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Senior Materials & Purchasing Leader with 26 Years' Experience

Location:
Vienna, GA
Salary:
80000
Posted:
March 18, 2026

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Amy Haggerty

Senior Materials Specialist

Vienna, GA 31092

******@*****.***

+1-229-***-****

Professional Summary

* Project Management * Supply Chain Analyst * Purchasing * Multifaceted professional with extensive experience in supply chain management, purchasing and product management. Broad analytical skills and an aptitude for gathering and evaluating data to deliver superior product management. Strong interpersonal and presentation skills; effectively negotiate contractual conditions with manufacturers and distributors. Quickly adapt to new professional challenges and shifting business climates.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Purchasing Manager

Sunburst EMS-West Bridgewater, MA

April 2022 to September 2022

Manage a department of 3 people. Buy for specific customers (Raytheon), manage all MRO material contracts, set and maintain metrics. Attend quarterly meetings to present departmental metrics. Do all material quotes for the organization.

Senior NPI Buyer

Xcerra a Cohu Company-Norwood, MA

July 2021 to April 2022

• Responsible for all NPI activity within the organization. Coordinated weekly meetings with internal stakeholders to review current and new projects. Coordinated bi-weekly meetings with overseas contract manufacturer to ensure all projects are on schedule. Placed new orders with CM, and fab house for new projects. Followed projects thru to completion/delivery. Senior Materials Specialist

Comark Corporation-Milford, MA

December 2016 to March 2021

Comark Corporation is a $30M USA based company specializing in the manufacturing of automation solutions including ruggedized displays, rack mounts and panel PC's.

• Assures the integrity and alignment of the Expandable MRP database with the Master Production Schedule

• Develops RFQ's, solicits quotes, analyzes cost terms, performs cost/price analysis

• Selects suppliers, negotiates pricing, terms and conditions, establishes and monitors supplier schedules

• Reviews and resolves all receiving and invoicing discrepancies

• Conducts vendor visits/audits and maintains a partnership mentality with all suppliers

• Participates in bi-weekly S&OP meeting and provides updates on all commodities

• Sets safety stock levels on all commodities and maintains JIT inventory

• Be a leader in driving material policies and procedures that best reflect changing needs of the business

• Act as a commodity information and sourcing resource on material requirements for assigned commodities.

All outsourced cables and printed circuit boards

Sheet metal

Machined parts

Glass

DiPlacido Development Construction Planner

Wrentham, MA

January 2015 to April 2015

Answered phone, scheduled meetings for owner. Put schedule together for all new homes being built and shared schedule with appropriate contractors and site foremen. Reviewed blueprints, ordered windows and doors, ordered bath fixtures. Worked with homeowners to schedule home check-ups and repairs during first year of ownership.

i-Automation Sr Buyer

North Attleboro, MA

March 2013 to April 2014

Team lead for department of 2 other buyers between Ma and NC. Managed 20+ vendors including direct relationships with represented stakeholders. Worked directly with customer service for managed accounts as well as production to coordinate incoming material to satisfy customer demand. Managed kanban and min/max items to ensure proper material flow. Work with accounting to resolve invoice issues. Coordinate with quality to disposition rejected material and supply updated compliance information per customer requests.

Sunburst EMS Purchasing Supervisor

West Bridgewater, MA

June 2011 to March 2013

Responsible for managing 2 buyers and their daily workload. Personally responsible for management and procurement of PCB's, fabricated plastics and sheet metal, purchased sub assemblies and all other non- classified parts. Report monthly metrics to management team for OTD, quality and cost savings. Process quotes for new and existing business. Process quick-turn prototype orders off line to improve delivery times. Manage RMA's for all non-confirming material as well as invoice issues. Helped in the development of a horizontal MRP system which can be used in an MRP share program with major vendors to eliminate huge weekly requoting and rescheduling. buyer

TransCanada-Westborough, MA

September 2008 to July 2011

Responsible for sourcing and management of capitol projects that include construction, site work/ maintenance, security projects and purchases of equipment. Purchase inventory items to keep power plants stocked and operational as well as special requests for tools, services and MRO items. Negotiate commercial terms that are in the best interest of the company. Review all legal terms in all contracts and work with legal department for clarification. Justify tax exempt status where necessary based on state laws and projects. Manage and maintain blanket orders for multiple locations for services and goods. Initiate, coordinate and maintain new supplier qualification packages with strict safety protocols. Manage all new contractor hires with designated temp agencies. Buyer/Planner

Taco, Inc-Cranston, RI

October 2007 to February 2008

Responsible for the planning and procurement of multiple product lines, working with production to ensure a constant flow of work to the floor. Maintain all open purchase order records and expedite where necessary. Handle material rejections/returns and debits along with any invoice issues. Manage the implementation of all ECN's making sure the proper information is given to the supplier. Work on cost reduction projects. Team member for implementing internal kanban system and keeping a true J.I.T system in place.

Buyer

SPEEDLINE TECHNOLOGIES-Franklin, MA

December 2003 to October 2007

Senior Buyer

Smtek International-Marlboro, MA

2003 to 2003

Senior Buyer

Distron Corporation-North Attleboro, MA

2002 to 2003

Senior Buyer, New Products/Production

Solectron Corporation-Westborough, MA

1998 to 2001

Buyer

LTX Corporation-Westwood, MA

1996 to 1998

Buyer

Pagg Corporation-Milford, MA

1991 to 1996

Education

Tri County Regional Vocational High School-Franklin, MA Skills

• SAP

• Adobe Acrobat

• Microsoft Word

• SAP ERP

• Oracle

• ISO 9001

• Manufacturing

• Product management

• Excel

• Windows

• Supply chain

• Research

• Purchasing

• Data entry

• Materials Management

• Analysis skills

• Multi-line phone systems

• Kanban

• SAP Materials Management

• Microsoft Outlook

• Team management

• Project management

• Microsoft Excel

• Pricing

• Procurement management

• MRP

• Contract management

• Product Management

• Leadership

• Supply Chain

• Procurement

• Customer service

• Materials management

• Research & development

• Adobe Acrobat.

• procurement

• Account management

• Product development

• Supervising experience

• Team Management

• Supplier management

• Sourcing

• ERP Systems

• Negotiation

• Microsoft Office

• ERP systems

• Order fulfillment

• Lean Manufacturing

• Accounting

• English

• Medical terminology

• inventory

• Organizational skills

• Budgeting

• Production planning

• ISO 13485

• Acrobat.

• EDI

Certifications and Licenses

Driver's License

Additional Information

Core Competencies

Process Knowledge

Manufacturing Methodologies

Strong Communication skills

Inventory Management

Negotiating Skills

Organizational and follow-through skills

Lean Manufacturing

Product Procurement

Material Management

Technical Skills: Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes, MFG Pro, Oracle, PointMan, FourthShift, Adobe Acrobat. Avantis, MPAC



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