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Manchester, NH

• Responsible for planning, procurement, and logistics for the Situational Awareness Value Stream- Supporting military and defense communication solutions for multiple air, ground, and sea applications.
• Achieved established inventory goals and reduced inventory by $500K over a 9 month period
• Reduced DIO by 17% over a 12 month period
• Establish and negotiate stocking agreements with key suppliers to support production and inventory reduction strategies
• Collaborate and provide analysis regarding business objectives, key projects, and procurement strategies.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering with supplier selection and outsourcing of multiple assemblies to reduce costs and increase line capacity

Rochester, NH

• Managed a global procurement team responsible for procurement of both direct and indirect materials in excess of $60 million annually for Albany Engineered Composites, a rapidly growing manufacturer of highly.
• Manage and support strategic sourcing activities across multiple sites
• Implemented the company’s first VMI packaging program, resulting in a 25% cost savings while consolidating packaging suppliers from five sources to one
• Perform supplier risk analysis when sourcing and selecting new suppliers
• Helped to establish VMI vending of over 400 MRO products. Also implemented hardware and electrical VMI programs in two facilities
• Established kan bans for all carbon fiber supporting various key programs

Rochester, NH

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Rochester, NH

Rochester, NH

Newington, NH

• Buyer / Scheduler- Responsible for material procurement and production scheduling of three process cooling product lines.
• Ensure customer delivery schedules are achieved by working closely with cell leads. Help to align capacity and maximize throughput.
• Monitor and maintain automated kan ban system with multiple suppliers. Achieved 97% on time delivery with established suppliers.
• Work closely with sales to communicate lead times and production capacity/capability.
• Lead and participated in various PPI events to help increase manufacturing efficiencies, resulting in both cost savings and increased throughput.
• Daily and weekly review of MRP requirements along with the loading of customer demand into MRP.

Derry, NH

• Materials Manager- Manage and coordinate material flow for multiple product lines. Oversee production control, purchasing and shipping / receiving personell.
• Established new suppliers who provided both reduced lead times and cost. Lead times reduced by over 45% and cost by an average of 26%.
• Helped with launch and integration of new ERP system.
• Train personell and establish procedures for newly implemented ERP system as well as standard operating procedures for production control, shipping / receiving, and purchasing.
• Work closely with engineering on new product development to help with the selection of key suppliers.
• Monitor inventory levels to reduce excess and help eliminate shortages.

Salem, NH

• Materials Manager- Building relationships with various suppliers to ensure competitive pricing and on time delivery of all materials. Sourcing various mechanical and electrical components to support the manufacturing.
• Implementation of Kanbans both internally and with outside suppliers.
• Procurement of materials from multiple international sources.
• Work closely with Material planner and assembly supervisor to ensure accurate and timely material flow.
• Review and monitor Purchase Price Index and variance to target specific areas for cost reduction.
• Monitor supplier performance through on-time delivery, non conforming materials, and cost reduction initiatives.