Purchasing Manager and Buyer Specialist
Resume:
Francisco Aguinaga
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Exemplary purchasing and managerial experience with exceptional people skills. Versed in negotiation of pricing and retail sales. Desires a challenging role as a Buyer/Manager CORE QUALIFICATIONS
• Excel in customer relations
• Client-focused
• Quick learning ability
• Knowledgeable in Microsoft Office
• Training and Development
• Certified to purchase through One Touch System which enables me to buy direct for the government.
• CAC card carrier and Sub-Safe Certified which enables me to purchase materials for nuclear submarines.
• Knowledgeable in FAR and DFAR
• Project Management for machinery coming into shop EXPERIENCE
Innovated Machine and Tool
April 4th- Present
Purchasing Project Manager
Newport News, VA
• Project Manager for install of major machinery. Amada laser press punch machine, Sherwin Williams Powder Coating machine, Haeger press machine etc
• Create purchase orders for materials for manufacturing of cabinets supplied to customers. Also create purchase order for in house items used for employees.
• Inventory management for all materials used by operators and assemblers. Keeping track of mins and max’s of hardware and sheet metals used on a daily basis
• Creates and sustains purchasing reports for what is needed to buy for jobs coming up.
• Reads prints to obtain BOM for jobs coming up.
• Works with suppliers to obtain quotes, negotiate pricing and status of purchase order that are on time or late. Evaluating suppliers regarding on time delivery and work to find out why a purchase order was late. Also, onboarding new suppliers.
Weinert Fiber Optics, Inc January 2025 – March 2025 Purchasing
Williamsburg, VA
• Manage team of purchasing and planning specialists.
• Create and implement an adequate reporting with the goal of developing and optimizing supply chains suitable to achieve the company’s short and long-term sales and profit goals.
• Negotiate agreements with critical suppliers and perform regular audits.
• Analyze inventories and seek relative decrease of purchasing costs while reducing DIO.
• Support NPI projects in terms of vendor development and material readiness
• Perform project management and other duties as assigned by manager. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc Sept 2023 – January 2025 Production Planning and Scheduler Level 2
Newport News, VA
• Plans, prepares, issues and controls production schedules and coordinates with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements.
• Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed.
• Schedules equipment and personnel, confirms material supply and demands, prepares work orders or purchase requests for the production or purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load and inventory requirements.
• Coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic etc.
• Schedules and expedites the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers and requests for shopping orders.
Harbor Freight Tools Nov 2022 – July 2023
Buyer/Purchaser
Dillon, SC
• Procured supplies and services from vendors at Harbor Freight Facilities to repair buildings and/or upgrade both the inside and outside of buildings (i.e.: rooftops, pallet racking, dock doors, and machinery used to ship out materials to Harbor Freight store across the country)
• Negotiated pricing for projects that were created to procure materials used to retrofits for buildings.
• Collaborated with Project Managers to ensure projects were running smoothly and on time.
• Involved in weekly contract meetings to discuss contract status updates.
• Trained in Excel and PowerPoint which I used to assist with projects.
• Created price comparison documents used for cost analysis, as well as bidding between vendors. Global Technical Systems Aug 2022 – Nov 2022
Buyer II
Virginia Beach, VA
• Purchased materials for Manufacturing of Data Cabinets for the U.S. Navy
• Created RFQ’s and NDA’s
• Responsible for onboarding new vendors and negotiating pricing of materials prior to purchasing.
• Knowledge of FAR and DFAR
• Collaborated with Sales Team to keep them apprised of working projects and their status. Epsilon Systems Solutions July 2019 – Aug 2022
Buyer II
Portsmouth, VA
• Purchasing of high volume and variety of routine or low-mid dollar materials, supplies and services to support program requirements in according with corporate policies in Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
• Receives approved Purchase Requisitions and identifies potential supply sources.
