Procurement Specialist Purchasing Department

MICHELE A. CAMERON

Miramar, FL ***** 908-***-****

*******.***********@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/michele-cameron-spsm

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST

Certified Procurement Specialist with a strong background in Manufacturing; Engine Platforms: V2500, PW4000, PW2000, CFM56, CF6-80C2; service contracts; equipment acquisition; and office supplies. Knowledgeable in FAA/FAR/DFAR/ITAR Regulations pertaining to contractual requirements. Proven success in attaining on-time shipments, increasing revenue, customer satisfaction, higher bonus, and strategic forecasting. Possesses high professionalism in integrity, quality, innovation, customer focus, and teamwork, relating to company and personal success.

Strategic Industry Management

Project Management

Relationship Management

Analytical Skills

Negotiation Skills

Supplier Relationship Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COLLINS AEROSPACE, Medley, FL Jan2022 – Jan2024

Sr. Purchasing Analyst – Purchasing Department

Provide analytical reports to support the Purchasing Department’s daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly, performance at the Medley location. Create purchase order documents via requisitions in SAP. Set up parts in Supply Chain Part Central and update Access Database with the information. Send out RFQs to supplier and negotiate the best possible pricing to maintain cost saving solutions. Provide Open Order report to the suppliers to maintain on-time delivery. Input the most updated information in the SAP system for on time delivery.

LEXTM3 SYSTEMS, Davie, FL 2020 – 2021

Senior Buyer – Purchasing Department

Provided purchasing support to the Davie Facility that supplies Portable Power Distribution options for Military, Shelter System, Mobile Base Camps, Remote Deployment, Shipyards, Airfields Hospitals and Communication Tents.

Request RFQs from multiple vendors to obtain best price and delivery.

Provide weekly purchasing reports for tracking vendor on-time delivery and ensuring all purchase orders were placed to support Sales Orders and Production Planning.

Select Suppliers according to type of products, quality provided by the supplier and the Government.

Wrote the Purchasing Procedure for the Davie Location.

CHROMALLOY GAS TURBINE, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2017 – 2020

Strategic Buyer – Purchasing Department

Provided purchasing support to Regional Demand Planners and Materials Analysts. Assigned as the Person of Contact (POC) to 4 Chromalloy Business Units ensuring uninterrupted and timely support of products to these Units.

Used ILS and MarketPlace search engines to locate parts availability 80% of the time and created purchase order within 24 hours per department’s operation protocol.

Obtained order confirmations and ensured shipments and deliveries were timely 100% accurate.

Consolidated requirements 60% of the time through negotiating favorable pricing and developed preferred method of purchase.

Selected suppliers according to type of products, quality provided by the supplier and the possibility of partnership.

Monitored suppliers using various objective performance measurements, including on-time delivery, service warranties, price performance and historical data, achieving 97% of on-time shipments.

Exceeded revenue by 3% by delivering above job scope while staying focused on customer requirements and satisfaction.

Reviewed supplier paperwork to ensure relevancy and upload information into Quantum to maintain traceability.

Incorporated consistent and positive leadership and management skills with fellow team members, management and suppliers through integrity and teamwork.

ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT MFG. & SALES, INC., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2017

Purchasing/Planning Agent - Manufacturing Department

Supported manufacturing by ensuring government/commercial shipment accomplished in accordance with monthly shipment plan.

Reviewed government/commercial contracts and quotes and ensured 100% compliant.

Purchased raw material, hardware, service, shop supplies, tools, office supplies, and manufactured completed parts.

Prepared cost sheets in preparation of 30% of proposals.

BREEZE-EASTERN, LLC, Whippany, NJ 2000 – 2016

Senior Buyer - Purchasing Department

Provided purchasing and planning support to manufacturing, engineering and overhaul and repair, ensuring government/commercial shipment accomplished in accordance with monthly shipment plan.

Administered buying of materials, components, equipment, supplies and services in accordance with approved specifications at most economical cost consistent with quality and availability to support 100% of production operation.

Analyzed market conditions to determine timing and extent of purchasing commitments.

Negotiated contracts included costs, warranties, delivery, handling, and penalties for late delivery or cost overruns.

Investigated and recommend select suppliers.

Requested or approved amendments to or extensions of contracts to suppliers due to unforeseen situations i.e. customer contracts reduce/increase, machinery breakdown, strikes, weather related.

Ensured suppliers’ compliance as liaison between Company and subcontractors.

Coordinated Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) flow down to suppliers guaranteeing supplier compliance to regulation.

Inspected contractual documents to identify requirements such as FAR/DFAR/ITAR clauses and identify all performance and ensuring flow down to purchase orders.

ADDITIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE

BREEZE-EASTERN, LLC, Whippany, NJ

Engineering Administrator - Overhaul & Repair Department

Provided crucial role in growth and development in the Overhaul & Repair Department taking it from a 5 year delinquency shipping $250K annually, to a $14M+ in shipment and 45 days turn-around-time (TAT).

Established dedicated parts refurbishment stockroom with resulting 40% overall cost saving.

Secured FAA Certified vendors that better facilitated needs for final products by 50%.

Sourced refurbished long lead-time parts by 70% i.e. motors and servo valves, shortening turn-around-time (TAT).

Forecasted and acquired parts with long lead-time improved shipment time and AOG requirements.

Multiplied revenue by 30% by negotiating long-term contracts (2 to 4 years) with government and commercial customers.

Raised company’s industry value by 20% by offering exchange programs for customers’ requirements.

Increased bidding capabilities by 40% through competitive pricing and delivery to government and commercial customers.

Acquired fixed-term repair and overhaul contracts, increased customer commitment, forecasted buying, manpower planning and scheduling by 60%.

Constructed standardized Bills of Material (BOM) to reduce cost and time by 70%.

Used Microsoft Access as a tracking data base for all overhaul, repair, warranty records i.e., the customer, product type, serial number, reason (overhaul, repair, warranty, consignment, sales), number of times units were returned, government/commercial, obsoleted configurations.

Used Microsoft Excel for Production Scheduling, reports, pricing, work processes, creating bills of material (BOM), cost analysis.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE and AIR NATIONAL GUARD, Little Rock Air Force Base, AR and Wilmington Air National Guard, DE

Avionic Specialist and Administration Specialist

Honorably Discharged

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (BS), Industrial Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

CERTIFICATION

Senior Professional in Supply Management (SPSM)

Aviation Maintenance Training Certification

Notary Public

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office, Industrial Financial System (IFS), Quantum, SAP, Pentagon

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