Purchasing Manager Agent

Jack A. Grimsley Jr.

*** ********* **. **********,**. 36067 · 334-***-**** · ***********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Purchasing Manager

SKILLS SUMMARY

Strategic Supply and Purchasing professional offering extensive knowledge pertaining to following areas of expertise:

All aspects of supervising the maintenance of all supplies and equipment.

Garnered extensive experience in restocking orders, monitoring compliance and specifying storage points for delivery.

Analyze and improve supply operational efficiency.

Identify appropriate suppliers or contractors.

Working with Procurement on supply and service requests requiring contracts.

Effectively developing procurement reports.

Recommending actions to ensure that the organization has total resource flexibility and accessibility.

Performing due diligence under pressure both individually and as part of a team while remaining prompt and dependable.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Have MRP experience with Dataworks,Encompix,Mapics and Microsoft Dynamics and was directly involved with the implementation of Dataworks and Encompix in the purchasing departments.

RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Senior Buyer 5/12-Present

VT Miltope

Hope Hull,Al.

Supervisor:Kelly Ellis

At the present I purchase 70% of the materials used in our production process.My daily duties include ordering all parts from MRP which are sheet metal,machining,gasketing,hardware and various electronic parts.I attend Production meetings and bring status of upcoming projects.One of my biggest responsibilities is following up on upcoming deliveries to ensure they will be on time and managing vendors to pull in or push out any orders as directed.I send out a OPEN ORDER REPORT to our vendors at the beginning of the week which helps to stay on top of possible problems.I make cost savings a priority have been very successful in this area.This is an everyday part of procurements responsibility.I am very active in negotiating pricing terms and long term pricing where possible and where it makes sense.We have Shalate and Darian whom I have taken an active role in mentoring and help with any questions or problems that may come up.Working with our Engineers as well as the PM’s is an area I am very active in.I attend meetings called by Engineering and Program Management IPT’s to stay on top of the current program status.During my 39 yrs of purchasing experience I have done shipping and receiving as well as all aspects of inventory.I work very close with the Planners as well as VP of Operations on any and all material issues that arise and see them through until the problem is solved.Over the last several weeks I have attended meetings every morning to go over parts that are needed to qual new programs and feel that I have been helpful in communicating info that is needed to keep things going.I pride myself on communicating with all departments to insure that everyone is kept up to speed on the current status of materials.I take problem solving head on and will not stop until it is finished.Work with accounting on all problems that prevent invoice payments and receiving issues.Have a very good relationship with our Supply Chain to insure that we are getting the best possible Quality,Price and Delivery that can be had.We do have issues in these areas but I am diligent in trying to get them solved.My DAX experience has grown stronger as the yrs have gone by.I understand all of the procurement processes in the system as I work with them daily.I have always worked close with our Director in communicating to him things that he needs to know.In my last 3 raise reviews the Director has stated that I am ready for management and I feel I am also.

Senior Buyer 5/1998 - 2012

Vulcan Engineering Co.

Helena, AL

Gerry Peeples-you may contact-205-***-****

Responsible for ensuring that material needs are met. Tasked with sourcing new product streams, finding new vendors, and developing procurement strategies. Purchase all items for the mfg process and inventory purposes. Negotiate pricing and contracts with all vendors. Handle all aspects of logistics. Oversee inventory control and the receiving process. Develop, negotiate and administer contracts, agreements and acquisitions in new business proposals. Create solicitations and contracts and analyze cost estimates. Establish OEM pricing with large suppliers and buy directly from these suppliers. Serve as an active member of the MRP computer system implementation team. Coordinate warehouse locations for inventory. Successfully promoted to senior buyer in 2006,Purchasing Mgr and supervised 4 buyers. Consolidated purchasing activities from 3 different departments into one central purchasing group.

Purchasing Agent 1/1988 - 5/1998

Guzzler Mfg.

Birmingham, AL

Supervisor: Jerry Richards, Operations Manager. You may not contact.

Coordinated activities involved with procuring goods and services, such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, and advertising. Communicated with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule. Selected products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining items. Estimated values according to knowledge of market price. Determined procurement method. Prepared purchase orders or bid requests. Reviewed bid proposals and negotiates contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority. Purchased all items for the manufacturing process. Negotiated pricing contracts. Handled all receiving and invoicing issues. Supervised 25 personnel on a daily basis to ensure that they pull and deliver parts to feed the assy line. Functioned on the Dataworks computer implementation team member representing the purchasing group. Managed the integrated supply system. Tasked with the negotiation of cost savings with Freight carriers. Successfully transitioned the company to an MRP parts ordering system and provided training for the purchasing department on how to effectively utilize it.

EDUCATION

30 HRMANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSE

BESSEMER STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE 6/92

APICS CSCP Course

FOX VALLEY TECH 5/13

Coursework Completed 6/1996 - 8/1996

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

Coursework Not Completed in Business 9/1976 - 9/1977

University Of Montevallo

Montevallo, AL

Coursework Completed 9/1973 - 5/1976

Thompson High School

Alabaster, AL

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