Experience

IE Mission Critical - Baselayer

• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Buyer

  • Dec 2014 - Present

  Buyer for Direct and Indirect material Buyer for Direct and Indirect material



I O Data Systems

• Mesa, Az

• Buyer

  • Sep 2012 - Present

  Experienced Buyer. Experienced Buyer.



L 3 Communications

• Buyer

  • Jan 2005 - Jul 2012

  Utilized ERP system to complete all aspects of purchasing major components of night vision systems, including molded rubber parts, molded plastic parts, metal and plastic machined parts, optical components, glass optics, hardware and facility needed supplies. Resulted in an average of 150K yearly cost savings. Reduced lead time from an average of 8 weeks down to an average of 6 weeks. Resulted in maintaining appropriate inventory levels, and 97% -100% on time delivery.•Combined like part orders to single source suppliers by competitively bidding like parts to multiple suppliers to obtain the best value, based on price, lead time, past delivery rating and past quality rating. Resulted in an average of 13% - 17% per part cost reduction. Resulted in reducing approved supplier list from approximately 150 suppliers down to approximately 95 suppliers.•Solely responsible for updating and combining departmental procedures and trained others in the department. Resulted in successful ISO and Corporate audits, with minimal findings or observations. Also helped to maintain uniformity in department files. Resulted in decreasing the number of procedures from approximately 40 down to approximately 20. • Worked with Temporary agencies to arrange for temp to perm and contract laborers. Resulted in successful completion of contractor work.• Worked diligently with Accounting and suppliers to research and resolve invoicing issues. Resulted in timely payment of invoices to suppliers, allowing L 3 to continue receiving product.

• Small Business Liaison Officer

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  • While I continued to perform my buyer responsibilities, I was given additional responsibilities as Small Business Liaison Officer for our Division, because I had prior extensive knowledge of Government procedures and was recognized as the best candidate for the additional role. •Maintained Small Business Data base. Reported to the Government on our Small Business spending using the government required data base.• Created company Commercial Small Business Subcontracting Plan for submission to the Government. Plan required that 45% of sales were to be with Small Minority Businesses. Assured that goals established in the CSBP were met by researching and verifying that the suppliers were correctly identified by their business size. Resulted in L 3 maintaining an approved system and remaining eligible for government contract awards• Located, researched and added several new Small Business Suppliers to company approved supplier list. Made other buyers aware of any new Diverse Small Businesses available to quote.

• Government Property Administrator

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2006

  Managed all aspects of Government Furnished Property Control - Inventory, shipping and receiving, reporting to the Government, auditing and scrap disposition, resulted in maintaining an Approved Government Property Control System, allowing L 3 to continuously receive government contract awards,• Reduced location discrepancies by movement control and advising peers of responsibility to notify GPA when equipment is moved or no longer needed, resulted in reduced down time looking for missing equipment• Reduced total number of items from 1200 to 400 by disposing of unwanted, unused equipment, resulted in opening up needed space for other department’ needs. • Reduced audit frequency from semi-annually to bi-annually by focusing on government expectations and creating procedures concerning government furnished property for employees to follow, resulted in less visits from Government Officials, allowing me to focus on other job duties. • Assisted our Sister company in rewriting their Government Property Control procedures, resulted in maintaining uniformity across divisions. Resulted in that facility being able to successfully pass their Government Property Control System audits• Maintained an Approved Property Control System by following Government regulations and maintaining departmental procedures, resulted in L 3 continuously being awarded government contracts This position was transferred to Contracts when I was promoted to Purchasing. I was given this responsibility again on 2010 when the GPA retired

• Customer Returns Coordinator/Program Control/Government Property Administrator

  • Nov 1995 - Dec 2004

  • Managed all warranty and non-warranty repairs on Customer owned property. Making sure customer furnished property was received, repaired and returned to the customer, resulted in high rate of Customer Satisfaction.• Maintained the database for serializing and warranty tracking information, resulted in ability to determine warranty status.• Assisted Program Managers by coordinating major demonstrations of the night vision systems to potential customers.•Updated and maintained departmental procedures and assisted our Sister company in rewriting their procedures for Customer Service, resulting in uniformity across the divisions for Customer Service