JOSE LUIS N. FERNANDES

*** ***** ******* **** **., Southbury, CT 06488 ac5435@r.postjobfree.com 203-***-****

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Energetic multilingual individual eager to contribute management, planning, buying and client relation skills toward supporting a progressive company.

PROFILE

Facilitate client-focused, service-oriented environment vital to maximizing customer satisfaction and retention

Demonstrated ability to perform multiple concurrent functions and adapt to constantly changing business needs; sharp aptitude for quickly learning about new products and procedures

Dynamic communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills Over 20 years of experience in planning, and buying.

Fully multilingual in English / Spanish / Portuguese/French

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Perkin Elmer- Jan 2018- to present – Production Planner- Coordinate and schedule production . Released production orders as per SAP requirements. Expedite and

Interact with sales providing delivery dates and following with production personel. Expedite and monitor Purchase orders to satisfy internal demand and sales orders.

Production coordinator at GAR Electroforming Danbury CT – Feb.2017 to May 2017. Temp. assignment.

- Coordinate production from start to finish of a new product that was past due

- Tripled production to meet demand, - Abolished past due.

-Started to make a Safety Stock net.

Buyer at RBC Bearings- Oxford CT (October – December) Temp. assignment

-Purchased raw materials and services as required by the different depts..

-Process scrap tickets.

-Follow up on PO’s to ensure delivery

Collected unemployment since Feb 2016 until August 2016 working part time on my two part time jobs ( Portuguese teacher and Soccer Ref.),

While attempting to acquire a job within the same type of business and compensation that I had before.

Barden Corporation, Danbury, CT

Master Scheduler (2009-2016)

-Developed and controlled a monthly shipping plan of 1.5 million dollars in sales.

-Purchased materials which were needed to complement final product, thus achieving optimum balance between inventory control and delivery accountability.

-Confirmed new orders in the system using lead times in place to achieve balanced and uniform production and schedule timelines and a smooth work flow.

-Organized and monitored production through the shop floor using the SAP system to schedule and display all the orders by promised date to the customers.

-Balance production and inventory levels by implementing a “Customer grind” procedure to assure utilization of On Hand inventory to the one we are machining, minimizing rework and achieve more reliable completion dates.

-Interacted with sales department and Engineering to ensure the highest level of quality and short lead times on new product.

Production supervisor ( 2007-2009)

-Managed 45 people

-Two production departments ( manufacturing and Final assembly) - One production line ( cell ) producing 1.5 to 2 million per month.

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Senior Buyer/Planner ( 1996-2007)

-Quoted and purchased services and materials to be performed by vendors domestically and outside of the country in order to achieve better prices and better deliveries.

-Communicated, expedited or de-expedited outsourced products by talking to vendors and suppliers and implementing the idea keeping two or three months of inventory for us to avoid more costs.

-Negotiated prices with vendors achieving an average of 40% reduction over our internal Standard Prices.

-Reduced monthly past due from 600k to 45k, over the period of one year.

-Reduced and maintained inventory levels at their lowest in 5 years.

-Used just in time ( JIT) while purchasing raw materials and components.

-Managed and controlled suppliers quality and On Time delivery.

-Communicated on a daily basis with vendors to monitor production development or potential problems.

-Plan and control all scheduling activities.

-Responsible for timeline expedition, creating daily/weekly/yearly spread sheets to ensure documentation and organization work flow.

Chief assistant ( shipping department) ( 1988-1996)

-Responsible for the invoicing/ packaging and producing transportation paper work of all International shipments, while attending college part time.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE-

-Purchasing/Scheduling

-Supervisor

-Expediting/Prioritizing

-SAP/MRP analysis

-Word/Excel/Outlook

EDUCATION -

-Western Connecticut State University, Danbury Ct

Bachelor of Arts, Major Social Science

-Southern State University

Certificate in Secondary Education

-Proficient in Religious studies

Seminario das Missoes, Portugal ( studied to become a priest)

Immaculate Heart of Mary. Danbury, CT

Present

-Secondary School Teacher (2000-Current)

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Awarded Louvor Award from the Portuguese Army-

~ COMMUNITY ACTIVITY ~

Community Youth Outreach Program Counselor, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish

Hosted and served as a radio personality for a community informational radio show

Portuguese Folklore Band and Dance Group Member

Onde-Jovem Band Member

Mens’s and Youth Soccer Referee

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