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Tualatin, Oregon, United States

• Manage purchases within a tight timeline and work with suppliers to negotiate pricing and delivery dates• Develop inventory targets for key components while leveraging EOQ purchases to maintain appropriate safety stock inventory levels• Support product change requests and review and communicate the impact to suppliers • Issue Purchase Orders to ensure adequate inventory available to meet production requirements and forecasted orders• Build and maintain relationships with supply partners while continuing to seek out new sources as necessary• Coordinate outside process materials and vendors to ensure that parts are available to meet production schedule requirements • Create and maintain Open Order Reporting and provide timely updates on material issues or concerns • Enter complex Bills of Material in ERP System

Elmira, New York Area

• Consolidated production component requirements and generated work orders and purchase orders to satisfy internal and external demands.• Prepared bid packages for quotation and analyzed data for cost reduction efforts.• Managed phase in/out of products working closely with engineering and suppliers.• Initiated purchase orders, issued change notices and expedited delivery of materials to meet demand requirements.• Compiled and analyzed data to plan and schedule work orders with a minimum of throughput and lead time.• Managed and controlled inventory for the purpose of meeting customer demand, reducing inventory and increasing inventory turns.

Horseheads, Ny

Over four years of experience in the aerospace industry environment with responsibilities in supply chain management, discrepant parts disposition and pricing/proposal analysis. • Responsible for the management and professional development of Purchasing department employees.• Played a key role in implementing new ERP system and enhanced end users’ understanding of the system by conducting group and individual training sessions and creating user-friendly training materials. • Supported proposals through competitive pricing efforts, sourcing new vendors and negotiating best and final offers.• Created controlled documentation to manage procurement activity procedures.• Continuously identified and implemented improvements in the materials flow process.• Negotiated contracts and long term agreements with domestic and international suppliers to reduce costs and support key material requirements for the production of proprietary aircraft.• Approved Purchase Orders and ensured that all corresponding records and applicable documents were complete and met Federal Acquisition Regulations and Government Procurement requirements.

Horseheads, Ny

Responsible for overall procurement activities including sourcing, vendor management, negotiating, and issuing of purchase orders. Provided procurement support for the research and development of new product lines.• Forecasted material requirements for critical path suppliers.• Traveled internationally to support new company acquisitions in the development of a viable supply chain and provided on-site support during implementation of ERP system.• Created and maintained SAP system data for new materials.• Worked closely with suppliers to resolve and minimize invoicing discrepancies.

Painted Post, Ny

Responsible for maintaining inventory management of components to support assembly production lines. Satisfied internal and external customers by determining production schedules for manufacturing cells while optimizing component and finished inventory levels.• Managed safety stock programs to meet both component and finished goods requirements.• Coordinated material availability, manufacturing capacity and customer requirements to provide timely and accurate commitments.• Hosted weekly meetings to review manufacturing plan with Engineering, Operations, Customer Service, and Commercial groups.

Painted Post, Ny

Worked closely with Customer Service to ensure that customer deliveries were created and processed to meet requirements. Responsible for the overall accuracy and integrity of the inventory system. • Coordinated daily Logistics operations to ensure that customer requirements were attained.• Directed daily activities of warehouse personnel and conducted skill development and safety training presentations. • Responsible for inventory management, cycle counts and reconciliation.• Created monthly period reports to measure shipping and inventory activity levels.• Contributed as a member of the testing and implementation team to transition from PeopleSoft to SAP.

Painted Post, Ny

Responsible for all phases of the selection and hiring process of applicants and the creation of curriculum for ongoing employee training and development.• Created and performed recruitment presentations at local job fairs and hiring blitzes. • Conducted interviews, administered written testing and evaluated dynamic group exercises.• Managed orientation details and completion of all new hire paperwork.• Scheduled medical and drug screening process for all new employees.• Facilitated tutoring sessions to help ready applicants for pre-hire testing requirements.• Involved in the redesign and maintenance of the Training Department website.• Designed and implemented communication strategies.• Prepared PowerPoint presentations for all training sessions.• Maintained confidential employee records.