Experience

BEI Electronics, LLC

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Buyer

  • Mar 2015 - Present

  Responsible for planning, sourcing, and purchasing materials for all prototypes for a full line custom EMS company focused on the customer and speed to market. Determine material requirements from engineering and production schedules. Manage all aspects of the RFQ competitive bidding process to worldwide suppliers. Evaluate suppliers’ ability to provide cost, quality, delivery, and service. Procure all MRO items for the company. Responsible for planning, sourcing, and purchasing materials for all prototypes for a full line custom EMS company focused on the customer and speed to market. Determine material requirements from engineering and production schedules. Manage all aspects of the RFQ competitive bidding process to worldwide suppliers. Evaluate suppliers’ ability to provide cost, quality, delivery, and service. Procure all MRO items for the company.



Genco Industries Inc.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Agent

  • Jul 2014 - Feb 2015

  Responsible for the strategic sourcing of materials, purchase order maintenance, and on-time delivery based on bill of materials and manufacturing requirements. Authorize return of materials and approval of price deviations. Negotiate pricing, lead time, freight costs, and terms. Participated in management team meetings and on cross functional teams to improve customer relationships. Responsible for the strategic sourcing of materials, purchase order maintenance, and on-time delivery based on bill of materials and manufacturing requirements. Authorize return of materials and approval of price deviations. Negotiate pricing, lead time, freight costs, and terms. Participated in management team meetings and on cross functional teams to improve customer relationships.



New Berlin Plastics

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Coordinator

  • Apr 2013 - Nov 2013

  Manage purchase orders based on MRP system for this comprehensive plastic injection molding company. Source and qualify suppliers for materials and MRO goods. Participate in the development and implementation of cost reduction programs. Monitor and evaluate the performance of suppliers, addressing any issues with urgency. Manage purchase orders based on MRP system for this comprehensive plastic injection molding company. Source and qualify suppliers for materials and MRO goods. Participate in the development and implementation of cost reduction programs. Monitor and evaluate the performance of suppliers, addressing any issues with urgency.



Creation Technologies

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Materials Specialist

  • Aug 1995 - Jan 2013

  Initially employed as Purchasing Agent / Buyer for this Global Top-25 and North American Top-10 Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider. Promoted to NPI Buyer, and then to Senior Buyer. Source, plan, and procure all items on customer bills of material, providing estimates and quotes to new and existing customer base. Solicit vendor bids. Negotiate cost and delivery of materials. Set up and maintain Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), with a goal of reducing inventory to JIT levels. Typical customer companies require high-mix, high-complexity, start-to-finish manufacturing and supply chain solutions in Industrial Instrumentation, Medical, Communications, Computers and Multimedia, Transportation, Defense, Environment, and Security industries.