Buyer
Resume:
Rob Dresser acn2pn@r.postjobfree.com
Union City, Ca. 94587
Current Position
Temp Agencies for Illumina Medical, and currently with Gexpro Services
Responsible for bill of material roll up, and price structuring through design phase to production
Provide forecasting for New Product Introduction and production builds
Negotiate contracts for high dollar/volume parts and supplies
Obtained quotes, set scale pricing and suppliers, and placed PO's Rapid manufacturing buys
Daily status meetings with Program Management. Information record set up for all new parts, pricing, and lead times.
Update all information on SAP Dashboard. Helped Engineers to design in correct parts, with realistic lead times, to
prevent line down situations for New Product Introduction. Responsible for contract pricing for production scheduling.
Dailey production status meetings, to supply planning and engineering groups with gating items.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY – Purchasing expert with 20+ years of experience
• Able to identify creative solutions to solve issues and improve processes
• Fluent in MS Word, MS Excel, Oracle, SAP, BAAN and Siebel
• Vast experience in purchasing high volumes of active and passive components, cable assemblies,
consumables, MRO, circuit boards, sheet metal, plastics and electromechanical assemblies
• Experienced leader of both small and large scaled projects and organizations
• Proven team player with a positive attitude
• Excellent interpersonal skills; strong verbal and written communications skills, passionate, and
articulate.
• Strong international credentials including liaising as part of a worldwide and regional team.
Commodity Manager
– LAM Research
April 2013 – November 2013 (8 months)
Responsible for bill of material roll up, and price structuring through design phase to production
Obtain Engineering Change Order approvals and product advice to engineers
Provide forecasting for New Product Introduction and production builds
Negotiate contracts for high dollar/volume parts and supplies
Obtained quotes, set scale pricing and suppliers, and placed PO's
Rapid manufacturing buys for custom parts such as cable assemblies and sheet metal
Daily status meetings with Program Management
Commodity Manager/Planner
ZNYX Networks
July 2010 – April 2013 (2 years 10 months)
Primary responsibilities included daily operations, purchasing, vendor relations and PO approvals.
Work closely with 3 Contact Manufacturers to ensure on time delivery of our finished product.
Responsible for bill of material roll up, and price structuring through design phase to production
Obtain Engineering Change Order approvals and product advice to engineers
Provide forecasting for New Product Introduction and production builds
Negotiate contracts for high dollar/volume parts and supplies. Primary responsibilities included quoting, purchasing and
annual forecasting of materials.
Managed invoice reconciliation, vendors & purchasing
Senior Buyer/Planner
Hytek Services
February 2003 – July 2010 (7 years 6 months)
Primary responsibilities included quoting, purchasing and annual forecasting of materials.
Managed invoice reconciliation, vendors & purchasing
Worked closely with engineering staff in the design & revision of change orders
Served as program manager for our customers. Primary responsibilities included quoting, purchasing and annual
forecasting of materials. Managed invoice reconciliation, vendors & purchasing
Served as program manager for our customers
Commodity Manager/ Planner
Sonic Manufacturing
February 2001 – January 2003 (2 years)
Primary responsibilities included advising customers of price variances
based on the initial design, directing customer engineering departments to alternative sources if needed and assisting in
vendor relation and approval, lowering overall purchasing costs. Primary responsibilities included quoting, purchasing and
annual forecasting of materials.
Managed invoice reconciliation, vendors & purchasing
Worked closely with engineering staff in the design & revision of change orders
Served as program manager for our customers
Senior Buyer/Planner
Solectron Corporation
March 1998 – January 2001 (2 years 11 months)
Primary responsibilities included advising customers of price variances based on the initial design, directing customer
engineering departments to alternative sources if needed and assisting in vendor relation and approval, lowering overall
purchasing costs. Primary responsibilities included quoting, purchasing and annual forecasting of materials.
Managed invoice reconciliation, vendors & purchasing
Worked closely with engineering staff in the design & revision of change orders
Served as program manager for our customers
Commodity Manager/ Vendor Manager
Pioneer Standard Electronics
December 1995 – March 1998 (2 years 4 months)
Primary responsibilities included buying product for custom power supply division, program
management for key customers such as Applied Materials and Solectron and initiating the design
phase with customers. Primary responsibilities included quoting, purchasing and annual forecasting of materials.
Managed invoice reconciliation, vendors & purchasing
Worked closely with engineering staff in the design & revision of change orders
Served as program manager for our customers
Senior Buyer/Vendor Manager
Vic/Tal Sales Inc.
February 1991 – December 1995 (4 years 11 months) Fremont, CA
Primary responsibilities included close involvement with sales and marketing such as managing key customers for custom
cable assemblies and component level purchases. Primary responsibilities included quoting, purchasing and annual
forecasting of materials.
Managed invoice reconciliation, vendors & purchasing
Worked closely with engineering staff in the design & revision of change orders
Served as program manager for our customers
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