Michael Cuesta Email & Phone Number

Vermont, United States

Colchester, Vermont, United States

● Constructed Work Instructions for 142 different processes through five different Notebooks (OneNote). o 82 in Supply Chain Planning & Inventory Management.o 37 in End of Month Inventory & Reconciliation Reporting.o 9 in API Allocation processes.o 9 in CMO On Hand Balance Import processes.o 5 in End of Month Finished Goods processes.● Managed $11M worth of inventory. ● Performed End of Month Reconciliation reporting to Accounting Dept. o Uploaded CMO reports, evaluated differences between ERP and submittals, while recommending Scheduling Updates for CMOs.● Updated, and reported, Production Models in S&OP Slides for Supply Chain’s monthly meeting.● Presented, an end of year, 5-year long range plan (2023-2027) to Supply Chain Director and Director of Global Planning. Took into consideration: o Demand Assumptionso Supply Assumptions● Requested to be Team Lead for revisions made to Oracle Systemo Integrated two new P/Nso Revised a new Item Structure to an existing P/No Set up cross functional tasks, and meetings, with Purchasing, and Accounting, Depts. to ensure all aspects of the implementation were fulfilled. ● Collaborated with Director of Logistics to generate Finished Goods Inventory Reporting for better tracking of distribution movement.

United States

● Saved 12.5% in purchased savings (1M of 8M purchases).● Established purchasing trends for reviewing eight different departments.● Restructured end of month inventory reporting.● Revamped stocking agreements into lean inventory. ● Shadowed and became backup to the Logistics Manager.● Assigned to project lead for new ERP implementation (Batch Master). ● Uploaded 1000+ lines of data (Bill of Materials, P/Ns, descriptions, pricings, lead times, testing requirements, etc.) into Batch Master.● Orchestrated weekly meetings and multiple cross functional trainings for Batch Master integration.● Part of a team that established a new contract from FEDEX to UPS for a 1M savings in shipping costs.● Rewrote Purchasing SOP and Receipt of Controlled materials (Developed and consolidated multiple SOPs into one main, revised, SOP).

Greater Los Angeles Area

● Procured Aerospace, Medical, & Automation parts for a blockchain technology company.● Brought Procurement and Sales Department from $75K in the first nine months of 2019 to $164K by the end of the year.● Managed $276K in Purchase Orders.o Advanced success rate of RFQ to PO Conversion from 17% to 24%o Awarded to ITAR Compliant Officer when the company became ITAR Registered in January 2020.o Fashioned with Legal:▪ Quote & Purchase Order flow downs▪ Request for Quote & Purchase Order Terms and Conditions▪ ITAR required statements within SyncFab’s Terms and Conditionso Diversified Supply Chain.▪ Started multiple 1400 cold call supplier campaigns to increase supplier registration. An uptick of over 100 new verified suppliers after the first weeks of outreach.

Chatsworth, Ca

● Saved 2% of $1.65M purchases.● Ensured status and on-time delivery for over 175 PO’s.● Forecasted MRP demand and purchased nine different commodities.

El Monte, California

• Purchase machined parts (simple, medium, and complex items), springs, and COTS items for Navy, Aircraft, and Core division of the Purchasing Department.• Lend back up support to all other Purchasing commodities (i.e. Castings, OP, blanket POs and manufactured screws.)• Generate purchase orders from REQs after sending for quote to three suppliers, evaluating past purchase orders, and negotiating best price possible while meeting productions on-time delivery date. • Create a weekly Open PO and Open REQ report for the Purchasing Manager.• Attend a daily MRB and weekly NAVY meeting to guarantee the Purchasing Department addresses any Engineering inquiries, NCMs, and documentation reviews while also providing status on purchase order delivery dates. • Maintain a weekly report for all current open purchase orders and updates planners and production if any change to delivery has been made.

10020 Remmit Ave., Chatsworth, Ca 91311

• Acquires assemblies from ERP system (Parts &Vendors, Inc.). Pulls parts list to Excel and evaluates stock shortages for assemblies and sub-assemblies.• Prepares request for quote on missing items to a given parts list in order to build project to completion.• Compare previous buys. Inspect quantities desired for future orders. Create purchase orders. And finally review with CEO for final authorization.• Biweekly follow ups and status input for constant update of on-time delivery. • From the mechanical items, electrical components, hardware, and outside processing, all items are negotiated for best possible price and delivery date agreed upon.

Chatsworth, California

• Qualifies and manages hardware commodity suppliers for the Approved Supplier List. • Responsible for procurement of unique sets of first article material, engineering samples, and WIP inventory items. • Initiates cross-functional review qualifying sole-source suppliers.• Generates eight 30-line item Request for Quotations per month and reviews supplier pricing and lead-time for best match to schedule and price target. • Negotiates contracts including blanket and bulk commodity pricing agreements.• Supports twenty material planners and engineers consistently providing status of their open requisitions.

Los Angeles, California

• Developed list of prospects selling produce to markets and brokers and initiated outbound calls to introduce company and product.• Maximized the use of QuickBooks by making purchase orders, invoices, and daily sales reports for the CEO and sales staff.• Created a daily report that outlined pricing and inventory status for the sales staff.• Established a solid reputation as a generalist while focused on outstanding customer service.

Sun Valley, California

• Procured Materials and Managed Quality Assurance in a fast-paced, demanding, and upscale marble and exotic stone fabrication company.• Located supplier and initiated material negotiations in Turkey for a $900K project that the company won.• Won and managed multiple high-end kitchen and bathroom remodeling jobs.• Met with clients, measured dimensions, drew layouts, procured materials, created contracts, and provided clients with regular updates through production and installation.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

Supply Chain Certificate

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

Apics Cpim Course Completion