Works with Production Planning to determine minimum and maximum stocking levels to support customer service levels. Process supplier quotations for negotiating pricing, terms, and lead-times. Negotiates pricing and long-term stocking and blanket-order agreements. Interfaces closely with the Engineering Departments on new and upcoming products, demands, and existing designs. Provides potential strategy/recovery plans for any part shortages and work closely with other departments to ensure delivery.

Primary purpose was to procure material for production that met or exceeded Flowserve's quality requirements, fulfill on-time delivery objective, and maximized the ability to achieve net profit and return on investment goals. That was accomplished according to the current UCC and Flowserve policies of ethical and professional conduct.

Primary assignment was a procurement agent for a number of specialty and/or technical items, especially in specification development and vendor identification, along with a wide variety of more standard commodities. Reviewed authorized requisitions; made determination of appropriate acquisition procedure (order against existing State contract, quote, bid, forward to State Purchase and Contract) based on nature of requisitioned item(s) and dollar amounts as authorized by State law, prepared purchase orders; and coordinated execution of purchase agreements.

Completed a daily truck log and submit reports of mileage covered at EOD. Observed and reported equipment or mechanical failures immediately. Managed routes and routines so they proceed in the most efficient way possible. Found ways to conserve resources, including fuel, to benefit the business. Served as a brand advocate and ambassador in every interaction with clients and the public. Conducted daily inspections of the vehicle at the end of the shift and reported any problems or damage to management. Complied with all DOT and in-house regulations and rules.

Worked with requirements planning software to procure products at designated replenishment levels. Obtained detailed quotations & provided product alternatives & costs with the intent of maximizing BBC profitability. Negotiated payment terms, product price, volume discounts & delivery requirements. Placed purchase orders, select proper approved sources of supply for most economical purchase with consideration toward product performance, delivery needs & Supplier reliability. Communicated with BBC Quality and Suppliers regarding adjustments, incorrect and/or nonconforming product characteristics, delivery interruptions and/or schedule changes. Located new sources of supply for special/non-stock requests & spot buys as applicable to inventory stocking plan strategy. Worked with Sales & Bids staff and Product Managers to communicate product specifications to Supplier while working to improve product ordering effectiveness through process improvement.

Responsible for raw material procurement which supports eight manufacturing facilities and five sub-contracting sewing facilities throughtout the Southeastern United States. Some of those raw materials include innersprings for government issued mattresses, nylon fabric & plastic hardware for sewn tactical goods, brass & steel components for American Lock products, roll stock paper, and chemical light sticks for Cyalume products. Reconciled invoice discrepancies to ensure purchase orders are paid by accounting in a timely fashion. Worked with the Quality, Safe, and Environmental department to ensure that incoming materials adhere to government specifications via “Certificate of Compliance” and “Certificate of Analysis”. Established and maintained vendor relationships while streamlining those same vendors to increase procurement leverage. Gathered and analyzed statistical data to reduce cost of materials and help increase margins of finished goods. Managed various projects which focused on the introduction of newly manufactured products to the company. Helped perform system testing and maintainance as needed. Assisted the distribution buyers as needed.

Purchased photo parts, photo media, packaging materials, and employee protective equipment used in strip & salvage, refurbishment and repair operations for 1-hr photo mini-labs, photo kiosks, film scanners, photo thermal printers. Purchased electronic components (IC’s, diodes, etc.) when needed. Provided back-up purchasing support for outsourcing program when called upon. Also purchased parts needed for Levolor blind cutting machines. Developed strong relationships with new vendors; reestablished relationships with former vendors. Avoided production delays and secured significant cost savings by developing alternative sources for hard-to-find products. Gathered and analyzed statistical data to create parts forecasting models to further reduce cost. Tracked supplies and merchandise inventory. Using a just-in-time purchasing system ensured that goods and services arrive in-house when required. Streamlined the purchasing process through single sourcing of suppliers. Developed and maintained strong relationships with suppliers (including distributors, transportation companies, production planners, and service providers). Worked with other departments (production, quality, etc.) to ensure procurement needs are met to fulfill external customer orders. Assisted the accounting department to ensure all orders have been received against and discrepancies were resolved so payments against invoices could be made. Assisted other buyers when called upon.

Retrieved requested information for administrative areas as needed. Performed daily cycle-counts and also set-up metrics to include a cost analysis of parts with known variances. Monitored and established reordering points for critical and overstocked parts. Prepared paperwork for finished goods, outgoing 1-hr photo mini-labs, defective parts and parts that needed to be returned to supplier or alternate vendor. Received paperwork for incoming parts and machines. Verified the cost of outgoing 1-hr photo mini-labs and the parts that are needed to repair them. Assigned bin locations for new and reactivated parts; also updated and deactivated "dead" parts.

Job position consisted of multiple tasks. Gathered and analyzed statistical data for technical regions and districts using Service Power software. Used gathered data to further support these districts and regions in a more efficient way. Handled call inquiries and assisted scheduling needs for and from district technical managers and leads. Tested various software releases and systems (I.e. PDSC and Service Power) for Kodak Service and Support & IBM systems' teams. Handled scheduling responsibilities for other coordinators to ensure proper staffing and coverage. Also assisted in DSC, Central Parts, and Dispatch/Supply departments when called upon.