Time Delivery Material Planner

Marcus E. Turner

Casa Grande, AZ • 480-***-**** • *************@****.*** • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-turner-25925154/

Leadership Profile

Accomplished purchasing professional with more than 14+ years of experience in fast-paced manufacturing environments. Prioritizes business needs, implements creative solutions, and demonstrates passion to exceed organizational goals by optimizing negotiations, building supplier partnerships, and driving cost reduction. Track record of success improving sales and inventory performance to create profit turnarounds. Analytical data-driven leader with good planning and decision-making abilities using digital tools and automation. Focused on continuous optimization of project management strategies and maximum quality assurance. With adherence to FAR and DFAR guidelines only approving qualified suppliers.

Areas of Expertise

Project Management • Strategic Sourcing • Smartsheet Management • ERP systems (Oracle Purchasing, iSupplier, Inventory, Sourcing) • Global/Cross-Functional Team Leadership • Communication & Relationship Building

• SIOP. Demand and Supply Planning

Project Management • Value Stream Mapping • Kaizen planning and facilitation • Change Management

Professional Experience

Upstream Planner & Senior Buyer, Arizona nutritional supplements Chandler, AZ January 2022- February 2023

Coordinate with production to insure sales and revenue goals are meet.

Maintain KPIs and Smartsheet to track performance and improve inventory levels.

Create purchase orders and track deliveries to maintain production schedules.

Expedite incoming materials when possible to increase productivity.

Locate and develop relationships with alternate suppliers as well as alternate materials.

Supply Chain & Production Planner Supervisor, VB Cosmetics Chandler, AZ July 2021 – January 2022

Analyze annual sales forecast and compare to actual results.

Coordinate with purchasing to maintain appropriate inventory levels to avoid potential stock outs.

Manage physical and cycle count activity to develop and maintain Smartsheet monitor results.

Proactively developed and improve relationships with both internal and external customers.

Developed demand forecast based on interacting with sales, marketing, customer service, and finance.

Material Planning Leader, Kforce - MTD Products Inc. Chandler, AZ Jan 2021 – July 2021

Develop relationship with overseas and domestic supply chain base.

Track inventory levels mitigate supply chain interruptions to reduce transportation cost.

Maintain Supply Chain Readiness Report and inventory spreadsheets.

Coordinate with multiple departments on documentation requirements.

Work to have Supplier Portal updated on a timely basis.

Insuring suppliers qualified and maintained FAR and DFAR standards

Procurement Lead, Robert Half-Cable One Inc Phoenix, AZ Mar 2020 – Jan 2021

March 2020 – January 2021

Develop process to maintain purchase orders and internal transfers.

Key member of the Oracle transition team from Epicor.

Maintain system contact, purchase order, and inventory replenishment spreadsheets

Working with suppliers to insure FAR and DFAR documents are updated

Primary point of contact for vendors on purchase orders created

Ensure purchase orders for approved Bill of Material are created and processed to vendors

Buyer, Arizona Federal Credit Union Phoenix, AZ May 2019 – Dec 2019

May 2019 – December 2019

Lead on Workplace software platform to maintain cost control limits for direct and indirect purchases by establishing limits on requisition and create purchasing structure.

Draft and distribute a working user manual

Trained newly acquired employees from merger on purchasing process.

Manage inventory in the warehouse to maintain uninterrupted business flow

Buyer, Global Med Phoenix, AZ Feb 2019 – Apr 2019

Identify and select vendors to procure requisitioned commodities.

Write and distribute technical bid invitations and/or requests for proposals.

Worked closely with engineering to ensure designs could be properly supported after launch.

Ensure all material used in manufacturing process was compliant for medical use.

Senior Buyer, Atlantica Yield Tempe, AZ Nov 2016 – Oct 2018

Negotiating, purchasing and contracting equipment, materials and supplies from external vendors.

Lead negotiator on solar power plant pump project for APS in excess of 2 million USD.

Managing strategic commodities, cultivating vendor relationships, and negotiating and executing contracts to meet critical deadlines.

Anticipate and resolve issues that can potentially jeopardize on time delivery of contracted solar power.

Design and execute supply strategies by performing cost and supply analyses to optimize total cost of purchase

Identify and implement continuous improvement projects including alternate sources, alternate materials, supplier, and material consolidation.

Supply Chain Buyer, Southwest Microwave Tempe, AZ Oct 2015 – Nov 2016

Identify and select vendors to procure requisitioned commodities.

Write and distribute technical bid invitations and/or requests for proposals.

Analyze bids/quotes/proposals and award contracts.

Work closely with Marketing to ensure correct product specs to meet tight production deadlines. Identify department needs and develop/refine specifications for commodities, supplies and/or equipment.

New product development collaboration while maintaining cost, and timeline parameters.

Buyer/ Material Planner Coty Inc. (philosophy) Phoenix, AZ Mar 2010 – Oct 2015

Identify and select vendors to procure requisitioned commodities.

Write and distribute technical bid invitations and/or requests for proposals.

Analyze bids/quotes/proposals and award contracts.

Key member of team on migration from AS/400 to Oracle.

Work closely with Marketing to ensure correct product specs to meet tight production deadlines. Identify department needs and develop/refine specifications for commodities, supplies and/or equipment.

Assist departments with initiating purchase requisitions and orders. Identify most effect method for processing purchase requests based on dollar amount, project timelines, existing open contracts, and/or competitive bidding.

Additional Experience (Nov 2005 – Mar 2010): Aerotech, Supply Chain Buyer Dixon Sanitary, Warehouse Manager Sumeeko USA, Inc. Operations Lead

Education

Attended University of Phoenix in pursuit of Bachelors Degree in Business

APICS classes

Negotiating training courses

Technologies

Enterprise Technology: Oracle E-Business Suite R12 and 11i - (Project Management, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, Shipping, WMS, Inventory, Order Management)

Business Intelligence: Oracle OBIEE, Oracle Reports, Discoverer, Tableau

Project Management/ Productivity: JIRA, Smartsheet, MS Project

Microsoft 365: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Forms

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