KEITH HETTENBACH

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HIGHLAND LAKES, NJ **422

973-***-****

ac10bb@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a Senior Purchasing Agent position that utilizes my professional experience as a procurement expert to negotiate and obtain the best results for my company.

KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Defense and Aerospace procurement

Electronic procurement

Contract manufacturing procurement

MRO procurement

Pharmaceutical procurement

Mechanical procurement

Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

MRP systems knowledge

Compounding/extrusion systems procurement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Harris Corporation Clifton, NJ

Buyer II 9/2016-Present

Involved with Request for Proposals for Aerospace contracts using Sharp

as the Proposal Tool.

Coordinated the Procurement of Test Stations for Aerospace applications.

Coordinated Capital Equipment procurements.

Coordinated Electrical and Mechanical procurements.

Aerofarms Newark, NJ

Purchasing Consultant 12/2015-8/2016

Purchased Electrical, Mechanical and Contract Manufacturing commodities.

Involved in the procurement startup function for their 4 facilities.

Procured over 4 million dollars of Capital equipment thru my assignment.

Mesa Labs Butler, NJ

Senior Buyer/Program Manager 7/2014-5/2015

Purchased Electrical, Mechanical and Contract Manufacturing commodities.

Involved in the acquisition of a company in Massachusetts and relocating it to Butler, NJ.

Instrumental in having the Butler facility ISO9001 certified.

Sourced local suppliers to replace the existing supplier base in Massachusetts.

Involved with the replacement of the company’s current Accounting computer system with an ERP based system.

Coperion – Ramsey, NJ

Purchasing Agent 5/2013-7/2014

Purchased Mechanical, Electrical and Contract Manufacturing commodities

Involved with turnkey projects which included mechanical and electrical assemblies/systems

Procured machined components, sheet metal and all other commodities to support compounding/extrusion machinery projects

Involved with lean management

Marotta Controls - Montville, NJ 9/2003 - 1/2013

Senior Purchasing Agent

Purchased Mechanical, Electrical and Contract Manufacturing commodities

Experienced with prototype (new product introduction) and repetitive procurements and in an Aerospace and Defense atmosphere

Trained with AS9000/ISO9001 quality functions

Able to read machine shop blue prints as well as a full understanding of MIL specs, FARS and DFARS

Managed the procurement of electronic control units and printed circuit board assemblies both in a project and commodity capacity

Directed the procurement of injection molded components, stampings, raw materials, machined parts, fasteners, outside services, wire harnesses, packaging materials and MRO items

Led the coordination of multi- million dollar proposals

Consulting Assignments - Purchasing Agent 2001 - 2003

Purdue Pharmaceutical - West Paterson, NJ

$2 billion manufacturer of Narcotic and Over the Counter (OTC) drugs used in the pharmaceutical and Consumer industry

Procurement and Quality responsibilities in the Supply Chain Management Department working closely with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)

Duties included second sourcing of Raw materials and Packaging components as well as Worldwide Strategic Sourcing with Purdue’s company affiliates.

Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc. - Manville, NJ

$65 million soil Remediation Company working with the Environmental Protection Agency on Superfund’s for the United States Army Corps

Procured service contracts to support the Federal Creosote Superfund Site in Manville, NJ

Responsible for the submittal of packages to the Government for approval for soil removal, outside contractors, security services, landscaping and all other vendor services needed to support this project

Ackrad Laboratories - Cranford, NJ

$15 million pharmaceutical manufacturer of catheters and other medical devices

Procured goods and services based on GMPS in an ISO 9000 Environment

Responsible for the introduction of a database to track drawing revision levels and implemented a computerized supplier database

Responsible for the MRO Procurements for the R & D Lab and day to day involvement with SOPs

JC Decaux Mallscape - Englewood, NJ 1999 - 2001

Senior Purchasing Agent

$30 million start up manufacturer of metal structures used for advertising displays.

Procured machined components, metal fabrications, castings, stampings, extrusions, glass, injection molded components, semiconductors, contract manufacturing of electrical panels (both turnkey and kits), drives, lamps, wire harnesses and MRO commodities

Interacted with Design Engineering to generate engineered drawings, Bill of Materials (BOMS) and the implementation of Engineering Change Notices (ECNS) using Excel for spreadsheets and Oracle for MRP

Responsible for the transmission and/or analysis of Request for Quotations (RFQS)

Coordinated the submittal and interpretation of blueprints to vendors. Assisted with the implementation of a Vendor Management Inventory (VMI) System and supervised two assistants

Established and implemented Purchasing Department procedures in accordance with ISO 9000 Quality System requirement

Increased vendor on time delivery from 70% to 96.8% while maintaining or improving quality and cost

Raytheon Systems/Hughes Aircraft - Mahwah, NJ 1997 - 1999

Senior Buyer

$1.2 billion manufacturer of Commercial/Military Electro Mechanical Systems

Responsible for mechanical purchases more than $10 million

Buying responsibilities included castings, forgings, machined components, subcontracting, gears, sheet metal fabrications, stampings, injection molding, fiber optics, bearings, fasteners, surface and through hole P.C. Board Assemblies, offshore semiconductors, scanners, D.C. motors, wire harnesses, injection molded components, MRO commodities and tooling

Used an MRP generated buy list, duties include processing RFQS, performing vendor analysis and processing computer generated purchase orders

Cost/Price Analysis were performed to certify sole source vendor’s proposals

Obtained sealed and competitive bids from vendors using FAR/DAR specifications

Responsible for qualifying new vendors based on ISO 9000 standards

Rotary Power International - Woodridge, NJ 1994 - 1996

Senior Buyer

$10 million mechanical equipment manufacturer of engines

Responsible for the procurement of all major components necessary to manufacture rotary engines

Commodities procured included castings, raw materials, forgings, subcontracting, machined items, gears, bearings, injection molding, P.C. boards, stampings, wire harnesses, semiconductors, ignition system, fasteners and MRO commodities

Using the Master Production Schedule, co-ordination of vendor materials was quoted and procured via a tailored MRP System

Burns and Roe Companies - Cresskill, NJ 1991 - 1994

Buyer

$50 million contracting facility involved in Generation Facilities

Responsible for the procurement and expediting of Co-Generation assemblies for fossil driven Power Plants

Duties included in plant expediting of turbines, pumps and electrical assemblies as well as the procurement and price analysis of the above for both domestic and international concerns

Duties also included MRO procurements as an onsite phase in buyer for the National Archives Research Facility in Maryland

Curtiss Wright Flight Systems - Fairfield, NJ 1985 - 1990

Senior Mechanical Buyer

$50 million company which designed and built actuation systems

Responsible for the project procurement of Hi tech items related to actuation systems for use on aircraft applications

Commodities procured included electrical components, castings, machined components, stampings, bearings, gears, military fasteners, fabrications and tooling/fixturing

Day-to-day involvement with FAR/DAR purchases on sole source orders and procurements over $100,000

Heavy concentration with procurement to military specifications

EDUCATION:

William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ

Bachelor of Arts Degree - Business Administration - Marketing and Economics

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