Engineering Service

ANNA M. DURAN

408-***-**** ****.*******@*****.***

PROCUREMENT / BUYER / SOURCING / SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNER

Self-motivated and proactive purchasing professional dedicated to providing outstanding customer service and cost control, seeking an opportunity to excel in a business where growth and higher-level opportunities are offered. Career background in procuring goods and services, negotiation with vendors and processing a high volume of purchase orders with accuracy and detail. Recognized leader and team player, who readily presents information, responds to questions and establishes positive relationships with multiple stakeholders. Creative thinker, focused on bottom-line results, contributes to procurement and cost-reduction initiatives. Possess a track record of achievements and a proven ability to manage the vendor/supplier base to reduce lead time and cost wherever possible. Results-driven, with ability to use initiative to develop effective solutions to supply chain problems, while having an active and dynamic approach to accomplish projects successfully. Work well independently as well as a contributing team member to meet mutual goals. Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication with ability to build strong rapport with people of culturally diverse backgrounds. Displayed ability to multi-task, prioritizing work assignments and perform under tremendous pressures meeting deadlines with ease and efficiency. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Highly knowledgeable of procurement concepts, practices and procedures.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Customer Service / Technology Procurement / Material Purchasing / Expense Reconciliation Systems / Project Management

Vendor Identification & Selection / Policies & Procedures / Presentations / Negotiating / Budgeting / Staff Development

Supply Chain Material Supply Solutions / Tenders & Estimating / Vendor identification / Supplier Relationship Management Contract Management / Capital Acquisitions / Component Analysis / Cost Control / Order and Requisition Placement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Google, Sunnyvale, CA 1/2020 – 10/2020

Business Process Specialist/Funding Analyst (Contracted through InfoObjects,Inc.)

Provided support and helped to enhance NetCO’s funding requisition related processes which included supplier enrollment, requisition creation, and PO sharing with Suppliers.

Reviewed funding requisitions to ensure accuracy to contracts, adherence to accounting policies, and proper funding

Support.

Updated existing documentation and created new documentation related to onboarding suppliers via Ariba, as well as

NetCO’s general funding processes.

Reviewed Master Service Agreements and advised if Payment Terms and Conditions were accurate.

Reviewed and approved invoices.

Sigmaway at Pharmacyclics, Sunnyvale, CA 5/2019 – 1/2020

Purchasing Process Expert (Contracted through Sigmaway LLC)

Performed all procurement/purchasing for the IT Service Desk and software for Research and Development and Commercial Software to include departmental Budget Management, Procurement, Accounts Payable and Contracting systems principles and processes.

Managed contracts for outsourcing as well for these departments.

Utilized ERP-Procure to Pay modules in predominant industry platforms such as SAP, Oracle or Dynamics AX.

Strong understanding of Legal contract review process was required

Utilized Buysmart, Microsoft AX, Apttus and Service Now programs.

Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA 9/2017 – 5/2019

Indirect Buyer (Contracted through Insight Global)

Coordinated and transacted clients Indirect Purchasing’s activities with both the Operations and the Engineering departments to acquire Indirect Goods and Services in a cost effective and timely manner.

Processed all Purchase Requisitions through SAP and Engineering requests through SAP dashboard.

Reconciled goods receipts and payment discrepancies with suppliers, Accounts Payable, and the Receiving department

Requested quotations from suppliers and reviewed and analyzed Purchase Requisitions.

Converted Purchase Requisitions into Purchase Orders or Change Orders via SAP, Purchase Card or Ariba.

Created and maintained the Vendor Codes in the Lam Research SAP database.

Interacted closely with suppliers to effectively and efficiently resolve quality, delivery, and/or payment issues.

Appointed Ariba Administrator by my Manager prior to five-month leave.

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Southern Glazer Wine and Spirits, Union City, CA 3/2017 – 7/2017

Purchasing Liaison (Contracted through Randstad USA)

Coordinated order status report submissions from suppliers. Resolved changes and discrepancies, and updated purchase

order information accordingly. Acted as liaison between all upper Management, Sales, Procurement and Logistics.

Responsible for the accurate entry, proofing, maintenance and submission of all transfer purchase orders.

Performed routine purchase order review, follow-up and expediting of orders.

Reconciled goods receipts and payment discrepancies with suppliers, Accounts Payable and the Receiving department.

Invoiced products from various locations within Southern Glazer Wine and Spirits.

Worked with Receiving and Costing to resolve issues with Penalty Box items and Vintage Revision updates.

Learned to work with two software programs to update deliveries, vintage changes and also for maintenance.

