Buyer/planner with over ** years of MRO (maintenance, repair and operating), electronic components, sheet metal, molded parts, machine parts, cables, fluid controls, hardware (nuts/ bolts/ wire/ cable), chemical and PCB experience. Strong analytical skills applied in obtaining quotes, new supplier management and implementing cost saving. Experience with setting up KanBan programs for both MRO and inventory parts. 100% accurate record keeping for purchase requisitions and order confirmations.

Education: Associate Degree in Business Administration from Mount Wachusett Community College, GPA 3.55

Skill: Microsoft word, excel, power point, Oracle 11i and Salomon

Language: Fluent in English and Khmer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Brooks Automation Feb. 1,2016-10, 2017

Production Planner

Monitor availability of materials against build schedule.

Maintain regular communication with repair planners, buyers and customer service to ensure scheduled ship dates meet cycle time targets and customer expectations. Participate in materials planning meetings to provide status and communicate anticipated issues.

Monitor, address, and escalate deviations accordingly. Perform basic transactions in Oracle, researching issues, collection of data and using it to produce useful information. Utilize reports such as the shortages report to assess materials availability.

Communicate requirements to customer delivery plans. Report on level of activity, on time delivery, and shortage resolution.

Act proactively and cross functionally to resolve problems relating to shortages, variances, or other impediments to smooth material flow through the factory.

Demonstrate a high level of responsiveness to tactical issues such as urgent e-mails or customer requests requiring immediate attention.

GSI Group/MicroE, Bedford MA April 2010-Jan.2016

MicroE Systems is a world leader in the manufacture of motion control enabling technology products and systems. Their products range from Mercury and Mercury II encoders, to ultra-high performance positioning systems for the data storage industry, to the SMT-ready ChipEncoder. They also manufacture DRC encoders for harsh environments.

Senior Buyer & Planner

Maintain a close partnership with vendors to obtain best pricing, quality and on-time delivery for all needed materials and parts.

Extensive knowledge of components in the electrical, PCB, machine parts, MRO commodities.

Support contact for Processing Engineering department’s requests for material requisitions.

Utilize Oracle MRP to plan and initiate RFQ’s to procure the correct material at the required delivery date.

Deliver cost reductions on assigned commodities.

Use of Oracle MRP to record, plan and schedule customer orders to ensure timely delivery

Additionally responsible for expediting, planning, non-conformances, resolving invoice issues with the finance department and any data entry necessary to contribute to the overall efficiency of the department.

Use Oracle MRP to optimize material flow to the production floor consistent with a demand flow environment, to prevent a line down situation and excessive inventory that is not needed.

Coordinates and communicate all engineering changes to supplier by forwarding current documentations to ensure the changes are process at a timely manner.

Evaluate vendor reliability.

Develop new supply sources.

Monitor cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality and best value.

Work with engineers with new product development.

Execute sourcing strategies to procure parts in low cost regions.

Experience in the execution of purchasing contracts.

Additional projects and/or tasks as required.

Work under minimum supervision.

Spire Corporation, Bedford MA 2008- April 2009

Spire is the leading supplier in the design and manufacture of specialized equipment for producing photovoltaic solar modules. Spire also manufactures designs and installs high quality photovoltaic systems and components. Spire’s value-added biomedical processing services offer surface treatments to enhance the durability or antimicrobial characteristics of orthopedic and other medical devices. Spire develops and markets premium catheter devices for the treatment of chronic kidney disease.

Buyer & Planner ІІ

Work with vendors to obtain best pricing, quality and delivery for all needed materials and parts.

Knowledge of components in the electrical, computer (software and hardware), fluid controls, hardware (nuts/ bolts/ wire/ cable), chemical and plumbing commodities.

Support all Spire divisions’ procurement for all components and/or fabrication needs.

Utilize MRP (which system) to plan and initiate RFQ’s to procure the correct material at the required delivery date.

Deliver cost reductions on assigned commodities.

Prepare and initiate required blanket orders/breadman programs to take advantage of cost reductions, while reducing transactions for the department.

Prepares additional purchasing duties such as Expediting, planning, non-conformances, invoice issues, data entry necessary to contribute to the efficiency of the department.

Additional projects and additional duties and/or tasks as require.

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc., Waltham, MA 1998-2006

Bio-Rad makes thermal cyclers and reagents used to amplify DNA for analysis, and its technologies focus on clinical diagnostics and life science research tools. The injunction covers real-time thermal cyclers capable of performing real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) testing.

Buyer & Planner І

Responsible for kitting parts for work order and performing cycle counts.

Established and managed vendor relationships, including qualification, pricing, and delivery schedules (really? as a junior buyer?).

Used Oracle MRP to optimize material flow to the production floor consistent with a demand flow environment.

100% accurate records keeping for purchase Req. and orders confirmation.

Served as a liaison between the production departments and vendors to expedite orders and resolve discrepancies.

Maintained vendor databases to track performance to assist the production and development in future selection processes, as well as the Materials Review Board.

Managed ECO’s (Engineering Change Orders) consistent with established processes and procedures to assure vendors were delivering the correct parts and assemblies.

Bought all the supplies, machinery, equipment, MRO, and services to support the production, development and marketing departments.

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