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JULIE TORGERSEN **** Oak Drive, Stillman Valley, Illinois 61084

Home: ***/***-**** ****: 815/742-3214 . E-mail: abik1r@r.postjobfree.com

Purchasing professional with fifteen years of procurement experience. Ten

years within an ISO manufacturing environment and five years within a cGMP

contract-packaging environment. Responsibilities include sourcing and

selecting suppliers, negotiating cost, quoting, inventory control, MRO,

supplier and customer interface. Excellent communication, analytical, team

and problem solving skills.

Key activities include:

Cost Savings, Cost Avoidance, Cost Reduction, Contract Negotiation,

Inventory Control (ERP, MRP, SAP),

Requisition Processing, Order Placement, Order Expediting, Receiving,

Vendor Master, Item Master, Staff Development/Training, Problem Solving,

Bid Analysis, Supplier Identification, Selection and Management, Non

Conforming Product Returns.

Commodities include:

Packaging Components, Corrugated, Tooling, Building Maintenance, Shipping

Supplies, Chemicals and Oils,

Contracts for Office Equipment, Corporate Expenditures, Subcontract, Lift

Truck Maintenance, Sems Washers,

MRO, VMI Fittings and Seals, VMI Fasteners, VMI Electrical Components.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

QPS STAFFING SERVICES - 4040 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois

Contract Buyer for SPX Hydraulic Technologies - Commodity Sourcing (1/2010-

present)

Source and select Suppliers for new parts, engineering changes and new

Subcontract operations. Analyze and negotiate price increases, re-sourcing

when appropriate. Plan and order materials through the ERP system.

Responsible for bid analysis, cost negotiation, PPAP Purchase Orders,

obtaining new part samples, Item Master, Vendor Item Cross Reference

Master, material planning, expediting, non-conforming material returns, and

resolving invoice exceptions.

. Successfully implemented a VMI Packaging Supplier change that included

216 corrugated items.

. Participated in a Value Stream Mapping event for Subcontract to reduce

process time and invoice exceptions

ANDERSON PACKAGING, SPECIALTY PACKAGING DIVISION, 1129 18th Ave, Rockford,

Illinois

Buyer (2003-11/2008)

Plan, order and expedite packaging components based on customer

requirements and current inventory.

Generate purchase orders for all customer supplied components and all

department requisitions.

Generate blanket purchase orders for ongoing service and maintenance.

Generate purchase orders for customer-supplied components using SAP.

Annual reported cost savings/avoidance: $30,000 +.

. Negotiate and monitor pricing on all ongoing maintenance and service

contracts to maximize cost savings.

. Dispute price increases while searching the market for the best price.

. Combine component requirements for quantity price breaks whenever

possible.

. Monitor delivery dates and expedite components to avoid downtime.

. Work closely with Accounts Payable to avoid billing error costs on

invoice exceptions.

. JD Edwards Super User

TEXTRON FASTENING SYSTEMS, Rockford, Illinois

Buyer (1999-2003)

Place and expedite purchase orders for all departments to improve on-time

delivery. Negotiate pricing for new requirements to maximize cost savings.

Plan, order and expedite raw material items using MRP.

. Utilize volume pricing advantage by adding new order requirements to

existing orders whenever possible.

. Reduced tooling costs for new parts through aggressive vendor

negotiations.

. Revised and implemented an ISO 14001 chemical and oil ordering policy.

Purchasing Assistant (1996-1999)

Assist Purchasing Manager in all aspects of purchase order placement and

quotation process.

. Expedite production orders with suppliers to increase on-time customer

delivery.

. Interact with suppliers to resolve order or invoice discrepancies.

. Assumed full responsibility of Purchasing Department for six-month

period.

. Promoted to Buyer

Purchasing Clerk (1995-1996)

Responsible for clerical duties within Purchasing Department including

purchasing computer system, Word and Excel spreadsheet records, QAD

Manufacturing Pro, Outlook and Internet.

Elco Manufacturing 1985-1995

Roll Thread Inspection/Final Inspection

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

On-going internal and external training including Basic Anti-Trust

Concepts, Sales and Use Tax Seminar, Bargaining with Vendors and Suppliers

Seminar, Business Conduct Guidelines, Careful Communications, Preventing

Workplace Harassment - Employee and Supervisor Edition, Recognizing and

Resolving Conflicts of Interest, Ethical Decision-Making. cGMP training.

Corporate Yellow Belt Certification.

COMPUTER: Microsoft Word and Excel, Purchasing Network, QAD

Manufacturing Pro, JDE Edwards, QUMAS, SAP (reports), Syteline Enterprises

(ERP), Solidworks, Outlook, GroupWise, Lotus Notes and Internet.

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