Director of Purchasing

PURCHASING / INVENTORY / QUALITY / WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT

Buying / Auditing / Scheduling / Manufacturing / Supply Chain Management / Capacity Planning / Warehousing

Quality-focused Purchasing/Inventory Executive with 23 years of success in increased productivity, efficiency, and quality. Talented at empowering and infusing staff with energy to increase workflow and collaborate in cohesive teams. Exceptional track record of accomplishments in directing, safety, inventory, and planning all aspects of manufacturing, inventory and purchasing operations. Technical proficiencies include MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Access, in addition to Monarch, Great Plains, Minitab 15, SAP, JD Edwards, Vantage, Macola, Global Shop and Oracle.

Purchasing & Operations Management Strengths:

• Government Contracts and Negotiations

• Safety Compliance

• Quality Assurance

• Master Scheduling • Inventory Control

• Maintenance and Warehouse Operations

• Manufacturing Operations

• Shipping and Receiving

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

H.M. DUNN COMPANY– Euless, Texas October 2011 to Present

Aerospace Defense/Military/Oil and Gas

Director of Supply Chain Management

Precision Machine Shop for Aerospace/Defense and Oil and Gas industries. Established purchasing plans and procedures in accordance with organizational objectives and sourcing strategies. Developed and implemented purchasing systems and procedure guidelines. Company-wide responsibility for all procurement, Vendor sourcing, vendor evaluation and contract management activities. Responsibility includes buying MRO, Aluminum, Plate, Sheet metal, capital equipment, safety operations and handling, inventory control, scheduling and production control activities. Execute purchases up to $37 million annually and lead a multi-tiered staff of 3 buyers, 2 inventory clerks, master scheduler and 5 warehouse associates. Experience to include government procurement and negotiation and a working knowledge of FARs, DFARs and ITAR along with a familiarity of military specifications. Help in the ISO certification by writing procedures and work instructions.

CAMTECH PRECISION MANUFACTURING – Euless, Texas July 2008 to September 2011

Aerospace Defense/Military/Commercial Industry

Director of Purchasing

Directed and managed procurement activities of personnel engaged in purchasing, warehouse, distributing materials, equipment, and supplies, as well as conducting in-house ISO audits and scheduling. Negotiated contracts with suppliers and outside processing houses for long term and short pricing along with freight conditions and payment terms. Maintained communication with Bell Helicopter, Lockheed and other customer buyers to expedite material and to keep them inform on soul sourced and right to buy suppliers. Analyzed market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability, and prepared market analysis reports. Identifies root causes for excess and inactive inventory and develops problem resolutions. Keeps abreast of industry regulations as they pertain to parts handling, export licensing and control customs, and anti-boycott procedures. Ensures various types of materials are adequately stored and controlled as they are frequently audited for governmental compliance by Department of State. Knowledge of Basic Supply Chain Management; to include master planning of resources, detailed scheduling and planning and execution and control of operations. Purchased different alloys of metals, Stainless steel, titanium, aluminum, tubing, iron and specialty metals. Purchased fasteners, color pigments and perishable tooling items.

Selected Contributions:

Created recovery plans for scheduling of machine production parts.

Manages subordinate personnel and provides guidance and training to ensure skill sets, knowledge and educational capabilities meet position requirements.

Very familiar and knowledgeable of DFAR, FAR, ITAR regulations as well as having EMAPS experience.

Provided new ideas and leadership, coaching, mentoring and strategic vision for 7 direct and 56 indirect reports. Lead a leadership team staff meetings, morning stand up meetings and one on one coaching and mentoring.

Developed strategic suppliers and negotiated contract agreements to reduce the number of vendors from 350+ to a group of 165 core partners resulting in cost savings due to reduced administrative costs as well as quantity price breaks

VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC. – Carrollton, Texas March 2000 to July 2008

Semiconductor Industry (ST Microelectronics)

Purchasing / Site Operations Manager

Managed 4 direct and 23 non-direct employees. Directed operations in warehouse, inventory, purchasing, shipping and receiving including all DOT/Hazmat operations. Responsible for strategic direction of raw materials/repair parts and outside process procurement functions. New product development and engineering in all product categories and P&L responsibility for multi-line Semiconductor manufacturing operation. Develop and implement innovative procurement solutions resulting in increased organizational effectiveness and results; low cost sourcing, reduction of inventory, providing the company competitive advantage in the areas of materials, supplies, and services. Reported to customer and company stakeholders with KPI’s and quarterly road map.

Selected Contributions:

Reduced cost in the repairs parts program by organizing and setting up a cycle count program.

Obtained my Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. In the process of Black Belt Certification.

Reduced expenses from $7.5M to $4.8M through stringent process monitoring and scheduling.

Conducted Safety training classes on DOT/Hazmat and other classes per OSHA requirements

Initiated Program for vendor compliance to quality (ISO), EPA and US Standards

Recognized with the 2002 and 2003 Presidents Club award for saving $1.7M in operations and manufacturing.

Saved freight cost $60K by earning a major discount with suppliers and expanding payment terms.

Instrumental in the implementation of Quality ISO and Six Sigma processes; Operation and Manufacturing procedures; and RMA program to return broken or defective parts to vendors.

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Additional Experience:

Purchasing Manager – Texas Direct, FT Worth, Tx August 1998 to February 2000

Buyer / Materials Manager – Distronixs, Plano, Tx April 1993 to August 1998

Expeditor/Buyer – Reliance Metal Center, Arlington, Tx November 1989 to April 1993

Captain – U.S. Army 75th Ranger Fulda, Germany February 1980 to September 1989

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS

Tarrant County Junior College

APICS Fort Worth Texas Chapter

ISM - Institute for Supply Management Fort Worth Chapter

AMA - American Management Association

NFPA – National Fire Protection Association

CERTIFICATIONS

Certificate of Inventory Essentials, 1999

CPIM-Certified in Production and Inventory Management, 1999

Six Sigma Green Belt, 2005

Employee Right to Know Hazardous Chemicals Training, 2007

OSHA for DOT/Hazmat Certification, 2007

ISO 9001: 2000 Lead Auditor Certification 2008

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