Buyer/Planner/Materials Manager

Jeff T. Rowland *** Evanrude Lane, Sandston, Virginia 23150

757-***-****(W) 757-***-**** (C) ******.*@*******.***

Objective: Energetic, forward thinking professional seeking challenging position as a Buyer/Planner

or Manager in a manufacturing organization. Highly successful, with years of

purchasing experience and a proven record of planning and coordinating

supply/purchasing strategies, achieving budgeted sales, profitability, quality

standards and corporate goals. Looking to obtain a position where skills,

experience and knowledge will be developed.

Experience: Science Application International Corp. (SAIC)/Ultralife Corp./Applied

Marine Technology Inc. (AMTI) Virginia Beach, VA

Buyer/Planner/Materials Manager/Configuration Control 2007-Present

• Managed two buyers and three warehouse personnel in the day-to-day tasks required.

• Purchased requisitioned material for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) &

Technical Solutions Group (TSG) Engineering.

- Created purchase orders in Navision/Syspro (ERP) using SAIC/AMTI guidelines

- Sourced materials when necessary

• Processed Return on Investment reports for Configuration Control

- Entered item cards and bills of materials for EOD and Communications product

lines

• Purchased production materials based on gross requirements

- Evaluated requirements and balanced against build schedule

- Maintained accurate lead-time and supplier information in component item card

information

- Sourced/Qualified alternate suppliers to reduce cost and lead-time

- Established relationships with suppliers

• Maintained account for P-Card transactions for purchasing transactions

- Maintained bi-weekly account information to corporate to maintain a “zero

strike” policy violation accountability for SOX compliancy.

- Maintained cycle history of P-Card transactions

• Created multiple Mini MRP spreadsheets (Excel) for made-to-order products to assist

in rapid response feedback of customer’s ARO lead-time

• Created Critical Supplier Performance spreadsheet for ISO requirement (Excel)

• Participated on team in company’s first two Lean Kaizen events for company’s top

product and re-writing Engineering’s New Product Development Standard of

Procedure (SOP)

- Reduced Production Cell footprint by 75%

- Reduced personnel by 50% while maintaining same daily output

- Established Kanban inventory replenishment for continuous production

- Contracted secondary supplier to test sub-components saving test time at

production

- Instituted recycling program for electronic packaging back to suppliers

- Helped to institute new ways of thinking to have Purchasing as a major player

during the development of a new project

• Completed 12 week APICS training for CPIM certification

Lucas Control Systems/TRW/Measurement Specialties, Inc. Hampton, VA

Production Planner/Buyer 1999 to 2007

• Planned and prepared production schedules for manufacturing of industrial sensor

products.

- Added work orders; adjusted production requirements to meet demands;

maintained safety stocks & lead-time accuracy; researched & offered

contingency plans to counter problems

• Applied knowledge of inventory management systems (MRP/MPS) to accurately

project lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts

and customer orders.

• Compiled and analyzed weekly reports on arrears for production and sales (Microsoft

Excel, Microsoft Access).

• Presented weekly status of all production projects to heads of various departments

• Planned work orders and other manufacturing operations for guidance to production

workers.

• Converted excess inventory into sales profit (approximately $900K).

- Acquired production capacity in off-site facility for processing

- Created work orders and kitted parts for shipment

- Coordinated drop-shipment of parts from off-site facility to reduce costs

• Responsible for purchase of all Pressure/Vibration/Force materials, equating to 40%

of entire business base ($120M/yr sales).

- Purchased requisitioned material when required to meet engineering’s needs

- Sourced materials as needed for Chinese production facility when shortages

endangered production

• Expedited operations to avoid schedule delays locally and globally.

• Assisted co-workers and supervisors in identifying and resolving problems.

• Mentored company personnel on use of MAN-MAN (ERP) business system.

• Maintained traceability of materials for production of sensors for government Moog

missile systems contract.

- Maintained accurate traceability on all materials

- Kitted work orders to supply to production

- Supplied written records for traceability to comply with government mandates

• Created mini-MRP system in Microsoft Excel to aid in reduction of planning required

for traceable products.

• Coordinated the movement of products and materials both nationally and

internationally.

nVIEW Corporation Newport News, VA

Materials Planner/Production Planner/Buyer/Technician 1989 to 1999

• Loaded sales forecasts, verified accuracy of bills of material, purchased majority of all

materials for production of products.

- Purchased requisitioned material when required to meet Engineering’s needs

- Sourced/Purchased materials required by Engineering for proto/beta production

to meet Marketing required release date

- Served on Engineering teams for new products to aid in BOM design and reduce

conflicts with Marketing release dates due to long lead parts

- Sourced/Added vendors as needed/required

- Sourced/Purchased materials for production based on MRP requirements

- Maintained MPS forecasts in system to accurately project needed demand of

components

- Served on ECO teams for new and changing components

• Advised company managers on sales forecasts, via oral and written communications

and presentations.

- Originated use of “history plus forecast” into Excel equations to validate

Marketing’s proposed forecast demands. Result reduced on-hand inventory

requirements due to excess forecasted demand

• Mentored company personnel on use of CHESS (ERP) business system.

• Responsible for maintenance and traceability of customer-supplied products.

• Developed ISO procedure for handling customer-supplied products.

• Co-developed ISO procedure for purchasing.

• Developed spreadsheet to assist company management in forecast planning.

• Performed electronic repair, managed repair site.

• Performed receipts/shipments.

Education:

Electronic Computer Programming Institute (ECPI) 1988 - 1989

GPA of 4.0 1400 hours of training in electronic technology

Thomas Nelson Community College 1982

Hampton High School 1977 - 1980

References: Available upon request

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