Jim Spychalski Email & Phone Number

South Bend, In, Us

South Bend In

Buyer (1989 – 1992)Oversaw and purchased over 250 raw materials for scheduling needs.Oversaw and purchased over 50 production supplies as needed.Purchased services (lawn care, snow plowing, trash) as needed.Entered requisitions and purchase orders for every order into data base.Followed up with suppliers by e-mail on orders and the recite of certificate of analysis.Follow up with suppliers with rejected out of specification raw materials.Coordinated with vendors to… Show more Buyer (1989 – 1992)Oversaw and purchased over 250 raw materials for scheduling needs.Oversaw and purchased over 50 production supplies as needed.Purchased services (lawn care, snow plowing, trash) as needed.Entered requisitions and purchase orders for every order into data base.Followed up with suppliers by e-mail on orders and the recite of certificate of analysis.Follow up with suppliers with rejected out of specification raw materials.Coordinated with vendors to get quotes for purchases, evaluated quotes and presented results to leadership.Turnover of raw materials purchased, 25% one day, 30% five days, 45% 30 days.Senior Material Buyer/Production Control Planner (1992 – 2015)Started a Root Cause Analysis program with suppliers to reduce rejected out of spec materials.Made a number of supplier visits that resulted in reducing out of spec packaging materials.Part of team in cost reducing measures with suppliers that resulted in over $750,000 savings.Part of team that implemented new software SAP to manage the business operations.Held negotiations with suppliers on material pricing and terms.Involved in plant scheduling. Held supplier reviews regarding performance. Developed, along with warehouse team, a scheduling system for timely delivery of materials.Forecasted inventory demands to prevent material excess and shortfall. Show less