Buyer/Commodity Specialist

Woodburn, Or. *****

Melissa Guzman 503-***-**** - *******************@*****.***

Highly organized, independent, hard-working Buyer who thrives in fast-paced environments. Keen to availability to remain poised while juggling multiple projects and priorities. Strong track record of driving organizational efficiency while taking on new responsibilities. KEY STRENGTHS & SKILLS

• Forecasting material usage • Working interdepartmentally • Cost saving

• Employee training and support • Strong attention to detail • Managing inventory

• Vendor management • Quick learner and executor • Bi-Lingual/Spanish

• Oracle Cloud/Oracle 11i • SAP • Agile

Professional Experience

Ichor Systems Inc.

Buyer/Commodity Specialist/Mgr 2 – Tualatin, Or. July 2013 - April 2023 Perform all Buyer responsibilities including: placing purchase order for designated commodity codes, working with suppliers to adjust purchase order dates to meet production needs, and resolve receiving and accounting discrepancies

Working with suppliers to manage pull in/ pushout/ cancellation requests of purchase order.

Led weekly supplier meetings to discuss critical misalignment.

Managed VMI ordering for multiple sites.

Black & Veatch

Procurement Agent – Lake Oswego, Or. June 2011 – June 2013 Executed all Procurement responsibilities including: forecasting purchasing needs for the year, purchasing requisitions, and overseeing quarterly physical inventory

Managed raw material purchasing for multiple electrical substations.

Worked with vendors on contract requirements, shipment delays, and material delivery dates.

Led quarterly physical inventories: overseeing counts, entering tag information and solving discrepancies.

Summit Staffing @ Intel

Chemical Material Handler – Hillsboro, Or. May 2010 – January 2011 Performed all Material handler responsibilities including: Working with warehouse associates to move and store non–hazardous and hazardous chemicals and ensuring deliveries were properly delivered and matched to purchase orders

Loading and unloading non–hazardous and hazardous chemicals.

Recorded inventory statuses.

Pulled and verified chemical needs for all labs on site. LSI Inc.

Customer Business Analyst – Beaverton, Or. October 2008 – May 2010 Executed all Business Analyst responsibilities including: developed strategies and techniques to enhance the service departments effectiveness and worked directly with customers to troubleshoot issues and resolve customer dissatisfaction

Analyzed customer service experience.

Worked with management to develop and implement plans for department strategies.

Trained employees in process improvements.

Celerity Inc.

Buyer – Tualatin, Or. January 2006 – October 2008

Performed all Buyer responsibilities including: procuring materials needed for production, processed requisitions for MRP requirements, managing and overseeing deliveries to meet production needs

Assessed changes and determined proper courses of action by collaborating with suppliers.

Managed return to vendor process

Entered data, monitor, and expedite status of RFQs and POs for the material status report. EDUCATION

North Marion High School – Diploma - Graduated June 2001 Concord Career Institute – Dental Assistant – Graduated June 2003

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