Supply Chain Microsoft Office

JOSEPH TESSIER ** Old Creek Drive, Monument, CO **132

***.*******@****.*** 719-***-****

CAREER PROFILE

Experienced Business Professional with extensive expertise in purchasing and supply chain procurement as well as production supervision and improved leveled scheduling and increased capacity within multi-million dollar corporations. Proven track record of problem solving, strategic planning, forecasting, managing and reducing inventory levels, minimizing inventory backlogs and assuring on-time customer delivery through accurate supplier lead times, and execution of lean principles. Highly adept at establishing rapport with vendors. Possess strong communication and project management in fast-paced environment.

AREAS OF STRENGTH AND EXPERTISE

Procurement, Purchasing, Price Bidding

Material Planning Supervision & Execution

ERP / MRP System Capability

Root Cause Pareto Analysis Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Level Scheduling & Inventory Accuracy

Cost Reduction & Product Life Cycle

Writing Operating Policies & Training Procedures

Trend Analysis & Forecasting

SAP Training

SAP Order Scheduling

Resolution of SAP-related issues – material shortages, purchase req. disputes, PO expedites, work order delays

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Self-employed Independent Contractor 07/2015 to Present

Performed freelance project support to various small businesses such as Wild Horizons Consulting & Coaching, Monument Wood Property Management, Tessier Custom Bikes, and Lighthouse Travel. Provide ongoing assistance to entrepreneurs on timely projects and also support daily operations.

Increased company bandwidth to allow business growth opportunities.

United Technologies Aerospace Systems, Colorado Springs, CO 09/2010 to 05/2015

Sourcing/Purchasing Analyst

Strategically acquired raw materials, machine parts, and finished components, for aerospace manufacturer.

Played an integral role in substantially strengthening supplier relations by turning 8 struggling supplier accounts with 48 materials shortages into reliable material providers with 0 material shortages in five months.

Received Star Performance Award 5 times by increasing inter-department communication in order to meet goals.

Functioned as primary supply chain buyer to improve $48M aftermarket business segment.

Key contact for overseas sourcing from 7 Bengaluru, India vendors.

Santa Maria Trading Company, Monument, CO 07/2007 to 07/2009

Business Owner

Launched an e-commerce import company sourcing consumer products from Shanghai, China.

Honed capability in finding and coordinating the sourcing of international consumer commodities.

Technical Machine, Colorado Springs, CO 07/2003 to 07/2007

Procurement Manager

Managed and coordinated all aspects of sourcing fulfillment for raw materials for aeronautics and health care machine parts manufacturer.

Successfully reduced consistent machine tooling inventory levels, enabling $12M in annual sales.

Saved on the cost of inventory by utilizing lean good manufacturing practices.

Synthes USA, Monument, CO 11/1995 to 06/2003

Department Supervisor

Strategically planned and improved production material scheduling in addition to overseeing training of a staff of 24, supporting 4 production cells for medical device manufacturer.

Responsible for executing and reviewing release production orders for the plant, managing the day to day material flow system and making sure production machines are schedule efficiently and capacity utilized optimally.

Consistently met new product launch dates while improving inventory levels for 12 unique product families.

Employed 8 years of lean know-how and action planning to reduce production scrap rates to 5%.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration – International Business & Marketing, University of Colorado.

Contact this candidate