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Assist in the development and execution of Annual Price Review and Annual Purchasing Policy with our supply base. Achieve target reductions set each fiscal year. Develop purchasing strategies to achieve Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) performanceobjectives to improve operational profitability, and share this information with related groups. Source and qualify suppliers according to quality, price, and delivery specifications. Negotiate contract terms and conditions. Lead VA/VE cost and efficiency improvement activities / other cost negotiations with the supply base and internally within the company, assist in the planning, preparation, and execution of local content projects in coordination with PEQ groups, vendors, and othercompany stakeholders. Coordinate new part evaluation and approval with company representatives.Assist in monitoring of supplier performance and to insure maintenance of delivery, quality, and price commitments, and ensure effective countermeasure plans are implemented to address any substandard performance. Manage supplier performance throughsupplier report cards, risk assessments, and vendor due diligence. Maintain supplier compliance with established quality, environmental, and customer specific requirements.Sourced materials include items such as aluminum ingot and castings, metals, plastic resins, chemicals, magnet wire, bearings, metal stampings, magnets, pulleys, machined parts,rubber parts, insulator products, and diodes. Prepare and send RFQ for commodity projects; conduct bid analysis, negotiations, and contract/supplier development as needed. Gather detailed cost elements and perform in-depth price analysis to ensure the best purchase price, while achieving the highestquality and level of service.Keep abreast of industry trends and related market conditions to identify and mitigate supply risks. Conduct thorough market analysis in order to forecast and manage price trends.

Responsible for the preparation and issuance of purchase requisitions for products and services to ensure manufacturing equipment is always in working condition.Coordinates purchasing activities with manufacturing, planning, and engineer departments to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner.Manages the purchasing of indirect materials associated with maintenance, repair, and operations, such as pneumatic cylinders, sensors, bearings, filtration, supplies, equipment and services at the most favorable cost and at terms consistent with providing superior service to internal customers.Responsible for the ordering materials requested by Production and Engineering teams for Maintenance, Repair and Operations. Identify and select vendors to procure materials and/or equipment to meet criteria of price, quality, quantity, availability, and delivery dates and place orders.Monitor and maintain records regarding pricing and ordering of materials.Perform accurate and timely execution of incoming requests while maintaining high Quality and Customer Service standards.Handles service contracts and rebidding processes, etc. Indirect Purchasing savings for MRO purchases, indirect material contract reduction, and shipping cost savings on the amount of $100k per year.

•Maintain and purchase components exceeding $25,000,000 annually. •Maintain inventory of domestic and imported production materials such as raw materials, small materials, electrical and mechanical parts and components, packaging, and fixed assets to support continuous production operations. Materials include items such as electronic components, steel, plastic resins, copper wire, stampings, metals, magnets, moldings, rubber parts, diodes, resistors, and other electric parts.•Issue and maintain Forecasts, Purchase Orders, and delivery schedules to suppliers. •Resolve purchasing related problems and ensuring deliveries are made according to schedule.•Inventory Management: Daily monitoring of raw materials, warehouse and receiving dock to resolve quality/quantity discrepancies with suppliers•Track and update internal databases for purchased parts to ensure accuracies of drawings, tooling, supplier performance, supplier certificates and company required documents. •Interface with Production Planning to best optimize factory capacity, raw material sources and shipping goals. •Advise senior management on critical shortages, extended lead times and quality issues which potentially impact material releases to the production floor. •Assist in supplier qualifications/certifications for production materials to perform TS16949 based quality audits by verifying utilization of such tools as PPAP, control plans, and process control flow charts, etc. Confirm supplier registration status to ISO 14001.•Assist with and recommend invoice resolutions with A/P.

•Daily inventory management – monitored consumption, adjusted supply accordingly to meet the demand and to optimize inventory of over 10k line items an estimated value of approximately 3million dollars. Parts included items such as pneumatic cylinders, PLC’s, servo motors, power supplies, OEM parts, commodity items.•Achieved $100k/per year savings implementing parts repair/refurbish service versus buying new. •Consistently monitored Expense and Tooling orders are delivered on time.•Assist Engineers and Machine Technicians in sourcing vendors. Served as liaison between requester and supplier to ensure correct procurement is obtained.•Source and provide price quotations; Generate Purchase Orders for spare parts domestically and from Japan.•Ensure all materials are received, barcode labeled and stored in proper location via MT2 materials management system.•Accountable for staff recruitment and training, with a staff of 1 associate.

•Oversaw materials management systems for 60-bed facility, Behavioral Health Centre, Alcoholism/Chemical IP unit including procurement, processing and distribution of material and services.•Proactively worked to reduce materials inventory cost in an excess of $50k yearly by converting supplies to National Vendors for corporate contract compliance. •Developed par-level replenishment system with improved monitoring to cut stock-outs. •Contributions in improving service levels, increasing inventory accuracy.•Accountable for staff recruitment and training, with a staff of 2 associates.

•Promoted from OR Supply Coordinator to Supervisor with full responsibility for the operations of the Materials Department.•Inventory and Purchase supplies and Capital Equipment for Materials and those requested from other departments.•Monthly cost analysis of department inventories and budget requirements.•Converting supplies to National Vendors for Corporate contract compliance.•Accountable for staff recruitment and training, with a staff of 4 associates.