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Center Valley, Pa

Purchasing and Planning 2010-2020Oversaw purchasing and planning operations of Diagnostic Systems and Consumer Groups.-Contributed to $300M in annual sales through management of planning, inventory and procurement teams.-Ensured customer satisfaction, supplier quality and proper inventory levels / reporting by strategically managing team consisting of 1 manager and 3 analysts.-Implemented SAP successfully (with no business interruptions) within 2 years as active member of SAP Implementation Team. Project required detailed process mapping and design along with intense testing and redesign where needed.-Increased revenue through reselling of high-quality used Olympus equipment by implementing process that negotiated returns during new product sales and refurbishing used equipment.-Launched 10 or more new products annually by working efficiently with manufacturing, marketing, quality, finance, sales and distribution.

Center Valley, Pa

Purchasing and Planning 2005-2007 Developed and implemented plans for annual purchase of medical equipment in excess of $800M.- Provided delivery dates within 24 hours of order receipt by redesigning processes within ERP system.- Reduced finished goods inventory 50%+ in less than 1 year by planning realistically and controlling production.- Enhanced customer satisfaction by immediately updating demand to manufacturing for items that either overly exceeded or were behind current demand.- Ensured transparency of team by developing and distributing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for main functions of group.

Bangkok, Thailand

Supported day-to-day factory manufacturing operations for existing integrated circuit products. Worked closely with assembly and test engineers, IE, Planning, Facilities, Manufacturing, HR, IT, Quality, Purchasing, Legal and Finance. Oversaw transfer and implementation of new products and operations into Thailand facility.- Coordinated sourcing changes effectively for 15+ product transfers, new acquisitions and new processes between Agere, Thailand and other facilities with no customer issues during any implementations by developing detailed project plans and timelines which required strict adherence by all groups involved.- Made certain commitments made to customers were fulfilled via service as liaison for communications between all Agere locations, customers and Thailand factory.

Bs, Computer Science

Mba, Business