Software Systems Electronic Components

HOWARD A. THALL, CPIM

**** ***** **** **, ****, CA 92821

Phone: 714-***-**** **********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: Position as a Purchasing Agent

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS:

10+ years’ experience in purchasing management positions. Supervised a staff of 1-12 employees on a daily basis.

Dynamic, results driven, multi-goal-oriented individual with a strong work ethic.

Possess strong people skills, good communication skills and enjoy working in a team environment.

PURCHASING SKILLS:

Proven negotiation skills - able to negotiate deals and agreements which result in optimal cost savings in an ever-changing business environment. Lean Manufacturing experience, Maintain supplier metrics .

Effective domestic and international sourcing strategist, Cost Reduction, Kanban and JIT

Resolve accounting and inventory issues, Experience with OEM products and NPI

Negotiate supplier contracts and place blanket POs, Strong MRP and planning background. Maintain ERP/ MRP system integrity for areas of department responsibility

CAREER HISTORY:

Buyer, ANA Corp, Cypress, CA (12/23-present)

Purchase various commodities to support production for 3 facilities.

Managed VMI program

Maintained ERP System

Sr. Buyer,

Hartwell Corp, Placentia, CA(12/22-3/23)Contract

Purchase machined parts per MRP output. Manage supplier base and develop new supplies.

Work with Engineering to solve production issues. Help fix accounting issues.

Visit suppliers on a regular basis to help maintain schedules.

Sr. Buyer

Air Liquide, Santa Ana, CA (8/22-12/22)Contract

Purchased material to support production requirements using SAP to manage and order materials

Sr. Buyer

Jonathan Engineered Solutions, Tustin,CA (1/22-4/22)contract

Purchased material to support production requirements

Maintained ERP system

Sr. Buyer

Air Liquide, Santa Ana, CA (10/21-1/22)Contract

Purchased material to support production requirements using SAP to manage demand and order materials

Buyer,

Meggitt Engine Systems, Irvine,CA(4/21-7/21)Contract

Responsible to purchase electronic components to support production and Engineering.

Used SAP to plan and purchase material.

Ran various reports to support purchasing stats

SME/Procurement

Teva Pharma, Irvine, CA (4/20-12/20)Contract

Responsible for transitioning existing purchasing processes and personnel from Oracle to SAP while meeting all project milestones and dates.

Ensures that all gaps between the existing purchasing processes in Oracle and the future production planning and scheduling processes in SAP are identified and resolved.

Ensures that all SAP purchasing processes are thoroughly vetted and tested to defined quality standards.

Buyer/Planner, Trojan Battery, Santa Fe Springs, CA(6/19-01/20) Contract

Trojan makes a complete line of deep cell batteries

Plan, schedule and purchase components to support 3 production facilities on the east and west coast.

Commodities purchased include plastic cases and covers, Acid, extrusion, hardware, labels, packaging, and purchased batteries.

Maintain PLEX ERP system

Buyer/Planner, Shur-Lok, Irvine, CA(4/19-5/19) Contract

Shur-Lok makes aircraft fasteners

Purchased material to support production requirements

Sr. Buyer, Newmar Power, Huntington Beach, CA (12/18-2/19) Contract

Newmar Power makes a complete line of Battery Chargers, AC to DC Power Supplies, etc.

Purchase all material to support production including electronic components

Manage CM’s

Support engineering builds

Maintain M2M ERP system

Buyer II, Omega Eng, Santa Ana, CA (6/17-12-18 )Contract

Omega makes a complete line of products for measurement and control of temperature, humidity, pressure, strain, force, flow, level, pH and conductivity

Purchase electronic material to support production

Manage CM’s

Support engineering builds

Maintain Syteline ERP System

Manage Kanban, floor stock, and VMI materials on production floor

Sustained a Kanban Pull System, which contributed to ideal inventory turns and OTD of 96%.

Buyer, Smart Electronics, Anaheim CA (11/16-3/17) Contract

Purchase materials in support of customer requirements

Smart is a Contract Manufacturer

Purchasing Agent, Link4 Corp, Fullerton, CA (5/16-9/16)

Link4 Greenhouse Controls manufactures software and environmental controls

Responsible for all buyer activity to support production and engineering

Supervise stockroom personnel, Manage overseas supplier base

Coordinate international shipments, Lead cost reduction initiatives

Maintain MySis ERP system and QuickBooks

Commodities:SSD drives, Memory modules, Plastics, PCBA’s, sheet metal parts,

power supplies, contactors, circuit breakers, transformers, etc.

Buyer, Esterline Corp, Buena Park, CA (11/15-5/16) Contract

Purchase all electronic components for production

Maintain Syteline ERP system

Purchasing Manager, Janteq Corp, Irvine, CA (3/11-08/15)

Janteq designs and manufactures and licensed state-of-the-art High Definition Video digital microwave transmitters and receivers

Responsible for all buying activities to support production and Engineering.

Managed all Contract manufacturing.

Purchase PCB’s, Electronic components, SSD drives, Memory modules, fabricated parts, cable assemblies and all parts to DWGs.

Converted large PCBA builds to Turn-key resulting in significant cost savings

Buyer, Venture Design Services, Anaheim, CA (9/08-2/11)

Contract manufacturer for NPI PCBA’s

Purchased electronic components and PCB’s for specific customer programs

Position required extensive interaction with quality, accounting, program managers,

product engineering, and operational personnel in identifying key procurement opportunities.

Prepared and issued purchase orders using SAP ERP system

Prepared daily and weekly reports for management

Ran program review meetings, Prepared quotes for new assemblies Maintained SAP system

Sr. Buyer, Cameron Measurement Systems, City of Industry (6/07-8/08)

Manufacturer of precision pressure transducers for the oil and gas industries.

Responsible for sourcing all raw material, machined parts, stamped parts, forgings and castings.

Additional Commodities: O-Rings, springs, fasteners, gaskets, plastics parts

Used and implemented SAP R3 system to maintain item masters and initiate and manage purchased items.

Purchasing and Planning Manager, Oconnor Engineering, Costa Mesa, CA (6/06-6/07)

Manufacturing moved to Costa Rica

Manufacturer of professional camera support products.

Responsible for all purchasing and planning to support production.

Initiate and run Macola MRP System for planning production and identifying purchased requirements

Supervise stockroom, shipping and receiving personnel

Conducted year end physical inventory

Commodities: machined parts, castings, hardware, plastics, outside processing, tooling, MRO

SOFTWARE EXPERTISE

MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Explorer, ERP/ MRP Software: ROI Manage 2000, Glovia, Cincom, QAD MFG/PRO Alliance, Fourth Shift, JD Edwards, Macola, SAP, Infor Syteline, MySis, Make2Manage,PLEX, Avante 9.8.3e, Business Central

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, UMass/Boston, Boston, MA

Certified in Production and Inventory Management by APICS

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