining trucks.Implement cost reduction techniques to reduce expense and improve overall profits including negotiations with vendors, developing new suppliers, quoting existing components and engineering suggestions.Process all vendor defects for corrective action, accurately making modifications to inventory and accounting records. Approve invoices ensuring exact record accuracy and correcting all exceptionsExpedite orders as needed to support JIT inventory and assembly line requirements.

Review of all sales purchase order contracts, bill of materials entry, set up of all computer records and review of customer prints and specifications for company of 600 employees and $65 million in annual sales. Work with major OEM customers, such as Caterpillar Inc., John Deere, and Allison TransmissionsWorked with 6-Sigma teams and Lean Manufacturing events to improve manufacturing processes and concepts. One such example would be the layout of a John Deere handrail assembly cell going from many disjointed work centers into a streamlined single work cell that increased throughput, efficiency, safety, and profits while reducing inventory, scrap and number of associates. Supervise and direct purchasing department responsible for $26 million in purchases. Product development, supply chain management, contract price negotiations and global sourcing resulting in well over $5,000,000 contribution to the bottom line during 2008. Annually able to accomplish 5% to 7% cost reductions consistently.Negotiate contracts with vendors and subcontractors for items including steel tubing and bar, steel and aluminum castings, forgings, packaging and janitorial supplies, tooling, heat treating, plating, machining and transportationDevelop and work within annual budget for both direct and indirect labor as well as purchases to help meet EBITA objectivesSupervise all activities within the shipping and receiving department of 20 employees including procedures, cycle counts, physical inventory, records reconciliation, movement of materials and finished goods in and out of plants, warehouses, and points of distributionHiring, annual reviews, disciplinary actions, promotion, and wages of employees within Purchasing, Logistics, and Shipping and Receiving departmentsMake recommendations and install systems changes and upgradesCommended by the owner for efficient management of departments, achievements in on time deliveries and customer service and contribution to net profits