Looking for employment in supply chain - Materials / Procurement.EXPERIENCES / ACCOMPLISHMENTS with Magna / Axsus- Axsus commodities Aluminum extraction, Steel coil/blanks Steel Tube, Roll Form, Stamping, Fabrication, Fasteners.- Review project BOM, collect and create RFQ packages, drawings / CAD. Edit and communicate to project Team on status weekly.- RFQ’s for all Bill of Materials items needed to assemble our Solar Table Systems Fixed Tilt and Tracker versions.- Created a Quote summary reports and selected supplier chosen and presented to management for final approval.- Created a PO log itemizing each component cost, volume and ETA of pick up, Track and Trace progress of issued Purchase Orders through the development until hand off to logistics to arrange pick up / delivery.- I searched for NEW vendors and supported Supplier development needed to broaden our preferred vendor list.- Prepare monthly PowerPoint slides for our team meeting to report on Procurement activities and status for current and new projects.- Report out the team the monthly CRU results for cold roll, hot roll and hot dip galv up’s and downs. As well as any industry notification communicated.- I was tasked with creating and issuing all Purchase orders for purchasing requirements to the supply base.- Issue out and Follow up on all Bailee tooling documents until closed.- Provide needed Feedback to the suppliers not awarded, with details on their quote when compared to the awarded supplier. Valued for any subsequent round of RFQ practices. 5-7days after quote received.- Dortec commodities under my responsibility resin, foam, plastic (injection molded parts 1-shot, 2-shot), rubber- Program Champion all Ford projects.- Daily, issued out NOC details for RFQ’s related to program/projects- Tracked and traced to close our NOCs- Negotiating costs, Awarding selected supplier, Tracking progress of awarded supplier is on schedule through the Source Council package.

Trial, pre-production, and program launch Automotive Steel requirements for pre-award and awarded OEM car. Raw Material demand across many OEM truck models across many Brands.Forging needs such as lug wrenches. Review requisitions against formal supplier quote(s) and approve purchase accuracy ie cost, timing of delivery, purchase details. Approve and sign purchase orders for supply distribution of required parts and or service.Upkeep and accuracy of all supply database contact details.

Restructured Actively participate in the daily Management & Supervisor morning production meetings, and the daily close-out meetings to ensure that our targets were met. Assist the Press Shop/Production team on a weekly basis to determine and calculate production targets based on customer demands.Once the production schedule for that week has been agreed upon with the Press Shop, Production, and Purchasing, releases are issued for quantities, delivery dates and deadlines to supply base.98% of our buy is OEM directed. Cost savings are achieved prior to program launch. I provide the specification and issue RFQ’s to the market. Once Quality group has approved the material certification and agreed upon the cost, purchase orders are issued.Negotiated a savings of over $60,000 below the directed source cost per pound during the pre-launch of a new Chrysler program.Responsible for purchased components, fasteners including all bushings, nuts, rods, screws and clips. Part of the CI (Cost Incentive) team and actively involved in weekly meetings.mentor and coach material support clerks, MRO and Junior Buyers in daily tasks and report issues or delay in delivery or costing issues.

• I became a member of Cadbridge in October of 2012. I manage the procurement for various capital expenditures of projects for the hotel we own. • Each project begins with the budget I create detailing all requirements specified by the contracted Interior Designer for that given project for AFE (approval for expenditure).• Specifications are issued to the supply base for quoting on items such as case goods to carpet, wall covering to bathroom amenities etc. required for both phases of the project from Mock up to Roll out “production” or “full Reno”.• Having many Projects going at once I created a spreadsheet that allowed me to follow up with my supply base across the gummite mock ups and full Reno’s at one time. My spreadsheet improved efficiencies by 90-95% and I would track and trace shipments to all destinations with one supplier at a time.• I attend team meetings communicating the progress of each project with the VP of Design and Construction, Project Managers, Design Team and Designers.

• I joined CET in September of 2009 managing and maintaining approximately 66% of the supply base covering a vast array of commodities: Rubber raw materials, PVC, TPO, TPV and resin, Moulded parts, Plastic clips, Painting, Metal – raw Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Wire Mesh and Carriers and General Fasteners (metal clips, bolts inserts rivets etc).• I created a spreadsheet detailing all Prototype & Production parts, Costs Saving& Increase, Quantities Received / Purchased Part etc. This allowed me to respond quickly to management requests for detailed reports IE MSDS yearly YTD report for the Environmental Manager, Cost/Spend Data Base, and Monthly Reports on spend etc.• In June of 2010 I negotiated an 8% rebate on total spend with ITW Superb Products. The agreement was signed to include retro spend from January 1 2010 totaling a savings for 1st and 2nd quarter in the amount of $30,284 US funds. • Champion for many awarded CET programs in various stages of Pre-Production launch.• May 2012 negotiated a retro rebate of $64,000 CDN funds with one of our packaging suppliers for materials purchased over the last 13 months.• My over-all spend for this time period was 44 million with a 3% cost saving average per year.• Back up support for our Purchasing Manager when she is out of the office – negotiating best price on tooling, Approving requisitions & Po’s, attend Meetings etc.• Manage CET Truck Pick-up Schedule by coordinating and scheduling local daily pick ups and deliveries.• At present my commodities consist of Metal – raw Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Wire Mesh and Carrier, Stamping, Roll Forming and Metal Related Sub-Contractors, Painting, Packaging (Expendable & Returnable) dunnage etc., and General Fasteners (metal clips, bolts inserts rivets etc). Managing and maintaining approximately 46% of the supply base.

Assisted PMP while in Chapter 11 by creating purchase orders, validating and signing off on prepaid invoices, communicating with Finance & E&Y to ensure process of cheques to release purchased items & expedite parts to the respective plants to avoid interruption of our customers (Ford, General Motors and Chrysler) production lines. Recommended & petitioned to support in spearheading the corporate mandate to reduce the over all spend by 2% for all purchased components. Negotiated & implemented cost savings through the 2008 Model year in the amount of $2.5 million dollars by commonizing like components, negotiated rebate programs or productivity gains for various current and new programs with the BIG 3.Created a supplier tracking matrix for prototype and production stages-target event dates for tooling and parts (in Excel) as well as a document to track cost savings and provide management with a clear overview of status. These documents were incorporated & included in PMP’s ISO purchasing procedures and was used by all buyers within the purchasing department. Created a data base (in Excel) to assist in costing of commodities & keeping common purchased parts in line. This tool gave me the ability to provide a quick turn around on the internal RFQ's received from our estimating group. I could filter & reply with minimal delay. The data base included information such as supplier name, part description i.e. finishes dims, weight, cost / unit, freight details / cost etc.Issued CR's for commodities detailing cost changes, spec. changes, supplier changes etc. negotiated & aligned my cost savings for the coming model year targeting a 1 - 2% reduction.Experience as Materials Manager - Managed 7 associates (2 CSR, Material Buyer, Production Scheduler, 1 Shipper & 2 Receivers).Monitored & assisted my Buyer to ensure all material requirements arrived on time while keeping our inventory low.Arranged all expedited shipments & tracked until the goods landed on our dock.

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