Management Supply Chain

RICHARD L. STEFURAK

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New Britain, PA 18901 267-***-**** (M)

SUMMARY

Purchasing & Materials Management Professional with extensive background in inventory planning, supplier sourcing,

price negotiating, and building supplier relationships with Fortune 500 manufacturing companies, in the domestic and

international arena. Principle strengths include:

• Solid experience in MRP Inventory Planning, Procurement and Logistics

• Oracle & SAP Purchasing & Order Management system

• Supply Chain Management

• Six Sigma Lean processes

• Supplier Diversity

• Expediting material deliveries

• Resolving supplier problems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY, Newtown, PA Aug 2012 – June 2013

Procurement Expeditor – Contractor through PSE Company

Expedited over 1000 purchase order lines from 40 plus, suppliers for DX Rated Satellite Programs with Lockheed Martin

Space Systems on a weekly basis. Expedited mechanical, hardware, connectors, harness and cable assemblies,

electronic components, miscellaneous parts, and test equipment. Updated Purchase Order status and report to Buyers

and Program Management on delivery improvements and delinquencies. Achieved a 25% early delivery rating for all open

orders.

LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY, Newtown, PA

Procurement Expeditor – Contractor through PSE Company March 2009 - August 2011

Expedited over 1500 purchase order lines from 40 plus, suppliers for 13 Lockheed Martin Space Systems Programs on a

weekly basis. Expedite mechanical, hardware, connectors, harness and cable assemblies, electronic components,

miscellaneous parts, and test equipment. Updated Purchase Order status and report to Buyers and Program

Management on delivery improvements and delinquencies. Built supplier relationships with several suppliers on a daily

basis.

• Improved suppliers’ deliveries by more than 4 weeks for approximately 20% of 5000 plus parts for the Lockheed

Martin GPS III Satellite Program

• Developed open purchase order report in excel to organize & coordinate expediting functions for other expeditors

and use as a reporting tool for Management

• Interface with Program Management, Production Control, Buyers, Engineers, and Suppliers to resolve supplier

problems by expediting drawings, suppliers’ quotes, and supplier milestone schedules for critical Purchase Orders

for several satellite programs

• Achieved early deliveries for approximately 75 % of 500 or more piece parts by expediting suppliers for a fast

track sub programs within the GPS III Satellite program

UNISYS CORPORATION, Blue Bell, PA 1996 - 2008

Materials Analyst

Planned, purchased, and managed inventory of $12.5 MM annually in printers and computer supplies for Unisys Direct

customers, domestic and international. Forecasted demand and maintained inventory levels for over 800 parts on a

weekly basis by using Xelus inventory planning system. Developed and created inventory and shipment reports for

management.

• Achieved 11 to 12 turns of inventory per month for over 5 years

• Achieved 98% on time shipping metric of 1 day for all printer supplies shipped to Federal Reserve Banks sites by

managing the inventory levels in our warehouse.

• Coordinated the purchase and delivery of a large $50,000 printer for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago for a

same day delivery to support this bank’s emergency situation. This enabled the bank to continue their operations

• Managed the supplies inventory for Fannie Mae orders that resulted in $1.25 MM revenue. Achieved 96% On time

shipment rating by developing shipment metrics report for all hardware and supplies for all Unisys Direct

customers and achieved a 96% on time shipment rating.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

PHILADELPHIA SUBURBAN WATER COMPANY, Bryn Mawr, PA 1995 - 1996

Purchasing Agent

• Managed contracts and created purchase orders for a diversified amount of commodities while achieving desire

total cost savings.

• Created, negotiated, and implemented company’s copier analysis that resulted in a 25% cost reduction in copier

operations.

• Conducted and processed “Vendor Diversity” project for approval by PA Public Utilities Commission.

BELL ATLANTIC BUSINESS SYSTEMS SERVICES, Malvern, PA 1989 - 1995

Technical Buyer

Purchased and managed computers and computer parts in a Just in Time environment with a $24MM annual budget.

• Achieved annual cost savings of $700,000 through price negotiations and volume discounts.

• Accomplished 99.6% accuracy rate of offsite inventories by developing and implementing procedures for offsite

physical inventory worth $15MM

• Researched suppliers in Australia for IBM computer products that led to an award from the

Australian National Bank.

LASER MAGNETIC STORAGE INTERNATIONAL, Norristown, PA 1987 - 1989

Buyer

SLATER ELECTRIC, INC., Glen Cove, NY 1985 - 1987

Senior Buyer

SMS CONCAST, Montvale, NJ 1981 - 1985

Buyer / Expeditor

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

BS, Business Administration, NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Old Westbury, NY

Unisys Sponsored Training

Six Sigma Lean, ISO 9000 Awareness, Supply Chain Management, & Supplier Diversity

Currently studying for CPSM with ISM

AFFILIATIONS

Member – ISM (Institute for Supply Management) Philadelphia Chapter

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