Robert C. Ryle

Dundee, Mi. *****

803-***-****

acsbno@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To contribute quality efforts to improve a company’s bottom line. This includes changing career choices to another field.

SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS QUALIFICATIONS:

Results oriented, knowledgeable Purchasing and Materials Planner experienced in the contract manufacturing and automotive industries. Principal strengths include the ability to reduce costs and build teams to improve the company’s bottom line profitability. Skills include organizing and implementing productive change at corporate and divisional levels. Proven ability to train and motivate personnel to consistently meet challenging company objectives. Problem resolution, communications, and multitasking skills with expertise in:

Supply Chain Management

Policies and Procedures Development

Continuous Improvement Programs

Contract Negotiation

Conduct Price/Cost Analysis

QS 9000

Process Flow Analysis

High Volume/High Intensity Manufacturing

EXPERIENCE: Senior Buyer,

Flextronics, West Columbia, South Carolina June 2007- Oct 2014 (layoff)

Processed spare parts orders for Teradata field use and related expediting for quick delivery.

Planning and purchasing and scheduling delivery of components used in assembly of “Fastlane” self serve check out units, and ATM machines and computer servers.

Analyze and provide forecasting information from MRP to supply base.

Initiate and complete ePFA’s as required for premium freight.

Resolve invoice challenges between suppliers and Accounts Payables.

Investigate and repair receipt challenges.

Obtain price exception (PE) approvals versus “market pricing”

Work within ISO procedures and Purchasing policies.

Execute purchasing functions within Oracle

Handle difficult long leadtime parts supplied through International Channels.

Keeps OPTIKA invoice count very manageable in spite of current challenges.

Worked with divergent product suppliers both domestic and international.

Knowledge about transportation-domestic and international-air and ocean.

Performed Customer Service function.

Buyer,

Ford Motor Company via G-Tech contracting, Dearborn, Michigan

Aug. 2006- May 2007

Purchasing VCT/ CD components for engines; including sprockets and chains.

Maintaining and updating WIPS computer systems/ components.

Working with supply base to develop and optimize LCC opportunities.

Prototype ordering and maintaining delivery schedules of suppliers.

Purchasing Manager/ Buyer,

Dundee Manufacturing, Dundee, Michigan June 2005- July 2006 (layoff)

Located, purchased and scheduled secondary galvanized strip steel products, used in press operations producing new housing construction components.

Participated in monthly physical inventories of raw materials, W.I.P. and finished goods.

Purchased M.R.O. products, including die components.

Developed 4 additional sources for raw material purchases with credit line, even though the company had been previously bankrupt.

Purchasing Manager/ Buyer,

Associated Spring - Barnes Group, Inc., 5 Different Locations

June 1972- Jan 2005 (layoff)

Purchased M.R.O. products and various services; using contracts and spot buys.

Purchased grinding wheels in production volumes: 36” 24” 10”

Process Requests for Quotation and analyze resulting bids for Cost and Price Analysis.

Purchased and scheduled production materials of $15 million dollars, using M.R.P. and web based forecasting modules.

Reduced manufacturing costs by $12,000 per month by pushing product development activities with new suppliers.

Recognized vendors providing exceptional cost and quality and service levels.

Executed long lead time planning on international sourcing to meet manufacturing needs.

Wrote and implemented QS-9000 procedures related to Purchasing and Supplier Management; assisting division in receiving QS-9000 approval.

Managed natural gas procurement process, reducing cost from the “public utility rates.”

Spearheaded cross functional teams to implement electronic requisitioning program; thereby creating efficiencies.

Maintained material supply by expediting additional source approvals, following the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake.

Solved supply problems before they impacted operations, minimizing machine downtime.

Performed Customer Service function.

Experienced in stampings, materials sourcing and operations; up to 800 ton presses.

Directed and reconciled annual materials inventories, reducing loss to minimums; thru supervising materials warehouse for valuation controls and inventory integrity.

Reduced operational cost by $290,000 thru leading and directing employee teams in 46 cost reduction initiatives.

Saved $400,000 in 2002 by driving source validations to optimize the supply chain.

Knowledge about transportation-domestic and international-air and ocean.

EDUCATION AND SKILLS:

Accounting for Managers – University of Hartford - Hartford, Connecticut

Business Classes – University of Dayton - Dayton, Ohio

Business Classes – Sinclair Community College – Dayton, Oh// QS-9000 Purchasing and Supplier Development

APICS---ISO 14001---Statistical Process Controls// Lean Manufacturing---Negotiation Seminars

American Management Association Classes

Supply Chain Management---M.R.P.// AS-400 Mainframe use---Cost reduction initiatives

Manufacturing operations and Warehouse management

Microsoft Office – Excel and Word

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