Peter Miles Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, FL, US

Melbourne, Florida

Working remotely and part time from Melbourne, Florida as a Buyer in support of Indirect Materials and Services

Buyer for commodity groups of Services & I.T. for three facilities in North Carolina and Corp. Office in Michigan. Buyer for all Indirect Materials & Services for the Bowling Green, OH facility.

Manage & negotiate alone or in a team all aspects of purchasing & supply of indirect materials & services in support of production & the facility including MRO, machinery, building contractors, energy, telecommunications & waste for the Bowling Green, OH facility,

Negotiated with individual/national suppliers/contractors purchases & agreements for the provision of goods/services for MRO, I.T. Technology, trailer & forklift fleet repair/refurbishment, facility services, building repair & new construction, identify capital requirements, sale of used equipment, investigate, evaluate, implement and oversee on-line.

Ordered & scheduled inbound raw materials for production, determination of max/min holdings, warehouse supervision, negotiated cost reduction on raw material purchases.

Identified & costed in-house assemblies for out-sourcing. Purchased components in support of tractor production. Analyzed & negotiated quotations for the supply/manufacture of assemblies from local and US based suppliers, liaised/teamed with various internal departments (engineering, accounts, etc) to complete projects.

Managed fulfillment of national sales orders, analyzed customer demand, identified & solidified effective relationships with suppliers in the communication/networking integration industry. Assisted accounts personnel in dispute resolution and sales/engineering personnel on supplier pricing, technical configuration and delivery.

Managed all aspects associated with a small business in the importation, warehousing and distribution of cooling fan equipment in the commercial refrigeration industry. Analyzed spare parts demand and usage to project inventory requirements in a cyclical business environment, organized and participated at exhibitions to promote product.

Working in a military environment in various planning, inventory management & procurement positions in various technical groups culminating in the decommissioning of the Mirage fighter aircraft fleet and the introduction of the Hornet F/A-18 fighter aircraft within the Tactical Fighter Logistics Management Squadron (TFLMS).