Richard Bayster

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Berwyn, PA **312

Home: 610-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/richardsbayster Email: adckai@r.postjobfree.com

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Well trained professional in Supply Chain Management with experience as a Purchasing Agent, Buyer-Planner, Buyer, Materials and Sourcing Analyst and Project Expeditor. An operations support specialist who gets things done with a record of reducing time and cost of operations as well as improving deadlines.

MRP-ERP Experience

Supplier Bid Evaluation

Skilled at Mil-Spec Purchasing

Strategic Sourcing Division Rep.

J & J Buyer Planner

Cost Saving Mentality

Supply Relationship Management

JDE, Job Boss Procurement

Bio-Process Purchasing

Manufacturing Material Supply

Global Procurement Center

ISO 9001

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COMPUCRAFT FABRICATORS, Montgomeryville, PA 6/2019 – 10/2019

Purchasing/Buyer

Utilized Job Boss purchasing system, evaluated requirements to purchase all raw materials and finished and consumable goods as required to support fast paced production schedule for manufacturing facility.

Responsible for $1,300,000 in annual purchases.

Expedited material and components to meet compacted sub-contract schedules.

Operate with a sense of urgency to meet department fabrication demands and reduce cost of materials.

Ability to work with others in a collaborative management environment, and work independently as well, as working on a team.

Responsible for processing service agreements and updating procurement system.

Assumed ownership of materials acquisition to control excess inventory and safeguard assets.

Resolved invoice issues, and transportation issues.

Sourced new suppliers for cost savings as required.

HENRY COMPANY, C/O PEOPLE SHARE, Kimberton, PA 5/2018 – 2/2019

Buyer-Planner (Contract Position)

Utilized JDE-MRP system, evaluated requirements to purchase of raw materials and finished goods as required to support fast paced production schedule for 14 manufacturing facilities.

Expedited material and components to meet compacted schedules.

Recently assumed new procurement responsibilities for supplying Canadian facilities.

Responsible for processing direct shipments and updating spreadsheet for bi-weekly reporting for customer service.

Served as back-up for supervisor with 44 years tenure when on vacation or traveling on business.

Resolved invoice issues, transportation issues, updated Supplier catalog for all vendors.

Sourced new suppliers for Sourcing Manager as required.

MILTON ROY, C/O ALL-STAR STAFFING, Warminster, PA 2016 – 9/2017

Purchasing- Coordinator and Expeditor (Contract Position)

Utilized JDE-MRP system, evaluated requirements for purchase of stock components and raw materials as required to support fast paced production schedule.

Expedited all material and components to meet target schedules

Used communication and negotiating skills to improve schedules for tight production schedules.

Contacted all vendors for critical First Article items and maintained accuracy of changing schedules in complex spreadsheet

Input Inventory data during annual plant physical inventory maintaining strict accuracy.

PRESSURE PRODUCTS, C/O KELLY ENGINEERING, Warminster, PA 2012 – 2014

Buyer-Planner (Contract Position)

Utilized JDE-MRP system, evaluated requirements for purchase of stock components and raw materials as required including electrical, electro-mechanical, pumps, and MRO

Promoted to Unit purchasing, 5S manufacturing operation

Always operated with a sense of urgency to meet changing expediting schedules

Requested proposals for raw materials (plate, bar, sheet), welding supplies, gases, parts and components for manufacture of critical equipment for International customers

Evaluated bids and recommended award, and creation of MRP Purchase Reorder spreadsheet to meet production deadlines and schedule

Saved $19,000 by disciplined competitive sourcing. Received 2 “Above and Beyond Awards”

Interfaced with product development, engineering, production scheduling, sales department and upper management resulting in savings of thousands of dollars through sourcing and renegotiation

SELAS FLUID (LINDE), C/O KELLY ENGINEERING, Blue Bell, PA 2010 - 2011

Procurement/Project Expeditor (Contract Position)

Sourced new vendors, requested proposals for equipment for multi- million dollar equipment and integrated systems for US projects and International Projects

