Senior Buyer

KATHLEEN KELLY

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PROCUREMENT PROFILE

Team Player with Ability to Drive Cost Savings while Managing Cohesive Vendor Relationships

Top-performing, results-driven purchasing professional with 17 years progressively responsible experience in a competitive technologically-advanced procurement environment, recognizing 11.5% in cumulative savings. Proven success in development of cohesive vendor relationships, cost effective negotiations and buying strategies with average annual cost reductions amounting to $290,000. Three-time President’s and Merit Award recipient; honored by management for outstanding contributions to organizational profit goals and operating objectives. Two time recipient of Spirent Excellence Award. Knowledge of Oracle and JD Edwards.

Technologically Astute

Selected Key Accomplishments

Participated on Purchasing User Group Committee to transition from current software MAX to JDE/E1, in two locations. Transition resulted in improved purchase order processes, including purchase order reporting,

an approved vendor list, address book, data entry/tracking and reporting, which ultimately conformed the

entire division to one system platform. Through our efforts, system was implemented on time and within budget.

Collaborative Team Member

Collaborated with IT Department to propose plan to standardize PC and Laptop computers throughout Eatontown office, which ultimately was expanded statewide. Consolidated PC purchase and recognized a 20% savings, which equates to $40,000 annually. Through our efforts, increased turn-around time on purchase of PC’s. Standardized parts for repairs, saving an additional 5%. Significantly increased IT Department’s productivity by 5 hours per month.

Cost Effective Buyer

Lowered overall purchasing costs by $175,000 in 2009 through effective cost analysis methods and processes.

Recognized cost savings of $151,200 annually by providing annual usage numbers to top 20 vendors, which resulted in

95% on-time material deliveries.

Mentoring, Training & Development Skills

Mentored, trained and guided junior buyers in purchasing processes and procedures, including operations surrounding the MRP system. Appointed to work with under-performing buyer to assist her in identifying time savings practices and to streamline her day-to-day activities.

Analytically Inclined

Analyzed the forecasting and past sales on product accessories to reduce frequency of placed purchase orders from quarterly to annually, which saved $5,000 in administrative expenses. Transitioned from processing quarterly purchase orders to one annual blanket order which saved $60,000 in material costs.

Problem Resolution

Saved company 5% or $24,000 on software purchases by uncovering a Microsoft software licensing error. Negotiated with Dell to retrieve $30,000 in credit, resulting in a signed contract with Microsoft to ensure licensing compliance.

Awards & Recognitions

Awarded annual stock options directly related to performance. Honored by management for outstanding departmental accomplishments, such as operational streamlining and cost avoidance initiatives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACI-APPLICAD Farmingdale, NJ

Developer & deployment of next generation services to the electronics industry which include; circuit & PCB design engineering & turnkey PCB fabrication

Buyer - 09/2015 - Present

Quote & procure electronic components for turnkey fabrication of PCB builds. Maintaining pricing and delivery objectives of our customers. Hired due to their familiarity working with me as I was a former customer.

Review & inspect all incoming data from potential customers to insure BOM design is sufficient for quotation. Identify and record all product non-conformances and communicate design discrepancies and road blocks to the customer for redesign.

Cost all components for the build and alleviate lead times in order to quote within the customers required timeframe.

Negotiate components and assembly supplies to come in on or under budget & in a timely manner. Record & maintain all documentation for current & future builds.

QUALCOMM (Contracted through Hire Genics) Bridgewater, New Jersey

A prestigious global leader in the communications industry with over 170 locations world-wide and a wholly owned subsidiary of American Cyber Systems.

Senior Buyer Planner – Corporate Engineering Division 12/2012 - 01/2014

Lead procurement of electronic components with a cumulative annual worth of $600,000. Hired due to past experience and copious knowledge of electrical components and related supply chain.

Spearhead procurement of bills of materials for new product development to satisfy existing and new product needs, ranging in value from between $75,000 to $350,000.

Negotiate with select vendors to obtain product in a timely fashion, meeting extreme project deadlines.

Join forces with Operations Project Management on introduction/production of new products to effectively evaluate budget, bill of materials related to product design, availability challenges and packaging requirements, resulting in timely marketing of product.

Collaborate with supply chain and New Product Development to create, analyze and manage tactical and strategic cost

projections for “small cells” products. Drive product cost reductions to achieve business unit cost requirements.

Interact with project and group managers throughout facilitation and alignment of weekly/monthly forecasting with a goal of satisfying project requirements and meeting marketing deadlines.

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS, plc, Eatontown, New Jersey

Formerly Telecom Analysis Systems, Spirent Communications is a multi-billion dollar, global manufacturer of telecommunications testing equipment with operating locations in 6 countries

Senior Buyer 08/1996 - 08/2010

Earned promotion from Assistant Buyer to Buyer after only one year of employment. Sourced out new vendors and collaborated with sales representatives to recognize $4.2 million in annual purchases, accomplished through effective cost analysis and vo lume planning. Coordinated buying activities with manufacturing, planning and engineering departments to acquire adequate inventory levels in a cost effective and timely manner. Recommended new technologies and provided industry standards, trends and lead time availability.

Introduced idea for purchasing cards, which facilitated a more direct and efficient workflow and eliminated redundant paperwork; participated in writing and implementation of procedures, which added to ease in ordering, reducing purchasing time by approximately 4%.

Streamlined vendor base by reducing number of vendors from 150 to 75, creating a more direct and efficient workflow, which saved approximately 8 hours per week and $60,000 annually. Vendor reduction aided in consolidation of quotes and facilitated increases in vendor discounts.

Responsible for cabling manufacturing houses through buying connectors in bulk, which led to reductions in lead-times, as well as cost savings totaling 8% or $29,000 annually. This was accomplished through effective communications and forecasting of numbers to cabling manufacturers.

Partnered with IT Department to design, develop and implement Dell Promiere webpage (store), which automated and streamlined ordering process for over $5.2 million in purchases throughout all Spirent divisions. Additional benefits are ease of ordering, improved clarity, as well as reduced paperwork and lead times.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY

ACI-Applicad, Farmingdale, NJ:

Buyer 09/2015 - Present

Qualcomm, Bridgewater, NJ (Contracted through Hire Genics):

Senior Buyer/Planner – Corporate 12/2012 - 01/2014

Spirent Communications, plc, Eatontown, NJ:

Senior Buyer 08/1996 - 08/2010

Petrie Retail, Secaucus, NJ:

Assistant Buyer 02/1996 - 06/1996

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Education:

Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD – Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; with Concentration in Marketing –

Graduated May 1995

Training:

Spirent Sponsored Class:

Lean Overview/Lean Manufacturing – 5S

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