Customer Service Mechanical

TRENT CHILDERS

*** ******** **** ****: 256-***-****

Union Grove, AL 35175 Cell: 256-***-****

E-mail: *****.********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a position as a procurement agent or commodity specialist that utilizes my purchasing experience on commercial and government contracts or programs as well as my background and knowledge with electronic, electrical and electro-mechanical components and equipment.

PROFILE

Well-qualified, results-oriented professional with 36 years of technical knowledge, with over 20 years of experience in the procurement of electronic, electrical, electro-mechanical and mechanical products. Consistently demonstrated expertise and decision-making abilities in the following areas:

● Procurement Planning & Analysis ● Supply Chain Management

● Procurement Procedural Development ● Procurement Process Improvements

● Contract & Purchase Negotiations ● Cross Functional Teams

● Supplier Approvals & Certifications ● Value Engineering Analyses

● Customer Cost Reductions ● Supplier Site Visits

● Supplier Performance Metrics & Reports ● Supplier Audits & Surveys

● Procurement Budget & Bid Analysis ● Customer-Supplier Relationships

● Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) ● Material Review Board (MRB)

● Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) ● Electronic Components & Equipment

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Buyer/Procurement Agent/Commodity Specialist

● Generated and responsible for a procurement budget of between $10 million to $100 million per year, and coordinated efforts for a new business budget of $100 million to $8 billion per year for over 20 years as a procurement agent and commodity specialist. (Sanmina-SCI, Nextek)

● Organized and led a supplier focus process improvement team dedicated to reducing product lead times on key commodity items from 10-12 weeks to less than six (6) weeks. (Sanmina-SCI)

● Negotiated an average of $8 million per year in revenue reductions through sourcing improvements and supplier changes on key commodity items. (Sanmina-SCI)

● Successfully reduced the number of printed circuit board (PCB) suppliers from over 300 suppliers to less 100 suppliers, which saved the company in excess of $20 million through the development of supplier partnerships, business competition, quantity price breaks and improved quality. (Sanmina-SCI)

● Influenced multiple suppliers to change the panelization of PCBs to allow for cheaper processing costs thus reducing lot charges by almost $2 thousand per order. (Sanmina-SCI, Nextek)

● Responsible for the development of pricing and proposals, facilitating site visits and performing supply chain management of commodity items for multiple suppliers in domestic and international locations throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, India, Asia, Europe and Australia. (Sanmina-SCI)

● Experienced in the pricing negotiation in bulk/blanket agreements and cost plus subcontracts, supplier development and cost reductions covering a wide range of electronic, electrical, electro-mechanical and mechanical build-to-print commodity items, with a large emphasis on printed circuit boards (PCBs). (Sanmina-SCI, Nextek)

● Developed approved supplier lists, coordinated supplier performance report cards, participated in supplier surveys/audits and maintained appropriate business metrics on each, such as lead time, on-time delivery, quality, and customer service. (Sanmina-SCI, Nextek)

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● Performed as a member of cross functional project teams to help program management, and design engineering implement lower cost design solutions through the use of alternate materials and suppliers using value engineering analyses. (Sanmina-SCI, Nextek)

● Created supplier forecasts and schedules to support manufacturing with better lead times to successfully meet customer orders, which involved the monitoring of just-in-time (JIT) warehousing operations. (Sanmina-SCI,)

● Prepared procurement-related documentation, procedures and processes, and implemented supplier corrective action programs that led to successful certification of the ISO 9000 quality management system. (Sanmina-SCI, Nextek)

● Active participant in Material Review Boards (MRBs), and primarily responsible for issues involved with the delivery, receiving issues, rejections by quality, return material authorizations (RMAs) and accounting problems with purchased commodities. (Sanmina-SCI, Nextek)

Electronics Technician

● Provided installation, assembly and test expertise on a variety of electronic and electro-mechanical equipment produced during manufacturing operations and design prototyping. (Sanmina-SCI, Mims Communications, Tel-Control)

● Led the design and development of test fixtures, equipment and processes for electronic and electro-mechanical equipment. (Sanmina-SCI)

● Designed and developed chemical, vacuum bake and test facilities used to test various types of electronic components and circuitry. (Sanmina-SCI)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Nextek, Inc. Huntsville, AL (Contract Electronics Manufacturer)

Senior Buyer (2007-2010)

Sanmina-SCI (SCI Systems). Huntsville, AL (Contract Electronics Manufacturer)

Senior Procurement Agent & Commodity Analyst (1989-2007)

Electronics Technician, Lead (1979-1989)

Mims Communications. Attalla, AL (Communications Equipment) Electronics & Installation Technician (1978-1979)

Tel-Control, Inc. Huntsville, AL (Electro-Mechanical Telephone Step Equipment) Electronics & Electro-Mechanical Technician (1974-1978)

EDUCATION

Industrial Electronics 1974-1975

JOHN F. DRAKE TECHNICAL SCHOOL Huntsville, AL

High School Diploma 1974

ALBERT P. BREWER HIGH SCHOOL Somerville, AL

COMPUTER SKILLS

● Software: Microsoft Windows (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Works, and Outlook), Wordperfect, Quattro Pro, Tradec, Auto Vue, Internet Explorer, and MRP/ERP software programs.

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