Wade F. Beucler III

**** ******* ******

San Jose, CA 95128

(408) 246 - 2704 abl3hi@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Leverage my experience and add value to your company vision as a Senior NPI

Materials Buyer.

Summary of Achievements

. Strategic-support R&D-NPI time critical objectives are identified,

managed and completed.

. NPI Oracle 11i BOM, PDM Engineering prototype development and executed

all material plans.

. Commodity Strategy includes; collation, analysis of data and soliciting

input from suppliers.

. Demonstrating eProcurement methodology Procuri/Ariba on-demand data

driven 7.3M savings.

Experience

DayStar Technologies / PV Solar Company, Newark, CA

Senior NPI Materials Buyer, Oct. 2008 - Mar. 2009

Responsible for wide range of NPI complex R&D materials for a Solar PV

start-up company.

Evaluated bids and making recommendations based on commercial and or

technical factors.

Sourcing of suppliers and sub-contractors to obtain quotations and agree

delivery/service terms.

Ability to cope with constantly changing priorities, timely execution and

completion of priorities.

Experienced working with engineers - manufacturing resources for prototype

parts procurement.

Maintained material status reports SAP, Oracle, Agile, and MS Excel as

additional tasks assigned.

Released POs to suppliers based on requirements as identified by the NPI

project members.

Solyndra, Inc. / PV Solar Company, Fremont, CA

Senior NPI Purchasing Specialist, Feb. 2007 - Oct. 2008

Performance-Driven NPI/Eng. Implementation of equipment, tooling, robotics,

BOM and Oracle 11i.

13 project BOM completions with an overall cost savings of 6.5M that

included major capital equipment.

Identified key project materials by there definition of details and

monitoring status deliverables.

Daily cross-functional project team meetings to update time critical

materials and build schedules.

Maintained daily metrics for management concerning part shortage issues and

escalated needs.

Initiated - Maintained the vendor relationships for quality, service,

pricing and on time delivery.

Highly effective in R&D-NPI business environment for pilot activities and

new production launch.

Blue29, LLC / A-KLA-Tencor Company - Semiconductor, Fremont, CA

Materials Manager, Oct. 2005 - Jan. 2007

Primary focus included all materials for a semiconductor capital equipment

start-up company.

Developed supply base consolidation, volume leveraging, cost reductions &

delivery performance.

Managed product change, process change, product obsolescence and new

products introduction.

Experienced purchasing key material requirements in a fast paced low volume

high mix company.

Following up daily on all delivery commits, accounting issues and matching

the receipts of goods.

Supported logistics initiatives for Just in Time (JIT) on critical

components and capital equipment.

Resolved accounts payable discrepancies working with internal/external

customers and suppliers.

Wade F. Beucler III (continued)

National Semiconductor Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA

Purchasing Specialist, Contract, Oct. 1995 - Sept. 2005

E-Auctioned indirect/direct materials at 23.3M WW which equated to a cost

savings of 6.2M yr.

Implemented e-catalog-Ariba on-line ordering program by solution Punch-out

options and EDI.

Total Integration Solution-volume leveraging-43 suppliers to 16 suppliers =

benefit savings 1.3M.

Lean demand-management planning and target costing toward software

streamlining the supply.

Leveraged key business-process management (BPM) tools to support Lean

supply chain control.

Demonstrated Lean sourcing by applying Lean thinking and leveraging the

supplier's capabilities.

Implemented process changes to better address the customers demand by

optimize supply chain.

Maintained service agreements-master capital equipment agreements and IT

software licenses.

Participated and assisted in the development of corporate annual cost

reduction plans WW.

Analyzed contract requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions to

ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, corporate policies

and business unit to the exact procedures.

Xerox Engineering Systems Inc. / A Document Printer Company, San Jose, CA

Buyer III, Production Control Supervisor Aug. 1979 - Apr. 1993

Modern business processes; PO's, RMA's, TCO, receipts, contracts,

licensing and administration.

NPI, EMS, MRP, ERP, BPO, RFI, RFQ, VLookup, VMI, AVL, SRM and Lean Supply

Management.

Xerox Certification Graduate of Total Quality Management (TQM) & Just in

Time (JIT)-(ISO).

Flexible responsibilities changed as the workload determined the new NPI

materials changes.

Liaise and coordinate material allocation between multiple sites and

international locations.

Ability to analyze material consumption rates versus replenishment

schedules to assess the validity of data generated by MRP. Maximized all

inventory turns and reduce excess materials.

Confident in conducting ethical communications, both verbally and in

writing at all levels.

Complete understanding of production control shop floor schedules and

execution of equipment.

Ensured that at all times, critical materials related factors associated

with product development plans were identified, communicated and

proactively managed to appropriate director/VP levels.

Education, Certification & Training

XEROX/NSU General Contract Law, Xerox Credentials, Supply Chain Management,

TQM, ISO Regulations, Value Enhancements Strategies, Strategic Sourcing

Providers and Legal Aspects of Purchasing.

Ariba eBusiness-enabled CBT, 2001 - ISM-Ariba/Procuri Contracts

Certification, 2003

Formal Time Management, Win-Win Business Negotiations and General Contract

Law.

NSU-College - Business Operations and Business Management, ISO 9001/TS

16949.

Professional Affiliations & Computer Skills

Institute for Supply Management, Xerox Alumni Management, Sub-Contracts

Administration.

Microsoft Proficient, Ariba/Procuri, Oracle 11i, i-Procurement Suite and

Sarbanes Oxley/SAP.

Procuri Supply Management Software User - Total Spend, Source, Contracts

and Supplier.

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