Robert Joseph “Joe” Frisz

***** ******* *****

Fremont, CA 94536

Phone 510-***-****

ac5iue@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Seeking a Position within Materials/Operations/Purchasing which would utilize my 20+ years of successful hands-on contributions to an Organizations Materials, Operations, Production & NPI Programs.

Job Objective

BUYER, BUYER/PLANNER, PURCHASING SPECIALIST.

Experience

SUPERVISING BUYER MARCH2007 - DEC2017

MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY, INC. Oakland, CA

Work Tasks included Negotiation of Contracts, Issuing & Maintenance of Purchase Orders for all (Material & Service) Requirements including but not limited to (Food, Fuel, Fuel Additives, Chemicals, Equipment & Spare Parts, Electronic, Electro-Mechanical & Mechanical) for Matson Owned USA Flagship Container Vessels & Warehouse Locations. Established & Implemented use of EDI (Electronic Data Interface) Process to transmit RFQ's (Request for Quotation) & PO's (Purchase Orders) to Suppliers to help Automate & Streamline the Purchasing Process. Team Lead in the Supplier Qualification Process to Locate New Sources (Asia, Europe & USA) to help Reduce Costs & Improve Lead-time while maintaining Quality Standards. Use of ABS NS5 & Oracle Database.

SENIOR BUYER OCT2003 - NOV2006

SYSTRON DONNER AUTOMOTIVE Concord, CA

Responsible for Suppliers in US, Europe & Asia for Purchasing Parts & Services to meet Production Requirements for Automotive Industry per ISO Quality Standards (TS16949 & ISO9000). Purchasing for Design Engineering, Production & Equipment Maintenance for Parts, Services & Tooling. Commodity responsibility included Electronic (Components & PCB Assemblies), Mechanical (Metal, Plastic, Rubber) & Chemicals (25 types). Use of Automated PO Requisition System & MRPII Alliance PowerCerv for Production.

SR BUYER/PLANNER DEC2001 - NOV2002

CORONA NETWORKS Milpitas, CA

Purchasing Electronic & Mechanical material & Services (Sanmina) for IT, MRO & NPI. Negotiated Contracts. Use of QUICKBOOKS & Implemented new ERP (ESI).

SR BUYER/PLANNER OCT1994 - FEB2001

HARMONIC INC Sunnyvale, CA

Commodity Management & Purchasing of PCB's, Electronic Components and Fabricated parts. Draft & Implementation of Purchasing Policies and Procedures to attain ISO9001 Certification. Use of ESI & Implemented new ERP (ORACLE).

Education

Vincennes University Vincennes, IN 1971-1972 Business & Science

Indiana University Bloomington, IN 1972-1975 Business & Science

Skills

ASK MANMAN, ESI, EXCEL, ORACLE, POWERPOINT, QUICKBOOKS, WORD,

NAPM, Member of Institute for Supply Management, APICS Classes.

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