Purchasing, buyer, leader
Resume:
Connie L. Spain
Sugar Land, Texas *****
E-mail: ***********@*****.***
Career Mission:
To belong to an organization that will offer growth opportunities and proactively help to develop my professional career by utilizing my background in procurement, management and manufacturing that will contribute to both the success of this company and my success as a viable, competent professional.
Professional Skills / Duties:
Strategic purchasing and creative scheduling
Expedite for on time delivery
Review and maintain Supplier Contracts and Special Pricing Agreement (SPA’s)
Review and maintain Supplier Qualifications and Vendor Performance reports
Maintain low stock reorder points and facilitate monthly inventory turns
Negotiate for positive outcomes and best total cost of ownership
Facilitate RTV’s and RMA’s back to supplier
Reconcile price discrepancies on supplier invoices
Analyze and stock rotate excess or non- turning material
Inventory control- PAC, JIT, VMI, Kan Ban, cycle counts and physical inventory
Document control/ drawing approval and retention
Importing and Inco Terms
Technical procedure writing of SOPs and flow charting
ISO Internal Auditor
Professional Experience:
Tristar Electronics Controls and Automation, Houston, Texas June 2007 to Dec. 2015
Purchasing Manager / Senior Buyer
I actively search for cost saving methods and negotiate with suppliers for lower total cost of ownership; source and quote a wide variety of parts, including obsolete / hard to find items; purchase electronics, controls, and automation components for a highly dynamic, customer driven distributor warehouse; purchase items for engineered projects primarily offshore oil and gas related enclosures/control panels; purchase individual PAC/JIT/VMI components for value added re-kitting; resolve pricing discrepancies with suppliers on invoices as compared to purchase orders and valid quotes; negotiate special pricing contracts for specific customers; evaluate and maintain low stock reorder points; analyze and report Purchasing Department KPI’s; system maintenance- including S&D, uploading part number item files, vendor files, and manufacturer files; liquidate current and dead stock inventory for business closure. AXIOM,
Delphi Medical Systems, Stafford, Texas, March 2006 - June 2007
Material Program Manager
I managed seven (7) product platforms and procured parts for those product lines; maintained on time delivery by managing supplier lead-times within an MRP system; quoted and sourced items from approved suppliers; negotiated lowest cost of goods and payment terms with new suppliers after they were added to the ASL (Approved Supplier List); managed and filed check requests for pre-pay vendors due to Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings; implemented new product introduction, facilitated the RTV’s and RMA’s for my product platforms as a member of the Material Review Board; conducted monthly inspection of building and grounds as a member of the Safety Review Board. SAP, SHERPA
Delphi Medical Systems, Stafford, Texas, July 2005 - March 2006
Production Lead, Sr. Manufacturing Assoc., Metrology Manager
I scheduled shop orders based on lead-times to meet customer requirements; placed orders to the warehouse to fulfill requirements for parts and consumables; inventory control including cycle counts, Kan Ban introduction and replenishment program; Plant Safety Review Board; Material Review board; mechanical assembly of highly technological mass spectrometers and DNA sequencers; microscopic, tightly toleranced assemblies in a clean room setting; Software Kit Assembly; introduced and implemented ISO 9001 and FDA regulatory certifications; ISO Internal Auditor and technical procedure writer; Manager of the company’s Metrology Department by scheduling, delivering and recording all calibrated equipment. SAP, SHERPA
Applied Biosystems, Stafford, Texas February 1994 – July 2005
Production Lead, Sr. Manufacturing Assoc., Metrology Manager
I scheduled shop orders based on lead-times to meet customer requirements, placing orders to the warehouse to fulfill requirements for parts and consumables; inventory control including cycle counts, Plant Safety Review Board; mechanical assembly of highly technological mass spectrometers and DNA sequencers, microscopic, tightly toleranced assemblies in a clean room, Software Kit Assembly, ISO Internal Auditor and technical procedure writing; Manager of the company’s Metrology Department by scheduling, delivering and recording all calibrated equipment. MAX, AGILE
Astro International, League City, Texas March 1989 – FEB. 1994
Production Supervisor
I managed and coordinated nine employees across two production lines that built hydro- carbon gas detectors for off shore oil and gas rigs; scheduled and ordered parts from the warehouse based on Sales Order forecasts; conducted monthly inventories; conducted Quality Assurance Inspections; created and maintained production schedules; maintained serial number log data; assembly, test and calibration of infrared gas detectors. NOS
Professional Training, Awards, and Achievements:
Currently training for Senior Professional in Supply Management (SPSM) Certification
Advanced Communicator Bronze, Advanced Leader Silver Toastmasters International
Outstanding Club President 2013 Toastmasters International
Area Governor of the Year 2014 Toastmasters International
Current elected Division M Director 2015 Toastmasters International
Certified ISO Internal Auditor training
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership training
Crest Com “Bullet Proof Manager” seminar series
Customer Satisfaction training
Professional and Business Email Etiquette training
Employee of the Month –Applied Biosystems
Technical Procedure Writing training
Material Program Manager training
Six Sigma training
FISH! Philosophy training
APICS supply chain self paced training( not certified)
Kan Ban training
Microsoft Word, Excel and Access certificates from Comp USA
Power Point
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