Senior Buyer Manufacturing Procurement

William Sheaffer

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Objectives

To find a position in the field of Procurement that is challenging and will affect positive influence for the organization. To bring value to the organization, through the use of my extensive work experiences. To join a team that understands the opportunities that a well run Procurement group can provide.

Experience

C.A. Spalding Company \ Spalding Automotive Inc. April 2008 – June30

·Plan, schedule, and purchased all materials required to support both the Aerospace as well as the Automotive division.

·Coordinate all aspects of outside process activities with Manufacturing, Shipping, Receiving Inspection, and Suppliers.

·Worked with all suppliers to improve lead times, inventory turn, and to facilitate cost reductions.

·Work with the accounting department to resolve any invoice issues, including shipping

·costs, surcharges, as well as tooling and set-up fees.

·QS/ISO/TS Quality Autitor, Certified Fork Lift Trainer.

National Refrigeration & Air Conditioning April 2006 - April 2008

Production Planner

· Responsible for all sheet metal planning and release quantities for production to fabrication shop. Other responsibilities include the supervision of three material handlers who duties are to supply the assemblies lines material needed to meet production schedules.

· Other duties are the manufacture of “replacement parts” for equipment breakdowns in the field

Airedale North America September 2000 - April 2006

Purchasing Agent/Planner, HVAC

·Responsible for the purchase of indirect materials to meet production schedules. Negotiate prices for yearly contracts on all sheet metal requirements.

ISO 9000 Internal Auditor

·Audit Quality System to maintain certification.

Spalding Automotive, Inc December 1995 - Sept. 2000

Purchasing Agent, Automotive Division

·Responsible for the purchase of production material to meet General Motor’s weekly schedules.

·Responsible for all MRO purchases.

·Estimated yearly purchases $7,000,000.

Production Planner, Automotive Division

·Responsible for the timely delivery of all materials needed for General Motor’s production schedules.

·Developed material arrival schedules via Excel Spreadsheet.

QS 9000 Internal Auditor, Automotive Division

·Responsible for all audits related to Spalding Automotive’s Quality Manual and Quality System Requirements.

Spalding Automotive, Inc (Continued)

Production Manager, Automotive Division

·Responsible for first and second shifts with 25 employees.

·Duties consist of the output of six thousand brake pedals per day for the various truck and bus plants throughout North American Continent..

·Develop scheduling for welders, 600 ton Programmable Press and maintenance department/tooling.

Trane Co. (General Electric) August 30, 1971-December 1995

Assembly line worker, Forklift driver August 30, 1971 - November 15, 1973

Forman Trainee – Assembly line November 15, 1973 – January 20, 1974

Foreman Assembly line RAH January 20, 1974 – March 04, 1979

Foreman Coil Assembly March 05, 1979 – October 29, 1979

Foreman Gas Assembly (monoport) October 29, 1979 – October 30, 1981

Foreman Assembly Line RAH (returned) October 1981 – March 3, 1985

Foreman 90+ Gas Furnace line September 1985 – September 1986

Production Planner (all Lines) September 1986 – June 1988

Purchasing Agent October 1988 – May 20, 1993

Replacement Parts Planner November 23, 1993 May 20, 1994

Shop Operation Mgr, Vidalia, Ga. May 23, 1994 – July 10, 1995

Education

·Mercer County Community College

·Notre Dame High School

Additional Skills

·MS-Word

·MS-Excel

·MS-Outlook

·MRP & MRP II

·Job Boss for Windows

·Vantage ERP System

·Read and Interpret Technical Drawings and Documentation

·ISO 9000:2000 Internal Auditor

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