Stephen Prevost Email & Phone Number

United States

Acton, MA.

• Responsible for purchasing and negotiating materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors.
• Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers.
• Has knowledge of commonly-used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Runs on a weekly basis MRP report from MANMAN for parts on demand.

• Responsible for analyzing MRP System output, aligning material requirements, and managing inventory levels. Maintain a supply of material to meet JIT strategy and interface with suppliers in managing order placement.
• Strong… Show more
• Strong understanding of MRP and purchasing skills, including order placement, aligning the material pipeline, and managing supplier performance. Experience in supporting projects in the new product phase of the design.

Provides timely and cost effective procurement of a variety of commodities.Reviews purchase requisitions, selects bidders, prepares request for quotes.Evaluates quotations, responses and selects vendors.Negotiates terms and places purchase orders in accordance with company requirements.Prepares and administers subcontracts as required.

• Plan and purchase peripherals and system program OEM products/components to meet TAC customer demands.
• Maintain and monitor the assigned products at the prescribed levels of inventory through manual and computer generated MRP reports. Use of Oracle Inventory Database.
• Assures and enforces compliance by suppliers with the identified contractual supplier measurements: on-time delivery, lead-times, purchased cost, inventory turns, and product quality.

• Analyzed parts usage daily to manage inventory levels for two warehouse locations in order to meet corporate goals for inventory and customer delivery requirements.
• Worked within established procedures to procure items consistent with price, quantity, and delivery specifications.
• Ensured best price practices by utilizing volume/quantity discounts.
• Contacted vendors to obtain prices and delivery commitments.
• Responsible for back log management and expediting… Show more
• Responsible for back log management and expediting deliveries.

• Trained new hires on purchasing module for SAP.
• Managed Accounts Payable issues for the site to insure invoices did not exceed 45 days.
• Supported the purchasing for 6 stockrooms totally 12,000 line items.

• Responsible for negotiating and establishing contracts with top ten, semiconductor equipment manufacturer suppliers. Sourced and procured goods and services for material inventoried in the facilities stockrooms, lab.
• Negotiated a contract for the world largest semiconductor supplier for two stockrooms that resulted with a 25% discount and cost… Show more
• Negotiated a contract for the world largest semiconductor supplier for two stockrooms that resulted with a 25% discount and cost savings of $625.5K.
• Implemented and managed a credit card program.
• Interacted with suppliers on issues relating on quality, performance, & pricing, creating a productive and effective work relationship.
• Served as a productive member of the department Policy and Procedures Committee.