Customer Service Injection Molding
Resume:
Richard Cantu CPIM
Corona, Ca *****
**********@***.***
Sr. Buyer Planner
Professional with history of meeting demanding manufacturing schedules and priorities by procuring, planning, scheduling and forecasting materials. Ability to work with all company departments assuring maximum margins and customer satisfaction.
Implementing new consumer projects
Maintaining correct levels of inventory
Selecting and auditing suppliers
Negotiating purchasing contracts
Sourcing materials to Asia suppliers
Implementing Kanban systems
Imputing materials in MRP
ERP implementation
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Contract ( Experis & Inside Global )
Areospace & Thermal generators 3/01/15 - 6/12/15
Buyer, Buyer Planner
Buy and plan all material for new projects/prototypes. Release WO to the assy floor according to schedule. Audit BOM's and routers for production release. Maintain records for all ECO's changes. Load all BOM's into the ERP system (Global Shop). Source all new materials and processes.
Newport Corporation, Irvine, Ca 2006 - 12/2012
(Optics and OEM, Optical mechanical, OEM manufacturing)
Sr. Buyer Planner
Planned purchased material for individual projects/programs. Selecting sources from prints and initial documentation. Setting up parts and material in MRP(SAP). Working closely with suppliers on new and changing programs Release work orders to assembly and fabricating shops. Setting build schedule for assembly.
Implemented 4 new customer projects meeting first article
Achieved cost savings of over $60,000 yearly
Achieved on time delivery to customer over 95% of the time
Installed KanBan system on assembly
Improved throughput for manufacturing and RMA's resulting in 30
Brasstech, Santa Ana, Ca
(Bathroom hardware manufacturing, plating)
Sr. Production Planner, 2005-2006
Release work orders to fabricating shops based on sales orders and forecast. Maintain build scheduled for assembly floor. Maintain pull system for manufacturing and setting up material in MRP. Estimated completion of material for Customer Service
Installed pull system for plating shop resulting in 50% improvement in on time to assemble and customer
Installed MRP system in platting and machine shop
50% increase in throughput time in Platting shop
ITT Hydro Air, Fullerton, Ca 2002-2005
(Plastic injection molding, spa and pool)
Sr. Planner
Reviewed sales forecast and hard orders. Released work orders to the manufacturing floor. Scheduled the machines to insure on time delivery. Tracked the work flow though the manufacturing process and informed customer service ATP dates.
Implemented the MRP system to the shop floor
Installed work cells on the assembly floor
Increased on time delivery from 40% to 85%
Barton Industries, City of Industry, Ca 2000-2001
(petroleum Industry, Valves, Machine shop)
Job Title, Buyer Planner 2000-2001
Processed Requisitions from MRP. Set blanket order when ever possible. sourced new suppliers for cost saving.
Maintained a high level of "on time"
Purchased out side processes on exotic process
Purchased exotic raw material (metal) with difficult specification
Hollingstead International, Garden Grove, Ca 1998-2000
(Aerospace, electrical mechanical fabrication)
Projects Planner, 1997- 1998
Implemented, Planned scheduled material for customer contracts. Released Work order to production floor. Release purchase requisitions to purchasing.
On MRP implementation team
ABC analysis on material
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
90 units completed (CSUF)
APICS Certification
Production Inventory Control certification (CSUF)
Green Belt Six Sigma (University of Michigan)
Lean Manufacturing Seminars
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
APICS member
TECHNICAL
SAP software, MS Word, EXCEL, Office Software
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