Buyer

DOROTHEA A. RICHARDS

**** * ******* ****** #*, Gilbert, AZ 85296

CELLULAR: 602-***-**** ~ E-MAIL: ************@*****.***

WORK HISTORY:

Sales/CSR/MRO Buyer/Expeditor/Sr Buyer – April 2014– Present

CURTISS WRIGHT SENSORS AND CONTROLS, Aerospace Logistic Service -Gilbert, AZ

Manage VOC customers with portal and OOR maintenance

Work with planning and procurement on parts issues, send reports daily, and update in system

Daily quotes and PO placements.

Negotiating Purchase Contracts, manage supplier performance, manage Kanban process and flow of material

Reconcile invoice discrepancies, pricing issues, supplier information and cost analyst

Expeditor/DAS – February 2011– August 2013

SMS SOLUTIONS INC, Aerospace Logistic Service -Phoenix, AZ

Daily follow up to suppliers - obtain status and updates in customers systems.

Provide customer service to internal and external customers – satisfy concerns/needs by bringing the parts home is the overall objective.

Senior Buyer – November 2007 – October 2008

Orban/CRL Systems, Broadcasting Manufacturing – Tempe, AZ

Purchases materials, parts, & supplies - Maintain cost and delivery for all CM. Update pricing and lead-times in our system, place purchase orders and enters data into our system. Work with Accounts Payable on discrepancies on invoices.

Issue purchase orders for internal and external customers, follows up & expedites orders as necessary. Sets up new suppliers and material data following SOP guideline.

Actively works on cost reduction and negotiates pricing for production, materials, and CM.

Work with MRP for forecasting and pulling in or pushing out purchase order.

Procurement Buyer – December 2004 – August 2007 (Company Sold)

OEM LOGISTICS SUPPORT, Aerospace Logistic Service -Tempe, AZ

Estimating and negotiating price for gap buy to fill bins for line restraint’s and critical issues in the FSL.

Daily follow up to suppliers - obtain status and updates in customers systems.

Receive and route materials through cycle-receive problem receipts from supplier and create PO’s.

Perform such tasks as materials handling, receiving inspection, inventory control, expediting, line loading, material tracking, auditing, and disposition, troubleshooting - Ensure timely delivery of parts to support production floor.

PM Courier – March 2007 – April 2014 (Permanent Part-time 2nd job)

FEDEX EXPRESS, Logistic Service -Tempe, AZ

Pickup and delivery packages load and unload packages

Procurement Assistant – October 2004 – December 2004 (Short term Contract)

BOEING COMPANY, Aerospace Industry - Mesa, AZ

Act as an authorized agent of the company with responsibility for managing all supplier-related activities, and authority to commit company resources through contracts and agreements.

Conduct and manage the processes for obtaining aircraft electrical components for the company.

Develop requests for quotations and proposals, analyze supplier responses, negotiate, award, and maintain purchase contracts.

Warehouse Lead March 2004 – September 2004 (Short term Contract)

AIT AMERICAN SHEETMETAL, Fabrication Equipment Industry - Chandler, AZ

Primary responsibilities include general warehouse, data entry, cycle count and inventory system movements, shipping and receiving.

Maintain the flow of production for Project Managers to the floor.

Stock Coordinator: providing internal and external customer service, maintaining filing of Receivers and documentation and coordinating with QA on material availability for Production.

Logistics – January 2003 - March 2004 (Contract to hire)

VWR INTERNATIONAL/ST MICRO ELECTRONICS, Microchip Manufacturing - Phoenix, AZ

Critical tasks performed - customer service, stockroom/online management, inventory control, cycle counts, mailroom and delivery.

Transportation of wafers from one building to another. JIT stocking, in point of usage locations throughout the buildings and Fabs.

RTV Lead Representative – August 2001 - October 2002

DBL DISTRIBUTING, Accessory Specialist Company - Scottsdale, AZ

Work closely with vendors to obtain RMA’s in a timely manner. Handled over 350 different vendors on a daily basis.

Provide training for new and old employees on proper procedures and processes, coordinate workload and schedules of employees.

Provide assistance in other department such as receiving, stocking & inventory control.

EDUCATION:

TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Associate of Arts and Science Degree - Tacoma, WA - September 1991 – June 1993

Pacific Lutheran University, BA in Business, Parkland, WA September 1993- June 1995

COMPUTER SOFTWARE:

SAP,AMAPS, APEX, BPCS, CC Mail, CICS, CWT., ERP, Exostar, IMS, Oracle Application, Kewill (Max), Lotus Notes, MS Access,, MS Outlook, MS Office (EXCEL, WORD, and PRESENTATION), MS Windows, MS Vista, Netscape, LMS (RF), Familiar with Package Tracker 2, Sonic, SSPN (Shared Services Procurement Payables Network), Supply Pass, Windows 98, Windows XP *Ability to become familiar with other company/government inventory management systems

CERTIFICATIONS:

Forklift (IVES ASSOC)/ (IVY HI-LIFT), First Aid/CPR (RED CROSS) & APICS

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