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Source, plan and issue purchase orders for goods and services based on review of MRP and written requisitions. Responsible for placing purchase orders for finished goods using MRPSource and RFQ new or prototype partsUse lean purchasing concepts, such as Kanban, JIT, to maintain optimum inventory levels.

Source and plan initial deliveries of new prototype and low run inventory parts to meet production and customer demands.Responsible for RFQ, sourcing and planning new weldments for Paver and Skreet vehicles. Utilized MRP reports to plan deliveries of prototype and low run fabricated steel parts and weldments.Negotiated terms of purchase order pricing and delivery requirements.Review MRP weekly to monitor production schedule and work with vendors to adjust order status accordingly.Major ProjectsReviewed and converted current product part numbers to Product Commodity Codes that will be used after conversion from IBM/AS400 system to SAPConverted all locally used fabricated part numbers used to date and 60% of non-fabricated part numbers.

Contracted through Purchasing ProfessionalsSource, plan and issue purchase orders for fabricated steel piece parts and weldments, acrylic/rubber molded parts and some electronic components used on Portable Digital Message Signs. Investigate and reconcile inventory discrepancies.Utilized MRP reports to plan deliveries of all fabricated steel parts and weldments. Negotiated purchase order pricing and delivery terms. Worked closely with vendors to assure on time delivery and expedited where necessary.Teamed with Engineering department to help facilitate introduction of new parts. Investigated and processed any ECO/ECR’s for fabricated parts.Established kanban delivery system for new 2007 and 2008 new trailer designs. Maintained and adjusted as necessary all current kanban parts. Established and maintained vendor relationships; includes sourcing and verifying new vendors, working with vendors to maintain acceptable vendor rating per ISO procedures and assist in resolving any invoice or payment issues.Major ProjectsSourced and placed initial orders for fabricated parts on new trailer design (DotSign ‘07 trailer and Arrowboard trailer 2008)Managed all inventory acquired from Buyout of 3M division beginning in 2003Processed backlogged RMA/DMR issues and continued to expedite returns and quality issues with vendors.

Plan and purchase all insulin pumps and infusion sets from Switzerland and Denmark respectively. Track all shipments dock to dock.Responsible for using forcast from Marketing department along with order history to maintain proper flow of pumps and supplies from overseas vendors.Tracked all shipments from vendor dock, overseas freight, through US Customs and FDA inspection to our doors.Log and track all pump serial numbers and infusion set lot numbers through our system to end user. Maintain records for bi-annual FDA inspections.Major ProjectsManaged and tracked all DMR issue pumps from our dock, back to Switzerland for repair or credit and back through DUSA system. Used Excel spreadsheets and charts to develop reports for superiors review.Worked with Purchasing Manager to develop cycle counting procedures using basic A, B and C commodity methods. Also assisted Purchasing Manager in running bi-annual inventory counting.

Generals, Regular/General High School/Secondary Diploma Program

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