Jason Zapfe C.P.M. Email & Phone Number

Mukwonago, Wisconsin, United States

Responsible for over 20 million spend.Actual savings of 1 million dollars over a 2 year period.

Delavan, Wi

Advanced Purchasing – Project - Responsible for new product component sourcing, development and cost targets, project planning and timelines, documentation including SCR’s, PPAP’s, and contract management. Responsible from development to SOP. Engineering support in regard to supplier communication and commercial topics.Plant Purchasing - Buyer for all production and service parts mechanical & electrical. Purchasing support for capital equipment. Work with corporate category purchasing for annual price negotiations, contract creation, and maintenance. Support multiple departments including Quality, Logistics and Accounting. Supplier travel to build relationships, analyze operations and follow up on any outstanding issues. Develop cost-saving strategies as well as supplier changes to increase cost savings goals. Responsible for on sight vendor managed inventory of MRO supplies.

Whitewater, Wi

Electronics Commodity Buyer for various types of Printed Circuit Board components. Summary of components to include resistors, LED’s, transistors, IC’s, capacitors, inductors, diodes, and switches. Work closely with electronics distribution market.

Custom automotive refurbishment to include Snap-On Tool Trucks and Emergency Response Vehicles. Responsible for commodities such as metals, MRO, chemicals, graphics, electronics, plumbing, hydraulics and lighting. Responsible for VMI program. Working closely with engineering in a team environment.

A member of the quality team and internal auditor for our ISO 9001:2000 system. Successfully managed and maintained inventories of fasteners (20,000sku’s) for 14 years. Managed inventories for multiple facilities. Key contributor to profitability utilizing cost accounting principles to audit polybag kit production. Responsible for logistics to include small parcel as well as LTL & truck load shipments.

Associates Degree, Applied Science Accounting

Continuing education-Contract & Purchasing Law in WI, Purchasing Essentials for Newly Appointed Buyers, and Advanced Purchasing.

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