Evaluated bids and recommended supplier, and updated status of project spreadsheet to meet fast- paced deadlines and schedule

Acted as a liaison with supplier project managers and Linde Germany Engineering for problem resolution with suppliers for international projects

Interfaced and updated senior purchasing agents and purchasing agent on status of RFQs and proposals

Updated project managers for three projects as project expediter and facilitated monthly progress reporting, drawing submittals, sub supplier lists/reports to meet deliverable schedules

Persuasive communicator who forged relationships with suppliers to meet project goals and adept at price reductions

AGUSTA AEROSPACE C/O AEROTEK ENGINEERING, Philadelphia, PA 2010 - 2010

Buyer (Contract Position)

Sourced and purchased materials for logistics center for fast paced operation

Achieved Cost savings totaling $244,000 in 4 months

Supported demanding production operations and continually changed forecasts through SAP system

Managed supplier base through regular Vendor Order Book communications and meetings

Skilled at sourcing suppliers and filling requirements for European facilities urgent demands

Proactively analyzed weekly supplier schedules to meet sales commitments in Europe

Strong business sense and totally committed to total cost of ownership

SHAW POWER, Cherry Hill, NJ 2007 - 2009

Project Expeditor – EPC-Fossil Generation Power Plant

Expedited materials including capital equipment to meet or exceed construction turnover deadlines for million dollar projects contributing to reducing costs by effective use of manpower resources

Created and maintained Management Milestone Tracking Report for all deliverable materials

Improved and avoided construction delays by expediting deliverables via supplier project manager resulting in avoidance of liquidating damages

Project scope responsibility $65,000,000 + (Mercer project) ; additionally, supported Hudson Project, NJ

Proactively analyzed monthly power equipment delivery schedule reports to align target and actual delivery dates resulting in supplier recovery

Increased cost savings by coordinating schedules of field expeditors with site inspections

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC., Conshohocken, PA 2006 - 2007

Buyer/Expeditor – Capital Equipment Projects – Pharmaceutical.

Competitively bid equipment, evaluated commercial bids, recommended award of business, issued POs to most qualified suppliers to insure best value in meeting specifications and meeting tight construction schedules

WGI, TYCO ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, New Brunswick, NJ & DuPont, DE 2004 - 2006

Buyer/Materials Analyst (Contract Positions)

Served as key project specialist, EPC project in Michigan, interfacing with all departments to provide increase in on-time delivery of equipment by 10-35% for environmental management, industrial process and power generation projects

Sourced and negotiated cost savings for complex automated circuit board manufacturing technology to generate $68,000 savings over 8 months

Worked from BOM and specifications to source vendors

Reviewed forecasted and higher usage parts to achieve 10-58% savings in procuring

CENTOCOR, INC., Malvern, PA (Johnson and Johnson Division) 1999 - 2004

Buyer-Planner/Purchasing Agent – cGMP Supply

cGMP experience: FDA approval of world class manufacturing facility 3-4 months earlier than target

Generated cost savings in MRO and critical inventory in excess of $270,000 over 2 yrs. Received “Star Award”.

Served as Project Liaison in the reduction of critical vendor lead times for Material Master Items

Developed and managed metric tracking system for critical component resulting in 20% reduced cycle times; 5 % reduction in inventory

Extensive purchasing support for R&D, Pilot Plants achieving reduced costs and quick turn-around in material fulfillment.

EDUCATION

MBA, Administrative Management, St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA

COMPUTER SKILLS

JDE, JobScope, Job Boss, SAP. BAAN, ARIBA, Unix-based AS400

Amp Purchasing System, Marian (Oracle), Oracle E- Business, Pro Log, Cosmos, MS Office 365

MS Communicator and Visio, Lotus Notes 8.5, training in MS Office 2010-2013 courses, volunteer participant P2E

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CPM (till 2012), cGMP training, Export Compliance Training, Advanced Negotiating & Ethics Training

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