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Spokane, Washington Area

Neenah, WI

• Coordinated specific quote activities estimated at $300 million annually by preparing request for proposals, analyzing bill of materials, and selecting appropriate vendors for all aerospace and military defense projects
• Conceptualized cost drivers on the top 80% of spend by utilizing Quotewin software and data to increase profit margins
• Proficient in using JD Edwards One World, Agile, Quotewin, Peoplesoft Software, and Microsoft Office Suite

Neenah, WI

• Managed and provided oversight and direction to a procurement team consisting of 4 Buyers and a Purchasing Associate
• Monitored workload distribution among team members and allocated tasks appropriately to ensure the project purchases were completed on schedule
• Ensured team's purchasing practices were in compliance to the corporate Standard Operating Procedures and work instructions by monitoring the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) using JD Edwards One World and Oracle.
• Investigated overall cost impact of new designs by evaluating the bill of materials, inventory, price projections, and part availability
• Acted as a customer liaison for material issues such as late deliveries, demand fluctuations, and part shortages to ensure effective resolution

Neenah, WI

• Supervised Purchasing Lead and Purchasing team consisting of 5 employees
• Confirmed customer's forecasts were met by attending weekly forecast meetings, and reviewing committed delivery dates
• Analyzed inventory levels to control parts contribution and allocations based on customer demands
• Conducted quarterly business reviews with customers to evaluate Plexus's overall performance and to determine what areas needed improvement

Neenah, WI

• Managed and provided oversight and direction to a procurement team consisting of 4 Buyers and a Purchasing Associate
• Monitored workload distribution among team members and allocated tasks appropriately to ensure the project purchases were completed on schedule
• Ensured team's purchasing practices were in compliance to the corporate Standard Operating Procedures and work instructions by monitoring the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) using JD Edwards One World and Oracle.
• Investigated overall cost impact of new designs by evaluating the bill of materials, inventory, price projections, and part availability
• Acted as a customer liaison for material issues such as late deliveries, demand fluctuations, and part shortages to ensure effective resolution

Neenah, WI

• Balanced the manufacturing line efficiently by buying and expediting electronic components, custom fabricated parts, and printed circuit boards for customers from start to finish
• Mitigated all obsolete, inactive, and excess material to improve inventory turns for the company
• Developed vendor relationships to obtain industry insights, supply chain programs, and to improve logistic acquisitions
• Procured approximately $10 million annually in electronic components to support customer programs

Neenah, WI

• Bought components in accordance to the customer's forecast using JD Edwards One World software
• Analyzed lead times, inventory levels, and urgency of the build-time to ensure on-time delivery
• Member of material review board tasked to screen defective parts and to determine part disposition and allocate liability costs
• Ensured that all parts being purchased were in accordance to customer's specified bill of materials
• Recommended alternate components in form, fit, and function in order to replace obsolete parts, or to reduce cost and lead-time

Neenah, WI

• Examined printed circuit boards and replaced defective electronic components to ensure quality of manufactured goods
• Increased efficiency of build time of printed circuit boards by preparing electronic components for soldering
• Mentored new employees in proper soldering techniques of electronic components to printed circuit boards

Fox Valley

• Instructed class sizes ranging between 20 and 25 students for grades 1-6
• Carried out lesson plans by following instructions provided by the teacher or prepared content as needed
• Flexible in providing information by using critical thinking skills to answer students' questions