Manager Engineering

AARON J. PAULUCCI

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Hudsonville, MI 49426

Phone: 616-***-**** Email: **************@*****.*** OBJECTIVE

To use the knowledge and skills that I have acquired to ensure complete customer satisfaction and professional courteous communication with team members on a daily basis. EDUCATION

Grand Valley State University

Degree: Bachelor of Science

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hadley Products - Senior Buyer - 10/2019-current

-Introduced new cost savings with old vendors and established new relationships with perspective vendors within weeks of starting.

-Handle all Engineering Change Requests for the sourcing team.

-Administer and distribute PPAP documentation to necessary team members.

-Act as liaison for QIR issues between the Quality team and the supplier.

-Extensively inspected and adjusted the current purchasing process on potential inventory issues and have been running at 100% line efficiency since being hired.

-Taken on extra responsibility to assist the Sourcing management team in response to the department head finding a new vocation.

-Worked with suppliers to better utilize vendor controlled inventory Vanguard Fire & Security - Purchasing 10/2013 – 10/2019

-Process and administer all purchase orders for 4 in state branches and 3 out of state divisions

-Coordinate incoming and outgoing freight for each branch, both domestic and international

-Reorganized the processing and inventory system to save time and man hours

-Establish positive working relationships with international vendors across the globe

-Negotiate contracts with vendors to ensure maximum discounts, payment terms and allowances

-Resolve all contract and invoicing issues with suppliers and maintenance companies

-Act as the point of contact for all out of state job sites for equipment and material deliveries

-Seek out and maintain maintenance services and their contracts for our facilities

-Work alongside Project Managers to provide up to date quoting information and material ETA’s

-Assist the CFO and accounting department to ensure accounts are accurate and up to date

-Work alongside the engineering team to problem solve and provide input/data

-Continually seeking out new customers and establishing long term relationships generating yearly sales

-Created an online marketplace selling equipment

-Assist in managing a team of shop employees including the shop foreman and multiple interns

-Part of the marketing development team for the digital platform system Action Water Sports - Parts Purchasing Manager 8/2011 10/2013

-Ensured that customer communication and etiquette were at the center of every day

-Worked with dozens of suppliers for various products and supplies

-Organized and structured the inventory department with bin locations and proper margins

-Brought profit margins up almost 10% in a year’s time

-Coordinated and scheduled a large portion of the service tickets on a daily basis

-Scheduled and coordinated service for over 800 customers in a 3 month seasonal prep process Steelcase (ManPower Professional) Associate Mechanical Designer 6/2009 8/2011

-Updated and monitored an engineering database system (Work Manager)

-Designed and built physical prototypes using Pro Engineering

-Recorded and documented drawing and bill of material information for many product lines

-Developed tests for materials, mechanisms, and products for the engineering team Computer Skills: Profit Zoom, Total Control Software, Pro Engineer, Microsoft Office

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