Hilmar Cheese Company, Hilmar, CA 4/2015 – 3/2017

Direct Contract Buyer (Contracted through Hilmar Cheese)

Processed purchase order requisitions utilized in buying materials, equipment, and supplies from vendors, managing orders through fruition.

Interacted closely with suppliers to develop, maintain and promote long-term beneficial business relationships with

suppliers and the business community exhibiting a high level of communication skills.

Handling MRO buys, Service Maintenance orders and also repairs and refurbishments for the Maintenance Department.

Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers by receiving first-hand

customer information and utilizing this information for future improvements in the overall procurement process.

Worked within Vendor Performance Program to monitor and document supplier issues.

Followed detailed instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the tasks at hand.

Collaboratively worked with all HCC departments in order to achieve the common goals of the company.

Set-up and maintained Punch Out catalogs and managed work orders though SAP.

Worked very closely with Maintenance for all plants.

Rainin Instruments, Oakland, CA 10/2014 – 3/2015

Buyer (Contracted through ATR International, Inc.)

Oversaw the correction of all contact information that was transferred from Oracle I 11 to SAP Vendor Master.

Handled all MRB in Quality Assurance to care ensuring all was correct in QCBD system.

Managed all packaging quotes and purchase orders and well as handled MRO purchasing.

Updated all vendor quality audit forms in QCBD in addition to responsibility for vendor quality reports.

Closely worked with the SAP team when migrating from Oracle to SAP.

Blue Diamond Growers, Sacramento, CA 2014 – 10/2014

Procurement Buyer (Contracted through Accountemps)

Processed requisitions, review bids and proposals, assist accounting with invoices.

• Responsible for all MRO purchases for entire Company.

• Reviewed all projects for submittal for Engineering, Maintenance and all services for upper management.

Setup new part numbers in the Material Master, creating purchasing information record and source list in SAP.

Assisted in the conversion from Adage to SAP.

Trained on Adage ERP within first two days of employment.

Compass Components, Fremont, CA 2012 – 2014

Senior Buyer

Prepared quotations for approximately five Quoting Department staff members and all fabrication purchasing and buying for the entire Scotts Valley facility MRO and production.

Assisted with obsolete part replacement and correcting BOM's from customers.

Performed forefront cost savings by quoting out jobs prior to receiving sales orders.

Mentored Junior Buyers by training on proper quoting procedures.

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Tri-Net (Finesse Solutions, Inc.), Dublin, CA 2011 – 2012

Buyer/Planner II

Provided purchasing and planning support for both the Engineering and Production Departments, including MRO procurement.

Negotiated with suppliers for the best price and on-time delivery of all items.

Executed demand/supply requirements from the MRP planning system.

Managed commodities assigned to the buyer.

Analyzed and processed engineering change orders.

Worked with accounts payable staff to resolve invoices and receiving discrepancies in a timely manner.

Produced and prioritized work orders through the manufacturing cycle to meet customer due dates.

Implemented total turnkey on all PCBA's and additionally assisted the procurement for the Automation group.

Responsible for Capitol equipment purchases for entire company.

Siemens through Aerotek, Pleasanton, CA 2011

Procurement Specialist II

Managed and maintained RMA issues. Maintained vendor’s daily reports experiencing delivery issues and quality problems.

Performed vendor negotiation and management.

Oversaw open order and past due reports.

Omnicell, Inc., Mountain View, CA 2005 – 2010

Buyer/Planner II

Procured all MRO materials and supplies for over 600 employees. Served as Buyer for Manufacturing and IT to include computers, servers, software, office supplies and hardware. This also included Services for all Maintenance Department. Maintained vendor relationships for company as well as prepared quarterly vendor reviews

Saved $500,000.00 on a last buy for servers needed for our dispensing cabinets.

Served as the Administrator for Omnicell, Inc.’s Omnibuyer, an internal procurement software program.

Implemented all procurement for IT, Maintenance and Engineering within Omnibuyer system.

Lead Buyer for acquisition of the Rioux Vision, Inc. in Elgin, SC.

Established an online bin system for hardware, saving substantial time and money and improving inventory tracking.

Provided basic training for employees on procurement software including Omnibuyer and SAP.

Managed 1000 commodities and also was responsible for Rioux transfer of Sheet metal from South Carolina back to

California when acquisition was done.

COMPUTER PROGRAM PROFICIENCIES

Rivermine, Google Sheets, Buysmart, Microsoft AX, Apttus, Service Now, Ariba,SAP, Intuitive, AS/400, EAM, Adage,

Parts and Epicor, Oracle 11I, JD Edwards, Agile, QCBD and Arena. QuickBooks; Parts and Vendors.

Omnibuyer, Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, PowerPoint. OrCAD, FrameMaker, Adobe Illustrator

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