Manager High School
Resume:
Professional Purchasing Agent
Doran L Johnson
**** ***** *****, *********, ** 37801
*********.************@*****.***
Professional Skills
Self-motivated and proactive problem solver with over 18 years of experience in materials management,
logistics, procurement, and inventory control in manufacturing and project based environments.
• General Procurement: Negotiate with focus on cost, quality, payment terms, and on time delivery.
Extensive experience sourcing new parts and services, writing multi-million dollar Purchase Orders
and contracts, as well as, inexpensive POs for MRO items, office supplies and rental agreements.
• International Procurement: Adept at purchasing from European and Asian markets including import
logistics and management of extreme lead times of up to 270 days.
• Supplier Development: Cultivate supplier partnerships with respect and professional integrity.
• Logistics: Experience sourcing best form of transportation via parcel, LTL, intermodal or 3PL.
• Computers: Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, SAP Business
Management Software, and working knowledge of AutoCAD and Solid Works drafting software.
Professional Experience
Smiths Detection, Inc. - Alcoa, TN 08/2008–07/2011
A division of Smiths Group, a $4 Billion global technology company. The Alcoa Site is the US location for the
Cargo Inspection Systems division of Smiths Detection global Ports & Borders market sector.
Materials Specialist
Managed all procurement related activities including sourcing, vendor selection, price negotiation,
purchasing, Bills of Material, and inventory control.
o Participated in Company Strategic Planning, Operations, and Alcoa Site Steering Committee.
o Implemented Lean practices for part replenishment using Kanban, visual systems, and RFID.
o Led successful change from Project based purchases to MRP driven valued inventory.
o Managed over $10 million inventory at 98% accuracy.
o Negotiated 41% cost reduction of major critical component while eliminating $5k in freight
charges by sourcing and developing local supplier into a custom fabricator.
o Increased Revenue by 20% reduction of product Cost of Goods Sold (COGS).
o Reduced Company scrap costs by implementing recycling policies and Green initiatives.
o Audited Site’s Policies for ANSI/ISO/ASQ E1400:20041, Q9001:2008, and OHSAS 18001:2007
registrations.
o Managed Import and Export logistics activities for both raw materials and finished goods.
o Assisted Accounting with vendor relations, account reconciliation, coding, and approvals.
Cobalt Yachts, Inc. - Vonore, TN 09/2006-03/2008
A new division of Cobalt Boats, Inc. based in Neodesha, KS. The Tennessee plant produced the 34’ high
performance, and 37’ to 46’ luxury sport yachts.
Purchasing Manager
Managed materials departments including Bills of Material, Purchasing, Stockroom, Warehouse, and
Material Handling activities of five associates.
o Participated in Company Strategic Planning and Operations.
o Interviewed, hired, coached, trained, and evaluated Stockroom, Purchasing, and BOM
associates.
o Sourced new product and developed relationships with local, national, and international suppliers.
o Negotiated and authored $5 million contract for furniture kits including stringent quality
expectations.
o Developed and controlled departmental budgets for Purchasing, Stockroom, and Shipping.
o Implemented Lean practices for MRO replenishment using visual systems and Vendor
Managed Inventories.
o Assisted Accounting with vendor account reconciliation and invoice approvals.
Pursuit Boats – Fort Pierce, FL 02/1993-09/2006
A division of S2 Yachts, Inc. based in Holland, MI. Pursuit designed and built semi-custom sport fishing boats
from 24’ to 34’ in length.
=>New Product Cost Engineer 2001-2006
Responsible for creating accurate budgets for all new Engineering projects and new product
development, as well as, maintaining the integrity of the manufacturing BOMs, ECNs and Price Sheets.
o Built, audited and maintained an accurate Bill of Material for new and existing boat models.
o Generated and maintained stockroom pick-lists to ensure proper flow of materials to production.
o Audited weekly material usage and reported variances.
o Reduced product cost variances resulting in 99.9% accuracy through material handling
procedures and strict BOM auditing policies.
o Created Sales Option BOMs, analyzed costs and margins, and established Sales Option Price
Sheets.
o Coached and trained Materials Specification Writer and BOM support personnel.
=>Purchasing Manager 1998-2001
Managed the company's raw material inventory including planning, forecasting, and buying and directed
activities of up to twelve associates.
o Interviewed, hired, coached, trained, and evaluated Supply Chain personnel.
o Reduced raw material inventory value by 15% and increased inventory turns to 17.
o Developed visual inventory control methods and vendor point of sale.
o Implemented single source supplier approach to MRO supplies.
o Developed vendor partnerships supporting JIT and Lean Manufacturing principles.
Stockroom Supervisor 1994-1998
Supervised Stockroom, Warehouse, and Material Handling activities of up to six associates.
o Interviewed, hired, coached, trained, and evaluated Stockroom associates.
o Maintained greater than 90% inventory accuracy.
o Reduced inactive and damaged inventory to less than 2% of inventory value.
o Planned and purchased all MRO supplies.
=>Buyer 1993-1994
Assisted Purchasing Manager with clerical duties and procurement activities as assigned.
o Entered planned Purchase Orders into computer system.
o Expedited past due Purchase Orders and arranged shipping according to urgency.
o Developed damaged and defective materials handling process to minimize inactive inventory.
Education, Certifications and Awards
• Smiths Detection, Lightning Award, for appreciation of extra effort and performance, September 2009
• University of Tennessee, Certificate of completion, Internal Auditor Training, July 2009
o ANSI/ISO/ASQ E1400:20041 & Q9001:2008, and OHSAS 18001:2007.
• University of Kentucky, Certificate, Lean Manufacturing, August 1998
o Practical use of single piece flow, Kanban, and pull systems.
• Indian River Community College, Certificate, Total Quality Management (TQM), May 1993
• Florida Institute of Technology, Associate of Science, Sep 1983 - June 1985
o 3.6 GPA, Outstanding Student Award, Alpha Epsilon Honor Society.
• Corning Painted Post West High School, High School Diploma, June 1983
o NY State Regents Scientific and Language Majors with Honors.
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