Lead Buyer Dec. 2021 to currentResponsible for purchasing materials or other goods &/or coordinating activities involved with procuring goods and services, such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts & supplies. Responsible with coordinating the tasks within the Purchasing & Planning teams & serve as the Single Point of Contact for strategic sourcing and vendor change decisions. Responsible for functional scorecard and corrective and preventable measures towards continuous improvement, inventory management, business continuity, and cost savings.

Coordinate material/inventory activities with purchasing, inventory control and operations for all customer owned materials. Update, or create, customer owned purchase orders as needed in SAP; maintain visibility of incoming material receipts as well as past due receipts through S&OP report generation & appropriate distribution of data; notify scheduling team of material issues. Coordinate all customer owned material samples &/or Research & Development material requests; obtains order status from suppliers & maintains SAP with current data from suppliers’ order status reports. Works with Customer Service, Scheduling & the Supply Chain team to develop, implement & manage fully integrated planning process that incorporates capacity planning, scheduling, inventory, customer demand, sales forecasts & historical material usage to develop & execute forecast plans. Work closely with Raw Material Buyer to develop & execute a sourcing strategy to meet the company’s business needs. Forecasts & orders components needed for production through the JIT system. Coordinates with Material Control & Incoming Inspection to ensure consistent component flow through the warehouse to the production floor. Provide daily support to the department manager as needed.

Interact closely with the Production, Compounding, Maintenance, Material Control and Quality departments to drive execution of the schedule to meet & support customer requirements. Works closely with Supply Chain to address material shortages. Creates a production schedule to meet customer demand. Communicates and provides feedback to management and team members regarding inventory issues, shortages, capacity concerns or any reason why the schedule will not be met. Interacts with other departments to achieve production goals and meet customer requirements. Communicate to Lab, and internal departments as needed, raw materials, batches, and finished goods that are high priority for testing/release. Research KDC/Mast inventory discrepancies as noted by Scheduling and work with KDC/Mast Inventory Control and Material Control on resolution.

Oversees on a daily basis that material control associates are following procedures and instructions, accurately completing paperwork and operating equipment safely. Trains material control personnel on procedures, work instructions and housekeeping guidelines. Follows regulatory procedures for handling and labeling both hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Oversee daily that all assigned personnel meet daily, weekly and monthly goals. Develop plans and policies to ensure effective resource utilization in warehouse. Plan and oversee all warehouse operations to ensure adherence to OSHA regulations. Communicate performance expectations to associates and provides feedback when appropriate. Plan/observe timelines of day-to-day activities to facilitate meeting production schedule. Oversee chemical, component and finished good inventory and ensures variances are reconciled in a timely fashion. Perform SAP transactions and monitor SAP reports and transactions to ensure they are completed accurately and timely.

Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Tenda Horse Products facility. While supervisory in nature, involves daily manual labor with all aspects of the company, including, but not limited to mixing, filling and labeling. Develop and execute weekly production schedule, generate shortage report to facilitate timely purchase of materials needed to meet upcoming weeks of production, maintain inventory utilizing QuickBooks Manufacturing and Distribution software, shipping and receiving (complying with DEA, FDA and company operation procedures) of small package, LTL and TL freight, both domestic and international, writing company procedures, supervise and train staff for the mixing, filling and packaging of all products.

Determined cost-effective shipping methods for domestic/international freight shipments; Contracted carrier/fleet selection and carrier/fleet performance management (TL, LTL, ECT…); Domestic shipping vendor selection and management review (UPS, FED-EX, ECT…); Quality review and process freight invoices for payment; Managed shipping supply inventories; Management storage requirements; Developed shipping, receiving and mailroom processing procedures; Established and implemented training requirements; Handled all Human Resource, payroll and staffing needs as they arose; Reported and reviewed all required operational information monthly, quarterly and annually with Senior Management to track volume/expense trends, service expectations, standards of performance, and cost saving initiatives.

Determined daily shipping schedule based on open customer orders; Oversaw shipping department responsibilities, Scheduled freight routes for outbound shipments and incoming raw materials through dedicated carriers; Completed necessary paperwork for both domestic and international shipments, Cycle counted finished goods on a monthly basis, investigating any discrepancies.

Supervise shipping, receiving and stockroom operations: Interviewed, hired, trained/developed and promoted assigned staff, Maintained inventory records and investigated discrepancies in raw materials, semi-finished and finished goods. Created, changed or check Bill if Materials according to engineering add/change orders, Coordinated, expedited and maintained documentation package necessary for production, prototype and trail runs including Bill of Materials, drawings, schematics, film, test procedures and routing. Assigned part numbers and maintained approved vendors listing.