Management Supply Chain

Alexander Douglas

** ******** **** ****.

Garfield, New Jersey 07026-1604

Phone: 201-***-****

Email: *********@*********.***

Objective: Being associated with the following Corporations has helped

my career on many levels. My past professional experiences have given

me the opportunity to expand my horizons, test new ideas and learn to

think "Out of the Box". My objective is to work in conjunction with a

developing corporation, while working together with the company's team

of professional people, dedicated to setting long-range goals for the

successful growth of the company. I have always been proud to be apart

of the largest and best run businesses and realize it requires hard

work and dedication to maintain such standards.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

. Harsco Infrastructure Americas - Paramus, NJ

2008 -2010

Senior Buyer, reported directly to Director of Procurement-

responsibilities included:

- Identifying new sources for equipment and placing purchase order

for thirty-five US

branches, including branches in Canadian and Mexico.

- Reduced costs, improved supplier's service levels, and

improved internal processes.

- Maintained tracking on spending on all capital rental equipment.

- Worked as purchasing team member on special project for new items.

- Managed PO's to international suppliers, tracked shipments and

payments

- Managed inventory levels of construction maintenance items to keep

branches supplied.

- Maintained vendor-rating program to keep suppliers focused on

continuous improvement.

- Interacted with all departments and divisions as projects required.

- Most recent Computer software system worked on; Oracle.

. LeCroy Corporation - Chestnut Ridge, NY

2006 - 2007

Senior Buyer - responsibilities included:

-Department lesion for daily Operations and Production meetings.

-Responsible for designating/solving procurement issues with

department members.

-Purchasing responsibilities included both LeCroy's California and New

York facility, specializing in electromechanical components.

-Quarterly vendor performance reviews, cost saving measures, vendor

visits.

-Department's lead person for Engineering's development of new

projects and prototypes.

-Supported Operations, Engineering and Research/Development

departments.

-Responsible for several special new build projects.

-Worked closely in coordinating Production, Operations, Purchasing,

Engineering, and Accounting and Shipping/Receiving departments.

-Handled RFQ's, proposal analysis, negotiated basic contracts

. Titan Tool, Inc. Division of Wagner/Spray Tech - Oakland, NJ

2005 - 2006

Purchasing Consultant/Senior Buyer - responsibilities included:

-Supporting the NJ buyers group in establishing goals and procedures.

-Review and analysis of current practices and procedures in purchasing

-Identification of areas of improvement in processes, vendors, cost

and control

functions.

-Analysis of current vendor structure and profile. Improvement

proposals.

-Analysis of Planned Product Value, Purchase Order Process, Invoice

amounts.

Improvement proposals.

-Establishment of formal cost savings plan, Id of parts, schedule

responsibilities.

-Establishment of formal inventory reduction plan,

- Set-up of ISO procedures and documents that reflect processes and

goals.

. NBS Card Technology Corp- Paramus NJ

1999 - 2005

Senior Buyer / Planner responsibilities included:

-Handling negotiations for competitive material pricing and processes.

-Purchasing of raw and custom materials ranging from; Custom sheet

metal

fabrication, various composites and metals, machined parts

including milled,

stampings, CNC, laser-cutting processes, vacuum and injection

molded components,

electronic PCB, turnkey components, computers, peripherals,

wire/cable, hardware, etc.

-Scheduled production on Built to Order units in Just In Time

atmosphere.

-Managed engineering change implementation.

-Maintained MRP data elements.

-Allocated resources including materials, labor and machine shop

capacity.

-Executed all purchasing activities for materials and outside

resources consumed in

the manufacture of end products.

-Maintained scheduling and material planning systems that

effectively supported the

management strategies.

-Provided support within Production, Engineering, QC and Customer

Service.

-Coordinated various outside processes such as painting, brazing,

black oxide,

yellow-irridite, printing and silk-screening processes.

-Former member of the local Northern NJ chapter of APICS.

NBS Card Technology is an affiliate of MIST Corporation,

which is Canadian based and is publicly traded on the Canadian

stock exchange. The company manufactures card embossing

equipment ranging from table top units to large twenty foot

floor models used in the credit card, gamming, health care,

hotel and identification industries.

Services provided range from simple thermal embossed card

equipment to high security identification chips,

customer/dealer support, also supplied consumables.

I have personally worked on large projects for the Immigration

and Naturalization Services, Also in major government projects

for the country of Nigeria in the issuance of identification

cards for the entire nation.

. Springfield Precision Instrument, Inc. Division of

Sunbeam, Oster - Woodridge, NJ

1997-1999

Production Planner - responsibilities included;

-Management of five separate workstations and the material transport

mechanisms

that interconnects them.

-Responsible for the fulfillment of schedule requirements.

-Monitoring of line rates for the correct unit capacities.

-Delegated communications through various department heads and lead

operators.

-Coordinated in preparation of master production schedule.

-Management of raw and WIP inventory levels.

-Established vendor contacts in various raw components, ranging from

molded

plastics, raw glass, packaging and hardware.

. Chase Manhattan Securities Processing, Corp. - New York, NY

1994 - 1997

Securities Transfer Agent - responsibilities included;

-Customer account management for Corporate and Municipal Bond issues.

. JPA Electronics, Inc. - Saddle Brook, NJ

1989 - 1994

Purchasing Agent - responsibilities included;

-Purchasing of Military and Aerospace electrical components from

manufactures

for export to Japan for resale.

-Account maintenance and preparation of export documents

necessary for US customs.

PROFILE:

. Extensive background in all warehouse service and

industrial manufacturing operations, with

hands-on experience in production

responsibilities.

. A through understanding of the procurement process.

. Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Lotus

Notes

. I possess strong communication skills and have an

excellent working relationship with large

supplier base, which I value as one of my best

resources.

. My job also entailed the reading and understanding

of blue prints in communication with

vendors, machine shop personal and

electrical /mechanical engineers.

. Skilled in troubleshooting and problem resolution

with suppliers and scheduling conflicts.

. Maintain monthly budget levels for raw and WIP

inventories.

. Computer software systems worked on; Oracle, Baan,

ManMan, MAPICS, SX.Enterprise

and Fourth Shift manufacturing software

. My position required me to work very close in a

team-orientated environment with all

departments. I also enjoyed the freedom to due

my job unencumbered, but also bared all

responsibilities for my decisions and actions

taken.

. I have always worked in the fashion to be regarded

as "key personal "and always enjoyed an

above average performance review.

RECOGNITION:

. Received certificate of recognition form Springfield

precision instruments for performance, productivity and

dedicated service.

. Received certificate of merit form American Management

Association for accredited training in negotiation skills.

. Received recognition for outstanding five-year performance

with NBS Card Technology.

TRAINING:

. Professional certification program; Certificate of

completion for supply chain management from The

Educational Society for Resource Management (APICS).

. Received certificate of completion from Fourth Shift

educational and training services for planning and

operations performance.

. Received certificate of completion from Fourth Shift

educational and training services for purchasing

principles and practices.

. Participated on Kaizen team events Continuous Improvement

processes.

. Familiar with Six Sigma discipline methodology that uses

data and statistical analysis to measure and improve a

company's operational performance by identifying and

eliminating "defects."

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