Vendor Management Customer Service
Resume:
William D. (Bill) Mitchell
Manitou Springs, CO 80829-2553
ad5nxl@r.postjobfree.com
Qualifications Summary:
Experienced MRO Indirect Buyer, Purchasing, Procurement, Sourcing, Vendor Management
Processing Requisitions, RFQ's/RFP's, Shipping Details & Payment Terms, Issuing Purchase
Orders, Requests for Acknowledgements, Confirmations, Expediting, Tracking, Order Follow up
Monitor A/P and Invoicing to completion
Vendor Management, Vendor/Supplier Identification, set up & Evaluation
Experienced in Cost Savings Initiatives
Experienced in Product Selection Process
Building Relationships, Internal and External, Strong Customer Service Skills
Experience with various MRP/ERP Purchasing Systems (including SAP, JDE, Coupa, eMarketplace,
Ariba, Infor, Odoo, MS Office, Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams, Zoom)
Excellent communication skills, consistent team player, with a strong commitment to meeting
organizational goals
Work Experience:
Fireplace Warehouse, Colorado Springs May 2022 – February 2023
Purchasing Agent, Vendor Management
Receiving Sales Orders from Sales Departments (Colorado Springs, Denver and Ft. Collins branches), sourcing Orders to approved suppliers/vendors, for best cost, delivery and shipping terms. Daily Monitoring Inventory levels, determining Items needing to be ordered. Daily working with Asset Management on Inventory discrepancies and corrections needed. Processing Purchase Orders, requesting confirmations/acknowledgments from suppliers, checking pricing, Item number accuracy and any changes to availability (ETA)
Confirming Purchase Order to requestor/salesperson. Utilizing ERP purchasing system: Odoo
Scheduled follow ups with suppliers, confirming Quoted ETA’s, obtaining any tracking numbers when available, any back Orders or delays (supply chain issues)
Updating requestors/sales on any changes.
Weekly (some daily) conversations with supplier’s A/R Departments, following up Invoice issues, anything past due. Daily meetings with our A/P, Accounting staff discussion of payments due, credits, billing issues. Weekly Purchasing meetings with managers to provide updates on deliveries, ETA’s and receive feedback, any new developments, and scheduled install dates, changes to install dates, possible new suppliers/vendors and payment issues.
Working with Asset Management on Warranties, Item returns, incoming damaged products (contacting suppliers for RMA’s/RGA’s, shipping instructions, etc.)
Jabil Inc/J&J, Monument, CO November 2013 – April 2022
Buyer II (Jabil, Inc/Kelly BPO – formerly J&J, DePuy Synthes/Turtle & Hughes Integrated Supply)
Buyer II for Jabil, Inc. Monument, CO
Initially brought on board as Integrated Supplier Site Manager with Turtle & Hughes
(Contract with J&J)
Moved to MRO Buyer position early 2018 with mgt. change. Site transitioned from J&J to
Jabil in May 2018 when Jabil bought the J&J manufacturing facility.
Moved from Turtle & Hughes to Jabil (Kelly BPO) Buyer II position in May 2019
Initially managed two Buyers and two Tool Crib Attendants, oversee Training of onsite Turtle & Hughes staff, T&H and J&J required, generate monthly Site Metrics reports, presentations to plant management
As Site Mgr. our team had responsibility for the Tool Crib, Vertical Storage Units & all MRO Indirect Orders for critical tooling, machine parts, operating supplies, PPE/Safety (approximately 8,000+ Items) supporting three buildings on campus for Manufacturing, Clean Rooms, Maintenance, Engineering, Facilities, Distribution, Tool Room
Monitor inventory usage levels (8K+ Crib Items), adjusting levels as needed and requested addition of Items to Tool Crib, elimination of obsolete Items
Calling on and building relationships with multiple contacts in each facility department
Work with management, engineering, production, maintenance and facilities, attend meetings, planning, engineering projects, sourcing, RFQ’s and processing Spot Buys, routine and emergency orders, Blanket PO’s, MRO/PM Orders, VMI, tooling & support for new products
Experience utilizing ERP purchasing systems: SAP, JDE, Coupa/SharePoint, eMarketplace, Ariba, Infor, JDE, e-Crib
In Buyer II Position - run requisition reports in SAP on Items for re-Order, research items before purchasing. On hand QTY, MOQ’s, Safety Stock settings, usage (spikes in usage, cycle counts out, inventory taken without system issues) Determine if Orders were needed, send RFQ’s, confirm pricing, availability, process PO’s, follow up for Acknowledgements, confirm delivery dates. Work daily Open Order Reports, past due Orders. New Items being added to system set up PIR, P/N, descriptions, pricing, adding supplier/vendors, check payment terms, routing for Quality Inspection if required for new parts
Team member on Projects for PPE at site, sourcing products, obtaining samples, specs, selection process, setting inventory levels. Worked on Projects for new product mfg, inventory for production, attend team meetings, maintaining vendor relationships, research and report Cost Savings opportunities, A/P & A/R
WESCO Integrated Supply/Bruckner, Tyler, TX April 2006 – November 2013
WESCO/Bruckner Site Manager (Carrier Corporation, a UTC Company)
Onsite Integrated Supply Manager for Carrier Corporation at their Tyler, TX facility
Calling on, building relationships with multiple contacts in each department in the facility
Work with Management, Engineering, Operations/Maintenance, Facilities, EH&S and IT, planning, sourcing items, request quotes and process all MRO Indirect Orders and Spot Buys, routine and emergency Orders, Projects, Shutdowns, etc. Electronics, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatics, filtration, conveyors, machine spare parts, PPE & Safety. Purchased all metals for fabrication, engineering projects & maintenance (plate, angle, tubing, channel, I-beam, flat bar), welding supplies, gases.
Electrical supplies, conduit, wire, panels, enclosures, strut, channel, accessories
Utilize e-Crib procurement system plant-wide, trouble-shooting local user problems
Monitor inventory usage levels (10K+ Crib Items) and adjusting levels as needed
Maintain relationships with vendors on both local and national level, vendor managed inventory, scheduled calls with factory representatives
Actively research cost savings opportunities, plant-wide, present to customer mgt., operations and finance for approval and implementation Generate various reports and making presentations
Generate various reports and making presentations, as needed
Education:
University of Texas at Austin
BBA in General Business
Kilgore College, Kilgore, TX
Associates in Science
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