Joe B. Johnson
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Objective: A supply chain professional with 15+ years’ experience meeting and exceeding established goals for Cost, Quality and Delivery
Senior Buyer/ Expeditor/ inventory (outside machining)
Arrowhead Products 4/2014~03/2017
Sourced, negotiated and selected machining outside processes for space program. To meet NASA expectations for quality, cost and delivery driving continuous improvement and administer process and techniques to meet NASA regulations.
Accomplishments: Met all the NASA requirements for technique sheets, approved suppliers that met NASA expectations for quality, cost and delivery, driving continuous improvement and administered process and techniques that met NASA regulations.
Senior Buyer/ Expeditor/ inventory (outside machining)
Atlas Copco Mafi Trench JC Carter Pumps Division
09/2007 – 04/2014
Negotiated purchases and generated appropriate purchase orders based on drawing releases, bills-of-material, requisitions, and After-Market requests. Requested and analyzed material quotations and awarded purchase orders to successful bidders. Developed and maintained positive relations with suppliers in support of goals. Sourced and selected raw materials for in-house and OPS processes. Established frame agreements with key suppliers, which improved on time delivery to 96%, and lowered each project cost by $250,000. This was accomplished by maintaining a monthly cost saving of 10~14%, resulting in $50K-$75K per month, which exceeded management’s objective of 5% monthly project cost reductions.
Primary Responsibilities: Sourced, selected, and developed outside processes for machining of parts from aluminum, stainless steel, and other metals used in a cryogenic environment. Sourced and selected raw materials for in-house and OPS processes. Managed and controlled all customer testing requirements per contractual and regulatory obligations.
Accomplishments: Worked with team to develop and implement a new software program, Intuitive, for the organization. Established a commodity driven MRP system that ensured there were no duplication of efforts. Established frame agreements with key suppliers, which improved on-time delivery to 96%, lowering each overall project cost by $250,000. Established a program with the planners and engineering to shorten the delivery time of engineering drawings for each project by 30 days while exceeding budgetary requirements by 7%.
Manager, Purchasing and Logistics
Ricoh Electronics Inc, Santa Ana, California, 05/2003 - 11/2006
Designed process flows and system to ensure Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Exceeded company Strategic Management Objectives by developing supply routes that resulted in 10% in total cost. Developed system to monitor all inbound freight to meet compliance with Department of Homeland Security in materials subjected to Foreign Trade Zone. Trained department and materials group on policies and processes. Developed bi-monthly departmental training and feedback meeting to ensure development of staff and coworkers within the group. Developed and maintained budgetary requirements for departments. Planned and developed annual cost targets for raw materials and inbound freight. Designed and maintained all department policies and procedures to meet ISO, Social Responsibility, Foreign Trade Zone and Sarbanes Oxley requirements.
Senior Buyer/ Expeditor/ Inventory
Ricoh Electronics Inc, Santa Ana, CA, 4/1996 - 05/2003
Maintained market intelligence and report changes in pricing levels and potential problem areas or conditions that potentially would adversely affect the company procurement position, to include recommendations and direct corrective actions. Implemented SCM, (Supply Chain Management) resulting in an 80% reduction in inventory carrying cost.
Performed value analysis study of transporting primary raw materials mode, resulting in $60,000 monthly saving. Improved overall quality of incoming material, resulting in reduction of 40% in manufacturing downtime. Cost-effective and timely delivery of products with stringent technical and quality requirements. Challenged to meet quality, price, and schedule goals in a short lead-time varying capacity environment. Maintained highest caliber of professional relationships with supplier base, and internal customers. As a team leader, conducted complex negotiations resulting in successful support of organization, division, and corporate objectives. Maintained market intelligence and reported changes in pricing levels and potential problem areas or conditions that potentially would adversely effect the company procurement position, to include recommendations and direct corrective actions.
Education
Chapman College, Orange, Ca. Area of study Finance
Coastline Community College's purchasing and material management program.
Professional Affiliation
Active member of Next Level purchasing pursuing SPSM
Active member of the ISM pursuing a C.P.M. re-accreditation
United States Marine Corps
Additional skills
Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Ability to manage the purchasing material data through the AS-400 system by building a software program that dumps the purchasing material data into an Excel spreadsheet. This allowed both Production Control and Purchasing to recognize the need and improve communication to all departments to allow the reduction in the lead time in getting the product in.
Worked with SAP to recognize a need and improve communication with all departments involved.