Purchasing Administrator, Buyer

Donald James Forsythe

***** * ****** **., ** Mirage, AZ 85335

Phone 602-***-****

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

Profile:

Accomplished purchasing professional with more than 20 years of experience in variety of industries, including financial, manufacturing and communications. Extensive background in all purchasing functions, such as contract negotiation, competitive bidding, inventory management and cost reduction. Broad-based knowledge in manufacturing, including materials processing for wood, metal and plastic.

Software:

J.D. Edwards, PowrCerv, Puridium, Fiserv/Users, Mapics, AS400, Internet, E-Procurement systems, IET Self Service, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)

EXPERIENCE

Arizona Federal Credit Union, Phoenix, AZ

Purchasing Administrator Dec 2005 – July 2012

Achievements:

•Implemented a purchasing card system, generating a $40,000 annual rebate.

•Negotiated a 40% reduction in warehousing expenses.

•Reduced cell phone expenses by more than 30% in one year.

•Reduced annual consumable expenses by 45%.

Responsibilities:

•Negotiate price and purchase consumables for the operations center and 15 branches.

•Administer data base for the Puridiom purchasing system.

•Manage relationship with offsite warehouse to store and deliver forms and brochures to the branches on a weekly basis.

•Administer files for all contracts for the credit union.

•Negotiate pricing and manage all cell phones accounts.

•Manage relationship with variety of vendors (copier, Federal Express, etc.).

•Work with AP team to ensure invoices are paid on time and all available discounts are taken.

•Administer travel policies for credit union employees.

Haulmark Industries, El Mirage, AZ

Purchasing Manager

Nov 2004 – July 2005

•Purchased and scheduled delivery of all materials for production.

•Supervised team of three employees.

•Maintained inventory levels to keep production running and overhead low.

•Worked with production and sales to balance lead time of raw materials to produce the right product for on-time delivery to the customer.

•Contracted outside vendors for repair and maintenance work on equipment.

•Sourced materials locally to cut lead time and freight costs.

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Allied Tube & Conduit, Phoenix, AZ.

Purchasing Agent

June 1992 – Nov 2004

RESPONSIBILITIES

•Purchased spare parts and consumables for production lines.

•Purchased and scheduled materials for projects.

•Negotiated terms for purchase of capital equipment.

•Contracted outside vendors to do preventive maintenance on equipment.

•Locate and purchase items locally in breakdown situations, responsible for annual purchases of over $10,000,000.

•Negotiated contract for annual shipments of 2.5 million pounds of zinc

•Negotiated annual contract for sale of zinc dross.

•Contracted deliveries of consumable dunnage lumber to ensure uninterrupted shipment of production from the facility.

•Set up tracking system for equipment and parts being sent out of the plant for rework or repair.

•Administered an employee cellular phone program.

•Implemented an employee computer purchase program.

K&L Quartztek, Phoenix, AZ

Purchasing Agent October 1989 – Nov 1991

RESPONSIBILITIES

•Purchased of all company supplies and materials for production.

•Took quotes from different vendors, finding the best value for the company.

•Responsible for shipping and receiving, preparing export documents and obtaining export licenses when necessary.

•Managed stock levels of raw material.

•Monitored usage of consumables.

•Prepared kits for assembly on the production lines.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science

Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 1988

Major: Industrial Technology

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