Paul N. Pham
Santa Ana, CA *****
*********@*******.***
Purchasing & Inventory Manger with exceptional planning and implementation capabilities.
EXPERIENCE
Technical Knowledge: Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, Quick Book, SAP and ERP
Purchase Order & Inventory Management
Addressed and made decisions stamped out all urgent emails, follow up with vendors and confirm received purchase order with production department. Evaluated material buy request, issued RFQ to vendors, check price and quantity, ship date before creating Purchase Order. The raw material level must be met the up-coming production schedule. Generated and implemented the KANBAN system to ensure tracking availability for production managers and clients’ orders
Project Management & Outsourcing
Interacted and worked with Engineers, Sales and Project Managers to produce and implement upcoming projects. Worked directly with clients to materialize ideas, conduct research, report and document drawings and revisions. Kept abreast all changes of product application for lot, part number, and updated all possible due dates with outsourcing vendors-enforce on-time and dock date policy.
Supplier Development & Performance Improvement
Managed suppliers and vendors performance by on-time shipments (enforcing 7 day dock policy), and material rejects vs. production outputs and scheduled delay chart. Receiving targeted 95-98% success rate.
Spend Analysis & Cost Management
Focused on cost control, negotiating raw material pricing and contracts with suppliers and vendors. Managed transportation/shipping costs and rebate programs.
HIGHLIGHTS
Maintained a 95 – 98% success rate for on-time delivery.
15+ years as the lead Purchasing Raw Material Procurement, Project and Coordinate Specialist, Production Planner/Scheduler, and RMA Specialist
Clients worked with:
St. Jude Medical, Irvine CA
Biosense Webster/Johnson and Johnson
Illumina, Inc. San Diego, CA
Medtronic, Irvine CA
Edwards Lifescience Corp., Irvine CA
Applied Medical, Lake Forest, CA
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Home & Body Company 06/2017 to present
Procurement - Purchasing
LEE KUM KEE 03/2017 to 05/2017
Procurement Specialist
APEN2 01/2015 to 3/2017
Medical Plastic Packaging Consulting Service
Provide medical plastic packaging ideas to design and prototype sample - 1st Article approval to production with Thermoforming Technology
ATE, Inc. – Oceanside, CA & InterTrade Industries Huntington Beach, CA
Purchasing & Project Coordinator/Raw Material Procurement 10/1998 – 10/2014
1st Medical Plastic Containers/Manufacturing
EDUCATION
An APICS member OC Chapter Irvine Marketing College – Irvine, CA
In process finishing CPIM certificate Marketing Certificate Program
California State University, Fullerton – Fullerton, CA
Left final year of Mechanical Engineering to pursue business interest