R D Materials Manager

Gary A Boester

*** *. ******* **., *********, Mi. 49007 (269) ***-****-********@*****.***

Qualifications

Friendly and engaging team player and Leader. Detail oriented and experienced Materials Manager. Proven ability to keep costs

Down. A multi-tasker who excels at international negotiations. Decision maker, direct, clear and confident as a Dedicated Professionality having a great attitude, committed to being affable and responsible to a quality performance.

Education

Indian Business Col., Ft. Wayne, IN Accounting /Business Administration,

IBM Basic Computer programing, SPC Cert., Allied Signal Electronics R&D 12/10- Tucson, AZ. (Now Honeywell/G.E.).

Skills & Abilities

SAP, MS Windows Pro, Main saver System, IBM400, Kan Ban. Man-Man Sys., Lotus 123, Desk Mate, Word Perfect,

Quantrel, Ramis, Mapics, MRP 1 & MRP 2, TQMP and ISO

Experience

4/08/2024-4/27/2024 Epredia/Ascensia Diabetes Care, Kalamazoo, MI Sourcing Specialist, Contacted with Oxford Solutions

Created their new Bill of Materials BOM SAP with all known pathogens used in producing cancer testing diagnosis.

Then contacted sources with those materials to purchase that in turned used in detection for genomic tumor for mutations

in finding lung or breast cancers.

7/2022-6/26/2023 RS Group @Pfizer Inc. Portage, MI, Buyer Specialist, Responsible for Freight Discrepancies incoming and returns, Warehouse Inventories for all material shortages, over shipments, duplicate and wrong materials receipts. Corrected vendor Part Number changes, Updates and Desc. Set UP New Vendor’s and their P/Ns in Pfizer’s and RS Groups computer systems to match both same information. As well as buying the non-stock purchases.

12/2018-10/2021 Acosta Merchandising SW MI. for 5 Meijer’s Grocery Stores, Heinz, Oscar Meyers, Kraft Rep. Weekly Setup New Sales Displays, Made Shure shelves stocked. Third best Sales Rep in Michigan.

11/2016-12/2008 SPAR Retail Merchandiser SW MI. Target stores furniture and sore displays built.

6/2014-10/2016 Crossmark-Samsung Electronics Retail Rep. SW MI. Walmart Store Installing Displays and EL. Display Updates.

12/2012-3/2016 International Automotive Components, Mendon, MI, Materials Planner and Buyer, Production Scheduler & Planner. Contracted with Crossfire, Scheduled Chrysler Jeep on demand interior production schedules and shipments with

ERP Customer Service to Jeep.

4/2011-7/2011 Pfizer Animal Injectable Div., Kalamazoo, MI. Materials Buyer, Prod. Scheduler & Planner, Cont. Artech Sys.

Purchase /Scheduled for 6 Mfging. Lines for chemicals, containers, Printed materials. Updated BOM for new customers

And new products with ERP meetings with Intl. and US Suppliers.

4/2010-7/2010 US Government 2010 Census Enumerator, Auburn, IN, Government Background check made. Investigated and reported homes that had not turned in their 2010 census forms at each one’s address.

9/2009-02/2010 Johnson Controls Interior Mfg., Kendallville, IN. Plastic Mold Machine Operator.

2/2007-2/2009 Uniform Printing & Supply Buyer, Scheduler, Planner and Accounts Receivable

Purchased all Materials for MFG. business forms, Cards and envelopes managed building and Maintenance Contracts & Repair

2/2005-2/2007 BF Goodrich, Woodburn, IN. Production Planner/Scheduler 12 hr. rotating shifts. Inventoried All Prod Materials in process, entered results in computer the created the Production Schedule. Along with Managing 3 Prod. Meetings per shift.

11/1999-11/2004 Mulinix Packages Inc, Fort Wayne, IN. Maintenance Dept. OEM Maintenance Scheduler, Warehouse Manager,

purchased all Electronic, Pneumatics & Hydraulics Repair parts then warehoused, handled all Warrantied and Building Contracts.

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