Experience

Winston Industries, LLC
• United States
• Real Estate
• Senior Buyer

  • Aug 2019 - Present


New Flyer

• Canada
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Planning

  • Apr 2019 - Aug 2019

  Read and Interpret Engineering drawings. Determine best methods to produce fabricated components and finished assemblies. Create Bill of Materials, estimate material usage, cycle times and apply labor costs for quoting customers. Verifies data is accurately loaded in Oracle so Manufacturing Work Orders, Purchasing and Sales Activities can take place. Participate in lean manufacturing process improvement activities. Read and Interpret Engineering drawings. Determine best methods to produce fabricated components and finished assemblies. Create Bill of Materials, estimate material usage, cycle times and apply labor costs for quoting customers. Verifies data is accurately loaded in Oracle so Manufacturing Work Orders, Purchasing and Sales Activities can take place. Participate in lean manufacturing process improvement activities.



Asia-Link

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Materials Manager

  • Mar 2004 - Apr 2019

  • My dept. selects suppliers through price negotiations for new projects in our Telecommunications, Industrial Cable and Printed Circuit Board Assembly businesses. • I support Sales/Engineering by verifying Bill of Material costs and suggesting profit margins to be used when quoting. • Each year we renegotiate prices looking to save 3-5% on $20 million in purchases. • I negotiate and set up ocean, air and land shipping lanes for destinations in/out of China, Europe and the US. • Using Epicor’s ERP system, develop and prioritize Production Schedules with our China and Mexico Factories to meet customer deadlines. • Using Epicor’s ERP system, I purchase material from approximately 150 vendors located throughout North America, Asia and Europe. • Cycle Count and maintain accurate inventories on nearly 2,000 part numbers. Show less



Jideco Of Bardstown, Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing

• Section Manager

  • Apr 1994 - Mar 2004

  • Oversaw the activities of 3 Buyers for a Tier 1 automotive manufacturing company which produced d/c motors (Wiper Motors, Power Window Motor, Sunroof Motors, Power Seat Motors) and electronic equipment (Controller & Amplifier Units, Door Lock Actuators) for Nissan, Honda, Ford, GM and Daimler Chrysler. • Responsible for setting up component contracts for annual purchases of $130,000,000+. • My department was successful in negotiating the following Supplier Price Reduction: $4.7 million in 2000, $8.1 million in 2001, $4.9 million in 2002 & on track for $5.1 million in 2003. • Purchased from the following locations: Japan, Philippines, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Canada, France, Germany, & U.S. • Assisted Sales Dept. in preparing quotations for customers. • Searched for new Suppliers that could reduce costs or improved quality. • Assisted Production Control and QA to resolve supplier related issues. • Maintained annual NAFTA/CAFÉ documentation. Show less