Manager Supply Chain
Resume:
WILLIAM S. FORD
New Kensington, PA 15068
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Home: 724-***-****
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Summary:
Strong leader and motivator with over 20 years of experience in purchasing, sourcing, logistics, supply chain and engineering operations. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Successful negotiator with both external suppliers and internal customers. Strong drive to maximize efficiency in the workplace by improving performance metrics and decreasing operational costs.
Self Employed, Pittsburgh, PA 2010 – Present
Manufacturer’s Representative for ABASCO Inc.
DRS Power Control Technologies, Inc. Milwaukee, WI 2009 – 2010
Subcontracts Manager
Negotiate subcontract terms and conditions including price, delivery, quality, and commercial requirements
Lead activities of subcontract teams on assigned programs
Ensure products and services meet quality, cost and schedule objectives
Provide subcontract advice to program managers and act as a direct interface to the supplier
Identify potential sources for required materials and develop and issue requests for proposal
Negotiate subcontract changes and provide status as required
Participate in cross-functional design reviews with engineering and project management
Develop the subcontract document, ensuring it complies with government, corporate and local requirements
Review statements of work and specifications
Converteam, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 1996 – 2009
Purchasing Manager
Manage a department of six purchasing professionals generating $180M in purchase order activity per year.
Manage various efforts in material and service procurement
Manage and determine cost savings programs with selected suppliers
Negotiate supply agreements and develop Master Agreements and Partnerships with suppliers
Conduct supplier assessments/site visits
Act as process lead for continuous improvement and quality programs
Develop and implement departmental training program and establish employment career objectives to ensure achievement of departmental goals
Additional duties include inventory control, logistics, monthly business reviews, and support of hardware engineering design reviews
Global Sr. Buyer responsible for Commodities purchased including motors, transformers, switchgears and drive systems for North American Operations.
Senior Liaison between Purchasing and Project Management, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams including conversion of the former operating system to the new SAP system
Senior Buyer
Direct purchase order generation for materials and services
Negotiate price and delivery on daily basis with selected vendors
Support supply chain development and execution for cost savings
Support global sourcing requirements including international travel
Direct quality supplier objectives and manage NCR database
Project Buyer
Negotiate price and delivery based on project requirements
Maintain cost and schedule objectives
Monitor supplier performance through site inspections
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Pilkington Technical Mirrors, Brackenridge, PA 1996
Materials Manager
Purchase and manage flow of raw materials and finished goods on a daily basis
Managed Masters Planners that forecasted demands for all components purchased
Enacted new procedures to increase efficiency, approved safety stock levels, and provided monthly operation reviews
Implemented blanket orders, maintain JIT and Kanban inventory
Manage in-house inventory and established repleshiment of raw materials
Writing, implementing, and managing procedures for purchasing, shipping, receiving and inventory control
Capintec, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 1995
Purchasing Agent
Purchase electronic components
Manage job and shop floor control through MRP
Manage inventory system and storeroom
NeuroKinetics, Pittsburgh, PA 1992 – 1994
Purchasing Agent
Purchase electronic components and subcontracting work
Expedite delivery dates of purchase orders
Qualify new vendor relationships
Contraves USA, Pittsburgh, PA 1989 – 1991
Material Control
Inventory control and delivery of electronic components to manufacturing groups within the company
Expedite as required materials to meet production requirements.
Enacted company guidelines for lot sizes, safety stock levels, and ABC classifications
EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Arts Degree, Economics
Westmoreland County Community College
Associate Degree, Electronics Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Purchasing Management Classes:
Purchasing Functions, Administrative Functions, Supply Functions and Current Issues
Professional Membership:
Institute for Supply Management
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