Purchasing Manager
Resume:
NANCY DEMARCO
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
************@*****.***
SUMMARY
Results driven Supply Chain Manager with 20 years of strategic procurement / materials experience. Proven ability to work with senior management team to integrate the materials function within the overall business operating strategy. Experience in department start up, high growth operations, international sourcing and integrated system implementations. Provide material expertise for both Military and commercial sector and two ISO 9000 / QS9000 implementations in high technology environment.
EDUCATION
Rhode Island College, Rhode Island
Bachelor of Science in Material Management GPA: 3.79
CERTIFICATION
NAPM Examinations - 2 Completed
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Protective Products Enterprises, Sunrise, FL 2010 - Present
Purchasing Manager
• Manage all domestic and international procurement, inventory control, shipping and receiving for a high technology manufacturing company for both commercial and military operations
• Increased inventory accuracy from less than 50% to over 99%
• Cost reductions on numerous raw materials, transportation fees and inventory carrying costs
• Compliant with DFAR, FAR, ITAR and Berry Amendment requirements
TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS, Boca Raton, FL 2008 – 2010
Purchasing Manager
• Managed all procurement, inventory control and field travel for high technology nationwide deployment firm
• Procured materials to specification for nationwide, brand name retail and medical firms
• Researched and deployed materials for on-site field personnel in unfound situations on immediate basis 24/7
• Significant cost savings on raw materials, logistics and field travel
• Increased inventory turns over 20%
• Reported directly to Chief Financial Officer
KOPIN CORPORATION, Taunton, MA 2000 – 2008
Corporate Purchasing Manager
• Managed the procurement, shipping, receiving, international logistics and inventory control operations for three manufacturing/business unit sites in class 10 cleanroom environments for both commercial and military sectors, including ITAR, DFAR and FAR requirements for LCD, LED and HBT operations
• Responsible for all RFQ’s for raw materials, capital equipment and MRO including delegation to Buyers, along with personally negotiating significant contracts for commodities, new DOD builds, utilities and capital equipment.
• Six direct reports
• Cost reductions in excess of 30% of budget
• Resourceful in Asian, European and domestic sourcing/scheduling of specialized subcontractors/suppliers
• Successfully implemented and responsible for Oracle purchasing, inventory, MRP, BOM and WIP modules, purchasing card program, and maintaining ISO 9000 standards
• Prepared budgets and worked closely with Finance to ensure proper accounting/purchasing procedures for all business units
• Enabled smooth material flow for Korean subsidiary by managing both procurement and inventory control for that facility
• Reported directly to Chief Financial Officer
CHERRY SEMICONDUCTOR, E. Greenwich, RI 1988 – 2000
Production Supervisor II
• Successfully brought up start up shift which required the hiring, training, mentoring and managing of 65 wafer fabrication operators and group leaders in all areas of semiconductor manufacturing in a QS9000 / ISO9000 environment
• Maintained highest productivity level and lowest scrap level of the four “off” shifts
• Concurrently met production / customer needs, NPI requirements and Engineering prototypes
Senior Buyer
• Procurement of raw materials, photomasks, subcontracting, MRO and capital equipment with emphasis on quality, pricing and on time delivery using MAPICS integrated system
• Lead member of Supplier Qualification Team, performed supplier quality audits, introduced supplier rating reports
• Department representative for ISO/QS9000 audits
• Formal training in Statistical Process Control, Design of Experiments, etc.
• Worked closely with Finance on account distribution, budgeting and audits
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