Deborah Hordych
Sr. Buyer
Lugoff, SC
*******.*******@*****.*** - 803-***-****
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sr. Buyer
FN Manufacturing, Inc - January 1993 to January 2014
Work includes utilizing MRP requisitions provided by planner to process request for quotations. Quoting of
RBI's flowed down from Contracts Dept. Negotiate all contracts prior to released order. Placed purchase
order and contracts for production parts. Take action to establish, support, and meet small business and
disadvantaged business objectives. Assured that purchase orders and contracts meet all applicable Federal,
State and local laws and regulations as well as Uniform Commercial Code and Federal Acquisition Regulations.
Continuous review of FARS/DFARS. Follow up on order and expedite as necessary to assure delivery
performance to planned schedules. Communicate to appropriate personnel any schedule problems. Work
one on one with Engineering, Quality and Supplier base to insure any issues with production prints are in
compliance. Participate in supplier selections. Maintain accuracy of Purchasing data on computer system.
Comply with Purchasing and company policies and procedures when working with suppliers and placing
purchase orders and contracts. Maintain records consistent with procedures. Support team members and
meet organizational goals and objectives. Maintain high ethical and professional standards at all times as a
representative of the company to outside suppliers. Yearly cost savings goal set at $100,000.00. Exceeded
t for 2011 by acquiring cost savings of $144, 995.52 through negotiations. Team Leader and Member
for the following Improvement Teams within facility: Supplier Packaging Teams, Phase 1 & 2 & 3, RBI
Team, Electronic Documentation Team, Small Business Reporting, NVA(Non Value Added) Handling Team,
Phosphate Procedure Review group, Internal Auditor.
• Works directly with government audit teams for yearly audit of purchasing system. Works teaming issues with
program personnel. Handles standard cost update on an annual basis. Negotiates pricing and delivery with all
suppliers. Assist other buyers within facility on proper documentation concerning purchase order requirements.
Works one-on-one with production control, and Engineering, shipping & receiving and Quality Inspection and
Contracts areas.
• Executive Administrative Assistant to Director of Operations/Contracts/Research & Development Technical
Writer - Principal responsibilities: Coordinates request for appointments and maintains appointment calendars.
Sets up meetings as required. Provides files, information, and charts needed for meetings. Prepares outgoing
and interoffice correspondence for manager or director and related departments. May help maintain budget
control in department Prepare expense reports as needed. Relieves superior of other administrative details
according to needs of the department. Handles confidential material. Performs other duties as requested. /
insure all forms and correspondence was processed on a timely basis concerning the shipment of military
weapons to U.S. Government Agencies. Contracts for these shipments had to be reviewed on a monthly
basis due to the fact that there could be changes within the contract before expiration. Correct processing of
computer information concerning shipments had to be done on a monthly basis with each shipment. /Review
and rewrite correspondence. Supervised testing of specific weapons for R&D. Assisted in measurements and
designs of new ideas for product improvement
Measurement Operator Duties
Corning Inc - January 1991 to January 1993
are to inspect all fiber optics that are being sent out of plant to prospective customers Using computer systems,
performed quality control checks to insure fiber is top quality and there are no defects within the fiber. Proficient
on twelve computer systems that tests the fiber optics.
Dupont Corp, Contract Secretary
Gulf Atlantic Dry Storage - October 1990 to January 1991
Worked as a contract secretary at Dupont, Wilmington. Duties included collecting technical data from engineers
and entering on computer system using their specific program. Handled payroll for plant personnel, setup travel
arrangements for supervisors and engineers. Handled the reimbursement to contractors for work completed
for the plant. Assisted with year end inventory.
HOUSING OFFICER/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Directorate Engineering and Housing - Germany - April 1989 to September 1990
April 1989 to September 1990
• Housing Officer/Administrative Assistant - Worked in the German and American Housing Division in
Wiesbaden, Germany Military Community. Duties included working with contractors on daily basis to insure
work was being completed on schedule. Set up relocation of families during the renovation to temporary
facilities. Briefed incoming families to the area and also briefed families who were being relocated to another
country. Assisted personnel who were having problems living in strange country, setting up counseling
with community and housing manager. Worked one on one with transportation office to insure moves of
household goods were completed in an expeditious and orderly manner to ease the minds of the incoming
or outgoing families. Processed financial paperwork concerning movement of personnel and dependents. Set
upComputerized charts, reports, drafts, statistical tables for Housing Manager to show progress of Military
family status within the community
Secretary/Registrar
Boston University Extension Site - Germany - Boston, MA - October 1988 to April 1989
Duties included typing, filing, inventory control, setting up faculty meetings, meeting correspondence on a
timely basis. Also conducted registrations and oreintation of students.
Secretary/Registrar - Administrative Duties
Webster University Extension Site - February 1986 to May 1988
included typing, processing and filing of correspondence; receiving telephonic inquiries concerning program
requirements from current and prospective students; coordinating with contract activities for facility, equipment,
and personnel support for maintaining current operations. expanding to a second extension site, and
establishing a computer laboratory; requisitioning student and instructor textbooks on a semester basis,
and requisitioning needed supplies. Student assistance responsibilities included registering and processing
all incoming students; evaluating undergraduate transcripts; course counseling for program completion;
counseling and processing VA, Veteran Educational Assistance Program, tuition assistance and Guaranteed
Student Loan applications; accepting and processing all textbook and tuition payments; and scheduling of
semi-annual graduation ceremonies to include setup and execution. Assistance responsibilities to the Program
Director included scheduling yearly course offerings and faculty appointments; scheduling and conducting
periodic faculty and annual director/faculty meetings; assisting education counselors, the Faculty Coordinator
and the Academic Advisor on a continuing basis; and processing end-of-session reports concerning tuition,
funding, enrollment and academic evaluations, meeting suspense's in a timely manner.
Executive Secretary to Area Exchange Manager Darmstadt
Army/Air Force Exchange Service Europe - August 1982 to June 1983
Germany, Administrative Duties included typing, filing and processing of all correspondence; coordinating
incoming and outgoing telephone calls; posting regulations; processing financial reports; coordinating facility
work orders; and processing of all incoming and outgoing mail. Support duties include coordinating the conduct
of meetings between the exchange manager and individual store manager's as well as staff employees;
processing of comments and suggestions; and assisting with the annual inventories.
Bookkeeper responsible for Service Station, Audio and Visual Center
Army/Air Force Exchange Service Europe - March 1981 to August 1982
Military Clothing Sales Store and local Shoppette. Processed daily receipts from all retail sales outlets;
maintained flies and stood inspection on audits of all assigned stores; assisting store employees with correcting
price and receipt discrepancies; and assisting military units with large purchases in support of unit functions.
Personnel and Pay Clerk Job
US Army Reserve - August 1978 to July 1979
duties included maintaining personnel records, retirement points and finance records for a company size unit.
Personnel/Administrative Clerk
US Army - June 1974 to July 1977
Job responsibilities included processing all strength reports, personnel requests, finance and pay inquiries
for 450 man company. Completed typing and filing of military correspondence; processed personnel in and
out of the unit; Handled telephonic inquiries, posted regulations, assisted in processing various reports and
maintained government audit standards with success as conducted.
EDUCATION
BS in Management
Park College - Parkville, MO
December 1987
AA in General Studies
Central Texas College
May 1985
HS Graduate
June 1974