Purchasing Agent/Buyer

Robert N. Fenn

SKILLS: **+ years of experience * Supervisory * Commercial * DOD * DAR/FAR * Training * Value Analysis Cost Savings * Policies/Procedures * Negotiation * Sourcing * Suppler Relations * Domestic * Offshore * Team Building * People Skills * Raw Materials * MRO * Subcontracts.

EDUCATION: New Hampshire College, Nashua, New Hampshire. B/S cum laude in Business Management, 1985. Bethel Seminary of the East, Auburn, MA, Masters of Divinity, 2013.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

GARAGE/PURCHASING COORDINATOR: BOSTON SAND & GRAVEL, 40 Bunkerhill Ind. Park Drive, Charlestown, MA 02129 Dates: 9/2018 – 11/2018; Seven week temporary position.

Performed daily all purchasing duties utilizing a system developed within a Microsoft Access Data Base.

Generated new purchase orders, following up on existing POs, and expediting past due orders as well.

Helped resolve serious production and A/P issues due to previous employee issues.

Resolved 90+ percent of the department issues and restored the system to a working “norm” again.

Trained in Kronos Payroll system and did the payroll for 5 plants totaling over 100 employees, at 5 locations, while their regular person was on vacation for a week.

Met with many vendors and corrected issues with delivery paperwork.

Trained suppliers in usage of purchase order numbers for tracking/processing orders for prompt payment.

Resolved several safety issues with company vehicles (recall notifications and registration issues).

Worked with safety and environmental departments to coordinate purchases of services and equipment.

Aided in the processing of DOT information for Union drivers.

PROPRIETOR: HORIZON EQUIPMENT SALES, Pepperell, Ma. 01463. Outdoor Power Equipment sales, Dates: 1/1989 - 4/2013

Sourcing of suppliers and negotiation of all contracts for OEM equipment sales and warranty service.

Sourcing of all working capital and management/budgeting for entire business.

Recruitment of employees, and performing all inventory planning and marketing/advertising decisions.

Grew the company to 2100 customers, both commercial and residential, and with annual sales in excess of $150K.

Upon graduation from seminary, I closed my business in 2013 and began a second career in Ministry. After two years, I joined the staff of Trinity Baptist Church and became a licensed Baptist Pastor, and then became their Associate Pastor.

PURCHASING MANAGER: ELECTRONIC SPACE SYSTEMS CORP., Concord, MA, 01742, Producers of high precision Radar/Radome equipment, Dates: 1/1987 -- 1/1989

Responsible for a department of four including: budget, training, and supervision.

Supervised all procurement functions and quality/engineering interfacing.

Negotiated overseas subcontracts for NATO related prime contracts in Turkey and England and managed them under budget and within contract schedules/specifications.

Purchases of over $9M in support of four product lines.

Analysis of foreign versus domestic costs in buying plans for off-shore purchases for Irish Mfg. facility.

Achieved significant cost savings for equipment purchases.

Assist implementation of new MRPII software for purchasing,

Negotiated a 13% cost avoidance on aluminum purchases equaling over $100K.

Purchase of leased equipment at a $10K savings.

Initiated and help develop Lead Time Guide/Buyers Commodity list.

Developed cost savings via negotiations for all major product cost drivers while reducing the supplier base.

SUBCONTRACT SPECIALIST: AVCO SYSTEMS/TEXTRON, Wilmington, Ma. DOD contractors for missile system components, Dates: 11/1985 – 1/1987

Total subcontract responsibility with cradle to grave management through close out.

Managed a junior SCA along with 3 MX Missile programs of $6M.

Performed cradle to grave on all assigned sub-contracts until cancellation of MX program by Congress.

Negotiated price roll backs on critical hardware equating to a savings of $100K.

Improved internal forms/procedures for DOD purchase documentation compliance.

SUBCONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR: NUCLEAR METALS, INC., Concord, Ma. Manufacturers of Depleted Uranium ordinance, Dates: 11/1982 – 11/1985

Responsible for training of buyers for compliance procedures for DOD purchases.

Corporate liaison to DCASMA Boston.

Design of forms for DOD purchases.

Perform internal audits on compliance to DAR/FAR regulations.

Responsible for Capital equipment/special projects buying.

Worked on DOD proposals by writing scopes of work, SCDRLs, and flow downs from Prime to Subs.

Full responsibility for subcontracts against major DOD contracts.

Regaining of full DCASMA approval of Purchasing System in one year.

Affected savings of over $50K on capital equipment buys via prudent negotiation strategies.

BUYER: McINTURFF ASSOCIATES, INC., Natick, Ma. (Contracted for Nuclear Metals, Inc), Dates 8/1982 – 11/1982.

PURCHASING AGENT: GEAR/TRONICS CORPORATION, North Billerica, Ma. Manufacturers of machined parts, gears, special tools and wire equipment, Dates: 6/1980 – 2/1982.

Responsible for all corporate purchases in excess of $2.5 million.

Supervised two people.

Expedited material deliveries to match manufacturing lead times to minimize inventory.

Performed value analysis on machined part which equated to annual savings of over $25K.

Sourced new shop lubricant with a $2/lb. savings equaling over $5K annually.

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