Experience

BriteLab

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

• Buyer

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Rocket EMS

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

• Senior Buyer

  • Jan 2021 - Aug 2021

  - Manage quotes, procurement and material demand for NPI and Production builds for multiple customer accounts - Identify and resolve issues involving receiving, quality and accounting - Manage quotes, procurement and material demand for NPI and Production builds for multiple customer accounts - Identify and resolve issues involving receiving, quality and accounting



Green Circuits

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

• Buyer/Quoter

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

  - Quoting Quick Turn / Production for PCBA’s including PCB & components (using CalcuQuote software) and quoting Assy labor - Placing purchase orders and coordinate with suppliers, internal receiving team and audit team to ensure parts are received and put in the kit - Quoting Quick Turn / Production for PCBA’s including PCB & components (using CalcuQuote software) and quoting Assy labor - Placing purchase orders and coordinate with suppliers, internal receiving team and audit team to ensure parts are received and put in the kit



ATX Networks Corp.

• Canada
• Telecommunications
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr Buyer/Planner

  • Feb 2019 - Oct 2019

  - Planning and procurement of custom commodities for NPI and production - Planning, preparation and release of consigned materials to contract manufacturers - Coordinate build and delivery schedules with contractor manufacturers - Sourcing and procurement of subcontract purchase orders and non-production purchase orders - Analyze material requirements on a product or project basis to recommend data driven actions - Manage part master data to ensure accuracy of supply source, lead time, minimum order quantity, safety stock, etc. - Manage product and project budgets through effective sourcing, negotiation and supplier diversification - Manage reports pertaining to open purchase orders, inventory, production shortages, daily shipping and sales order back log Show less



Celestica

• Canada
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buyer/Planner

  • Feb 2016 - Feb 2019

  - Plan and procure for NPI, production, and non-production material necessary to meet manufacturing build requirements - Establish engineering and production schedules of timely material for customer forecasts - Ensure movement of materials throughout production cycle - Qualify new supplies through survey and site visits - Establish new supplier accounts in MRP system with the commodity management team - Investigate and resolve invoice issues with accounts team and suppliers - Facilitate cross collaboration between customer’s engineering staff and supply chain management staff through daily production meetings - Prepare weekly and monthly open orders, including invoices on hold metric reports for services or non-production purchases Show less



Molecular Devices

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Buyer/Planner

  • May 2013 - Jan 2016

  - Manage MRP system to control inventory levels, capacity planning, on-time deliveries, and production level products - Collaborate closely with Sales & Ops to establish a linear build schedule to smoothly operate the production line - Maintain and release purchase orders using Kanban system by reviewing and responding to Kanban cards and reports from MRP system - Attend daily production management meeting for assigned work cells for NPI & Production build. - Establish blanket purchase orders, negotiating with vendors for price & managing JIT deliveries to reduce inventory liability - Review MRB issues and communicated in a timely manner to the vendor regarding disposition of failed material - Support material for service spare orders and establish OEM instrument receiving, stocking, and RMA return process Show less



Tesla

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• NPI Material Planner

  • May 2012 - Feb 2013

  - Support planning, warehousing, and delivery of material to NPI & prototype / factory lines - Plan and schedule material for NPI line projects by aligning supply chain processes with project timelines and identifying potential supply risks - Create and supervise processes for material handling team at both NPI site & the factory site to support Powertrain NPI projects - Manage receiving material and inspection process, material movement transactions, Kanban bin set up and replenishment - Coordinate with suppliers to establish logistics and appropriate delivery quantities / frequencies for JIT delivery - Identify and resolve inventory discrepancies in MRP system and line-side Kanban Show less



Jabil

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buyer

  • May 2005 - May 2012

  - Sourcing, purchasing and price negotiation of materials to support production - Monitor market condition and supplier performance to work toward improvement in price and delivery times - Manage quotes, procurement and material demand for NPI, prototype, pilot and pre-production builds - Chair regular production and shortage meetings with customers and internal teams regarding material issues and potential risks - Oversee vendor managed inventory (VMI) programs to minimize inventory level and liability & manage excess and/or obsolete material - Identify and resolve issues involving receiving, quality and accounting - Coordinate multiple production sites for material transfer to align with customer move to production stage Show less



Flash Electronics

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Buyer

  • Apr 2002 - May 2005

  • Procure electronic components per MRP based on challenging and aggressive schedules. • Ensure JIT philosophy and cost saving; manage Excess, Obsolete and MRB; manage and control Supplier Bonding and Consignment program. • Procure electronic components per MRP based on challenging and aggressive schedules. • Ensure JIT philosophy and cost saving; manage Excess, Obsolete and MRB; manage and control Supplier Bonding and Consignment program.