Purchasing

Linda Downie

Purchasing

Methuen, MA *****

*******@*******.*** - 781-***-****

I have more than 10 years of working in Manufacturing environment and good knowledge of Purchasing, Inventory and shipping experience.

Accomplished in Material Resource Planning

(MRP). Proficiency in Microsoft Word/Excel and customized software for purchasing.

Excellent team player and great independent worker.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Purchasing & Inventory Specialist

Protec Instrument Corp. -

Waltham, MA

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June 2014 to Present

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining inventory levels, order placement and determining the need for materials used in production, Engineering and MRO purchasing.

• Analyze MRP to determine proper ordering times and place orders based on need

• Member of MRB, Process material, returns and coordinate credit/replacement for defective or incorrect

Material.

• Communicate with vendors to assure on-time delivery of materials. Work closely with accounting in resolving

any problems with purchase orders and Invoices.

• Inventory control, responsible for all aspects of inventory, coordinate and participate in physical inventories.

Cycle counting, tracking variances and discrepancies, supervises warehouse staff and coordinates activities/

schedules.

• Assist and oversee material kitting to the Production floor.

• Shipping and Receiving, Responsible for the day to day management of the logistics function, ensuring cost effectiveness and timely management of carriage, using approved vendors for Imports and Exports. Ensuring the integrity of import / export documentation such as Bills of lading, Commercial invoices and packing lists.

Purchasing Agent

Watson Marlow Inc -

Wilmington, MA

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November 2009 to June 2014

Procure components needed for Engineering, R & D and customer orders.

• Communicate with vendors to assure on-time delivery of materials. Work closely with accounting in resolving

any problems with purchase orders

• Review daily reorder reports to identify low inventory items.

• Process material and returns.

• Communicate product and delivery information to sales based on customer inquiries.

• Enter all data, including acknowledgements, and requisitions into macola data base

• Created and released shop orders to support manufacturing.

Purchasing Agent /Inventory Specialist

InnovX Systems -

Woburn, MA

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2005 to 2009

Responsible for maintaining inventory levels, order placement and determining the need for materials used in production

• Analyze MRP to determine proper ordering times and place orders based on need

• Member of MRB, Process material, returns and coordinate credit/replacement for defective or incorrect

material.

• Procure components needed for Engineering and R&D

• Run daily status reports including past-due, shortages and open purchase orders.

• Communicate with vendors to assure on-time delivery of materials. Work closely with accounting in resolving

any problems with purchase orders.

• Created and released shop orders to support manufacturing.

• Assigning work to manufacturing personal.

• Negotiated contracts and blanket orders.

• Inventory control, responsible for all aspects of inventory, coordinate and participate in physical inventories.

Cycle counting, tracking variances and discrepancies, supervises warehouse staff and coordinates activities/

schedules.

• Assist and oversee material kitting to the Production floor.

• Shipping and Receiving

• Kitting job orders from bill of material.

Education

Associate

Middlesex Community College

Skills

Experienced in Microsoft office 360/ Microsoft outlook 2016/Word/Excel/ PowerPoint

Additional Information

References upon request.

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