Purchasing

Louis K. Simpson Jr.

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Collegeville, Pa. 19426 ***************@*****.***

CELL: 610-***-****

Strategic Procurement Professional with experience purchasing fabricated parts, machined parts, electronics, castings, hardware, chemicals, plastics, engines, sub-assemblies, and raw materials for US Aerospace and Defense contractors and small, agile manufacturing plants.

SUMMARY

Integrity, Leadership, Teamwork, and Continuous Improvement are competencies that I have in my personal and professional life. I have approached my career as an opportunity for growth; continuously improving procurement practices, policies, and systems to maximize profitability and reduce corporate risk.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Strategic Planning ● Performance Metrics ● ERP Analysis ● Demand Forecasting ● New Product Launch ● International Sourcing Initiatives ● Project Management ● Plant Management ● Inventory Management ●Contract management ●Contract Negotiation and Execution

EMPLOYMENT

MCC – Lafayette Hill, Lafayette Hill, PA

Direct Materials Buyer

Responsible for the procurement of raw materials (substrate) for the printing of labels for Unilever, Edgewell, Energizer, and like entities in both the consumer goods and pharmaceutical industries. June, 2023 - Present

EF PRECISION, Willow Grove, PA

Buyer II, Project Manager

Buyer II – Responsible for purchasing raw materials and components for machining dept., lathe dept., maintenance dept., assembly dept., and engineering dept.

Project Manager - Responsible for administering and executing purchase orders for Aerospace and Defense customers such as Lockheed-Martin, AIS, Moog, and Pall Aeropower. 7/18/2022 – 1/13/2023

New Way Air Bearings, Aston, PA

Purchasing Coordinator – Contract position

Managed the procurement of consumable components, specialty adhesives and coatings, parts for Engineering projects, parts for maintenance projects, general building supplies, and custom packaging for the industry leader in air-bearing manufacturing. 1/31/22 – 6/3/22

Penn Manufacturing Industries, Montgomeryville, PA

Buyer – Temporary position

Fabricated components, electrical components, hardware, and assorted specialty adhesives for assigned projects. 8/2021 – 12/2021

supplyFORCE, King of Prussia, PA

Buyer – Tempory position

Electrical components

Managed the procurement of electrical components for Fortune 500 companies. 3/2021 to 5/2021

TastePoint, Philadelphia, PA

Buyer – Temporary position

General Purchasing Duties `4/2020 to 7/2020

Managed a group of foreign and domestic suppliers.

Assigned the task of verifying the required information for the creation of over 900 new item masters added to the database through the acquisition of a new company.

Schiller Grounds Care, Southampton, PA

Buyer/Purchasing Coordinator 10/2011 to 3/2019

Responsible for the procurement of parts and services for the manufacture of the Mantis, Little Wonder, and Classen brands of turf care equipment.

Hired in 2011 as the sole buyer of Schiller Grounds Care and was responsible for 100% of the purchasing for 18 months when the company lost their purchasing department.

Trained all new buyers in the ERP system, purchasing methods, and vendor relations.

Managed relationships in China, North America, and Europe to optimize, qualify, and audit our large supply base.

Responsible for the approval of all invoices and the resolution of all accounts payable issues.

Responsible for the sourcing of parts in production as well as prototypes for new lines of business.

Managed all incoming parts receiving and resolving any receiving issues.

Managed Inventory and vendor audits of suppliers to resolve and improve lead times for parts.

Assisted in managing physical inventories of warehouse.

Worked with plant manager to optimize production schedule by fixing multiple inventory shortages when demand spiked against planned production.

Haas Group International, West Chester, PA

Buyer (Contract Assignment) 1/2011 to 10/2011

Responsible for the procurement of chemicals used in the manufacturing process at Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman.

Purchased Chemicals for 5 Lockheed Martin facilities and 1 Northrup Grumman facility.

Purchased MRO for Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman.

L3 Communications/SPD Electrical Systems, Philadelphia, PA 4/2007 to 7/2010

Buyer

Responsible for procuring and managing assigned commodities for production from assigned suppliers.

This included purchase order issuance and maintenance, administration of engineering changes for the US Navy,

costing, project cost administration, and purchased material cost analysis.

Created PO packages with all required documentation: i.e., Price Analysis, Justification Worksheet, PPV, Project timeline adherence, etc.

Led supplier negotiations and the supplier selection process.

Managed supplier relationships of those commodities assigned, and assist in the development and implementation of supplier based strategies.

Participated in cross-functional teams as assigned by management to represent the materials department in various projects to ensure the proper management of the commodity through change.

Attended numerous US Naval supplier presentations to stress to strategic suppliers that their parts were critical to the safety, and strategic mission of US naval fleet operations for ships and nuclear submarines.

Polychem Systems, Reading, PA 11/2004 to 4/2007

Purchasing Coordinator

Responsible for purchasing over $11 million in parts and services for all projects.

Primary liaison between engineering and supply base regarding design issues and drawing revisions.

Chief negotiator for all vendor agreements and tooling purchases.

Final decision maker on all quotes and purchases.

Executed and managed vendor performance evaluations.

H20 Solutions, Telford, PA 2/2004 to 11/2004

Materials Manager

Oversaw all aspects of inventory control including purchasing, shipping, receiving, inventory regulation, and project coordination for a mid sized design, install, and service company.

Maintained critical inventory levels for one of the most respected design, installation, and service companies in the Ultra-pure water industry.

EDUCATION

Business Administration

Salem College, West Virginia

University College / Villanova University

SKILLS

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) Radius, AS400, SAP, Baan ERP system, Syteline, Business Works, MAS 500, Harris data, Job Boss, Epicore, International Shipping Documentation and Requirements, Project Management, MRP Analysis, Production Scheduling and Planning, New Product Development and Production, Inventory Control

References Available Upon Request

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