Noble (Jack) Jones

Cell # 510-***-**** email ac8may@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

More than 20 years procurement in the high tech manufacturing and food/grocery industry. Negotiation of contract pricing, terms, RFQ and RFP’s. Experience in procurement includes: Packaging corrugated supplies, sheet metal/job shop fabrication, cable assemblies, PCB’s, motion control, electrical and mechanical, dry and frozen grocery products, MRO, capital and large equipment rental and purchasing. Experience with MRP systems including ask man-man, JD Edwards, Oracle, E3. Kan-Ban, Consignment Inventory Management and VMI . Attention to detail, strong planning and organizational skills. My experience in Inv control and all aspects of purchasing enable me to identify areas of improvement in contract pricing, stock/ product levels, excess and obsolete inventory.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Unified Grocers

Procurement Specialist March 2015-present

Plan and Purchase dry grocery, frozen and deli meats items using E3 replenishment system. Track purchase orders, aged, new items, discontinued product. Using E3 to forecast and track promotional items. Well versed using Marwood, System 19, OMS5 and Fresh. Continually meeting company goals for aged, turns, appreciation/depreciation and service level of 98%.

TricorBraun Winepak, Inc. - Fairfield, CA

Senior Buyer /Planner June 2013-May 2014

Forecast and Purchase wine bottling and corrugated packaging for over 100 California and Pacific Northwest wineries.

Track orders, work with sales quoting new orders and customers.

Working with primary vendor daily to ensure timely receiving and shipping of orders.

Analyze and control aged and overstock

Volcano Corp –Rancho Cordova, CA (Contract Position )

Production Planner Feb 2011-Nov 2011

Plan, execute and adjust system per sales for manufacturing of heart catheters.

Manage/report daily/monthly production dashboard utilizing Excel.

Execute and track finished production orders to and from off-site testing facility before shipping to customer.

Assist in reconciling of month-end production orders.

Storeroom Solutions, Inc.

Site Manager/Purchasing Manager Jan 2008-Oct 2010, Jan 2012-Oct 2012

Manage four stockroom and receiving employees, undertake overall responsibility for daily purchasing operations of MRO material. Supporting more than 25 mechanical and electrical technicians and mechanics.

Actively managed MRO logistics, monitoring inventory levels, purchasing and receiving material, through parts storage and distribution.

Developed and maintained supplier relationships, qualification and tracked performance.

Obtained written and verbal RFQ’s and RFP’s from suppliers and vendor price negotiating.

Followed up on back orders, expedited parts, review and process requisitions into purchase orders. Responsible for pricing/accounting issues with vendors,

Super Store Industries, Lathrop, CA

Buyer/Planner June 2006- September 2007

(Candy/Frozen/Juice Categories)

Managed/performed day to day purchasing of Dry Grocery category for Savemart and Raley’s

Used forecasting and min/max, E3 MRP system for placing orders .

Realized ROI (buying out) savings of between 6-10% on commodities.

Hands-on management of aged and overstock inventory utilizing available daily reports and

weekly meetings realized an annual savings of $75k.

Scheduled and led weekly meetings with vendors/brokers to review new items, exit strategies

for discontinued products, on time delivery percentages, vendor cuts and pricing issues.

Safeway Corporation, Pleasanton, CA

Procurement Specialist December 2002- June 2006

(Frozen/Candy/Dry Grocery)

Utilizing state-of-the art technology (IBM Inforem), responsible for total JIT supply chain

management in the frozen/candy/dry grocery category servicing 10 Distribution Centers in the Continental US, Alaska and Hawaii. 4k in skews.

Issued purchase orders to ensure 100% achievement of promotional forecasting while managing aged materials below 5%.

Achieved 97% customer service level through on-time firm orders, new item management and

reconciled accounting issues in a timely manner.

Managed promotional allowances per vendor agreements.

NetMercury, Fremont, CA

Purchasing Manager/Buyer September 2000-April 2002

Planning and procurement of all mechanical/electrical components including sheet metal fab for

order kitting and assembly.

Managed inventory consignment for customer Applied Materials and daily delivery of parts.

Handled customer relations and procurement of legacy parts from Lam Research.

Ultra Clean Technology, Menlo Park, CA

Buyer/Planner January 1995-September 2000

Utilized ASK Man Man MRP System to plan and procure major semiconductor components in a

JIT, Kan Ban system.

Responsible for planning and procurement of major semiconductor commodities and utilizing ‘just in time’, Kan Ban and consignment costing sheet metal fabrication.

Planned and procurement of all MRO including, lab equip, packaging and office supplies.

Education

De Anza College, Cupertino, CA - General Studies Courses

San Jose Vocational School, San Jose, CA - Art and Design Studies

APICS - Vendor Negotiation and Supplier Management Certifications

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