Patrick Guidry Email & Phone Number

Plymouth, Mn

• Buy goods and services utilizing Purchase Orders through Oracle.• Work in helping to identify new and existing suppliers with the project teams and support sourcing events to identify the most cost effective long term suppliers to get us through development and into production.• Negotiates pricing/terms with suppliers.• Leverage corporate spend and purchasing through preferred suppliers.• Interpret, define, and communicate material/service requirements to suppliers.• Work with Commodities Manager on a daily bases to ensure Quality Management Systems, Safety, Environmental and Security Management Systems, FDA regulations, company policies and operating procedures, and other regulatory requirements are being adhered to.• Develops partnerships with suppliers to ensure I am up to date on all orders and issues.• Help ensures that suppliers deliver goods and services with necessary quality, competitive pricing, and timely delivery.• Work with Operations, Project Teams, Quality, Inspection and Receiving teams to ensure a flow of goods/services to support uninterrupted development builds.• Assists in resolving receiving and/or accounts payable issues.• Identify and implement value add opportunities.• Track inventory levels, expiration dates and inventory locations.• Facilitate the proper documentation (Certs/Declarations) are in order from the supplier.

Plymouth, Mn

• Procurement of materials for manufacturing and distribution.• Manage change orders for purchased components.• Communicate information regarding material availability.• Maintain open communications with cross functional departments on issues.• Maintain strong working relationship and monitor supplier performance.• Perform Request for Quotes• Identify and source new suppliers• Analyse supply chain for ongoing improvement in cost, quality and delivery.• Provide sourcing and purchasing support to new product introduction.• Work with Quality Department to return discrepant materials to supplier.

Chaska, Mn

• Procure materials and services required to meet planned schedules• Align purchase orders with suppliers to meet changing production due dates.• Procure materials/services per hand generated purchase requisitions• Provide purchase order status updates.• Managing purchasing approval signatures and approved specifications.• Keep MRP system delivery dates and component parameters current.• Communicate with internal departments changes with purchasing or plans.• Identify areas to implement cost reduction activities.• Identify and pursue alternate vendors as needed.• Identify and coordinate long term cost saving orders.• Monitor vendor capacity for potential delivery problems.• Coordinate with Product Development on purchases of components and equipment required for new product introductions.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

• Responsible for purchasing generic pharmaceutical multiple, nationwide distribution centers.• Maintain and develop multiple reports used cross functionally in the company.• Ownership of forecasts for forty-three suppliers with over 42000 total SKUs.• Partner with suppliers daily and act as an advocate for company interests.• Develop new solutions to various tactical challenges for procuring stock• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and distribution centers.• Manage inventory levels.• Work with suppliers on returns.• Generate profit enhancing opportunities such as deals, rebates, allowances, new item purchases and promotional activities with suppliers.• Responsible for pricing issues and reconciling invoice discrepancies.• Manage several contracts, programs and supplier agreements.• Ensuring inventory arrives timely to maximize service levels and inventory turns.• Annually managing LIFO buys and inventory levels.• Managing allocated supply.

Edina, Minnesota

• Replenishment purchasing for 2 DC's• Invoice and receiving reconciliation• Inventory management• Ownership of outstanding purchase orders• New item setup• Order editing• Invoicing for bill back and promotions

Bloomington, Minnesota

• Billing for major accounts• Staging and billing equipment sales and leases, • Setting up maintenance contracts• Daily customer service communication of customer issues with sales representatives.