Ernesto Garcia

**** ********* ***. ****

Chula Vista, CA 91913

acbwki@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile Phone - 619-***-****

Home phone - 760-***-****

Profile:

Proficient Purchasing Agent with solid ethical business practices, eager to

put my expertise to work and advance in responsibilities. Good work

experience and teamwork. Focus to achieve my degree, grow professionally

and personally within Purchasing department, and within the company's

structure. Speak fluently in English and Spanish.

Work Experience

Purchasing Agent

Integrated Marine Services

Chula Vista, CA

March 2012 to April 2013

Duties:

Create requisitions for materials, equipment rentals, and services. Prepare

RFQ package for materials. Analyze competitive prices and lead-times. Place

Purchase Order for materials, equipment rentals, machinery tools, and/or

services. Receive material and inspect for any quality issues. Work with

suppliers any RTV issues and receiving RMA number. Expedite materials in

accordance with production needs. Provide information to the estimator on

materials, services, and equipment rentals. Verify with production on

material needs according to work description on contracts. Verify USCG and

Navy drawing for materials description and quantities required. Process

returns on non-conforming materials. Source for new qualified suppliers.

Perform supplier performance evaluations. Verify certificates on material

in accordance with standards required.

Accomplishments:

Sourced new qualified suppliers, gaining best prices by competitions, best

lead-times on materials, and support production with turning the job over

to our client with no delays.

Material Handler

Clover Technologies

Calexico, CA

April 2011 to March 2012

Duties:

Search for purchase orders materials that required shipping. Accommodate

material in pallets according to the purchase order. Verify quantity match

the PO, system and physical. Create Bill of Lading for proper shipping in

accordance to the freight carrier company.

Accomplishments:

Verifying all the shipments with no discrepancy, saving any sanctions to

the company for any shortage a shipment could have. Learn the computer

system in one week.

Buyer

TIMSA

Mexicali, B.C.

November 2007 to September 2010

Duties:

Responsible of purchasing all the pipe and fittings commodities used in the

new construction shipbuilding of the T-AKE and MLP ships in the BOM group.

Review assigned queue for requisitions in Macpac. Create Request for Quote

(RFQ) packages for everyday purchases and MPA's. Analyze submitted RFQ

package responses according to prices, commodity materials, lead-times,

shipping and NASSCO terms and conditions. Select best option for new

contracts. Verify risk assessment using DNBI and Visual Compliance, comply

with ITAR and FAR regulations. Negotiate price increase in materials with

support of BLS or AMM prices. Build and Maintain contract information in

Macpac and ESN Ariba system. Create different contracts from guarantee

buys, one year contract, and three year contract with escalations. Work as

a team member with Material control department on expediting materials and

with Corrective Action Reports issues, with Engineering department on new

materials, and standards requirements in materials. Work with QA on non-

conforming materials. Manage over $50M in materials used per ship in over

2,000 different items. Work together with logistic department for best

option on shipping terms.

Accomplishments:

Savings over $8 Million Dollars in three years according to historical. As

part of BOM purchasing group member, raised our contracts (MPA's)

percentage over 90%. Created several Microsoft Excel Macros to save time in

loading information into Macpac. Learned to interpret technical

documentation as Mil-Specs, ASTM, ANSI, and ASME standards. Learned to read

drawings from Engineering. Interface with Account Payable department

ensuring suppliers are paid within terms, price, and conformance to legal

agreements. Work with other departments to ensure business goals are met.

Buyer/ Sub-Material Supervisor

Kwang Sung Electronics Mexico

Mexicali, B.C.

June 2004 to November 2007

Duties:

Purchase resin, paint and components used for plastic injection molding

manufacturing company. Build a team to open a new Sub-Material department

in the warehouse area. Create an Excel Sheet with basic formulas to plan

materials shortness according to production planning. Monitor Inventory

levels to reduce overstock in warehouse materials. Monitor materials used

in production. Kept track of all materials damaged or loss in production.

Supervised 4 people working in the materials warehouse.

Accomplishments:

Accomplishing 100% control of all the materials inventory in stock and

relocate the new warehouse in two months. Supervise the reworked all the

rejected final goods and saved over $100,000 on material saved from scrap.

Education

BA Bachelor Degree in Business Administration (Attending Presently)

San Diego City College

San Diego, CA

2013 to 2017

Skills

Ability to provide support and work under pressure.

Citrix program proficient

ESN Ariba system proficient

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) proficiency

Excellent sourcing and analytical skills

Energetic, ambitious, goal oriented and organized person

Bilingual Spanish and English

Multitask skill

Knowledge of Machine shop tools and parts

Knowledge in plates, sheet metals, pipes, tubes and fittings

Knowledge in different metals (Stainless Steel, black steel, carbon steel,

CUNI, Chrom-Molly, PVC/CPVC, Aluminum, and Copper)

Proficiency in problem solving

Database management

Teamwork attitude

Leadership abilities

Supply Chain Purchasing Processes

Strong verbal communication

Contracts Management

Administrative skills

Ethical business practices

Fast pace manufacturing experience

Quick learner

Goal oriented

Ability to face new challenges

Have ERP/MRP experience

Additional Information

Created multiple years contracts (Master Purchase Agreements) on over 2,500

different assigned materials (Pipe and Fittings) following with all company

T&C's.

Manage different contracts according to best protects the company and

suppliers from loses (Guarantee Buy, Single Year and Multiple years

contracts with escalations according to market prices).

Creating new Request for Proposals, doing background check on DNBi and

Visual Compliance to reduce risk of any potential problem, and awarding

contracts to best qualified suppliers

Researched and developed relationship with new qualified suppliers based on

Customers' requirements which resulted in a more competitive bid on

contracts.

Assist in research for new or replacement materials (Obsolete).

Drafted documents for internal meetings with higher Managements.

Organizing all documents for internals and externals audits.

Ensuring Invoices are paid in accordance to Contracts or Purchase orders.

Maintaining system actual information with price and lead-times. Following

from the creation of a requisition for specific material to production

receiving a good conforming material in a supply chain process by working

with other departments (Material Control, Engineering, QA, Warehouse, and

Production).

Supervised Personnel in Manufacturing warehouse environment and other

industries.

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