PROJECT & MATERIAL MANAGEMENT-PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST-SENIOR BUYER Successful negotiator towards cost and inventory management. Excellent customer service, verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational and time management skills, ability to work under pressure and perform multiple tasks. Bilingual (Spanish).

Petaluma Health Center, Petaluma, CA

Materials Manager & Safety Officer

Responsible for all activities of Materials Management including on-line purchase order placement, credit card purchases, negotiations, inventory review and analysis, shipping, receiving and issues. Placed and coordinated all Non-Stock purchases and Capital Equipment. .Member of the Product Evaluation Committee. Head of the Safety Committee. Coordinated activities for Emergency Preparedness, Disaster Planning and Building Fire Drills.

Kentfield Rehabilitation & Specialty Hospital, Kentfield, CA

Director, Materials Management

Responsible for all activities of Materials Management including purchase order placement, negotiations, inventory review and analysis, shipping, receiving and issues. Place and coordinate all Non-Stock purchases and Capital Equipment. Member of Leadership Team, Product Evaluation Committee and Safety and Security .Improved monthly patient charges from 8K to 194K.

Alcatel-Lucent, Petaluma, CA

ADVANCED PROCUREMENT PROJECT MANAGER (Promoted) 2007-2009

Support the efforts of Worldwide Commodity Management Teams by reviewing Bills of Materials (BOM), long lead time items and Cost Reduction opportunities. Acquired (Former Lucent) Stinger and AnyMedia products while retaining (Former Alcatel) Litespan.

NPI SENIOR BUYER/PLANNER IV 2000-2007

Managed the purchases of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) driven component and mechanical requirements and expensed requisitions (Oracle) for the Petaluma Research and Development Facility as well as (Corporate) Plano, Texas. Expedited long lead time items, allocated parts as a member of the Bill of Materials Review and Cost Reduction Teams. Provided Engineering support by acquiring Requests for Quotes (RFQ’s) and samples for the Component, Mechanical and Design Engineering Departments. Interfaced with Accounts Payable and Suppliers to resolve Invoice Issues.

Michael J. McCallister

128 Sunshine Court

Petaluma, CA 94952

Home 707-***-****

Cell 707-***-****

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1997-2000

1996 to 1997

1996

1994-1996

EDUCATION

MEMBERSHIPS

Harris Corporation, Novato, CA

SENIOR BUYER/PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST

Handled all Material Repair Operations (MRO) purchases including MIS, Facilities Management and Sales Order Buyouts. Managed Lanier Copy Center and Mail Service Operations. Negotiated Janitorial Landscape Management Contracts. Implemented and administered the company Procurement Card Program. Promoted to Procurement Specialist covering commodity assignment of cable assemblies, electronic components, hardware, cores, inductors and transformers. Purchases generated via MRP ordering system.

Oncology Therapeutics Networks, South San Francisco, CA

PURCHASING SUPERVISOR

Managed $20,000,000 in pharmaceutical drug and supply inventories covering two distribution centers. Initiated and approved purchase order in excess of $1,000,000. Implemented new special order catalog and established lowest back order record in company history. Supervised Purchasing assistants by providing guidance, direction, project assignment and back-up support when required.

Meyer Sound, Berkeley, CA

SENIOR BUYER

Purchased electronic components, horns, wooden cabinets and sheet metals used towards the manufacturing of high end professional speakers. Utilized MRP reports to determine purchase

requirements, including push out and pull in delivery dates. Daily Supplier negotiations enhanced

the cost reduction program.

Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA

REGIONAL PURCHASING

Managed and wrote blanket purchase order agreements for Northern California Medical Centers and Medical Clinics. Negotiate and place capital equipment orders. Provide TIMS (computer system) service to facilities on contract updates and material requisition conversions. Coordinate item additions, changes and deletions with the Livermore Distribution Center and Regional Master Files Department.

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA Course Study in Business Management

College of Marin, Kentfield, CA AA Technical Business Management

AA General Liberal Arts and Sciences

National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM) Former Member

Petaluma National Little League Former V.P.,Board Member and Manager

City of Petaluma First Community Garden Co-Founder and Current Member

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