➤ Leading all purchasing, scheduling, and inventory activities, coordinating product availability, communicating lead times with Sales staff, and managing production needs with the Shipping and Manufacturing manager.➤ Improving inventory accuracy to achieve an $800k reduction in inventory, and collaborating with Engineering to reduce costs through improved product routing.➤ Developing technical knowledge of commodities as well as industries in which suppliers operate.➤ Planning and scheduling materials while overseeing inventory management, directing all materials and logistics functions, and preparing production summaries, recommendations, and reports.➤ Providing leadership and direction for day-to-day purchasing activities, overseeing the planning and coordination of plant inventory, monitoring departmental key performance indicators, and taking corrective action as necessary.

➤ Eliminating customer past due backlog days from 56 to 0 days while improving inventory accuracy from 80% to 97%.➤ Providing tactical leadership necessary to ensure successful purchasing support of operations while acting as an interface between suppliers and internal/external customers to ensure supplier's efforts support the plant and Enterprise KPIs.➤ Working with the Senior Commodities Manager on feedback for Strategic Sourcing and providing insight on the quality and delivery results from the supply base as well as escalating high level or high demand items.➤ Collaborating with other managers to determine supply needs, purchasing supplies and materials according to specifications, and coordinating or supervising warehouse and receiving procedures.

➤ Managed critical material orders of over $2.5M, supervised 7 personnel on mid-level to large projects, and ensured team members were properly trained in project-specific procedures, systems, protocol, and responsibilities.➤ Sourced materials both domestically and internationally, analyzed make versus buy options, monitored warehouse inventory.➤ Reviewed project scopes of work and prime contracts to determine materials management requirements and flow downs to project procurement plans and procedures including issuing flow-down requirements to materials management teams.➤ Implemented, managed, and monitored the entire work process with the approved corporate reference tool for materials management to meet project requirements and deadlines including holding roundtable discussions to address issues.➤ Planned and executed the materials planning, purchasing, or logistics associated with commodities or engineered equipment, systems, and materials in support of project operations and setting maximums/minimums for inventory turns.➤ Managed the execution of all procurement activities on projects in compliance with the project baseline and procedures, plans, budgets, and schedules while maintaining the highest ethical standards of materials management.

➤ Managed inventory to optimize performance, oversaw ERP system inputs, created BOMs, ensured timely release of production orders to ensure on-time shipments, and monitored customer specific requirements.➤ Coordinated efforts between Sales and Manufacturing, monitored and maintained inventory levels, processed purchasing orders as required, tracked orders from request to delivery, and investigated problems.➤ Recorded purchases, maintained database, performed physical count of inventory, and reconciled actual stock counts to computer-generated reports as well as processed and documented returns as required following established procedures.➤ Supported National Sales Manager and Distributors with preparing or submitting quotations as well as distributed marketing materials to dealers or agents to support sales goals and marketing campaigns.➤ Managed incoming inquiries, handled sales questions or service concerns from customers and forwarded customer comments and feedback to Sales, Operations, or upper management as required.➤ Performed all assigned tasks accurately, efficiently, and within company policies and procedures, making accurate, efficient product order selections or receiving based on store demands and product handling guidelines.

➤ Recruited to oversee purchasing, shipping/receiving, and inventory and improved inventory accuracy from 70% to 99.96%, reduced inventory by $500K, and improved past due purchase orders from $300K to $10K.➤ Hired, trained, and managed a full time Buyer, Cycle Count Coordinator, and Receiving Clerk to monitor production entry, receipts, and other inventory-related data to accurately maintain inventory levels of production materials.➤ Expedited incoming materials as required, reviewed release data including Demand Management, MRP, and SAP.➤ Participated in the Internal ISO/TS 16949 audit schedule as well as answered questions and provided information for internal and external audits regarding or related to ISO/TS 16949, VDA 6.3, and customer standards.

Materials Manager – Derby Cellular Products – 12/2003 to 05/2005Materials Manager – Advanced Products, North Haven, CT – 11/2001 to 12/2003Manufacturing Manager – Ingersoll Rand/H.B. Ives, New Haven, CT – 02/1988 to 11/2001