Buyer/Purchasing

Gena Johnson

OBJECTIVE: To obtain permanent employment in purchasing or material control environment, utilizing various skills which include: efficiency, reliability, strong customer service skills, multi-tasking, flexibility, an eye for details well as the ability to work alone or co-operatively.

EXPERIENCE:

2008 to 2009 Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. La Jolla, CA

Buyer - Purchasing: Responsible for sourcing, negotiating and purchasing materials, supplies

and equipment from vendors. Evaluates vendor quotes and services to determine most desirable

suppliers. Manage vendor relations, including vendor performance and pricing consumables.

Work with vendors to keep lab personal of latest developments, equipment quotes and products

offered for sale to the institute. Oversee departmental activities asso0ciated with dispute

resolution, problem solving , invoice errors and the return repair and or replacement of

defective goods. Establish, manage and maintain supply stockrooms for the laboratory activities.

Oversee the procurement of laboratory animals, controlled substances, radioactive materials,

chemicals and any other items requiring special handling. Manage the asset tagging and

tracking process for capital items. Oversee domestic and international shipping/receiving

activities including receipt and shipping of dangerous goods and/or laboratory samples.

Procurement of raw materials, parts, supplies and services at minimum cost, consistent with

Inventory, delivery requirements and quality specifications.

2007 to 2008 Illumina, Inc. San Diego, CA

Material Compliance Specialist: Set up and maintain supplier files for ISO

Compliance and cycle counts. Maintain supplier relationships including purchase

Orders, back order reports and delivery schedules, RMA’s, bom set up and expected

Cost and confirmed accuracy.

2001 to 2006 NuVasive, Inc. San Diego, CA

Purchasing / Material Control: Responsible for issuing purchase orders to suppliers, rurining reports for backorders, and inventory availability. Checking with suppliers for delivery schedules for inventory. Tracking past due invoices for AP department to insure proper credit and payments are made to suppliers.

Setting up supplier files with appropriate documentation such as NDA’s, ISO Registration and Licenses. Setting up vendor held inventory with suppliers (VMI). Working with Tissue Banks for Allograft orders.

Assist distribution with making sure right paper work is with incoming orders and the right adjustments are made to receive in the system.

Assembly builds. Assist with documentation, control with making sure that our suppliers have all current documentation for all current builds such as drawing, purchasing specs., DMRI’s, and labels. Material control with 98.9% accuracy. Loaner distribution and cleaning. Assisted with yearly physical inventories. Daily Cycle counts. Assisted AP department will all adjustments and variances in the system. Setting up loaner builds. Responsible for working with customer service getting orders processed for external and internal costumers. Shipping and Receiving. RMA’s. Assist with marketing and the customs department with purchase orders. Currently working with Microsoft Great Plains System. (Smartlist, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Windows 2000). Also, under

my supervision interacting with both FDA and Notified Bodies (TUV) no issues were cited

during that period of time.

1999 to 2001 INFOCUS (Formerly Proxima Corp.) San Diego, CA. Inventory Analyst /Planning and bills of Materials. Responsible for accountability and accuracy of company’s “SPARES” inventory and for directing the building, disassembled incoming and outgoing projectors and accessory trays. Help with materials for accessory trays for incoming parts. Implemented the installation and loading of an automated warehousing system (Carousel), Thereby increasing inventory accuracy and improving efficiency. Pulled and packed material requires for internal and external customer’s sales orders. Assisted in the upkeep of tear down material from defective units. Responsible for separating defective material from RMA’s (Return Material Approval) and CRD

Customer Repair Department. Ensured material is transferred to proper inventory account(s) (E.I.RTV (Return to Vendor) part under warranty or in-house or contracted repair, for out of warranty parts. Currently working with Oracle 11.3 Inventory Program well versed in Oracle 10.7. Computer literate (E.l. Microsoft Word, Windows 200, Microsoft Excel).

1998 to 1999 DICON (Innovators in Eye care) San Diego, CA

Stockroom Lead: Stocked and Maintained stockroom security cage.

Pulled, staged and released it’s to production per work orders.

Expedited and filled shortages to production floor and customer sales orders. Stocked checks and cycle counts. Supervised stockroom during physical Inventory. Ensured daily stockroom activities ran smoothly.

Assisted receiving /shipping departments. Acceptance of vendor and return goods, verification and inspection of receipts. Data entry of receipts into MAS 90. Interfaced with support departments (accounting, purchasing, and marketing) and venders. Update Defective Material Report (DMR) log.

1996 to 1998 MAUSER ELECTRONICS CORP. Santee, CA

Stock Control: Accepted vendor, transfer and returned goods shipments.

Inspected and verified receipts/data entry of receipts. Completed backorder checks and adjustments. Identified bin location updates and additions, stock rotations. Performed bi-annual physical inventory. Stocked and maintained stockroom and security cage. Assisted order pulling and packing departments.

1987 to 1996 NAVAL TRAINING CENTER San Diego, CA

Assistant Manager/Hairstylist: Managed facilities to ensure efficient operation. Ordered supplies and inventory control. Reviewed employee timecards and commissions. Cashier.

1986 to 1987 GREAT EXPECTATIONS San Diego, CA

Hairstylist: Answered telephones and set appointments.

Ordered supplies and inventory control. Cashier.

EDUCATION: Chabot Community College Hayward, CA

Business Administration

Tri City Beauty College Union City, CA

Licensed Cosmetology

Rose Business Solutions San Diego, CA

Certificate Microsoft Great Plains Training

Learnsoft Technology Group San Diego, CA

Certificate Excel Training

SKILLS:

Microsoft Great Plains System, Smartlist, Crystal Reports, Word, Excel,

Windows 2000, MAS 90, Oracle 11.3 Inventory Program, Oracle JDE,

Solomon and Outlook.

REFERENCES:

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