STEPHEN E. WALCZAK

* ******* ***** • North Hampton, NH 03862 • Phone: 978-***-**** • Email: ac578r@r.postjobfree.com EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Highly motivated purchasing professional with excellent negotiation skills and a highly developed business sense. Results oriented individual who works closely with all departments involved to make sure parts are available to meet production demands.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FLEXENERGY ENERGY SYSTEMS, Portsmouth, NH 2011–2016 Developer of the world's cleanest energy platforms, transforming a range of gases into a clean energy source. Buyer II

• Worked in the implementation of a new MRP system.

• Planned, set up, and managed VMI programs.

• Successfully reduced QC issues by working with vendor.

• Used skillful negotiation and strategic purchasing resulting in cost savings of nearly 30%.

• Reduced shipping costs by explaining the cost of shipping UPS Red or Blue. SIG SAUER, Exeter, NH 2008-2010

Firearms Manufacturer

Buyer

• Negotiated and purchased all parts for two gun lines, as well as assorted parts for additional lines using MRP and strategic purchasing concepts.

• Monitored and improved on-time delivery from suppliers.

• Reduced shipping costs through the consolidation of shipments.

• Worked closely with Quality Control and Engineering in order to expedite the approval of new parts. Coordinated information flow between the departments.

• Designed and implemented new product assembly concept resulting in a 45% increase in productivity.

• Coordinated Quality Control and Receiving procedures resulting in increased internal product flow. Buyer/Planner 2006-2011

Placed through temporary agencies:

Key Partners, North Hampton, NH

Accountemps, Danvers, MA

Assignments at:

FLEXENERGY ENERGY SYSTEMS, Portsmouth, NH

Developer of the world's cleanest energy platforms, transforming a range of gases into a clean energy source. Hired as a permanent full time employee after 4 months. TELEDYNE D.G. O’BRIEN, Seabrook, NH

Leading designer and manufacturer of connection systems that transmit signals, data, and power through challenging media

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, Portsmouth, NH

Leading manufacturer of laboratory equipment and analytical instrumentation STEPHEN E. WALCZAK PAGE 2

AMPHENOL PCD, Beverly, MA

Designer and manufacturer of avionic equipment.

Highlights of accomplishments at assignments:

• Executed skillful negotiation, precision forecasting, and strategic purchasing resulting in a savings of

$300,000 within 9 months.

• Sourced, negotiated and purchased all parts required for the production of relay sockets, terminal blocks, junction and interface modules.

• Systematized purchasing procedures in order to reduce shortages and increase timely delivery of parts through the use of MRP and strategic purchasing concepts.

• Established safety stock purchasing procedures that reduced or eliminated down time.

• Planned and monitored routings for Kanban purchases. SELF-EMPLOYED 2003-2006 & 2016-Present

Market Analyst

DEMAKES ENTERPRISES INC, Lynn, MA 1999-2003

Food Manufacturing

Warehouse Manager

• Managed 2 building refrigerator/freezer warehouse facility.

• Developed and executed procedural programs for employees that promoted a safe and healthy work environment and increased productivity.

• Shipped product throughout New England

• Created and implemented procedures for updating and maintaining inventory database which resulted in a drastic reduction in shortages.

COMPUTER SKILLS

MRP Systems: Syteline, MFG Pro, Oracle, Avante, J.D. Edwards, Macola Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Outlook

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