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San Diego

Purchase electronic parts to support Contract Manufacturer. Purchase material and other supplies for New Product Development. Run the open order report to be analyzed and follow up with the supplier to expedite product shipments and deliveries.Utilizing ERP/Navision, to perform various data entry such as Purchase Order, Sales Order, input Standard Cost and lead time in the item card, once the BOM for a new product has been created.Supporting internal customers from various departments once they fill out the Purchase Requisition.

Responsible to perform supplier follow up activities for all departmental commodities, which includes daily communication with suppliers and understanding all rules of engagement for supplier interface.Analyze MRP (Material Requirement Planning) requirements from multiple demand streams.Understand basic BOM's (Bill of Material) structure and take action to provide material in support of manufacturing schedule.Create requisitions for purchasing, releasing and reconciling work orders to the shop floor and reporting and expediting material shortages.

Perform continuous analysis of parts supply to ensure customer requested dates met.Review backlog daily report for orders shipping from San Diego warehouse location to ensure timely picking and shipping; identify and resolve issues that may impact the schedule.Perform daily review of material receipts to pull in orders that can ship ahead of schedule.Work closely with operations personnel to resolve issues as well as notify appropriate Inside Sales Associate of those issues that may impact customers.Responsible for launching backlog and shipping history reports to customers.

Responsible for the procurement of consumables, safety, chemicals, machine parts, packaging and promotional items.Control and maintain chemical inventory from our five warehouses (Texas; Pennsylvania...Planning and scheduling material through the system based on forecast.Expedite critical product components and shortages to support production.Create blanket purchase orders, resulted in extensive cost savings in processing and operations.Establish, develop and maintain strong business relationship with suppliers and evaluate supplier performance.Develop and maintain reports designed to track inventory levels.Generate part numbers for inventory items to be included in the Bill of Materials.Provide continuous price negotiation without sacrificing quality.Monitors pricing, inventory levels in developing and managing a Supplier Certification Program.Verifies quantity and quality of stock received from manufacturer and authorizes payment of invoices or return of merchandise.Establish meetings with accounts payable in order to resolve any discrepancies between purchase orders and invoices to avoid any delay on payments.Participate in the internal audit ISO 9000.

Responsible for purchasing packaging material, corrugated boxes, fasteners, bolts & nuts, injection molded plastic parts, die cast component parts. Also, responsible for procurement of particleboard, laminated vinyl, hardware for the Cabinet Department, which manufacturer our TV stands. Negotiate custom tooling for all new projects. Perform market analyses of commodities. Negotiate price reduction for all parts to support the manufacture sending out request for quotations to maintain cost reductions. Develops monthly production forecast to each supplier to keep them inform of our production schedule and at the same time make sure that our suppliers have the capability to produce parts for us.Establish meetings between the key departments such as Engineering, Quality Assurance, Production Control and Suppliers at Maquilladora Hitachi Mexico or San Diego. Some travel visiting suppliers.

Responsible for procurement of various chemicals, equipment, raw materials, safety and laboratory supplies, printing and packaging material, MRO products, annual contracts and services. Planning and purchasing of inventory items from MRP report. Work closely with suppliers in order to build and maintain strong and dependable, long-term buyer/supplier relationships. Meet with suppliers as required. Regularly negotiate and send out bids for the purpose of maintaining cost reductions by placing annual blanket orders and agreements. Utilize DATAWORKS/VISIBILITY network for input and retrieval of purchasing, shipping/receiving and inventory-related information. Return rejected material for repair, service and credit as required. Issue RMA=s and debit memo. Continue to search for new types of products and services that did not compromise quality yet were more effective.Researched current suppliers, prices and contracts; consolidated sources and negotiate lower price, saving the company more than $50,000 per year.Averted production shut down by finding alternative suppliers for necessary raw materials.Attend International Trade Show and represent the company and its products.As part of a safety management team, resolved safety issues, raised safety awareness and reduced workplace accidents by 80%.

Master Of Arts, International Business

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration

Purchasing Certificate, UCSD Extension Translation and Interpretation Certificate, UCSD Extension.