Technical Buyer

• Mar 2010 - Present

Purchasing Manager

• Oct 1997 - Dec 2009

Worlds largest manufacturer of industrial quilting and mattress assembly machinery. $70M sales, 225 employee/partners. Industrial machinery segment of Leggett & Platt. $3.9B annual sales. LEG S&P 500 Purchasing Manager. • Responsible for all purchasing, services, tooling, and inventory. $25M annually. • Sourcing, Supplier selection, Pricing, and Contract negotiation resulting in less than 4% materials and services cost increase in 11 years. • One of eight chosen as Branch Management Steering Team member. • ISO 9000 and CIP system implementation and management team member. • Implemented and administrated Oracle/PeopleSoft purchasing and accounting system. • Corporate purchasing team member and GSG (Global Systems Group) segment leader. • Accounting troubleshooting and issues resolution. • L&P Special productsd group China machinery production facility start-up management team member. Purchasing, Inventory, and Quality Control system implimentation. Accomplishments • $4 million on hand inventory reduction. • 70% reduction of incoming rejections and 30% late supplier shipment reduction thru supplier consolidation, performance monitoring, and quality systems implementation and management. • Corporate China factory start-up and off shore supplier sourcing resulting in 45% landed cost savings of selected components. Quality control system implimentation manager and trainer. One of 3 chosen to impliment ISO9000 quality control manangement system. ISO auditor trained and after impimentation assigned responsiblity for system management/audits/improvements. Show less

Sourcing Manager

• Nov 1994 - Aug 1997

Harman Consumer Group, Northridge CA. Division of Harman International 1994-1997 Manufacturer of home sound equipment. $1.7B annually. Sourcing Manager 1995-1997 • Responsible for all Infinity and JBL brand consumer product launches from concept to production implementation. • Implementation of marketing and engineering product changes. • Implementation of ISO quality systems and Performance Evaluation System with suppliers. • Responsible for all tooling - sourcing, purchasing, and coordination of marketing and engineering changes. $225M annually. • Member of Corporate Purchasing Council and Quality Improvement Committee. Commodity Specialist 1994-1995 • Sourcing, vendor selection, pricing, and contract negotiations for all plastic and metal components Accomplishments • 9% cost reduction of plastic and metal components with 17% incoming component rejections. • Reduction of purchase price / invoice / standard cost variances from over 8% to less than 2% • Promotion after one year and salary increase of 70% in three years. Show less

Operations Manager

• May 1990 - Oct 1994

Operations Manager • Responsible for all aspects of 65 employee, 130,000 sq.ft. facility. • Day to day operation and scheduling of plant with full P&L responsibility. • Purchasing and inventory control of all materials and services - bar and sheet steel, aluminum, chemicals, extrusions, packaging, shipping materials and services, maintenance, safety, etc… • Direct Management and leadership of 7 management and 55 USW union employees. Accomplishments • 8% purchased part cost and 16% reduction in product manufacturing cost. • 35% reduction of late shipments to customers. • Negotiated new 3 year union contract that reduced work restrictions and improved worker relations. • Implemented new work rules, inventory control system, materials flow and management system, quality system, shipping and packaging procedures, machine rates, safety policy. Show less