PURCHASING MANAGER

JUAN L. BENITEZ

**** *.*. ** *****

Plantation Fl 33322

Cell 754-***-****

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PROFILE

Highly accomplished Contract Manager, Procurement Specialist, and Buyer/Planner offering proven performance managing planning and procuring Commodities and Services. Well versed in negotiations, maintain vendor relations, purchase order management, quality control, and returned goods. Supervised, trained, and certified personnel / coworkers to procedures, Policy, and Ordinances. Sharp eye for identifying opportunities for operational cost effective improvements / strategies, and then driving those initiatives.

EDUCATION

EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, 600 South Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Bachelor of Science, Management of Technical Operations GPA: 3.75 10/1998 to 03/2001 Master of Business Administration, MBA GPA: 3.72 04/2001 to 12/2002 EXPERIENCE

THE CITY OF AUSTIN – AUSTIN ENERGY, AUSTIN TX 12/11/2006 to 01/21/2014 721 BARTON SPRINGS RD, AUSTIN TX 78704, 512-***-****

HRS

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40 CONTRACT COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST SR.

Perform contract management duties for all City-wide inventory contracts that Austin Energy uses. Create contracts from cradle to grave, Includes entry of contract data, coordinating the review of contract action documents prior to bidding, preparing documents to extend and request the bid of a new contract, coordinating the evaluation of vendors bid responses and award recommendation and supply chain management actions, perform post award meetings and supplier performance evaluations. Performing pre-award and post-award contracting functions, and contract management, including contract formation, solicitation, negotiations, cost and price analysis, award, contract administration, termination and close-out for a variety of contracts. Perform entry of contract release purchase orders on AS400 & Maximo ERP system used by Austin Energy and as needed on the city automated financial system to complete the contract releasing process. Place contract releases, follow up on overdue contract releases and troubleshoot received materials discrepancies reported by warehouses for all Austin Energy inventory materials (nine warehouses) that are included on city-wide inventory contracts. Perform entry to add, change, and remove inventory line item information on data tables in the automated ERP inventory system used by Austin Energy for nine warehouse locations with 19,000 + line items. Liaised with Financing, A/R, A/P and Incoming Receiving to resolve P.O. discrepancies. Liaised with Material Mgt, Purchasing, Planners, Schedulers, Warehouse Supervisors, Engineers, Superintendents, and Standards (QC/QA) in the development of contracts, SOW, RFP’s, for the repair; maintenance, replenishment, and new projects to provide 100% unconditional electrical power to the Stake Holders of the City of Austin Texas. Use Excel and Word 2007 skills to update reports, analysis spreadsheets and graphs based on data provided by other staff members. Act as backup to Materials Control work group's contract compliance specialist seniors for Austin Energy critical contracts. Place purchase orders, RFQ, RFI, RFP, SOW for supplies, professional memberships, seminars, office supplies and other professional fees as needed by Austin Energy. Created and managed Material Staff meeting minutes; attended and participated in Contract Mgt and Purchasing Staff meetings.

Computer proficiency:

Windows 2007, Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel 2007, PowerPoint), Microsoft Outlook 2003, MAXIMO, SAP, AIMS ADVANTAGE, AS400. MRP, ERP, CGMP Certified, and FCC License. Accomplishments:

• Manage Critical Material Supply Arrangement contract estimated contract amount not to exceed $229,477,000.00 and added over 400 additional items to contract saving City over $150,000.00 a year in bid cost and reduced lead time to 24 hours lead time.

• For Transmission Dept. created contracts for all their items reducing lead time and bid cost.

• Supervised and Trained new personnel/Co-workers, provide support, training, guidance on resolving issues/ problems, and Mentoring.

• Took the initiative and trained new Supervisor the basics of Contract & Purchasing 101. Trained, showed, walked thru on how dept. system works. For 7 months acted as Mentor, Guide, Trainer, Advisor, on dept issues, contracts, and purchasing.

EADS SOGERMA BARFIELD, INC., 07/1997 to 10/2006

4101 NW 29TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33142, 305-***-**** HRS

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40 Sr. Buyer

Procure for this aviation repair and manufacturing business, which principally encompasses purchasing consumables such as office supplies, computer components, chemicals, gas, and maintenance supplies, as well as procuring aviation items, parts, products, and components. Issue RFQs, RFPs, RFI, compare quotes with specifications and ensure availability, prepare and issue purchase orders in the (MRP/ERP) computerized system, evaluate purchase contract provisions, and review received orders for completeness and accuracy. Manage the copier and vehicle maintenance and service contracts. Additionally, ensure compliance with import/export regulations. Also administer RMAs. Heavily interface with A/P, A/R, Financing, shipping, receiving, and warehouse. As Buyer trained personnel to follow procedures, provide support, training, guidance to resolve issues/problems and Mentoring.

Computer proficiency:

ILS, Windows 2007, Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel 2007, PowerPoint), Microsoft Outlook 2003, AS400, SAP. MRP, ERP, CGMP Certified, and FCC License.

Key Contributions:

■ Strategically negotiate pricing in order to achieve the most competitive discount, most favorable contract provisions, and optimal delivery schedule. Ensure the company’s accounts remain in good standing with the supplier base, by partnering with A/P to ensure timely payment and effective resolution of any issues.

■ Conduct preliminary quality control procedures in the stock room, verifying proper and complete accompanying documentation on incoming orders.

■ Supervised and Trained new personnel/Co-workers to follow procedures provide support, training, guidance on resolving issues/problems and Mentoring.

Serviced and certified G.S.T.E. to component level, and repeatedly met or exceeded monthly production quotas. Integrally supported management and engineering in procedural compliance, mentoring the team of technicians in proper procedure execution for production. Conducted technician training and certification. Assisted in root cause analysis for procedural failures, and contributed to updating procedures as well. Key Contributions:

■ Instituted a new procedure, to test new equipment manufactured for sale, to ensure functionality, and identify and resolve any technical issues prior to market launch. Streamlined testing and calibration procedures, removing duplicate actions, to raise productivity.

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