Experience

Phantom High-Speed Cameras - Vision Research

• United States
• Photography
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Buyer

  • Dec 2013 - Present



Durex, Inc.

• union, new jersey

• Buyer/Planner

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2013

  •Plan and issue purchase orders for raw materials and parts for the manufacturing of metal stampings, parts and assemblies as well as OEM product assembled in house. Raw materials include raw steel, aluminum, brass, and copper in sheets and coil, corrugated, glass, various electronic and plastic parts. •Monitor purchase orders to assure their compliance with lot size, quality, and price and delivery requirements, expedite to prevent production down time and “de-expedite” when needed to control inventory levels. •Maintain and manage relationships with both domestic and international suppliers in accordance with an internal Supplier Certification Program. •Manage quality related transactions with suppliers. •Represented purchasing department as part of a cross functional team to implement the use of existing MRP system that was previously not used for planning purchasing and production control activities, including training personnel on utilizing planning reports for procurement purposes. •Create and analyze reports to update database with accurate and proper safety stock levels, lead-times, vendor codes and order policy codes that would allow for implementation of electronically added purchase orders and exception reports that could be used by purchasing and production departments to plan orders and ensure material is available when needed for manufacturing. •Create and maintain forecast for “A” product within Visual Manufacturing MRP system. •Support LEAN manufacturing initiatives and ISO9001 certification. Show less



Philips

• Netherlands
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customs Control Officer

  • 2010 - Dec 2011

  •Ensure compliance with all US, China, Canada and Mexico Customs requirements and regulations including NAFTA, CAFTA, Red Book, etc.•Ensure all imported material is properly classified using US Customs Harmonized Tariff Schedule.•Ensure all imported material is properly valued and all import related documents are complete with all required information.•Coordinate deliveries of FCL and LCL deliveries with brokers, truckers and internal receiving department.

• Buyer/Planner

  • Apr 2007 - Dec 2011

  •Plan and purchase forecasted and non-forecasted inventory items to insure uninterrupted operation of the plant using MRP system (ManMan). Commodities include buy for resale, stampings, spinnings, corrugated, lamps, ballasts, wire guards, springs, gaskets, glass, solar related product, etc.•Coordinate FCL and LCL shipments valued at up to $150K from Asia on long lead time, “A” product to ensure maximum and most economical usage of container space.•Monitor purchase orders to assure their compliance with lot size, quality, price and delivery, working with Quality Control, Accounting and suppliers to resolve any incidental discrepancies.•Expedite as needed to prevent production down time and to insure customer demands are met, as well as “de-expedite” when needed to control inventory levels.•Manage relationships with key suppliers in accordance with an internal Supplier Certification Program.•Manage quality related transactions internally by utilizing database to document rejected material and its disposition.•Assure all necessary purchasing information is accurate by maintaining data base including lead-times, cross reference information, lot sizes, source codes and delivery commitments. •Support Materials Manager in analyzing part sales and usage, recommending changes to forecast, safety stock and min/max levels based on analysis results.•Respond to Product Change Notices affecting assigned commodities and insure change is implemented in specified time without creating obsolete/excess inventory.•Train and mentor and supervise new team members.Coordination of Plant RelocationSelected to support the relocation process and train employees of the new location.Traveled once per month to new manufacturing location for training and support of the move.Supported the new technology and programs implemented to send customer orders electronically between locations, including ensuring proper coding within databases and analyzing problem orders for errors. Show less