Procurement Buyer/Planner

JERRY CHEATHAM

***********@***.***

281-***-**** or 832-***-**** mobile

CAREER OBJECTIVE: Top flight Manufacturing Buyer seeks to apply vast experience and skills in Purchasing and Materials Management with a progressive company, a position that will provide career growth and remuneration in exchange for innovation, initiative and results.

Thorough understanding of Industrial Production and logistics, from purchasing to manufacturing, with considerable experience in each area.

A record of supervisory accomplishment having motivated workers to consistently meet or exceed company goals.

Able to select vendors and consistently deliver quality material and parts on schedule at competitive prices.

Familiar with MRP and Lean Manufacturing. Used SAP, Oracle and JD Edwards.

EDUCATION:

Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas

Bachelor of Arts Degree, Political Science-Business

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Present: Pentair Valves and Controls formally Tyco Valve

Buyer,responsible for expediting and procurement of material to meet forecasting and manufacturing demand of value Stream. Use Excel spreadsheets and Microsoft Office to inform management of status of orders. Place orders in a timely manner to meet production demands. SAP and kanban inventory management and procurement system.

2010-TO 2012

Various Buyer Contract assignments: Suntron,Exterran,Pentair & TEMP AGENCY

2007-2010

Sulzer of Houston

Senior Buyer

Responsible for the procurement of castings and Fabrication of pump parts using SAP. Duties include Project planning and procurement for machining and expediting of inside and outside manufacturing of parts and goods of this manufacturing facility. Set up and qualify new sources of production at new and existing facilities. Day to day purchasing activities. Purchase and schedule material deliveries to comply with production requirements. Coordinate with Accounts Payable on invoice discrepancies. Coordinate with Quality Assurance on supplier quality issues. Make decisions as to make or buy and plan all related project requirements.

2004 to 2007

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklifts of America

Senior Buyer/Planner

Responsible for planning and sourcing fabricated parts used in the manufacturing of forklifts. Responsibilities include but not limited to scheduling, forecasting and strategic sourcing. In house certification includes six-sigma, access control and problem solving. Responsible for expediting and procurement of material to meet forecasting plans. Use Excel spreadsheets to inform management of status of orders. Place orders in a timely manner to meet production demands.

1994 to 2004

Daniel Industries/ Division of Emerson

Senior Buyer for the flow calibration and measurement division.

Total involvement from MRO to my specialty of Castings and Forged products. Familiar with JD Edwards’s software. Strategic Procurement involvement and Lean Manufacturing. Responsible for production forecasting and transportation management and distribution of product through demand planning. Managed strategic sourcing projects for assigned commodities. Negotiated cost and commercial terms with focus on the total cost of procurement. Responsible for obtaining materials from suppliers by issuing purchase orders, preparing formal bid packages with blueprints and specifications, reviewing purchase order acknowledgments and correcting discrepancies, obtaining proof of delivery and following up as necessary to expedite orders and secure changes. Additional duties include visiting key suppliers; quality audits, and supply chain performance, monthly PPV reports preparing weekly written and oral reports regarding the status of current open orders.

1991 to 1994

J.M. Industries, Inc.

Purchasing Agent for this young ASME code vessel fabricator. J.M. Industries consisted of several companies. The White Metal Group manufactures, patented Wet Blast Unit using sodium Bicarbonate as the blast media for removal of lead based paint And mil scale. The Greater Southwest Telephone Company Refurbished and distributes telephone enclosures and Pedestals, while and Iron Man Group produces, new enclosures and pedestals for the pay Coin Phone Industry.

Responsibilities include the procurement of all material, outside services sub- contract machining, estimating and scheduling.

1987 to 1991

Marlin Valve Company, Inc.

Purchasing Agent for this aggressive division of Stockham Valve. Marlin Valve is the producer of butterfly valves, check valves, and Swing check valves. Responsible for the procurement of raw materials, outside services, parts and sub-contract machining.

1985 to 1986

Anderson Greenwood & Company

Senior Buyer for this specialty valve manufacturing and engineering company. Responsibilities included procurement of cast and forged product.

1977-1985

W-K-M VALVE

Buyer of castings and forged products for this division of ACF Industries. Responsibilities included procurement of MRO and related products and later special projects and vendor audits, which lead to casting Buyer.

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