Stan Spence
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Key Skills
Customer Service
System Implementation
Verbal and Written
Communication
Problem-solving
Purchasing Opportunity
identification
Reading blueprints
Professional Summary
Experienced purchasing manager with a proven track record of develop and execute strategic sourcing initiatives, resulting in 15% annual cost savings. Skilled in vendor negotiations, contract management, and cross-functional collaboration to drive efficiency and optimize expenditures across multiple categories. Trained subordinates to develop and improve their skills.
Education
1999
APICS Management Course
With Certificates
1986-1987
Fresno State College
1985-1986
Sacramento State College
1981-1984
Riverdale High School
With Diploma
Experience
Purchasing Manager /Inventory
Commercial Manufacturing Fresno, CA
2007 - Present
Responsibilities include:
• Responsible for finished goods inventory, making sure to maintain min/max levels to avoid any outages.
• Evaluating current vendors and sourcing new vendors with bidding requests.
• Providing total follow-up on all orders, from the time the order is placed until it is received.
• Trained buyers and assisted administration when
questions arise from the supplier’s invoices.
• Trained buyers to purchase and source components from local and international manufacturers distributors.
• Oversaw cycle and annual inventory count ameliorating excess or inadequate from 20% to 9.1%.
• Negotiated new contacts with international vendors resulting in a saving of $25,000 -$38,000 yearly.
• Negotiate facility repair contracts and/or warranties.
• Initiated blanket orders to secure long-term price advantages.
• Special assistant to the Company President.
Material Planning Manager
SWF Machinery Reedley Ca.
2001-2006
Responsibilities include:
• Supervised Shipping & Receiving, Stockroom
• Facilitated regular cycle counts and tracked inventory levels.
• Formulated various reports which included negative reports, inventory level reports, job order and purchase order reports, and sales backlog reports.
• Maintain consignment stock.
• Directed Purchasing and Materials departments for entire facility.
• Assisted team leaders in regard to manufacture job orders, material issues, purchase orders and backlog.
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Spare Parts/Fab Warehouse Supervisor
Upright Inc Selma Ca.
1996-2001
Responsibilities include:
● Coordinate the daily operation of spare parts warehouse with a 1.6-million-dollar inventory of over 4600 parts; was able to maintain a 95% accuracy.
● Directed the performance of a staff of 17 to maximized the efficiency of the warehouse.
● Responsible for staffing and training of all warehouse personnel.
● Coordinate with other departments to have all parts on hand when needed.
● Assisted in yearly budget.
● Coordinate the daily production needs for 8 production lines which includes fabrication parts, flame-cut, machine parts, purchase parts and manufactured parts needed to produce a weldment.
● Responsible for 4 million dollars of inventory in the Fab warehouse.
Communication
Ran departments using Vista accounting system on IBM AS/400, and used Made to Manage Software. Assisted with conversion to and implementation of Global shop ERP system in 2019, Microsoft Office. Professional References
Tom Harrison, General Manager
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Adrienne Vance, Office Manage
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Nick Alwood, Engineering Manager
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