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Houston, Texas, United States

Sourcing specialist in finding and ordering the right parts and components from approved suppliers for our customers which we provide Electronic Manufacturing services.

Tomball, Texas

Stand-alone knowledge of purchasing practices, principles and procedures. Conduct all business activities in accordance with the company’s Health, Safety and Environmental policies, Legal Compliance requirements and the company’s core values.- Managed purchase order execution to ensure on time product delivery.- Negotiated 10 - 15% cost reduction on new order with vendors.- Worked with vendors to reduce all Goods Received with Invoice Receipts (GR/IR) issues, as part of 10-person team, verifying hundreds of millions of unpaid invoices were paid.- Made substitutions, within approval guidelines, for obsolete parts requested in Bill of Materials (BOM), to ensure Manufacturing had necessary components to build products.- Expanded resources by finding and setting up new vendors, which included 2nd sources for critical items, by using negotiate strategies to find most competitive pricing.- Communicated with vendors, suppliers and contract manufacturers, daily if necessary, to expedite product delivery.- Ensured Safety and quality, and drove cost savings.