Senior Buyer Accounts Payable
Resume:
Nathan Horning, CPIM, CAPP
Crestline, OH ***** 419-***-**** *******************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/nathanhorning
SENIOR BUYER
Highly organized and decisive Senior Buyer skilled at negotiating prices and discounts for equipment, supplies, and freight. Strong background in inventory optimization, considering total cost of ownership and setting safety stock. Experience with leading savings-driven projects, using alternatives, usage commitment contracts, and product family conversion. Accomplished in collaborating with Accounts Payable teams to resolve invoice and payment issues.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Production Scheduling & planning Purchasing Sourcing Negotiations Savings
Operational Improvements Standardization Team Leadership Contract Compliance Change Management
New Product Launch Audit Support Process Improvement Shortage Escalations & Mitigations
Project Management Safety Stock/Bottleneck/WIP Optimization Non-Conforming Material Resolution
Cross-department coordination
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
●Expedited supply based on production and sales order requirements.
●Led a staff of up to 50 direct reports, including full-time and seasonal temps.
●Change management for process, design updates or obsolescence replacements.
●Master data setup and maintenance to ensure database was accurate and effective.
●Supplier management including scorecards, OTD, S&OP and QBRs.
●FDA regulations and ISO 13485.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ZIMMER BIOMET, Remote Feb 2023 - Jun 2025
Senior Buyer
●Engineering/Quality coordination on spec conformance and non-conformance resolution
●Raw materials and contract manufactured finished good purchasing and supply planning
●Raw material and finished good sourcing based on technical drawings
●Legal coordination on contract language and terms
●Supplier relationship management and KPI measurements for OTD/OTIF/PPV/NCR/SCAR
●Inventory and E&O reduction efforts
●Invoice resolution in coordination with Finance team
●Price negotiations
●Contract manufacturer procurement
●ISO 13485 and FDA regulated procurement and sourcing
NISSHA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, Norwalk, OH Nov 2020 – Feb 2023
Senior Buyer
●Engineering/Quality coordination on spec conformance and non-conformance resolution
●Raw materials and contract manufactured finished good purchasing and supply planning
●Raw material and finished good sourcing based on technical drawings
●New production introduction
●Legal coordination on contract language and terms
●Supplier relationship management and KPI measurements for OTD/OTIF/PPV/NCR/SCAR
●Inventory and E&O reduction efforts
●Invoice resolution in coordination with Finance team
●Price negotiations
●Contract manufacturer procurement
●ISO 13485 and FDA regulated procurement and sourcing
OLYMPUS SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES OF AMERICA, Norwalk, OH Nov 2019 – Nov 2020
Senior Buyer
●Engineering/Quality coordination on spec conformance and non-conformance resolution
●Raw materials and contract manufactured finished good purchasing and supply planning
●Supplier relationship management and KPI measurements for OTD/OTIF/PPV/NCR/SCAR
●Inventory and E&O reduction efforts
●Invoice resolution in coordination with Finance team
●Price negotiations
●Contract manufacturer procurement
●ISO 13485 and FDA regulated procurement and sourcing
HDT GLOBAL, Mansfield, OH Jan 2018 – Nov 2019
Buyer / Planner
●Engineering/Quality coordination on spec conformance and non-conformance resolution
●Raw materials purchasing and production planning
●Legal coordination on contract language and terms
●Supplier relationship management and KPI measurements for OTD/OTIF/PPV/NCR/SCAR
●Inventory and E&O reduction efforts
●Invoice resolution in coordination with Finance team
●Price negotiations
●FAR and DFARS flowdowns
AVITA HEALTH SYSTEM, Galion, OH Apr 2016 – Jan 2017
Senior Buyer
●New hospital build equipment and supply project
worked with each department to identify all requirements
wrote RFQ’s and responded to RFI from suppliers
Reviewed quotes and issued orders to winning bids
●Raw materials purchasing
●Supplier relationship management
●Price negotiations
CROSSROADS ORIGINAL DESIGNS, Bucyrus, OH Nov 2007 – Apr 2016
Plant Manager
●New product development and introduction
●Raw materials and contract manufactured finished good purchasing and supply planning
●Production scheduling
●Raw material and finished good sourcing based on technical requirements
●Supplier relationship management and KPI measurements for OTD/OTIF/PPV/NCR/SCAR
●Inventory and E&O reduction efforts
●Invoice resolution in coordination with Finance team
●Price negotiations
●Manufacturing equipment sourcing, qualification, negotiation and purchase
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (BSBA) in Operations Management
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
CERTIFICATIONS
●APICS - Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
●Skill Dynamics - Certified Advanced Procurement Professional (CAPP)
●Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) - 3 Certifications
Nathan Horning *******************@*****.*** Page 2
RECENT PROJECTS
●28% inventory reduction in 13 months
●E&O reduction
●Value Stream Mapping projects
●Process management from internal to contract manufactured finished goods
TECHNICAL SKILLS
MRP: SAP, Oracle, JDE Inventory Management Forecasting Sourcing
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