Ann H. Wilson

ab5jhk@r.postjobfree.com

I am a pro-active Operations specialist with progressive, successful experience in fast paced manufacturing and

research and development environments. I am highly skilled in procurement, supply chain management and supplier

risk mitigation on a national and global level.

Experience

Bijou Manufacturing – Purchasing Manager

Overland Park, Kansas August 2011 to Present – Contract position

• Source all materials in the manufacture of product line

• Responsible for successful contract negotiations to supply manufacturing process and

meet expected return on investment

• Responsible for payment reconciliation of all invoices

• Located and negotiated manufacturing space in the Kansas City area

Mi Mi’s Catering LLC- Owner

Overland Park, Kansas August 2003 to July 2011

• Provide the highest level of customer service, quality of food and presentation of cuisine for

catering clients.

• Managed all aspects in purchase of materials and hiring support servers

• Grew business from 2003 annual sales of $50K to 2011 annual sales of $200K

Flextronics International- Research & Development Project Manager

San Jose, California January 2001-April 2003

• Insured integrity of material supply chain and bill of materials analysis for manufacturability

• Mitigate end of life component manufacturing issues

• Cost reductions and supply risk mitigation for contract customers

• Developed, documented and implemented receiving, inventory and procurement Operating

procedures for in-house aggregate and singular contracts

• Managed and executed International supply chain development for projects from $100K to

$25M from engineering design, inventory management, quality control, prototype/first articles,

new product introduction and transfer to full scale manufacturing on a Global level.

Alcatel USA- Advanced Procurement -Microwave Research and Development

Plano, Texas August 1999-January 2001

• International liaison between Business Unit Engineering and Operations on new material

requirements for new products and releases

• Developed and communicated key Procurement plans for new products involving major

procurement items from $500K to $6M.

• Conducted risk analysis with Advanced Component Engineering on new bills of material and

successive iterations of existing Microwave products

• Mitigated manufacturing downtime on products through life cycle analysis

Alcatel USA – Buyer Planner

Plano, Texas February 1998- August 1999

• Organized and managed all aspects in the execution of purchases, contract negotiations and

administration for assigned commodities.

• Realized cost reductions of $3.2M from top three suppliers

• Coordinated consolidation of supplier base from eight to five suppliers

• Increased EDI from two to six suppliers

• Team member with Component Engineering to drive revision level changes, successive

iterations and cost reductions through all levels of manufacturing

Raytheon Defense Systems- Subcontract Buyer

Richardson, Texas May 1995-September 1996

• Organized and managed all aspects in the negotiation and purchase of electronic components,

LED, connectors, discrete, passives, power, wire and cable, crystals, magnetics

• Contract negotiations and placement.

• Negotiated multiple yearly contracts for assigned commodities resulting in a year over year

cost savings between $27K and $54K

Banctec Service Corporation- Purchasing Agent

Dallas, Texas August 1989-May 1995

• Organized and managed all aspects in the execution of purchases for assigned commodities,

services and materials.

• Produced year after year PPV cost savings between $150K and $200K.

Education

Bachelor of Arts – English Literature

University of Texas

Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM)

MRP proficiencies: Oracle, BaaN, SAP, Ask ManMan,

Product proficiencies:

Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word, Access, Crystal Reports

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