Buyer
Resume:
Rederick Johnson
Humble, Texas, United States
***********@*****.***
Skills:
Purchasing/ Procurement Manager • Customer Service • Material Requirements Planning (MRP) • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) • Contract Management • Negotiation • Budget Management • Microsoft Office • Vendor Management • Project Management /Training
Experience:
Buyer
Interim, Inc. Global Import
Oct 2018 - Present (3 years 5 months +)
Global Imports is a family owned and operated wholesale/retail company. It has been in business
for over 35 years.
My responsibilities included but were not limited to.
•Assisting in placing orders from manufacturing companies overseas (ex. India, Indonesia, Bali, China)
•Making sure the correct product was being ordered to satisfy customer needs.
•Sea, and inland freight negotiation.
•Assisting in customer relations/ service.
•Marketing Company products to existing, new and prospective customers
Buyer- Exodus Chemical
Aug 2007 - Jan 2018 (10 years 6 months)
Managed Procurement team and an inventory of 15.8 million dollars in product/parts.
•Monthly spend up to 12 million.
•Projected revenues for a region, territory, or customer
•Placed orders for custom products as well as sourced finished products.
•Managed consignments with various vendors.
•Plans and budgets for a designated region or customer base.
•Negotiated freight rates rail car, tanker, and standard (totes shipments)
•Helped to develop a more accurate inventory system managing routine cycle counts.
•Order the parts that are needed for in-house repairs and maintenance as well as capital projects.
•Generated reports through warehousing system (Maximo, SAP, Crystal Reports)
•Reports for upgrades and preventive maintenance schedules.
•Maintaining, and planning the maintenance departments rebuilds of motors, psvs, pumps, and seals through outside agencies.
•Project management for new improvements, also for customer facilities upon request.
•Capital project purchasing for facility, and standard pipeline production. (Various pipe type based on application, ranging from CS, 304 SS, 316 SS, 321 SS, 304H, 316H, Inco, Hastelloy, Inconel, and other verities as needed based on engineering blue prints or plan routine maintenance.)
•Participated in production planning and scheduling based on inventory levels and order needs.
•Increased annual saving by 5% on average since date of employment. Through use of root cause analyst, lean manufacturing, and con-wip (constant work in progress). As well as by establishing exceptional vendor relationships and building an inventory team dedicated to improvement.
•Other general supervision responsibilities (inventory audits, equipment verification, purchase order reconciliation, cycle counting, depreciation and amortization reports).
•Observe chemical production operation for better understanding of equipment and product usage.
•Helped to comprise plans for cost reduction in operations, as well as reduction of wasted product due to inefficiencies in production equipment.
•Issue purchase orders for factory related needs (raw materials etc).
•Regular meetings with coworkers, and managers for procurement/production improvements.
•Improved vendor relations and negotiated price reductions.
•Trained procurement team members which consisted of 5 procurement agents as well as numerous (tool crib) attendants. At multiple sights.
•Products ordered in bulk be it via rail, tanker, or totes. Consisting of various acids (hydrochloric, sulfuric etc.), as well as various other organic and inorganic metal salts used within the water treatment industry.
•Negotiated vendor contracts/ agreements as well as freight quotes.
•Contract negation for purchasing as well as goods and services.
•Reason for leaving- Procurement division was outsourced.
Inventory Manager- (Contract) Penford Products
Dec 2006 - May 2007 (6 months)
Managed an inventory of 2.8 million dollars in parts.
•Helped to create plans for perpetual inventory system.
•Order the parts that are needed for in-house repairs and maintenance.
•Generated reports through warehousing system (Empower, Maximo, Crystal Reports)
•Maintaining, and planning the maintenance departments rebuilds of motors, psvs, pumps, and seals through outside agencies.
•Project management and maintenance management.
•Planning and scheduling of work orders.
•Use of root cause analyst, lean manufacturing, and con-wip (constant work in progress)
•Other general supervision responsibilities (inventory audits, equipment verification).
•Observe corn milling operation for better understanding of parts, and equipment usage.
•Helped to comprise plans for cost reduction in operations, as well as reduction of wasted product due to inefficiencies in production.
•Issue purchase orders through various inventory systems.
•Dealt with shipping and receiving invoices and returns.
•Created a more efficient storeroom and maintenance department by reducing part issuing errors.
•Manager of purchasing department for materials needed for maintenance department.
•Increased money received for scrap metal by 300%.
•Reason for leaving- short term position and had a more permanent offer.
Inspection Supervisor-Shell
Jun 2001 - Oct 2006 (5 years 5 months)
Helped in determining production needs as a project manager group, of 1-billion-dollar capital project for renovation, and expansion.
•Use of lean manufacturing practices in a continual flow system.
•Production of petrol chemical, and gas products
•Provided an environmentally sound / safe workplace.
•Interacted with outside agencies / individuals to meet (EPA, OSHA, ISO 9000 etc.).
•Organized, coordinated, and facilitated of site-wide EH&S training / programs.
•Provided leadership, coordinate, and facilitate site-wide PSM-RMP development including audits & reviews to ensure compliance with OSHA requirements and facility needs.
•Performed miscellaneous job-related duties as required.
•Promoted Shell through community involvement and Safety Counsel.
•Reason for leaving- I had an opportunity to change not only job responsibilities but an opportunity to
move to the Mid-West. Which I greatly enjoyed.
Education
University of Houston
B.A, Business Management
Houston Community College
Certification, Chemical Inspection Tech
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