Tonya Russ

Meridianville, AL

aceo7t@r.postjobfree.com - 678-***-****

Position in Procurement, Logistics, or a related area with a progressive organization offering opportunities for

professional growth.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Buyer

Calsonic Kansei North America - Shelbyville, TN - September 2012 to Present

Manufacturer of automobile parts primarily for Nissan and Infiniti vehicles

• Source plastic vehicle parts used in all Nissan and Infiniti vehicles

• Commodities purchased include, interior dash vents, side vents and backseat vents. Panel consoles, mask

assembly, nozzle defroster, lid assembly clusters, and fin assembly consoles

• Support engineering with cost estimates for new projects or changes to existing parts

• Achieve yearly cost budgets with suppliers through VAVE projects

• Process RFQ's in the GENIC system and send to manager for appropriate approvals

• Process daily deliveries as needed to alleviate system problems

• Assist on cross functional teams as needed

Accomplishments: Currently working with Design Engineering (DE) to achieve cost savings on existing parts.

Worked on a project with DE to find alternate material for a raw material that was discontinued by a major

supplier, with less than 8 months to test material and approve before existing material was depleted.

Strategic Buyer

Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America - Newnan, GA - July 2006 to September 2012

Manufacturer of utility vehicles, water vehicles and golf cars (approx. 3,500 employees)

• Source materials for utility vehicles, water vehicles and golf cars

• Commodities purchased include nuts & bolts(MRO), rubber pipes & mats, foam components, rubber grips,

handle latch, step ladders, carburators, oil coolers/radiators, shock absorbers, machine die casting, stampings,

disk brakes, steering columns, brake pedals and printed owner's manuals

• Support engineering with new projects.

• Negotiate cost downs and communicate forecast with suppliers

• Complete quote package for suppliers in the MCDS system. Maintain database of suppliers.

• Initiate cross functional meetings for vendor selection.

• Current spend $4million

Accomplishments: Consolidated several suppliers, resulting in a cost savings of $50,000

Sourcing Engineer/Planner

E-Z-GO Textron - Augusta, GA - June 2005 to June 2006

Manufacturer of golf cars and utility vehicles (approx. 5000 employees)

• Sourced approximately $1 million of direct parts and accessories for the Next Generation Golf Car.

• Evaluated new sources of supply which included but not limited to horns, turn signals, enclosures, pinstripes,

sweater baskets, club and ball washers, beverage coolers, message holders, windshields, mirrors, labels, tow

bars and any other specialties not on the standard golf car.

• Raw materials purchased included plastics, electronics, metals, steel, plywood and adhesives.

• Processes to manufacturer these materials included injection molding, blow molding and thermoforming.

• Researched market conditions for raw material purchases, and initiate actions necessary to ensure availability

at competitive costs.

Accomplishments: Achieved a 20% price reduction for the Wink mirror which was used on the Next Generation

Golf Car. Negotiated a contract to achieve a 10% reduction for all labels for the current and Next Generation

Golf Car. Streamlined the process for purchase order approvals, which decreased the time taken to transmit

orders to the supplier.

Sourcing and Supply Management Analyst III

Kimberly-Clark Corporation - Maumelle, AR - December 2002 to June 2005

Manufacturer of Huggies Baby Wipes (approx. 700 employees)

• Negotiated long term agreements for services such as lawn care maintenance, training, computer services,

fabrication, building & roofing, electrical, healthcare services, lift truck services, water treatment and HVAC

• Maintained database of vendors and report Minority and Women Owned business results to senior

management on a quarterly basis

• Participated in MWOB fairs to build supplier relationships with small and minority businesses

• Vendor evaluations on a yearly or as needed basis

• Developed sourcing strategies for vendor selection

• Sole purchasing representative for the entire Maumelle facility

Accomplishments: Re-negotiated a lower rate for travel time cost with a vendor located in Monroe, LA. This

resulted in a cost savings of $10,000 yearly. Combined mill lift truck service volume with our Conway facility

(25 miles) to leverage volume and achieve lower rates resulting in a cost savings of $15,000 yearly.

SENIOR BUYER/ANALYST

Kimberly-Clark Corporation - Neenah, WI - July 2001 to December 2002

Manufacturer of Huggies diapers (approx. 6,000 employees)

• Maintained adequate sources of supply to ensure that requirements are met with the optimum quality, service

and cost to use

• Developed sourcing strategies for vendor selection.

• Implement purchasing methods to reduce costs.

• Researched market conditions for goods and services purchases, and initiate actions necessary to ensure

availability at competitive costs

• Vendor evaluations on a yearly or as needed basis.

• Developed relationships with internal customers (mills) and all suppliers to reinforce the partnerships

• Contract manufacturing projects which involved wrapping of case packs and filling product in tubs

• Supervised one junior level buyer and one co-op

Accomplishments: Implemented the Global Sourcing Price Benchmark Project, which consist of a team that

uses volume leverage from all K-C locations to obtain the same pricing at all mills locally and internationally.

Improved the purchase order process time by setting vendors up on the auto-fax and/or EDI system.

Implemented the SAP purchasing system at K-C Maumelle and trained all buyers and requisitioners on how

to use the system.

BUYER

Tyco/Healthcare/Kendall - Commerce, TX - November 1999 to March 2001

Manufacturer of medical syringes (approx. 400 employees)

• Managed inventory on over 800 part numbers from multiple suppliers, totaling over $45 million annually.

• Processed returns for non-conforming material. Placed purchase orders, based on planned orders, generated

by the AS400/MRPsystem.

• Expedite purchase orders.

• Confer with accounting and receiving, to resolve discrepancies

• Assist in reconciling

• Interact effectively with production planners and supervisors

• Released raw materials weekly as needed from the packaging schedule

• Purchased over 24 million pounds of plastic materials in railcars yearly

• Monitored railcar shipments weekly to insure timely deliveries.

• Reviewed all certificates of analysis from suppliers

• Maintained levels of inventory with suppliers and coordinated releases when needed.

Accomplishments: Decreased inventory by a total of $700,000+. Implemented Vendor Managed Inventory

(VMI) accounts. Pioneered the KAN-BAN system. Tracked supplier performance to quality issues, ensuring

timely resolution to prevent re-occurrence. Achieved 50% improvement in response turnaround time. Write

purchasing procedures to comply with ISO. Spearheaded cost reduction projects by consolidating several raw

materials.

BUYER (Graduate Student)

SCI SYSTEMS - Huntsville, AL - July 1998 to October 1999

Contract manufacturer of circuit boards (approx. 10,000 employees)

• Purchased resistors and capacitors

• Communicated effectively with the Planners and Engineers

• Contacted vendors on the Approved Vendor Listing (AVL) for stock checks and availability of parts.

• Outsourced parts when needed.

• Expedite orders.

• Processed all non-conformance parts to be returned for credit.

• Processed unmatched receipts and interact with accounting to resolve discrepancies.

• Reviewed weekly reports to ensure that all parts were received in the time period needed.

OTHER COMMODITIES PURCHASED: Hot rolled and cold rolled steel, aluminum sheet metal, and other

metal forms from RYERSON STEEL (Chattanooga, TN 1996)

SAP, Six Sigma Green Belt trained, Windows 2000, Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Material Requirements Planning (MRP) using AS400 System, Reverse

Auctions, Ariba, and International purchasing experience. Fundamental knowledge of Spanish. Member of

National Association of Purchasing Managers. Completed module 1 of CPM certification.

EDUCATION

B.S. in Business Administration

Alabama A&M University - Huntsville, AL

July 1996

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