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East Hartford, Ct

• Technical buyer for military and commercial customer or FAA required testing, test and drawing specified equipment.• Assessed project cost reasonableness and determined supplier selection justification for strategy and compliance.• Point of Contact (POC) to resolve engineering statement of work issues, critical procurement payments and project delivery issues using JDE HS Express. • Facilitated engineering and supplier project review meetings assuring best price, clear scope of work and schedule requirements.• Tracked project payment and delivery milestones in order to meet project schedule and customer needs. Universal Staffing Services contract position

Wallingford, Ct

• Utilized SAP to purchase and manage optimal component and finished goods inventory.• Negotiated and implemented Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) system with 20% annual savings.• Significantly reduced excess finished costs by determining and implementing cost effective product conversion. • Assessed RoHS compliance of over 80 components and established compliance and issues data base.• Generated SAP inventory and production sales reports for strategic planning. John Galt contract position

North Haven. Ct

• Utilized SAP, JD Edwards E1 and BPCS MRP systems for demand planning and procurement.• Resolved off shore contracted supplier accounts payable issues utilizing SAP and E1 systems investigation and analysis.• Initiated, and managed ARIBA RFP events with $ 76 M spend and $4M estimated annual savings.• Developed a financial/core competency ARIBA RFI database for 50+ Domestic and Foreign machining suppliers for strategic sourcing. Kelly Services contract position

• Identified suppliers for new production and capacity increases.• Directed, managed and supported Sourcing Engineer in Shenzhen, China for strategy implementation.• Facilitated bi weekly conference calls with Chinese suppliers to maintain continuity of supply. Reason for leaving: Loss of contract production shutdown.

Danbury, Ct

• Optimized mechanical valves, electronic, high dollar expiration chemicals and mechanical components procurement for (2) BOP power plant assembly facilities using PRMS MRP system and Excel tracking.• Purchasing cross functional team contributor for legacy and custom power plant releases.• Resolved critical component warranty issues through teardown trouble shooting and negotiation.

Bridgeport, Ct

• Purchased tight tolerance machined components and scheduled production utilizing SAP MRP system.• Optimized component and finished goods inventory levels through strategic planning, analysis and implementation. • Effectively coordinated outside secondary supplier operations and availability for uninterrupted production flow.• Resolved supplier quality, delivery and payment issues insuring supply chain continuity.

Largo, Fl

• Purchasing representative on cross functional project team responsible for custom component delivery, first article acceptance and supplier qualification and commercial issues. • Input project planning (not MRP requirements driven) bill of materials(BOM) to determine current can build quantities, dates and delivery prioritization based on available inventory, requirements and open orders. • Effectively enhanced and managed the supplier base to ensure new product availability, innovation, cost reductions and market competitiveness.• Qualified First Article components and new sources of supply for: tight tolerance machined metal / ceramic parts, motors / gear assemblies, injection molded components, PCB and cable assemblies, electronics, multi- language manuals and custom hardware.• Resolved quality, manufacturability, accounts payable, purchasing and supply chain issues through analysis, negotiation, and timely implementation.• Updated MRP pertinent (cost, lead time, safety stock) system procurement data, confirmed BOM accuracy and transitioned new design components to sustaining production/purchasing.• Significantly reduced new product release by qualifying increased capacity and new technology sources by conducting supplier process, quality and capacity on site audits in accordance with new medical device supplier approval requirements.