Buyer, Planner

Robert C. Miller

*** ******** ******, ********* ****, IN 47327

Home: 765-***-****: *************@*****.***

Skills and Achievements

. Great interpersonal skills and the ability to connect with people of

all generations and cultures

. Ability to work towards resolutions to conflicts that benefit all

parties involved

. Knowledge of computers including familiarity with Microsoft Office

. Gifted with creativity, vision and the ability to look ahead to the

future

. Excellent written and oral communication skills

. Achieved Eagle Scout Award

Work Experience

Purchasing Specialist

Autocar Truck LLC Hagerstown, IN

December 2011 - June 2013

. Direct and indirect buying for truck manufacturing including the

production line, new model development and aftermarket parts.

. Implemented new vender sourcing to assure they understood Policy and

Procedure expect by company.

. ADQP process analysis.

. OEM negotiations on current and new model parts to help with cost

reduction.

. Sent out RFQ's for new parts and current parts.

. Cost reduction on Terminal Tractor Model. KPI for 2013 was $1,250

Engineering and $250 non engineering. Non Engineering goal was met in

May 2013.

. Weekly report on Cost Model on all Terminal Tractor units.

Trainer

TS Tech New Castle, IN August

2011-December 2011

. Worked with returnable containers making sure they were sent to the

correct customer and they had enough to ship product back to us.

. Trailer Audits

. Helped with receiving

. Helped design different packaging options for suppliers

. Updated pack sketches

. In charge of new model inventory and part verification. Also pulled

material based on build sheets the customer required.

Steel Inventory Control Supervisor

Metl-Span formerly Ternium/Galvamet Shelbyville, IN

July 2005 - July 2011

. Direct and indirect buying for entire plant.

. Negotiated all pricing on indirect plant supplies to insure our cost

where as low as other facilities.

. Sent RFQ's for indirect material that was not used company wide.

(Wood, Plastic, EPS, etc

. Manage all Steel Finished Good Inventory used for the manufacturing of

our product.

. Managed embosser production and cut to length production

. Balanced plant scrap with dealer scrap with a accuracy of 98% monthly

average. Goal for company was 95%

. Worked with customer service and production in order to keep steel

D.O.I. below 40 days

. KPI reporting for our plant for Scrap, Steel Inventory, Chemical

Inventory, and packaging Inventory. KPI was to have a max of 1 weeks

stock on all material at the end of the month.

. Numerous CI projects to help with economical down turn.

o EPS savings estimated $25,000 in 2008-2009

o Current EPS project estimated savings $30,000

o Plastic, paper, and cardboard recycling start 2008

o Consignment agreement's for major materials to help reduce the

upfront cost of material

o Shipping Angle Switch from a virgin material to a recycled

material and savings

. Monthly physical inventory of product to track usage and trends

. Organized and identified all material by use of flow racks and cage

managed by assistant

. Back Up for Shipping Coordinator

Education

Associates Degree in Accounting - IVY Tech, Richmond, IN 2000

DuPont Safety Training - Blue Scope Steel, Kalama, WA 2008

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