• Research products and engage with vendors to obtain the best price with considerations of quality, reliability, and urgency of need.• Prepare and place purchase orders, and track backorders.• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of all inventory and supplier related data.• Assist Supply Chain Manager with contract negotiation and cost downs with vendors.• Analyze market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and prepare market analysis reports.• Help develop management tools to assess productivity improvements and cost reductions.

• Responsible for $6M annual spend on standard and custom hardware, hose assemblies, stampings and moldings, air intake housings, distributor blocks, and ignition and fuel system small components.• Established Kanban replenishment system for planned parts reducing excess inventory by $1 million.• Improved supplier OTD 40% and increased product availability through forecast/forward buying.• Worked on project that reduced shipping costs by $500,000 annually.• Collaborated with engineering and suppliers through all stages of the new product design process by facilitating communication, providing input, and managing deadlines.• Led supplier initiatives to ensure supplier compliance with FAA and company quality standards.

• Implemented daily hot list tracker to expedite needed parts through CMI facility.• Developed and organized departmental training for 10 employees.• Monitored off-site inventory reporting to maintain accurate inventory levels.• Managed buyers’ weekly past due reports, open order reports, and exceptions reports.

• Worked with domestic and foreign suppliers on ensuring timely inventory arrival, expediting needs, and mitigation of product quality control concerns.• Managed on-site contractors and directed to different duties based on current needs.• Managed supplier open order report to ensure delivery to meet customer demand and to maintain specified inventory levels.

• Analyzed inventory levels and history to determine purchases of finished goods and raw materials to ensure appropriate inventory levels and keep excess to a minimum.• Placed orders and worked with suppliers to expedite parts and ensure timely delivery of late orders.• Audited on-floor part shortages, worked with multiple departments and suppliers to locate/expedite parts, recorded and graphed data for use in production meetings.• Managed incoming, outgoing, and drop shipments with appropriate freight companies.• Assisted in evaluating product and material costs, as well as shipment methods.

• Procured office equipment and furniture commodities.• Reviewed and researched inventory levels, sales history, and future demand to determine purchases of finished goods.• Placed and expedited purchase orders; maintained constant contact with suppliers to expedite parts and sought updates regarding late orders.