Manager Quality

Manfred “Fred” Jeschke P.O. Box *** West Sand Lake, NY 12196

Phone: 518-***-**** Cell: 518-***-****

CAREER PROFILE

SENIOR PURCHASING PROFESSIONAL

•Certified Purchasing Manager certification from NAPM

•Strong negotiating skills at manufacturer, retail, distributor and government levels.

•Participated in product development and product enhancement teams.

•Excellent track record in achieving cost savings.

•Supervised and directed activities of purchasing personnel.

•Proficiency in Excel, Word, Internet, MRP, and ERP systems.

•In-depth working knowledge of FDA/GMP and ISO requirements.

EMPLOYMENT/RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Von Roll Inc., Schenectady NY

2004 to May 2009

Purchasing Manager

•Directed and managed a purchasing budget of 18,000,000 dollars for operational items such as raw materials, production

supplies, office supplies and equipment, fixed assets, and contract services.

•Responsible for maintaining all MRP schedules and inventory levels to meet productions demands

•Reduced the on-hand inventory from 5.3 million dollars to 4.3 million dollars in less than one year Initiated a monthly

inventory review board in order to reduce on-hand inventory, and aid in the reduction of obsolete inventory

•Contract negotiating and management for all major commodity contracts for Von Roll, USA

•Created and revised purchasing policies and procedures to meet current ISO Quality Standards

•Directed, trained, and evaluated purchasing personnel

Snohomish County Public Utility District # 1

2003

Contracts/Purchasing Agent III

•Responsible for most complex purchasing and contract tasks

•Served as senior resource expert in communicating purchasing policies and procedures

•Formulated and managed Protective Clothing Contract for PUD Electrical Workers

•Consulted and instructed project leaders/engineers during the contract formulation and vendor selection phase

•Purchasing activities included: contract formulation and administration, negotiating, problem resolution and prevention, stock

rotation, stock level analysis, and supplier selection

Alerton Technologies, Inc.; Redmond, WA 2000 – 2001

Purchasing Manager:

Electronic Components and OEM Products

•Directed and implemented all procurement transactions for $ 5,000,000 plus annual purchases.

•Cost Savings over $ 260,000 achieved through offshore buying, out-souring, and negotiating.

•Created purchasing policies and procedures for the entire company.

•Responsible for maintaining MRP schedules and inventory levels to meet all production demands.

•Developed solid vendor relations, which strongly aided in obtaining allocated product.

•Interacted with engineering and suppliers to locate and qualify alternate and lower cost products.

•Trained and supervised purchasing personnel.

Kendall Healthcare; Bothell, WA (Formerly Quinton Instruments) 1991 - 2000

Senior Buyer: Computer, Medical, Services and OEM products

•Cost savings obtained in 1997 through value analysis/engineering: $107,000

•Directed and trained the functions of purchasing personnel

•Total cost savings obtained: Over $ 2,000,000.

•Located, selected and qualified new suppliers for continued cost savings and quality enhancement.

•Interacted with engineering and suppliers to resolve product specification problems.

•Purchasing activities included: contract formulation and administration, negotiating, problem resolution and prevention, stock

rotation, material requirements planning, purchasing and forecasting.

•Quality Team Award, fourth quarter, 1993.

EDUCATION AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING

AS Business Administration - Pierce College, Tacoma, WA 1981 - 1986

Contracting Specialist Course - USAF Training Center, Denver, CO 1984 - 1985

Contracting Supervisor Course - USAF Training Center, Denver, CO 1985 - 1986

Contracting Specialist – United States Air Force 1984 - 1987

Materials Requirement Planning, APICS-sponsored 1991 & 1993

Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) 1997

BS Organizational Management – NYACK College, Nyack, NY 2009

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