Supply Chain Quality

ROBERT MILLIGAN

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Objective

To obtain a position as a Procurement Specialist that utilizes my extensive purchasing experience in the electronics and

medical device industries, as well as my knowledge of supply chain, manufacturing operations and practices.

Pr

ofessional Summary

Experienced procurement professional skilled in managing diverse material and equipment requirements, controlling

inventory and maintaining and scheduling critical items while minimizing excess, shortage and obsolete items to

maximize sales and profits. Experience with sourcing suppliers globally for purchased goods, negotiating contracts,

including blanket agreements and commodity pricing agreements. Able to work both independently and as a member of

a team, while successfully interacting and communicating within all levels of the organization .

Skill Set

Excel/Word/Power Point FDA/ISO/SOX Guidelines

Supplier Sourcing/Qualification/Evaluation/Management SAP/LN ERP

Systems

Contract Negotiation/Development Market Trend Analysis

Commodity Pricing Agreement QA/QC Process & Procedures

AMAPS/SBT Operating Systems Conducted/Planned Meetings

Internal/External Audit Readiness Costing/Analysis Management

Forecasting/Master Scheduling Supply Chain/Production Planning

MRO/Capital Equipment Buying Prepared/Evaluated RFPs

Commodity/Market Trend Analysis Awarded RFQ’s

Agile/CatsWeb Databases Lean Manufacturing

Professional Experience

Buyer / Planner II (Contract Position) 08/11 - 05/12

Volcano Corporation - Rancho Cordova, CA.

• Reviewed, acted upon and processed from creation to receipt, all MRO requisitions, ranging from approximately

20 to 30 per day. Followed up with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.

• Responsible for assigned MRP commodities. Analyzed, reviewed material requirements in support of operations

and/or master production schedules to meet planned requested delivery dates and prevent gaps in supply. Placed

and/or expedited orders as needed.

• Created, reviewed, revised, ensured compliance to Volcano’s standard operating procedures and quality of

service requirements.

• Responsible for maintenance and revision of procurement training documents, policies and procedures.

• Created and reviewed requisitions for order integrity and for price and delivery requirements.

• Researched, qualified and developed sources of supply within Volcano’s quality requirements and FDA and ISO

guidelines.

• Negotiated pricing and delivery schedules, analyzed bids, contract development, implementation and awards.

• Released purchase orders as required to satisfy production schedules and independent, unforecasted demand.

• Responsible for resolving quality issues with QC utilizing the NCMR process, and worked closely with QA to

identify and resolve short and long-term quality issues with key suppliers.

• Responsible for all material returns. Maintained the appropriate paperwork, managed the process through

completion. Worked with QC/QA and AP to resolve any discrepancies. Updated the CatsWeb database to track

returns.

• Responsible for updating management on any pricing increases or decreases to meet budget guidelines.

• Worked closely with AP to resolve invoices issues and standard cost updates.

Buyer / Planner II (Contract Position) 05/11 - 08/11

PRIDE Industries, Inc. - Roseville, CA.

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• Supported PRIDE’s largest, globally recognized, high technology customer. Planned, procured and managed

inventory levels of high visibility/high dollar components from their key global OEM/supplier.

• Managed and monitored closely assigned parts, compared with historical and future demand and AMD

requirements to in order evaluate need.

• Reviewed the Level of Health Report and Hot List to identify those parts which needed push-outs, pull-ins and

expediting and/or escalations. Made buy recommendations as a result of the evaluations.

• Responsible for updating and monitoring of weekly Hot List for critical components. Identified potential gaps in

supply and expedited as necessary.

• Updated purchase orders using both SAP and LN MRP/ERP systems.

• Communicated daily and directly with PRIDE’s customer’s RPLM to monitor status of key supplier.

Senior Buyer - Procurement Specialist II (Contract Position) 02/11 - 05/11

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics - West Sacramento, CA.

• Re-hired as a contractor to perform similar duties at an earlier contract position with Siemens Healthcare

Diagnostics in 03/07 through 08/09.

Buyer / Planner II (Contract Position) 11/10 – 01/11

PRIDE Industries, Inc. - Roseville, CA.

• Electronics components buyer/planner utilizing PRIDE’s MRP/ERP systems in an FDA and ISO certified

environment.

• Extensive experience in procuring various commodities (indirect and direct): e.g. PCB’s, PCBA’s and their

components; cable, ASIC’s, injected molded parts, and capital equipment in support of PRIDE’s electronics

division.

• Gathered quotes utilizing BOM’s and drawings, and prepared and submitted costing/pricing analysis for OEM

opportunities on behalf of PRIDE and successfully awarded contracts thus increasing revenue to PRIDE.

• Ability to read and understand BOM structure and production planning requirements.

