Buyer/planner

Leslie Borin

Winnetka, CA *****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-borin-2728807/

cell:805-***-****

admw4i@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications Summary

Highly energetic and technically competent materials professional with over 20 years of diverse experience in a customer focused business application. Specializing in New Product Introduction (NPI) planning, Production Planning, and Purchasing, Documented achievements in Research and Development and Negotiations.

Professional Experience

Caregiver for family members. Details given upon request. Feb 2019 - Present

Ontic Engineering (A BBA Aviation Company) Chatsworth, CA May 2018 - July 2019

Ontic manufactures and supports more than 4,500 top-level assemblies licensed or acquired from OEM's worldwide and spanning every major aircraft system.

Senior Buyer Responsibilities

Reviewed Quality maintenance information to assure Certs and Reps, FAIR, MNDA are current and D&B

Reviewed MRRs to determine if I'm in agreement, if yes proceed with RTV procedure, if not work with Quality and Engineering

Reviewed and negotiated pricing and lead-time, competitive bids where applicable

Reviewed online training and test as required

Achievements

Learned 90% of company's procedures within two weeks

Reduced past due purchase orders by 50% in first two months

Adopted two new programs and turned around long lead-time items in line with Ontics goals

Dukes Aerospace Inc. (TransDigm Group Inc.) Northridge, CA Feb 2018 – May 2018 (contract job) Closed and moved to Ohio

Dukes Aerospace Inc. specializes in the design, manufacture, and repair of highly engineered pneumatic valves, cabin pressure control systems, fuel pumps, and solenoids.

Senior Buyer Responsibilities

Analyzed invoice issues to reconcile pricing and quantities

Negotiated pricing and delivery with suppliers

Create Purchase Orders, follow up on past due deliveries, analyze and execute exception messages

Executed Configuration Management dispositions for all DCN/MCN/ECR changes for all stages of production

Executed SNARs (Supplier Non-Conformance Reports)

Trained personnel on purchasing activities

Achievements

Reduced quantity of supplier’s accounts on hold

Reduced past due purchase orders

Reduced order action messages

Increased cost savings by purchasing complete assemblies and consolidating similar parts for leverage

Reduced supplier base

Experience (Cont’d)

Meggitt Control Systems (Formally Whittaker Controls) North Hollywood, CA June 2008 – Jan 2018

Meggitt designs and manufactures valves for aerospace and Industrial markets for engine oil, fuel, aircraft flight control systems, and ground fueling.

Senior NPI Planner/Buyer Responsibilities

Analyzed drawings and developed BOM structure for all new products

Analyzed invoice issues to reconcile pricing and quantities

Negotiated pricing, delivery, and terms with suppliers

Created Purchase Orders, follow up on past due deliveries, analyze and execute exception messages

Scheduled and maintained manufacturing MFG work orders in support of customer orders, Engineering demands and qualification demands

Executed Configuration Management dispositions for all DCN/MCN/ECR changes for all stages of production

Tracked and provide feedback to management any potential impacts to delivery schedules

Managed monthly LOB plan revenue

Achievements

Avoided $10M milestone penalty through shifting of shop workloads, expediting suppliers and tracking deliverables to achieve results

Addressed internal shop bottlenecks by distributing workload amongst key partner NPI suppliers which resulted in avoidance of overtime costs and increased capacity

Absorbed unplanned program requirements while maintaining critical customer delivery schedules

Exceeded “As-Won” business case pricing assumptions through various pricing negotiations with key suppliers

Kavlico Corporation Moorpark, CA Mar 1991 - May 2008

Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST)

Kavlico manufactured pressure sensors for automotive, Industrial and aerospace markets.

Senior NPI Planner/Buyer Responsibilities Aug 2007 - May 2008

Located & developed suppliers and negotiated pricing in support of NPI projects

Managed internal manufacture and procurement of goods associated with various NPI programs

Coordinated and prioritized supplier first article submissions

Established MPS for assigned NPI product lines

Developed monthly revenue plan for management review

Material Planner Responsibilities Mar 1991 – Jul 1997

Analyzed production plans, MPS and MRP exception reports

Initiated and followed-up on raw material, component purchase orders, sub-assembly and final assembly work orders in support of MPS and MRP requirements

Coordinated with engineering to minimize obsolete inventory and ensure new component availability

Achievements

Facilitated meetings with design engineering and suppliers to identify cost out opportunities and incorporate into initial design stages

Achieved 95% on-time delivery for new engineering customer requirements

Reduced total inventory for assigned product lines by $1M dollars

Improved production customer on-time delivery performance from 81% to 98%

Education

Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA

West Valley Occupational Center, Woodland Hills, CA

Pierce College, Business Management Courses, Woodland Hills, CA

Certificates

California State University, Northridge (CSUN), CA. A.P.I.C.S: Certificate

Glendale Community College: Lean Manufacturing Certification

Skills

JD Edwards (MRP), SAP, Windows XP, Syteline, Adept, AS400, Oracle

MS Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel), Visual plus and compliance, Cisco Jabber

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