Deborah A. Kowalski

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Chicago, Illinois 60106

Cell: 773-***-****

Email: acekv9@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective: To utilize my 10 years of Purchasing and Production Control experience within a corporate

environment. Ever increasing levels of challenge including project management responsibility characterize career

history. Experience includes all facets of purchasing, production scheduling, inventory management, reporting

functions and management/supplier interface.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Invensys Controls, New Product Division (Appliance), Carol Stream, Illinois

Buyer/NPI Product Manager

09/2005 to Present

www.Invensyscontrols.com

- Responsible for all material and equipment needs for an New Product Development. This includes engineering

interface, managing purchase orders, complete bill of material, pricing and inventory control.

- Provided assistance to Project Managers and Engineering in the areas of material sourcing, technical support and

supplier relations.

-Negotiated pricing, established blanket purchase agreements and bulk commodity pricing.

-Commodities consisted of but not limited to electrical components such as wire and cable assemblies, PCB Boards,

Sensors, Transducers, connectors, relays, resistors, diodes, capacitors and some injection molding items.

Hensel & Associates, Construction, Elmhurst, Illinois

Buyer/Project Coordinator

09/200*-**-****

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Purchasing and Project Coordinator for mid-size construction company. Principal duties included:

-Accurate accounting and reporting of inventory levels of all materials and equipment used to satisfy project

requirements.

-Ensure suppliers meet and exceed contractual commitments and optimal prices paid for material.

-Work with suppliers in resolving conflicts in scheduling, inventory and other material issues.

-Establish new sources for material.

-Update weekly project schedules.

-Prepare and execute contracts and change orders.

-Maintain inventory data base.

-Trouble shoot problem, implement solutions to appropriate resources for resolution.

George Weston Bakeries, Food Industry, Northlake, Illinois

Production Planner/Purchasing

12/2000-09/2002

www.GWBBakeries.com

Production Planner for large bakery in the Midwest. Responsibilities included:

-Plan, forecast and coordinate all production scheduling for daily production for multiple production lines.

-Weekly production reconciliation reporting directly to corporate cost accounting.

-Custom inventory management functions based on customer specific forecasts.

-Purchasing of all materials for line production and packaging.

-Expediting all incoming purchase order to ensure On Time production//deliveries.

A.M. Castle Metals, Metals Industry, Franklin Park, Illinois

Senior Buyer ( 07/1996 - 11/2000)

Corporate Expeditor ((04/1993 - 07/1996)

www.amcastlemetals.com

Senior buyer and Expeditor for second largest metal’s facility in Illinois . Duties are outlined below for each title held.

Senior Buyer (Special Commodities Group): Responsibilities included:

-Forecasting based on Product/Commodity

-Implementation and development of purchasing and budgeting plans.

-Interface with Sales and Sales Management

-Vendor negotiations and price structure development.

-Purchase Order administration and order execution /expediting.

-Inventory and Needs Analysis.

-Sourcing and Bid Administration.

Corporate Expeditor: Responsibilities included:

-Expediting all purchased order with vendors to ensure On Time deliveries and proper application of incoming raw

materials slated for customer orders.

-Inventory control reporting: weekly, monthly and quarterly.

-Cost control function.

Education: Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN. B.A. 1990

Software Proficiency: SAP, MS Word, Excel, QAD, JD Edwards, Sage MRP, Macola, Power Point, Access, Crystal

Report and AS400

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