DONNA E. JONES
*************@*****.***
WINDSOR, CT 06095
SUMMARY
Professional buyer, offering 15 years of extensive experience in purchasing and sourcing wide variety of products for Aerospace Industries.
Maintained close working relationships with vendors to problem-solve and improve service.
EXPERIENCE
DAVIS CORP. SERVICES / TIMKEN CORP.
PRODUCT CONTROL
2020 to 2021
Full execution of Timken Epicor System for Production.
Updating and printing travelers adding and removing operations and working all offloads, for outside processes.
Tracking parts within house for next level assembly.
Adjusting lead times per MRP.
Cyient Inc. / UTC/ Rockwell Collins, Windsor Locks, Connecticut
PRODUCTION CONTROL
2018 to 2019
Suppling work orders to the Assembly floor for processing.
Activities involved in handling materials, parts, assemblies, and subassemblies, from their raw or initial stage to the finished product stage in an organized and efficient manner. It may also include activities such as planning, scheduling, routing, dispatching, storage, etc.
Cyient Inc. / UTC / Pratt Whitney, Windsor Locks, Connecticut
BUYER 2016 to 2018
Full execution of PW SAP P10 System for Production and Development Process for Pratt Whitney products as well as UTC and Collins Aerospace.
Resolve Accounting issue’s, LTA processing, experience working within SAP MRP & ERP system, Legal discrepancies between supplier and contracts, execute full compliance on SA’s requiring FAR15 and TINA.
WGI INCORPATED; Southwick, Massachusetts
BUYER 2015 to 2015
Assist Purchasing Manager with MRO buying, by sending out quotes and placing purchase orders.
Expediting orders, updating delivery dates and calling supplier for RMA’s.
MRO buying included screws, nuts, bolts, coolant, boxes, tool carts, floor mats, office supply, etc.
WGI Inc. used Visual Data operating system.
KAMAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION; Bloomfield / Middletown, Connecticut
BUYER 2005 to 2013
Review new purchasing requisitions, competitively quoted and placed orders accordingly for shop supply and overhead items.
Negotiated, ordered and managed the Kanban area for the helicopter division.
MRO buying included most of the screws, nuts, bolts, deburring tools, sand grit, boxes, connectors, plastic caps, rivets, pins, printed circuit boards, soldering irons, electrical wire and some epoxies.
Quoting and placing orders on government and commercial parts.
Sustain communication with suppliers to maintain 95% plus on time delivery.
Experience with blue print reading, bills of materials and placing orders in excess of $50,000.00.
Kaman used Visual Data system along with Doss system.
ASSOCIATE BUYER 2004 to 2005
Reviewed new purchase requisitions, quoted and negotiated pricing.
Evaluated historical pricing and determined feasible purchase quantity.
Placed orders accordingly.
MATERIAL CONTROL 2000 to 2004
Responsible for receiving materials into the stockroom and determine the correct flow the work centers. according to production work orders.
Maintained a 98% plus accuracy cycle count per year.
EXPEDITOR 1997 to 2000
Worked with the planning department to expedite material throughout the facility.
Worked with internal cells to prioritize work according to customer requirements.
MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY TECHNICIAN 1995 to 1997
Assembled various safe and arming devices.
Blue print reading.
Soldered to the J-STD-001 Certifications.
SEMINARS AND TRANING ATTENDED
Tough as Nails Negotiator
Bargaining with Vendor & Supplier
Mastering of Microsoft Excel
SAP Training
EDUCATION
Windsor Adult Education – Excel and Word
Graduated from New Britain High School
Some classes at MCC