Supply Chain Procurement Specialist

Mexie Jones

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My goal is to become a part of a Prestigious company that would like a person with high level of integrity, a hard worker, and a person who is dedicated and respectful to everyone

Authorized to work in the US

Work Experience

Sr. Buyer

Curtiss Wright Corporation - Valencia, CA

March 2022 to Present

•Make executive decisions in procurement, keen eye for detail, communication across the board and negotiated

•Identify new sources and secondary sources

•Manage quotations (RFQs), proposals NDA, T&Cs and SOWs

•Establish blanket Purchase Orders

•Consult, and meet with suppliers to obtain product information, pricing and quality regulations

•Buy merchandise, equipment and set up service agreement for internal use

•Collaborate with internal Customers (A/P, Quality, Receiving/Shipping, HR & Engineers) and external customers (Vendors, subcontractors and consultants)

•Adhere to Government requirements, AS9102, ISO9001, etc.

•Assist with Non-Compliant reports, SCARS and Corrective actions

•ERP (SAP), Lean DNA, Six-Sigma Certified, and Zycus (P2P System)

•Train new buyers

•Invoice Management

Procurement Specialist III

Thermofisher Company - West Hills, CA

March 2020 to March 2022

•Make decisions in procurement, detailed, communication and negotiation

•Identify new sources and secondary sources

•Manage quotations (RFQs)

•Establish blanket Purchase Orders

•Consult, confer and meet with suppliers to obtain product information

•Buy merchandise, equipment and service agreement for internal use

•Collaborate with internal Customers (A/P, Quality, Receiving/Shipping, Engineers) and external customers (Vendors, subcontractors and consultants)

•Adhere to regulatory requirements (FDA, TUV,etc. )

•Assist with Non-Conformance reports, SCARS and Corrective actions

Strategic Sourcing Buyer

Arvato Supply Chain Solutions - Valencia, CA

June 2016 to March 2020

•Make decisions regarding procurement services

•Identified and vetted potential new suppliers

•Prepared requests for quotations and generated purchase orders

•Prepared various contracts, establish T&Cs, review proposal and SOWs

•Interfaced with company’s various US and International (Canada) locations

•Aided in setting up new locations – logistics (furniture, plants, constructions, service contracts, and staffing etc..)

•Collaborated with Internal and External customers throughout the company

•SAP utilization for Expenses and Services – all indirect

Buyer/Planner

Advanced Bionics - Valencia, CA

July 2011 to February 2016

•Managed quotations (RFQs)

•Established blanket Purchase Orders

•Worked with multiple Print Vendors on Instructions For Use (IFUs), manuals, boxes, and labels

•Worked single source vendors and sought for secondary vendors

•Consult, confer and meet with suppliers to obtain product information

•Buy merchandise, equipment and facilities/services for internal usage

•Work with Internal (A/P, Quality, Engineers) and external (Vendors, subcontractors) customers

•Adhere to pertinent regulations (FDA, TUV, etc. )

Supply Chain Specialist

ITEC / Raytheon Company - El Segundo, CA

October 2003 to June 2011

•Buyer for indirect request, consultants, Facility services and International

•Issued RFQs, RFPs

•Utilized Negotiation Skills

•Issued POs

•ERP System: SAP/PRISM

•Collaboration with high level personnel (VPs from Legal, HR and Engineering and Sr. Executive Assistant)

Program Coordinator

Los Angeles Educational Partnership - Los Angeles, CA

October 1998 to October 2003

A great non-profit

•Worked with School Districts, Teachers, Local School Regions, University Professors and Chancellors Office and Local Businesses.

•Set up Conferences for Teacher Development Training

•Planned Logistics (Hotel conference rooms, catering. Printing materials, etc)

•Collaborated with other program professionals with their programs (Humanities. STEM, Educational Government initiatives)

Education

B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies

CSU, Dominquez Hills - Carson, CA December 1999 to May 2003

Skills

•Procurement

•Negotiation

•Supply Chain

•Purchasing

•Order Picking

•Logistics

•SAP

•Forecasting

•Project Management

•Account Management

•Budgeting

•Management

•Pricing

•Strategic Planning

•ERP Systems

•Sourcing

•Research

•SharePoint

•Supply chain management

•Project / program management

•Contract management

•Microsoft Excel

•Manufacturing

•Microsoft Word

•Microsoft Office

•SOX

•Process Improvement

•PeopleSoft

•Microsoft Project

•Writing skills (10+ years)

•Team Management

•Six Sigma

•Data collection

•Microsoft Powerpoint

Languages

• English - Fluent

Awards

Six Sigma- Raytheon Company

May 2004

Group Project - Recycle Project

Process Improvement to improve an existing process to save the company in one or several ways

(cost, time, quality, etc) Received a Monetary Award

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