• Worked closely with and communicated successfully with cross-functional departments in support of PRIDE’s

business requirements.

Senior Buyer 08/09 – 07/10

Motion Control Engineering - Rancho Cordova, CA.

• Administrated daily production meetings to review and resolve any issues or concerns pertaining to production

requirements.

• Analyzed reports each morning to ensure no material shortages.

• Responsible for making adjustments to shipments or PO’s accordingly to meet production needs for JIT delivery.

• Monitored closely gating items and capacity constraint issues to better meet inventory and production

requirements.

• Reviewed MRP each morning to support master production schedule and place orders as needed.

• Instrumental in reducing inventory by 20%, lowering carrying costs and increasing profit margins.

• Responsible for maintaining knowledge of market conditions and supplier base for specified commodities.

• Responsible for updating management on any pricing increases or decreases to meet budget guidelines.

• Managed the integrity of BOM’s with the respect to pricing, MOQ’s and DIMM’s.

• Responsible for ensuring Q/C standards are being met on incoming product.

• Responsible for reviewing inventory for any inactive or obsolete parts, and return to supplier for credit or sale as

needed.

• Responsible for creating and maintaining new and current part numbers in SAP.

• Collaborated with R & D to investigate and recommend new and/or alternate sources of supply as necessary to

support new product development, cost reduction requirements and/or supplier performance issues.

• Responsible for generating or approving ECN’s for changes or updates to inventory.

• Successfully contracted with suppliers to provide Motion Control with cost-optimized commodities.

Senior Buyer - Procurement Specialist II (Contract Position) 03/07 – 08/09

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics - West Sacramento, CA.

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• Maintained knowledge about market conditions and trends and formulated short and long-term strategies to

ensure quality and continuity of supply while minimizing total cost to budget.

• Reviewed material requirements to support operations and/or master production schedules to prevent material

shortages, and placing or expediting orders as needed.

• Analyzed reports to take appropriate action to ensure that the required materials were available in the designated

time frame in support of production.

• Created, reviewed, revised, and ensured compliance to standard operating procedures and quality of service

requirements.

• Created and reviewed requisitions for order integrity of price and delivery requirements. Followed up with

suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.

• Developed sources, requested pricing and delivery schedules, analyzed bids, contract development and

implementation and awards.

• Released purchase orders as required to satisfy production schedules and independent demands.

• Negotiated pricing and supplier contracts.

• Established Supplier Development processes when appropriate, including the coordination and support of on-site

assessment/certification audits and continuous development activities to drive down total cost.

• Reviewed and acted upon requisitions to support MRO products. Followed up with suppliers to ensure on-time

delivery.

• Analyzed performance reports as they related to supplier management and supplier capabilities.

• Expedited delivery of raw material inventories that satisfy operational requirements while ensuring daily inventory

on-hand target levels are maintained for production schedule.

• Maintained knowledge of market conditions and supplier base for specified commodities.

• Organized new product launches, and followed each product in detail until available for production, ensuring

regulatory compliance and documentation.

• Responsibility for resolving quality issues with QC utilizing the NCMR process and worked closely with QA to

identify and resolve and short and long-term issues with key suppliers.

Purchasing Coordinator 10/98 – 11/06

Beutler Corporation - McClellan, CA .

• Established and maintained an accurate min-max formula that significantly improved inventory control, reducing

capital investment in inventory by $5 million (or 35%).

• Trained purchasing staff to implement new min-max formula.

• Forecasted and ordered production and shipment of over 30,000 houses per year, analyzing sales data to

accurately meet demand and emergency orders.

• Monitored inventory of raw material & sheet metal fittings for WIP, coordinated with production so there would not

be any material shortage, replenished daily or weekly as needed.

• Monitored inventory levels for finished goods and warehouse stock, replenished daily or weekly.

• Monitored inventory levels for their Home Theater division. Worked with estimators to find new sources of supply

and competitive pricing. Ordered & coordinated deliveries as necessary.

• Reviewed Bill of Materials, blueprints and drawings with Estimating & Manufacturing personnel. Made changes as

needed.

• Point person for acquiring bids, negotiating pricing and delivery schedules, established and developed strong

working relationships with suppliers and researched alternative materials and suppliers.

• Continuously monitored pricing with secondary sources, successfully reduced spending each quarter.

• Developed and refined SKU specific ordering thresholds.

• Responsible for the set-up, maintenance, and integrity of SAP.

Education & Training

General Studies:

San Joaquin Delta College 1983 - 1989

Stockton, CA

ERP Training:

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SAP

LN

Certificates:

Franklin Covey - Leadership Workshop Series

Meyers Briggs - Personality Test

Padgett Thompson – Bargaining with Vendors and Suppliers

Membership Affiliation:

APICS

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