BARBARA J. MUNINI

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Buyer (BS) with over twenty (20) years progressive experience in a manufacturing environment. Responsibilities have encompassed contract requests for developing improvements to procurement, planning, forecasting, and inventory management. Experience has led to a knowledge of electronic components (wire cables, semi-conductor’s, PCB’s), Oracle, SAP, BAAN (similar to SAP), strategic sourcing initiatives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Currently working at Promark Brands=under Illinois mandatory shutdown as of 3-20-20 –Purchasing Manager, responsible for all procurement for company. Lighting for Photography industry.

June 2014 to January 2020

RR Donnelley –Senior Buyer –purchasing paper, envelopes, production, raw materials and other supplies for the St. Charles plant.

October 2013 to March 2014

Leviton Manufacturing Company

Buyer/Planner I

Purchasing Raw materials and other components for St. Charles, Il production facility.

Assigned Special Projects-such as; ROHS, Cable Transfer Program, Fiber Cable Inventory Return Program.

Back up Planner-responsible for materials, ECN review and other planning processes.

January 2011 to October 2013

INX International

Purchasing Coordinator (contract to hire)

Buying raw materials and supplies for multiple plants.

2008 to 2010

Operating my own business and working with an Animal Shelter –Paws and Purrs while taking occasional contract assignments to keep my buying skills current.

2005 to 11-2008

AIRLIANCE MATERIALS, Roselle, IL

Buyer/Product Specialist

Responsible for purchasing all aircraft material from nose to tail of Aircraft, excluding engines.

Gained extensive experience with Baan -similar to SAP.

Developed improvements to procurement activity.

Acquired vast knowledge of FAA Industry certification.

Played a major role in the conversion from general buying for misc. customers to a one on one strategy. One buyer is responsible for one set of customers. Old procedure-general requisition pool and buyers could pick and choose requisitions to place, there was no process.

1998 to 2005

ROCKWELL FIRSTPOINT CONTACT (NOW CONCERTO), Wood Dale, IL.

MRO Sub-Contract Administrator

Establish qualified source of supply for internal requirements generated from engineering, marketing, sales, information systems, and operations.

Attain technical/cost proposals from subcontractors, coordinated with SSI teams to follow through on specifications, changes, current pricing, and overall feasibility.

Formulate proposal requests; evaluate subcontractor proposals with department leaders.

Analyze cost and obtain proper technical assistance; recommend subcontractors/MRO/Production suppliers.

Negotiate with suppliers; assure compliance with policy on quantity/quality and specifications.

Liaison between suppliers and business units as key resource for problem resolution.

Recognized for effectively managing multiple responsibilities, establishing solid working rapport with staff at all levels, and achieving goals and deadlines by organizing priorities.

Awarded additional responsibilities of production and turnkey procurement in year 2000.

Purchased electronic components.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE – (Continued)

Project Coordinator

Tested, implemented and debugged Oracle system as team member; worked with financial and receiving departments to organize and ensure reliability of system operations.

Designated as liaison to Strategic Sourcing Initiative (SSI) teams: responsible for the successfully completion of ten (10) SSI programs. Presented programs to my division in all employee meetings which entailed making companywide presentations of new programs and training of staff members on new processes.

Set up E-commerce for ordering over internet, as part of team, implemented 6 programs for placing and expediting purchase orders; resulted in modernizing business operations and increasing revenue.

Heavily involved in implementing and ensuring system Y2K compatibility.

Team lead for ROHS/WEEE Project to be completed late 2005.

Oracle Trainer

Responsible for Oracle training to purchasing staff and users within other departments.

Developed and implemented Oracle training program along with training team members.

Heavily involved in total conversion from manual requisition forms to Oracle system.

1989 to 1998

NEC TECHNOLOGIES, Itasca, IL

Professional Buyer-Manager

Started as MRO buyer, with increasing contract buying and management responsibilities since 1990.

Awarded contracts for office supplies, forms, printed materials for training, tools, seminars, turnkey procurement, capital equipment, automotive electronics, and software/hardware suppliers.

Reviewed planning, purchasing and inventory control, expediting and delivery procedures, and policy on return of rejected materials with suppliers.

Extensive purchasing activity with Germany, England, Japan, Taiwan, Korea and Hong Kong.

Achieved responsibility for monthly buying average of $48,336,000.00

SAP Trainer

Trained, oriented, and supported internal staff and customers on SAP.

Performed system implementation and upgrades as part of the team.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Studies--Canterbury University.

Associates in Applied Science-Marketing/Management—William Rainey Harper College

CERTIFICATES/SEMINARS

Seminar in Purchasing Negotiations, Marketing Management Institute, 6/00.

Internal seminar: “Fostering Improvement through Innovation,” thinking outside the box, 5/00.

Certificate, Purchasing Management, 1/98-11/98-DePaul University.

Seminar in Project Management Skills, American Management Association, 11/98.

Certificate, Oracle Training and Procurement, 4/98.

Internal Training on ISO 2002 Procedures.

Legal Aspects of Purchasing, National Association of Purchasing Managers.

Contracts: Reading, Writing and Negotiating, National Association of Purchasing Managers.

Leadership/Value Creation, Disney University Professional Development Program.

Fundamentals of Purchasing, American Management Association.

HMS Purchased Material Control, Worldwide Information Systems.

ISO 9000, OSHA, Strategic Proactive Procurement, Negotiating Strategies and Tactics.

MEMBERSHIPS

American Purchasing Society, since 1995

Purchasing Management Association of Chicago, since October 1990

References shall be furnished upon request.

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