Purchasing

**/****-*/**** ***** Berry Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL

Customer Service/ Dispatch

• Responsible for handling incoming calls from customers.

• Dispatch Drivers.

• Managed Fuel/Oil monthly usage report.

• Daily Invoicing/Monthly Lease Agreements.

1/2007-12/2007 Cross Match Tech. Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Planner/ Buyer

• To assist in the contracted Oracle implementation, with focus on mechanical supplier consolidation.

• Responsible for managing 4,500 SKU ‘s.

• Identified machinery cost saving of 32% on $1.4 Million annual spending.

• Managed the supply base of new products launched from 50 units a month to 700 units a month valued at $7.5 Million annually.

Coordinate contract negotiations with vendors.

• Work closely with Engineering in regard to new products.

2/2005-12/2006 Southern Metal Fort Lauderdale, FL

Purchasing Manager

• Responsible for ordering sheet metal to support manufacturing line.

• Review requisitions. Prepare purchase orders.

• Confer with outside vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.

• Implement policies and producers to insure manufacturing and production controls flow smoothly.

• Conducted meeting, with manufacturing to determine material requirements.

• Maintain procurement records such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories.

3/1997- 1/2005 Gribetz International Sunrise, FL

Senior Buyer

• Responsible for ordering fabricated parts to support manufacturing line.

• Managed scheduling/rescheduling delivery of components.

• Acted as company liaison with outside vendors.

Reorganized MRP to increase productively.

• Worked closely with the product development team.

• Responsible for maintaining low inventory versus low cost.

• Worked closely with the quality control group to meet specific requirements.

9/1995–4/1997 Macrotel International Corp. Boca Raton, FL

Purchasing Manager

• Responsible for purchasing domestic and International components.

• Managed production schedules to support manufacturing needs.

• Developed and implemented action plan for product development with resulted in a 20% savings.

• Compile and present monthly status reports to upper management.

• Coordinate contract negotiations with vendors.

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