Samantha Kirschbaum

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fluor Corporation 2006-2009

Expeditor – Sakhalin Project & Marathon Garyville Project

Expedite material from Letter of Award (LOA) status through delivery at site.

Provide feedback to project and client personnel at weekly Material Status Report (MSR) meetings.

Update Material Manager System (MatMan) with current material and data delivery schedules for review at weekly Material Status Report (MSR) meetings.

Proactively expedite material to comply with project RAS dates.

Responsible for expediting and maintaining first round approval drawings.

Provide any project correspondence to Field Shop Expeditors for their review.

Collect, review, distribute and manage monthly accruals and progress reports by suppliers.

Establish and maintain strong relationships with client and suppliers.

Assist with project closeout duties.

Cook Compression 1999-2006

Buyer/Planner 2001-2006

Under limited supervision, provide assistance in the performance of various routine purchasing assignments and planning of production materials.

Negotiate and implement vendor contracts to obtain financial value for Cook Manley and its customers.

Responsible for tracking & expediting orders to meet customer requirements on a daily basis.

Plan, schedule and monitor all materials through the production cycle to insure proper inventory levels at all times.

Assist in developing and implementing Lean manufacturing strategies to maximize ongoing cost, quality, and delivery improvements.

Evaluate vendor reliability and product quality and resolves problems through the use of corrective actions.

Maintain vendor accounts on a daily, monthly and yearly basis for quarterly ISO standard auditing.

Responsible for identifying new sources and developing positive vendor relations.

Translating field requisitions into purchase orders.

Sales/Customer Service 1999-2001

Consult directly with customers about their service requirements.

Middle liaison between Engineers and customer.

Translating customer purchase orders into work orders for manufacturing.

Creating engineering masters and work orders from BOM’s.

Built and maintained sales accounts and relationships with current and potential clients.

EDUCATION AND OTHER RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Houston Community College, Stafford, TX – 60 hours of college credit towards Bachelor of Business Administration

Bargaining with Vendors and Suppliers seminar

Best Practices for Managing Inventories and Cycle Counts seminar

Proficient with Microsoft 95/98/2000/XP, Excel, Outlook, Outlook Express, Word, Works, Power Point.

Material Manager (MatMan), Lotus Notes and Internet Expert.