Samira Hadian – Materials/ Supply Chain Manager

Professional objective: Actively seeking a position in Supply Chain/ Materials Management

Strategic Skills: Responsible for overseeing all day-to-day activities of new programs and seeing them through from launch to finish and monitoring and reporting on progress throughout the process. Responsible to manage all aspects of materials flow and to maintain control and accuracy over all goods inventories, including all transactions, procurement, planning, scheduling, cost, warehouse, receiving, and shipping to ensure that customer orders are fulfilled on time. Key areas of accountability include: hands-on participation in department activities, planning, budgeting, purchasing, resource management, scheduling, training, supplier network, best practices, quality, and continuous improvement of responsible areas.

Tactical Skills: Ability to develop a clear and detailed plan to ensure that a program is feasible including the skills to develop a step-by-step plan with well-defined tasks. Excellent problem-solving skills. Capable of multi-tasking and switching between assignments and to think about the project on many different levels at once. Ability to relate well to others, to dictate responsibilities, offer constructive feedback, and to support and encourage others. Negotiation with suppliers to optimize price and delivery. Planning physical inventories & managing reconciliation of MRP vs. physical count. Knowledgeable in Supply Chain Structures, Min/Max & Kan-Ban system. Creating and presenting reports and analysis of financial metrics. New product introduction (NPI) and rollout management. Production planning & scheduling.

Responsibilities:

Supply Chain/ Materials Manager: Coordinating the logistics of all aspects of the supply chain which consists of the plan or strategy; the source (of raw materials or services); manufacturing (focused on productivity and efficiency); delivery and logistics; the return system (for defective or unwanted products) with focus on Minimizing shortages & keeping the cost down. Working with cross-functional business teams to develop the best economic strategy for production planning to support customer demand.

As Materials Manager; responsible to manage all aspects of materials flow in addition to maintaining control and accuracy over all goods inventories, including all transactions, procurement, planning, scheduling, cost, warehouse, receiving, and shipping to ensure that customer orders are fulfilled on time. Responsibilities also include, Identifying & developing effective relationships with existing and potential suppliers of goods and services to meet the established cost, quality and delivery targets. Evaluating suppliers based on price, quality and delivery. Selecting reliable sources of supply, development of suppliers, award of purchase orders, and control of quality, price and delivery. Vendor visits, conducting surveys to appraise manufacturing abilities. Maintaining the Approved Supplier List per applicable procedures

Non-conforming product: Performing MRB (Material Review Board), with QA/RA and other functional areas of the company. Support QA/RA in documenting NCMR (Non-Conforming Material Reports) and subsequent corrective actions internally and with suppliers.

Forecasting: Planning and controlling the resources necessary to monitor and manage the supplier base involved in producing customer ready product. Coordinating inter-departmental efforts on an effective forecasting process that meets the needs of all internal customers.

MRP/ERP: In conjunction with Documentation Control, Finance, and QA, assisting with accurate maintenance of DHFs, product structures and BOMs, specifications, procedures, and drawings. Identifying, prioritizing, and document implementation of manufacturing processes into ERP system.

Professional History:

Trayer Engineering Inc 2015 to Present

Materials/ Supply Chain Manager & Production Planner (Master Scheduler)

Coordinating the logistics of all aspects of the supply chain which consists of 1) the plan or strategy; 2) the source (of raw materials or services); 3) manufacturing (focused on productivity and efficiency); 4) delivery and logistics; 5) the return system.

As Materials Manager; responsible to manage all aspects of materials flow in addition to maintaining control and accuracy over all goods inventories, including all transactions, procurement, planning, scheduling, cost, warehouse, receiving, and Shipping.

Boston Scientific

Sr. Buyer/ NPI Group 2014 to 2015

Managing New Product Development project activities directly connected to high impact projects. Partner with Design Engineering in the sourcing of components for New Product Development process from prototype to delivery of parts to production. Identify sources; obtain quotes and present capital proposals to management. Track and report on progress.

Xoft Incorporate, a subsidiary of iCAD 2007 to 2014

Materials Supervisor

Ensure the proper function and execution of the Project Management, purchasing and materials function. Responsible for supporting an emerging product line with production and engineering components at minimal inventory cost.

Tyco Electronics 2005 to 2007

Senior Buyer/Commodity Manager

Scheduling, planning and coordinating products production cycle. Negotiate contracts for private label parts. Generate SAP-driven requirements. Drive annual cost reduction plan.

Partminer Inc. 2002 to 2005

Regional Sales Manager/ Sr. Buyer

Sanmina Corporation 1999 to 2002

Program Manager

Symprotek 1997 to 1999

Field Sales Administrator/ Buyer

Education & Training:

San Francisco State University: Graphic Design Major

University of California at San Francisco: Master Certificate in Supply Chain Management

Nahabit and Associates: “Legal aspects of purchasing” “Contracts: writing and negotiating”

Related Skillsets:

Well-honed written and presentation skills

Trained in advanced time management and organization

Can read advanced machine drawings and specifications