Purchasing Agent, Manufacturing Supervisor

RODNEY F. WALDREP

**** ******* **** * ***** Hedwig, Texas 78152 v 210-***-****

e-mail address: *************@***.***

Qualifications

Results driven professional with solid and progressive experience in supervision, project management, customer service, estimating, and procurement

Highly flexible and adaptable, motivated, self-starter, able to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced environment

Strong problem solving skills

Motivated to learn new skills and adapt quickly

Consistently meets expedient deadlines

Professional Experience

Cenveo-Clarke Printing Company San Antonio, TX

Estimator/Pressroom Manager (3/24/08 to present)

§ 18 direct reports

§ Implement spoilage reduction processes

§ Monitor and purchase all ink, coatings, and pressroom supplies

§ Scheduling of work and crews

§ Member of company safety committee

§ Completed 5-S Training-Lean Manufacturing with Southwest Research

§ Print Estimating

Harcourt Assessment, Inc. San Antonio, TX

Production Administrator/Print Buyer (6/07/04 to 3/21/08)

§ Clinical Catalog Replenishment involving the ordering and tracking of

multiple titles at one time

§ Liaison between customer and vendor, also vendor and internal customer

§ Request quotes, negotiate pricing and delivery dates

§ Negotiate Economic Order Quantities with Inventory Planning and Product Line Managers

§ Generate requisitions and purchase orders

§ Schedule delivery of art to vendors, and proofs to customers

§ Conduct investigations/interviews with vendor concerning quality issues

§ 2-year member of Harcourt Safety Committee

Focus Direct, LLC San Antonio, TX

Print Buyer/Estimator (3/01/00 to 5/07/04)

§ Supervise special projects offsite with work crews up to 20 people

§ Attend quality checks with Focus Direct customers as well as the customer representative (in plant, out of town, and out of state)

§ Interview potential vendors, request quotes, negotiate pricing and delivery dates

§ Generate purchase orders

§ Coordinate delivery of art to vendors, and proofs to customers

§ Ability to complete multiple tasks in a restricted amount of time, and under budget

§ Resolve any invoicing and/or receiving discrepancies

Regent Printing San Antonio, TX

Print Estimator/Planner, Production Coordinator (9/24/99 to 2/28/00)

Estimating and planning of print jobs

Coordinating print jobs, generate work orders

Assisting in scheduling

Purchasing of paper, supplies, and outside Services

Liaison between manufacturing and sales

Avon Behren Printing Company San Antonio, TX

Print Estimator/Planner (11/88 to 9/99)

Planning and estimating of entire print job from composition to delivery

Assisted Production Manager and Sales Representatives with special projects

Sales Consultant / Customer Advisor

Assisted in all aspects of printing operations, from administration to production, when and wherever needed.

Press Operator (1988 to 1996) Promoted to Estimator due to my extensive printing experience, willingness to learn and excellence in job costing

Tejas Business Forms San Antonio, TX

Head Pressman/Production Manager/Scheduler (1985 to 1988)

Working hupervisor / head pressman / pre-press lead

Supervise production employees in pressroom, bindery, and pre-press

Scheduling and distributing work orders and deliveries

Order paper and supplies

Train production personnel on all machine operations

Alamo Reprographics San Antonio, TX

Small Press Operator/Stripper (1982 to 1985)

San Antonio Express/News San Antonio, TX

Paste-Up Artist (1981 to 1982)

Quadrangle Press, Inc. San Antonio, TX

Press Operator (1979 to 1981)

Technical Tools and Skills

Computer:

Microsoft Word and Excel

Logic Systems – Print Estimating 3

Hagen Print Estimating and Print Management

Print-Stream Print Management System

Programmed Solutions Print Management System

PeopleSoft

Outlook

Lotus Notes

Training Completed:

Ethics Training

Lean Manufacturing

Project Management

Inclusion: Maximizing Diversity

5-Step Problem Solving (Certified)

Effective Communication Workshop

APICS: Basics of Supply Chain Management Workshop

Dealing with Change / Who Moved My Cheese

Negotiating with Vendors(SkillPath)

Introduction to Negotiations

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