Experience

Klein Marine Systems, Inc.

• United States
• Maritime Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Materials Manager

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Jewell Instruments

• Materials Manager

  • Mar 2013 - Jul 2022

  Manage the overall purchasing, planning and shipping team to ensure department complies with all department, company and regulatory policies, procedures, and work instructions. Focus and motivate subordinate purchasing team to achieve company and plant goals and objectives. Manage material flow and cost to ensure optimal inventory levels are maintained to support on time customer deliveries are met. Evaluate and monitor supplier performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and company objectives.Direct Material Review Board. Report weekly number of MRB items, value and days aged.Direct Supplier Qualification team by evaluating vendors and develop second sources. Ensure all government requirements are flowed down to the supply chain.Analyzes, recommend and execute volume purchases with scheduled deliveries at lower unit cost.Interact with customers and internal personnel to achieve business objectives.Monitoring and reporting on supplier performance, supplier quality, internal order placement performance, buyer activity levels, financial performance, and material shortage levels. Perform improvement and recovery plans for supply base.Review proposals for price, delivery time and quality.Monitor and managing weekly P.O and P.R. Backlogs reports.Oversee purchasing, planning and shipment activities for second manufacturing site located in Barbados.



EIT, Northeast divison formally (SUNTRON NORTHEAST EXPRESS)

• Materials Manager

  • Apr 2005 - Mar 2013

  Oversee all purchasing and material related requirements to meet the varying demands of the facility. Negotiate purchasing contracts with major suppliers. Negotiate discounts as required to improve company margins. Evaluate inventory and purchasing processes to increase inventory turns. •Review and approve purchase orders and negotiate annual supplier contracts. •Develop and maintain ISO policies and procedures for the operations of procurement activities. •Monitor cost, schedule, and performance aspects of major programs and contracts.•Participate in efforts to outsource products that can improve quality, cost, OTD, and efficiency. •Analyze purchasing reports to identify areas of opportunity for cost reductions.•Achieved cost savings by global outsourcing. •Reduced inventory through bond, forecast, and JIT programs. •Develop short and long term inventory projections. Manage and maintain inventory levels per corporate goals. •Monitor excess and obsolete material. •Coordinate purchasing activities with engineering and manufacturing departments, as well as other Suntron sites, to maintain inventories at planned levels.•Present weekly and monthly material metrics to VP of Operations. •Present quarterly supplier report cards which measures purchase price variance, quality, delivery and, non-conformal material. •Responsible for the implementation of Oracle in 2007.•Manage planning, purchasing and stockroom groups with a total of 12 employees.



Suntron Northeast Express

• Senior Buyer

  • Apr 2005 - Jan 2007

  •Responsible for the procurement of material based on customers bills of materials. •Maintain awareness of material lead times, changes in price, quality, and delivery.•Initiate, negotiate, and finalize contracts with suppliers for assigned parts. •Write technical issues for discrepancies found on customers bills of materials and recommend substitute components.•Resolve discrepancies with receiving, suppliers, and accounts payable. •Coordinate material with manufacturing and program management departments to ensure customer product delivery dates.



April Industries

• Business Systems Manager

  • Jul 2001 - Mar 2005

  Hired to start a value added division for an existing sheet metal supplier by implementing PCB assembly, cable assembly and complete system build capabilities. •Reported directly to Chief Operations Officer.•Implemented Kewill Max MRP/ERP system. Maintained and upgraded existing computer infrastructure when required. •Supervised several departments: Documentation, Customer Service, Purchasing, Quoting and Inventory Control, A/P and A/R. •Responsible for supplier negotiations, cost reductions, purchasing decisions, MRP forecast and release of work orders to the production floor. •Implemented daily cycle counting to reduce inventory errors and Kan-Ban program to reduce lead-times.•Conducted yearly physical inventory. •Compiled reports for month end closing functions.•Performed detailed analysis of cost allocations, wip, and purchase price variances.•Reviewed and reconciled vendor discrepancies. •Verified and maintained standard costs, costed rolled bills of materials, and reported daily shipments.



SATURN ELECTRONICS AND ENGINEERING

• Quote Supervisor

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Responsible for quoting new business that fit the company profile. Prepared and analyzed customers bills of materials for quotation.•Worked with customers to reduce cost on existing bills of materials. •Presented quotation proposals to customers and outside sales personnel.•Followed up with Program Managers and customers on quotation proposal. •Interfaced with Engineering, Documentation, Purchasing, and Program Managers once proposals were awarded.•Reported potential sales dollars on a monthly basis to corporate headquarters. •Supervised a department of three quote assistants.



MOLEX PREMISE NETWORKS

• Buyer/Analyst

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Responsible for analyzing and procuring material related to sheet metal, fiber optic cable assemblies and MRO. •Conducted yearly letters of intent and blanket orders to reduce lead times of custom made to order parts.•Chair Person to represent department at weekly ECO meetings. Responsible for analyzing and procuring material related to sheet metal, fiber optic cable assemblies and MRO. •Conducted yearly letters of intent and blanket orders to reduce lead times of custom made to order parts.•Chair Person to represent department at weekly ECO meetings.



METRONICS, INC

• Buyer/Planner

  • Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

  Responsible for all purchasing and planning functions for embedded and PC based digital read-out products. •Input master schedule forecast based on past sales history. •Conducted negotiations to best fit the company needs while maintaining a JIT system.•Programs implemented: monitor suppliers performance, cycle counting, two-bin floor stock, material review board (MRB).•Created forms and procedures for purchasing and receiving department. •Reduced sole source components by submitting second and third source manufactures for approval.•Reduced lead times on fabricated material by establishing blanket orders.



DYNATECH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES

• Buyer/Planner

  • Jan 1993 - Jan 1996

  Buyer/Planner•Responsible for procuring mechanical/electronic components/sub assemblies and international purchases using JIT. Monitored vendor performances, updated status reports, detailed results in scheduled meetings and end of month reports. Conducted negotiations and awarded contracts. Buyer/Planner•Responsible for procuring mechanical/electronic components/sub assemblies and international purchases using JIT. Monitored vendor performances, updated status reports, detailed results in scheduled meetings and end of month reports. Conducted negotiations and awarded contracts.