• Works with program managers and/or contract managers to develop vendor specifications, work statements, and terms and conditions for the procurement of specialized materials and equipment.
• Prepares and transmits Request for Quotations (RFQ) to qualified suppliers for competitive bids.
• Analyzes supplier bids and documents requirements for best price, delivery, quality, performance, and service.
• Performs price Analysis.
• Generates Sole Source Justifications.
• Awards/tracks Purchase Orders to expedite materials and follows-up with suppliers.
• Process Return Material Authorizations for rejected materials.
• Interacts with related departments such as Receiving, Accounts Payable and Program Management to resolve issues and correct discrepancies.
• Analyzes and evaluates vendor proposals, negotiates prices, deliver, terms and conditions.
• Maintains files in accordance with the Procurement & Subcontracts Manual
• Initiates and maintains vendor profiles to include annul certifications and representations.
• Negotiates and settles with suppliers regarding damaged claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over shipments, cancellations, and engineering changes.
• Evaluates suppliers as to production capability performance and delivery.
• Obtained CAC (Common Access Card); the ability to purchase directly from government supply chain.
• Sub Safe certified; the ability to purchase materials for USA nuclear submarines. Winar Connection Dec 2013 – May 2019
Purchasing Manager
Richfield, OH
• Created purchase orders for materials required for cable assemblies and harnesses as well as for resale.
• Negotiated day to day pricing as well contract pricing for bigger tier customers.
• Maintained on average 1 to 2 million dollars’ worth of inventory daily to ensure we were never over-stocked on materials or short materials needed to meet our customers delivery demands.
• Worked with the Receiving Department to help identify and receive correct components and cable that were delivered to us from our suppliers. If product was damaged or wrong in any way, I contacted our specific supplier for resolution. Oversaw non-conformed materials until we received correct product and credit for said materials.
• Attended monthly meetings go over new procedures and processes to better assist our teams in creating a better product for our customers. This included Non-Conformance materials, Corrective Action Requests for our vendors and manufacturers.
• Managed meetings with vendor and manufacture representatives to discuss quarterly performances and upcoming projects. Also met with new vendors and manufacturing representatives that wanted to introduce us to new products that would benefit our company and our customers.
• Fielded phone calls from customers to help find status of their orders. Sears Hardware & Appliance May 2010 – April 2016
Department/Shift Manager: Tools Lead
Canton, OH
• Provide onsite training.
• Monitor multiple databases to keep track of most company inventory.
• Restock items to be sold to customers.
• Resolve customer issues and concerns.
• Unload stock truck and restocked shelves
• Maintained a strong, courteous, and professional relationship with our customers.
• As the acting manager on duty customer issues are resolved in a timely and efficient manner Empire Wire & Supply May 2007 – Nov 2009
Purchasing
Auburn Hills, MI
• Created purchase orders for day-to-day stock items for resale and manufacture needs.
• Worked one on one with vender and manufacture representatives to negotiate pricing.
• Created weekly and monthly purchasing reports to track of what was spent/saved.
• Used Microsoft Word and Excel to create spreadsheets for reports. Communications Supply Corp Jan 2003 – May 2007
Sales Support
Sterling Heights, MI
• Entered sales orders for customers purchasing materials. Faxed and emailed order confirmations.
• Interacted one on one with customers by phone or face to face for sales if my sales rep was busy.
• Placed purchase orders for materials to buy sold for projects involving automotive companies and affiliates.
• Kept reports of what customers purchased via Microsoft Word and Excel Spreadsheets. Anicom Corp. March 1995 – Jan 2002
Shipping and Receiving Manager
Troy, MI
• Managed Shipping and Receiving Department
• Created daily spreadsheets of items shipped and received.
• LTL deliveries
• Promoted to Sales Support after working in warehouse for 5 years. EDUCATION:
Stark State College, Canton Ohio
Coursework in Fundamentals of Communications, Strategic Sales and Retail Marketing. References available upon request.
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