Buyer / Supply Chain Analyst / Manager

Jeffrey G. Joecken

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Lakewood, Ohio 44107 216-***-****

Career Summary

Buyer / Supply Chain Analyst who satisfies customers, reduces costs, improves on-time deliveries, resolves quality issues, creates value, and assists team members.

Experience & Accomplishments

BENDIX COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS July 2013 to Oct 2013

Strategic Sourcing Specialist (Contractor)

• Reviewed and revised Strategic Sourcing Process, Long Term Agreement, and Supplier Business Manual.

• Reviewed and updated assembly & component drawings for future sourcing.

FIRST ENERGY Perry Nuclear Power Plant Feb 2013 – May 2013

Supply Chain Analyst (Contractor)

• Researched and created stock codes.

• Requisitioned and expedited parts during outage repairs.

• Recommended changes to training and outage procedures.

GOODRICH CORP. Landing Gear Division June 2011 – Dec 2012

Supply Chain Analyst (Contractor)

• Expedited the supply of critical parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter landing gear production.

• Led the daily production teleconference with suppliers, quality, and operations.

JOHN DEERE LANDSCAPES, INC. March 2011 – June 2011

Technical Service (Contractor)

• First responder to customer phone calls concerning agronomic products and services.

SUNBELT OUTDOOR PRODUCTS Division of JOHN DEERE June 2008 – Oct 2010

Supply Management Specialist (Contractor)

• Identified, sourced, and ordered the Lesco John Deere Landscapes equipment parts.

• Taught buyers and suppliers about Lesco products.

JOHN DEERE LANDSCAPES, INC. (previously LESCO, Inc.) Nov 1990 - May 2008

Procurement Manager

• Negotiated over $15M of annual purchases of equipment and parts.

• Achieved five consecutive years of over $100K in annual cost savings.

• Developed seven new suppliers while eliminating eight poor performing ones.

Material Scheduler

• Served as the acting Parts Product Manager for the company and served on the Equipment Task Force.

• Coordinated the on-going development of two parts supply partner companies.

• Set up store direct parts ordering by branches with a major OEM supplier.

• Cross-referenced and matched all vendor part numbers with Lesco item numbers in the system.

Buyer

• Achieved a total of $550K in overall cost savings through resourcing and renegotiations.

• Developed thirty-one new suppliers while discontinuing 27 poor performers.

• Trained and supervised factory purchasing expediters.

BAKER MATERIAL HANDLING CORP. Narrow-Aisle Electric Lift Truck Div. June 1978- August 1990

Buyer, Production & Inventory Control Manager

• Supervised all administrative, engineering and sales functions, achieving the first plant profit in four years.

• Achieved 95% on-time order shipment rates, 75% parts backlog reduction, and 17% inventory reduction in a custom-build equipment operation.

• Implemented capacity planning, on-time production scheduling, and manual inventory system; and directed the annual physical inventory.

Professional Development

Proficient with SAP, MS Excel 2010, PowerPoint 2010, Word 2010, Outlook, Lotus Notes, and blueprint reading.

Aerospace: Aerovantix, Livelink, Matrix, ITAR.

Certified Purchasing Manager

APICS Certifications:

Just In Time Basic Supply Chain Management Materials Requirements Planning Capacity Planning

Education

Masters of Business Administration Case Western Reserve University

Bachelors of Arts: Philosophy (with Minor in Economics) Cleveland State University

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