Management Software

Renee S. Winter

**** ********* *****

Pleasanton, CA 94566

Cell: 925-***-****

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

Summary of Qualifications

• Highly motivated employee with 19 years of results-focused supply chain management and procurement

operations experience.

• Excellent communication and relationship building skills with internal and external customers.

• Manage large volumes of data while maintaining attention to critical details.

• Exemplary problem solving skills fostering vendor trust and dependability

Employment History

Hewlett-Packard Company

HP Software / Autonomy, Pleasanton, CA 08/2006 - present

HP Software sells three categories of software: IT performance management, IT management software and

information management software. HP Software also provides consulting, SaaS, cloud computing solutions, education

and support services.

Procurement Operations Manager

Manage Procurement function for US based operating entities of Autonomy for data centers. Operate as lead role in

project management for embedded lease implementation. Responsibilities included:

• Equipment/Telecom/Software and Networking purchases for US and UK data centers

• Managed 20MM spend for all data centers

• Negotiate terms with vendors including price, delivery and payments

• Manage Embedded Lease activity for all Autonomy entities and regions

• Key member of various HP integration work streams

• Tracking capital expense spend for data centers in the US and UK

• Provide weekly analyses of buying activity to upper management

• Coordinate with operations and finance to ensure that services are paid in an efficient and timely manner

• Invoice review, analysis and reconciliation

• Manage various high-profile projects

• Manage RMA function

• Mentor team members

Pelagic Pressure Systems, San Leandro, CA 04/2005 - 08/2006

Pelagic Pressure Systems is a leading OEM supplier of mechanical and digital sensing instruments to the recreational

scuba industry, life-support industry, military, and industrial safety companies.

Sr. Buyer

Procured all parts for scuba diving manufacturer do produce equipment to meet all customer shipments.

• Purchased hardware, fabrication parts, printed materials/packaging, raw materials for fabrication

• Sourced and purchased all parts for NPI projects

• Worked with both domestic and international suppliers

• Managed all subcontract suppliers for PCB assemblies

• Prepared and awarded PO’s during RFQ process

Sanmina - SCI (formerly CoorsTek), San Jose/Livermore, CA 06/2000 - 04/2005

Sanmina - SCI is a leading electronics contract manufacturer serving the fastest growing segments of the Electronics

Manufacturing Services (EMS) market.

Senior Production Planner/Scheduler (2004 - 2005)

• Performed planning and scheduling functions; managed all work orders, coordinated the manufacturing

processes to completion.

• Reviewed backlog to determine material shortages and capacity requirements

• Proactively identified areas of potential supply concerns; kept in mind capacity constraints, communications

analysis/recommendations

• Supported the business relationship between assigned customers and the manufacturing facility

Senior NPI Buyer/Planner (2000 - 2004)

• Assisted with launching the Contract Manufacturing division of CoorsTek, Inc from a purchasing perspective

• Lead on NPI project extractions from major customers which included

• BOM verification

• Supplier negotiations

• Transition planning

• ERP setup, load and execution

• Supply chain management

• Key participant in PeopleSoft ERP implementation team, transitioning the corporation from MFG Pro to

PeopleSoft

• Lead buyer in charge of hiring, reviews, training, delegating work load

Gigatronics, Inc., San Ramon, CA 03/1998- 06/2000

Giga-tronics Inc. produces instruments, sub-systems and sophisticated microwave components that have broad

applications in both commercial and military wireless telecommunication systems.

Senior Buyer

• Purchased hardware, fabrication parts, printed material/packaging

• Managed all subcontract relationships with suppliers

• Managed and conducted daily shortage meetings with buyers

• Sourced parts for new products and cost reduction

• Set up JIT programs

Proxim, Mountain View, CA 02/1997 - 03/1998

Proxim Wireless Corporation is a leader in core to client solutions for broadband municipal wireless networks.

Senior Buyer/Planner

• Generated weekly buy reports for commodities

• Planned all purchase needs based on weekly MRP reports, schedules and inventory levels

• Purchased all electronics/PCA’s/programmable parts/printed materials

• Assisted in the QC and shipping/receiving process

• Sourced parts for new products and cost reduction

Owens Design, Fremont, CA

Owens Design is an innovative and reliable design and manufacturing partner for equipment companies in the

semiconductor, solar, hard disk and related industries.

Purchasing Supervisor (1996 - 1997)

• Managed 2 buyers and 1 receiving personnel

• Maintained all BOM’s

• Reviewed and approved all document change requests

• Provided weekly buy reports to Buyers

• Purchased all fabrication parts

Buyer (1994 - 1996)

• Purchased hardware/pneumatics/electronics/raw material for fabrication

• Responsible for receiving parts; then inspected and processed through inventory control

• Worked closely with Engineering to source parts for new projects as well as production

• Conducted supplier audits

Education

Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, San Francisco, CA Graduated 1988

AA - Merchandising/Marketing

Computer/Systems Knowledge

MS Office

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MFG PRO

PEOPLESOFT

ORACLE

EPICOR

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