Wayne Denis Email & Phone Number

Nashua, New Hampshire

Buyer Responsible for implementing and centralizing the Procurement function. Core team member for ERP implementation. Responsible for procuring capital equipment, materials, supplies and services at the appropriate quantity and quality. Review and process approved purchasing requests from various departments. Process PO's to meet customer needs. Ensure timely delivery of merchandise through consistent communication and follow-up with suppliers. Prepare specifications and bids from vendors in cooperation with requesting department. Negotiate best of price, lead-time and delivery for assigned materials; assuring best of total cost. Successfully negotiated capital equipment/projects ranging from $5k to $3.1M. Manage supplier relationships and performance to meet company expectations and objectives. Core team member for government compliance implementation program. Core team member for Precious Metals process including Procurement/Handling/Retention/Reclaim. Strong verbal and written communication; effectively and consistently communicating expectations and requirements Ability to work with minimum supervision in an environment of rapidly changing priorities. Accomplishments Resourcing of Germanium substrates resulting in a cost savings of more than $18,000. Successfully negotiated a cost savings of $148,000 for a one year blanket order of Germanium Granule. Responsible for negotiating Large Area Optical chamber ($1.25M CapEx) resulting in a cost savings of $169,500 and a cost avoidance of $42,500. Managed the qualification of new suppliers of Silicon wafers resulting in a cost savings of $205,000. Continuously meet and exceeded cost saving goals each year.

Responsible for the coordination of more than $2M worth of Infrared product to support Commercial/Defense/Automotive customers Maintained a continuous flow of material from supplier to end user. Negotiated best of price, lead-time and delivery for assigned material; assuring best of total cost for all products. Established blanket purchase Orders. Negotiated cost savings for Raw Materials , Coating Tools, Supplies and Services. Streamlined the manufacturing process by facilitating the build of a centralized work area. Managed Internal and External customer expectations for on time deliveries. Monitored all aspects of the manufacturing process to ensure product continued to flow smoothly through the manufacturing process.Accomplishments Negotiated a cost savings of more than $35,000 for blanket orders which included raw material and tooling. Successfully meet the customer milestone of 1500 pieces delivered each week prior to the commitment date. Leading up to this the weekly deliveries ranged from 300 - 800 pieces per week.