Hai Nguyen

***** ***** ******

Midway City, CA **655

951-***-****

adoa0r@r.postjobfree.com

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

●Cross checking comparative data between different vendors’ services/products without sacrificing quality resulting in $150k+ company annual savings.

●Implemented procedures to reduce scrap from 4% to less than 1% which resulted in a direct cost savings of over $70k annually.

●Implemented a safety program that achieved over 4 years of no recordable accidents.

●Responsible for ensuring best customer lead-times while keeping overtime rate below 10%.

SKILLS

●Good communication and presentation/negotiation skills at all levels

●Bilingual – Fluent in Vietnamese, articulate in English

●Computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Oracle)

●Enthusiastic and positive attitude with record of dependability

●Skilled at learning new concepts quickly, working well under pressure, and communicating ideas clearly and effectively

●Diagnosing, analyzing, and troubleshooting a situation in either individual or team effort basis

●Strong hands-on work ethic but can multi-task through employee involvement and development

●Knowledgeable and experienced in, but not limited to, all aspects of shipping/receiving and shipping labels, inventory management and cycle counting / reconciliation, purchasing and price negotiations.

EXPERIENCE

Supplier Management Solutions, Delivery Assurance Specialist Temecula, CA 11/2018 - 03/2020

Tracked the flow of critical/hot parts through the suppliers manufacturing shop from the raw material phase, through manufacturing, quality, shipping, and delivery to the customer.

Proactively worked with the suppliers to monitor all parts to support On-time deliveries to our aerospace customers

Initiated actions to mitigate potential delivery delays by identifying risks, performing root cause analysis and development of recovery plans to bring shipments back in-line with customer requirements

Created daily status reports and communicate actions and plans to all stakeholders with our customers, prime aerospace manufacturers throughout the day

Monitored production operations and identify manufacturing process improvement opportunities

Prepared presentations and lead meetings

Perform internal tracking and auditing of team member’s submitted data and performance to create weekly and monthly Excel and PowerPoint reports for upper management.

Oversee overall performance and production of the team to maintain optimal service and support for our client’s suppliers and providers.

Baker Furnace, Inc., Senior Buyer Brea, CA 07/2017 - 08/2018

●Responsible for the procurement of raw materials, electronic components, tool/supplies, and services, as needed by production and engineering, stated on bill of materials for each project.

●Utilize price and cost analysis techniques to assure best overall cost, quality, and lead-time.

●Support Q/A and A/P to maintain streamline of manufacturing and accounting processes.

●Communicate to corporate daily, all achievements and issues to raise necessary awareness.

●Maintain company’s optimal levels of stock parts, shop supplies, safety equipment.

●Negotiate with outside vendors regarding price agreements, long term agreements, and purchasing terms, to acquire best rate.

●Maintain availability for immediate problem-solving needs as situations arise.

●Work closely with Service department and Shipping department to streamline production.

AcutekUS, Purchasing Manager Fullerton, CA 02-2017 to 7/2017

●Responsible for the procurement of raw material and special processes as required by the end user's blueprints of parts to be manufactured to a finished product.

●Utilizing price and cost analysis techniques to assure the best overall balancing cost, quality and reliability of product while eliminating single source suppliers of critical materials.

●Implement proper and standard procedure for purchasing throughout company's facility.

●Supports QA dept for all non-conforming issues and communicates claims to outside vendors.

●Works closely with estimating and shipping dept. to support with information as needed.

●Manages all material and process documents to comply with ISO and AS9100 standards.

●Maintain accurate inventory levels of raw material and finished goods.

Stretch Forming Corporation, Purchasing Agent / Program Manager Perris, CA 10/2013 - 2/2017

●Utilizing price and cost analysis techniques to assure the best overall balancing cost, quality and reliability of product while eliminating single source suppliers of critical materials

●Managing and documenting the purchasing and sourcing process, write PO's and RFQ's

●Monitoring supplier's product quality and on-time delivery performance, taking action when issues arise, offering recognition to outstanding service and quality.

●Facilitating any necessary meetings between Engineering, Manufacturing and Quality Assurance to resolve vendor concerns.

●Work closely with shipping department and vendors to coordinate the pickup and delivery of customer parts, purchased materials, including expedited operations with critical time sensitivity.

●Involved with Quality and Production to assist with product research to attain and maintain continuous improvement of processes, quality, and safety within the work environment.

●Own the overall project and deliverables. Maintain work breakdown structure, detailed implementation schedule, and project plan.

●Oversee project development efforts to keep projects on schedule, on budget, and to specification

●Review and recognize scope of work to manufacture parts and assemblies based on customer furnished engineering, quality documents and contract documents and create detailed work order/job routing

●Prepare and monitor schedules; work with materials planning, production, and engineering personnel to coordinate activities.

●Responsible to act as the interface between internal operations and customer via phone calls, emails and web-based applications

Dietrich Industries Inc., Lead Expeditor, Assistant Plant Manager Colton, CA 2002-2012

●Scheduled and coordinated the daily work of production staff and products to the lines.

●Implemented procedures to reduce scrap from 4% to less than 1% which resulted in a direct cost savings of over $70k annually

●Responsible for ensuring best customer lead-times while keeping overtime rate below 10%

●Monitored customer service and fleet dispatching among other expeditors

●Performed cycle counting and physical reconciliation of both raw material and finished goods inventories.

●Created and Implemented production inventory layout of raw material and finished goods to increase production efficiency and on-time deliveries

●Scheduled raw material availability with corporate based on sales KPI meetings for forecast and volume pace.

●Ensured adherence to plant safety rules, policies, and programs.

●Implemented a safety program that achieved over 4 years of no recordable accidents.

●Responsible for monthly and quarterly reports and inventory audit to corporate.

●Involved with purchasing and many other HR related activities including hiring, training and disciplinary actions.

●Practices and sustains methods of continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, 5S, and 6 Sigma

●Responsible for OSHA and environmental related issues

●Supervised staff of 30+ employees

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

●Management Development Training – Worthington Industries Inc 2009

●30 Hour OSHA Training – Worthington Industries Inc, 2007

●Positive Discipline Training - Dietrich Industries, Phoenix AZ 2004

References readily available upon request

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