Supply Chain

Richard Stephen Lussier ** Jackson Avenue, Fitchburg, MA 01420

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Employment History

Park Place Technologies, Marlborough, MA November 2011 to April 2015

Senior Buyer

Support the fast paced daily customer part requirements in a Value Added Reseller (VAR) environment. Includes determining part number requirements as well as sourcing.

Primary focus between the company and Tape support partners.

Ensure product availability for key customers.

Utilize best business practices to procure quality product for lowest price.

Disposition field material returns

Lighthouse Placement Services LLC, Keene NH August 2011 to November 2011

Contingent Purchasing Specialist/Engineer

Data mining several systems to compile information so appropriate people could make decisions to resolve material issues.

Create or update purchasing and material data records; including processing quote requests to vendors.

Read engineering drawings to determine if vendors can produce product to specifications.

Interface with Engineering to address systemic and drawings issues.

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Franklin, MA June 2000 to January 2011

Senior Buyer Planner

Purchased and Job Planned for five plus product lines in an electro-mechanical environment including 2 new product introductions.

Coordinated with marketing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics to prioritize, produce and ship product in a timely manner to meet customer satisfaction and corporate revenue goals.

Generated Purchasing Annual Operating Plan (AOP).

Achieved 4% sourcing savings goal year over year. Dispositioned MRB and E&O material.

Outsourced assemblies to vendors to reduce labor and material cost. Included functional testing equipment when needed for purpose of improving vendor quality.

Key resource in the operational transfer of 2 facilities requiring extensive business travel.

Compaq Computer Corporation, Salem, NH July 1997 to June 2000

Commodity Manager / Analyst

Teamed with Product Management and Production for new product introduction and migration.

Achieved improved lead time goals and improved material aging profile by 20%.

Assisted managers and subordinate buyers in identifying and resolving material problems.

Excess material disposition through contacts with external brokers.

Digital Equipment Corporation, Salem, NH July 1996 to July 1997

Master Scheduling Analyst

Review, revise, and load forecasts to produce viable materials requirements for purchasing.

Assist production with build schedules based off of material vendor commits.

Interface with commodity management and engineering to work material issues concerning Storage products manufactured within the plant.

Digital Equipment Corporation, Shrewsbury, MA July 1995 to June 1996

Material Manager

Managed the material planning and supply to support a $20 million business located throughout the Pac-Rim through the services of a third party logistics operation.

Provided complete inventory control, purchasing, and reporting functions.

Consistently met or exceeded 90% On-time predictability goals.

Acted as a liaison between Pac-Rim based businesses and U.S. based manufacturing sites.

Projects

Using PPI principles; Analyzed and adjusted Manufacturing and Sales lead times for raw and salable parts within product space to improve Customer Satisfaction and On-Time delivery. Results were a improvement of 5% in On-time delivery and a 1 point improvement in Customer Satisfaction scores.

Participated on teams that brought several New Products from design to production.

Knowledge

Kan-Ban, JIT, Lean, PPI, APICS, Six Sigma, and Supermarket Principles.

SAP, MAPICS, SYMIX, and MAXCIM MRP/ERP operating systems. Ulriva and Ariba reporting systems.

Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and production methods.

Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

EXCEL, ACCESS, WORD, PowerPoint, and Outlook software tools.

Skills

Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Abilities

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings - Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Oral Comprehension and Expression - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences and communicate information orally.

Written Expression and Comprehension - The ability to communicate and understand information and ideas in writing.

Affiliations

Institute for Supply Management, ISM, Tempe, AZ, January 2003

Purchasing Management Association of Boston, PMAB, Boston, MA, January 2003

Training

Practical Process Improvement, PPI, May 2005. Trained in the principles of Practical Process Improvement

Facilitator, PPI, October 2011. Trained to be a Facilitator within the Company's PPI process

Education

Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA August 1986

A.S., Industrial Management GPA: 3.2

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