Buyer, Purchasing Agent, Production Planner
Resume:
ROBERT B. ROCHE JR.
Portland, Oregon 97214
EXPERIENCE:
Welch Allyn, Beaverton, OR July 2007 to August 2008
A recognized Worldwide leader in High Tech Medical Equipment
Production Planner/Scheduler
• Analyze production trends and sales forecasts in order to plan and schedule production accordingly to meet production cell capacities.
• Utilize Lean Manufacturing Techniques and “5S” to maintain the most efficient use of personnel on any given product line.
• Lead daily morning production meetings to expose daily and weekly output plans, work in progress and ship status.
• Work in conjunction with purchasing, engineering, marketing, customer service, factory service, outside sales and shop floor personnel to ensure correct product configurations on new and refurbished equipment.
• Active participant in Non-Conformance Reports, Root Cause and Change Orders. Held authority position in signing off and analyzing changes to manufacturing processes.
Allied Systems Company, Sherwood, OR February 2007 to June 2007
A leading manufacturer of specialized material handling equipment
Production Planner
• Responsible for production of Allied Systems most profitable and successful product line.
• Expedite parts and work orders through the manufacturing process to meet pre-set prodution schedules and also customer requested due dates.
• Lead weekly production meetings to address company wide goals and concerns. Also to ensure that all departments are working towards a common goal.
• Work closely with engineering, marketing and sales to ensure accuracy of Bills of Material, Product Routing and revision changes.
• Problem solving for returned product including defect analysis and root cause identification.
R and L Systems, Denver, CO October 2004 to December 2006
A manufacturer of high end specialty conveyor products and accessories
Planner / Buyer
• Responsible for purchasing all tangible goods inside and outside of all manufacturing processes.
• Forecasted the need of raw materials; steel, stainless steel, copper and brass; parts and sub-assemblies for production to afford timely delivery of all components.
• Interacted with engineering, quality, sales, customer service, production personnel and management to ensure timeliness, quality and tolerance of all parts.
• Formed professional relationships with vendors inside of Colorado, The United States and foreign countries, including Asia / China, Indonesia, Japan as well as Canada.
• Streamlined our vendor base to include only the highest quality, most timely and most cost effective contributors.
• Produced reports demonstrating high success levels of quality, timeliness and cost.
• Planned production in conjunction with purchasing for the entire manufacturing process.
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Pallas Equipment Incorporated, Northglenn, CO April 2001 to September 2004
Distributors of industry leading auto collision repair equipment
Outside Salesman
• Actively pursued new clientele for purchase of new and refurbished equipment
• Coordinated and facilitated trade show booth activities to promote product and awareness.
• Serviced existing accounts and generated new business throughout Northern Colorado.
• Provided customer support for equipment and computer software.
• Diagnosed and resolved equipment malfunction.
• Delivered and installed equipment, while maintaining customer relations.
Star Guide Corporation, Arvada, CO December 1999 to March 2001
Leading manufacturer of precision wire products for the medical industry
Production Control Coordinator / Production Scheduler
• Prepared master schedule for eight different production departments throughout the entire manufacturing process.
• Managed production date move-ups to ensure timely delivery without disruption of normal production schedules.
• Interacted with inventory control, customer service, sales, purchasing, engineering, quality control, and shop floor personnel to coordinate a consistent and precise final product.
• Member of internal audit team; developed procedure and reports for production control in real time setting, made decisions regarding product routing and bill of materials, cost estimating, research and development and general shop floor instruction.
• Participated in ongoing examination of manufacturing process ultimately resulting in ISO 9002 certification.
Binks Corporation, (an ITW Company) Boulder / Longmont, CO May 1994 to November 1999
Worldwide leader in design, manufacture, sale and distribution of spray finishing and coating application equipment.
Planner / Buyer, Manager; Standard Products Mfg. Division
• Managed, planned, scheduled and procured components for production for six different product lines, based on demand and sales trends.
• Supervised timely delivery of production components and schedules, single and multiple stages of material billings.
• Monitored and coordinated the order, receipt and inventory of components, work in progress and finished goods, to maintain accurate inventory balances, records, and stock status reports, incoming purchasing requests and work order status.
• Consistent top producer in shippable / buildable product on a daily basis.
• Reorganized back order reports to emphasize product value versus product number to expedite higher value / higher profit orders.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 1992
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Archaeology / Minor in Geography
APICS: Certified in MRP and CRP 1998
Lean Manufacturing Techniques: OMEP Certified 2007
Windows, Outlook, Lotus, MS Word, Office, Excel, and Power Point: Working knowledge in all applications.
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