Procurement Specialist

Mark Connelly

Mark Connelly, C.P.M., A.P.P.

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Cape Coral, Fl 33914

Email: *******@*****.***

Home: 239-***-****

Cell: 603-***-****

SUMMARY: Experienced, pro-active, Team Player with proven experience in the execution and management of all aspects of purchasing functions, product supply chain activity, planning, and inventory management.

6/16 – Present: Herc Rentals 27500 Riverview Park, Bonita Springs, Fl. 34134 Fleet Procurement Agent

Responsibilities: Approve and assign purchase requisition responsibilities to appropriate Category Manager through Happy Fox software.

Evaluate and process rental and resale requisitions for all assigned suppliers through Oracle. Manage OTD report and contact suppliers and branch locations for resolution. Reconcile discrepancies with suppliers, branches, and accounting. Purchase assigned category requisitions for all non-preferred and non-approved suppliers. Establish new supplier set up and yearly agreements. Maintain and grow relationships with assigned suppliers and internal customers. Manage and develop projects and/or new products from inception through completion. Assist and train co-workers where needed.

Special projects coordinator

9/13- 8/15: Lytron, Inc. 55 Dragon Court, Woburn, Ma. 01801 Supervisor, Systems Planning and Materials

Responsibilities: Define roles and responsibilities for production control, buyer/planners, and master scheduler plus daily execution of a Senior Buyer role. Evaluate capacity plan and set production schedule for Systems Division Work with internal customers to identify and eliminate obstacles to production plan to ensure on time delivery to customer base. Communicate issues and resolution plans to customers. Review MRP requirements and manage quoting, order placement, expediting, and rescheduling of deliveries per production plan and inventory levels. Negotiate and develop long term supplier agreements, blanket orders, and contracts. Implement Kanban, Point of Use, and other replenishment programs throughout the Systems Division in accordance with inventory management metrics. Manage inventory levels, set replenishment methods, quantities, and frequency. Maintain supplier metrics for OTD and Quality performance including non-conforming material disposition and reconciliation.

Materials team captain for various Kaizen events to train personnel Lean Manufacturing concepts. Coach for Team Kata continuous improvement training. 10/10-9/13: Lytron, Inc. 55 Dragon Court, Woburn, Ma. 01801 Senior Buyer/Planner

Responsibilities: Sourcing strategic components with long lead times from low cost countries. Sourcing critical items to alleviate line down situations. Planning responsibilities for $8 million product line. Lean team captain for materials to implement lean manufacturing for product line. Establish lot size, replenishment plan, and water spider role for the Lean cell. Capacity planning responsibilities for Systems Division. 5/10-9/10: Meggitt Sensing Systems 144 Harvey Rd. Londonderry, NH. 03053 Senior Buyer

Responsibilities: Solicit bids for evaluation and placement of purchase orders Monitor supplier quality and delivery performance; issue corrective actions and establish improvement plans as required.

Review material purchases and realign supply base to procure assemblies at highest practical level to reduce cost and lead times.

Identify sources and procure components to support NPI and ensure project time to market success.

5/08-4/10: Lytron, Inc. 55 Dragon Court, Woburn, Ma. 01801 Senior Buyer

Responsibilities: Team member responsible for purchasing and planning activities to the Systems Division.

Various Kaizen events relating to the Systems Team. Evaluation and consolidation of supply base.

Identify key suppliers and coordinate roundtable meetings and risk mitigation strategies. Maintain positive Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and cost savings goals. Manage quality and delivery metrics of suppliers.

Commodities: Sheetmetal, motors, pumps, plastics, valves, heat exchangers and all other parts associated with Systems products.

8/00-5/08 Benchmark Electronics: 65 River Road, Hudson, N.H. 03051 Senior Buyer

Responsibilities: New Product Introduction (NPI) contact responsible for customer product material operations.

Senior Mechanical Buyer for all NPI customers procuring complex material commodities. Maintain positive Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and cost savings goals per division policy. Manage Supplier performance utilizing metrics to deliver on time, quality, and best value. Implement Supply Chain strategies to develop, approve, and qualify suppliers. Concentration on reducing cost through corporate business leveraging. Commodities: NPI –Complex commodities to include PWB, PCB and mechanical procurements. NTP –Specialist in engineering prototype and complex electronic and mechanical material. Benchmark Electronics Corporate Commodity Team Member: Global Mechanical-Plastic Commodity Council –Hudson Division lead person Global Power Supply Council

Global Cable Assembly Council

Global Printed Circuit Board Council

1995-2000 Ferrofluidics Corporation: 40 Simon St., Nashua, N.H. 03060 Senior Mechanical Buyer

Responsibilities:

Develop, qualify, and approve suppliers to achieve best practice performance. Monitor and report on supplier quality and delivery performance. Interface with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Sales. Analyze requirements, solicit quotations, and make decisions based on supplier performance. Track supplier capacity and ability to perform.

Accomplishments:

Accomplished a ten percent (10+ %) cost savings reduction of standard material cost in 1998- 1999.

Responsible for certification of key supplier’ to qualify to a “ship to stock”status. Consolidated and restructured magnet suppliers by component materials. ISO 9001 Internal Audit trained and certified.

1977-1994 Actronics, Inc.; 166 Bear Hill Rd., Waltham, Ma. 02154 Production & Materials Manager

Responsibilities:

Development and managing of two production lines for manual assembly and testing. Managed the purchase and staffing of component parts and raw materials including MRO, mechanical,

electrical, fabricated, complex sub-assemblies, chemicals, and machinery. Manufacturing of component parts, sub-assemblies, and final assemblies for on time delivery of aircraft thermostats (60K-100K/month). Performed Production scheduling and projections.

Quality Control Inspector: Incoming Inspection, in process, and final inspection. Other duties included Inventory control, MSDS point person, Material planning, and Military specifications coordinator.

Technical Process and Procedure author of company documents. Qualifications: Pro-active Team Player possessing strong negotiation skills. Oracle, BPCS, SAP, BAAN (ERP), Fourthshift proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Possess a mechanical aptitude with the ability to read and interpret specification and drawings. Have the ability to work well and perform successfully over cross-functional departments. Demonstrate strategic problem solving and conflict resolution skills. Knowledge of Lean Purchasing concepts to include Kanban, and Point of Use replenishment. Affiliations: National Association of Purchasing Management, Inc. member: Certified Purchasing Manager (Lifetime) registration number 33351 Accredited Purchasing Practitioner (Lifetime) certificate number 3950 Performance reviews upon request

Education: Massachusetts Bay Community College, Business Administration 09/1972-1/1974 Middlesex Community College Late 1970’

Woburn High School Graduate

Seminars/Courses:

Lean Manufacturing, Basics of Six Sigma, Statistical Process Control Supplier Negotiations

Blueprint Reading

Microsoft Word; Intermediate Word Excel; Intermediate Excel, Access, Power Point

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