senior buyer

RICHARD M. BURROUGHS

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Jamestown, ND 58401

701-***-**** *******@*******.***

SUMMARY

Process-oriented Senior Buyer with proven success leading production teams to meet aggressive manufacturing goals. Key strengths in management, scheduling, training and problem resolution. Hands-on troubleshooter with strong understanding of purchasing steel machined and fabricated parts, plastics, bearings, castings, forgings, and electrical components. International business experience. Expertise includes:

• SAP

• Training

• Quality

• TQM

• Transportation logistics

• ISO9000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Goodrich Corporation, Jamestown, ND 2007 - 2009

Senior Buyer

Worked in both strategic and tactical purchasing. Helped set up purchasing handbook for new buyers and set up training manual. Established process for charging suppliers for re-do. Set up the process for managing the tools that were purchased, photographs, and a worksheet listing the description.

• Reduced bearings suppliers from 28 to 4 suppliers and saved the company $650K over 5 years.

• Trimmed non-production tooling suppliers from 8 to 1, and introduced tooling inventory machines that saved the company $500K for 2010.

• Changed coffee supplier and negotiated additional water coolers generating $8K annual savings.

• Set up the process to collect the cost for writing the rejections tags at $500 saving $500K per year.

• Pioneered bearing consignment program postponing payment until product consumption. .

Case New Holland, Fargo, ND 1993 - 2007

Senior Buyer

Managed high purchasing volumes of $90M. Worked on strategic purchasing involving castings, steel, forgings, plastics, electronics, tires, tracks, and rims, machined and fabricated parts. Managed suppliers in China, France, Italy, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, and Venezuela.

• Improved freight logistics and negotiated 10-year steel contract. Managed 1.6 million pounds of steel on a weekly basis.

• Provided castings cost reductions by out-sourcing a 500 pound casting to China saving $900K.

• Started ISO9000 process with the Quality Manager. Served as Lead Auditor. Wrote procedures and work instructions for purchasing.

• Set up and managed training of new buyers and production planners.

Hub City, Aberdeen, SD 1991 - 1993

Purchasing Manager

Managed 5 employees. Had the responsibility for the hiring and training of the new employees. Worked on the strategy for purchasing on castings and bearings.

• Had responsibility for castings.

• Resolved critical bankrupt supplier issue before production impact by resourcing castings.

EDUCATION

B.S., Business Administration

Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD

M.B.A (completed 12 Graduate hours), Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN

CERTIFICATIONS

C.P.M. – National Association for Purchasing Management

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Lead ISO 9000 Auditing

Worked with SAP, WPS, & CMS

Trainer for buyers and production planners

8 years of Management Experience

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