Purchasing Buyer/Planner

Ted Wuestewald Phone 408-***-****

Email; ********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL GOAL > Purchasing Agent, Buyer/Planner

EXPERTISE * To expand eighteen years expertise in Materials, Inventory Control, Purchasing and Production Planning, Materials and Production trained in the ISO9000 work environment and documentation. I have eight years expertise on the Oracle ERP system and 10 years on numerous other systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2006-2009 at Powis Parker Inc., Berkeley CA as Senior Buyer/Planner Digital Binding. Manufacturer. Responsible for purchasing all * Plastic * Chassis * Doors * Panels, * Covers* Components * Sheet Metal * Connector's * Motors * Gears * PCB * Fabs * Components * Completed boards * MRO * OEM Computer purchases * Corrugated Boxes * Chemicals. Resolve receiving discrepancies, relieving shortages and completing weekly MRP, obtain RMA's for RTV, and Accounting problem resolution with Vendors plus assist in Vendor selection and trained new buyers. This applicant has five years experience with ORACLE 11i and eight with Oracle total. Accomplishments include RoHS compliance implementation for purchasing and NPI purchasing.

Oct. 2005- Jan. 2006 –contract position Senior Buyer at Geron Corp. Menlo Park CA. Purchasing all * Services * Chemicals * Arrays * Genomes *Media * Computers * Software * MRO. * Resolve accounting and receiving issues. These were essential requirements for clinical research in pharmaceuticals and trained new buyer. Contract through West valley Staffing.

May - June 2005. Buyer at Molecular Devices (Medical Devices) on contract through West valley Staffing, Sunnyvale, CA. * Purchase MRO requisitions for * Publications * Computers * Software * Services *Corrugated Boxes. Covered 2nd Senior Buyer while on vacation and another who had a heart attack. Resolve accounting issues and receiving problems.

Oct.2004 - Jan.2005- Senior Buyer at Anacom Inc. Los Gatos, CA.

Purchase all components manage sub-contract * PCB assemblies. * Bare PCB, * Chemicals * Components * Sheet metal * Heatsinks * Machined parts * Cables * MRO’s Test equipment * Corrugated Boxes Purchases for Microwave Telecommunications. Contract position.

June 2000- May 2004- Buyer/Planner at Dionex Corporation. Leading Chromatograph Manufacturer. Responsible for purchasing all * Plastic * Chassis * Doors * Panels, * Covers * Bottles * Sheet Metal * Tubing * Connector's * Motors * Complex valves * PCB * Fabs * Components * Completed boards * MRO * OEM Computer purchases * Corrugated Boxes * Chemicals. Monthly purchase average of 1.3 million per month, as well as resolve receiving discrepancies, relieving shortages and completing weekly MRP, obtain RMA's for RTV, and Accounting problem resolution with Vendors plus assist in Vendor selection and trained new buyers. This applicant has five years experience with ORACLE 11i.

Oct. 1999-April 2000- Employee at ON Line Copy Corp. in Fremont Ca. as Inventory Control Supervisor. Duties included part number assignment for conversion to the new SBT Accounting Software System for existing and new incoming parts. This applicant was responsible for Cycle Count program, Inventory Issues, variance resolution and material coordination. I was promoted to Supervisor overseeing Production, Shipping, Receiving and Inventory Control. Close interface with Consignment Customers.

1998-1999 - Olympus Medical Division San Jose CA. Endoscopes Accessory fulfillment, material consolidation and Inventory for year end Utilized the BPIQs IBM System then the JD Edwards system upgrade when implemented. Employed through Tailored Inventory Enterprises.

April 1989- July 1997- 3COM Corporation Eight Years as a Senior Materials Clerk. Primary duties included Purchasing and Planning backup for Swing Shift, also Material Coordination, Cycle Count and material disposition in PCOPS Production. Personally covering six lines in a billion dollar plus annual operation during last four years. Established and published daily Receiving Material hold report via Lotus Notes and Swing Shift pass down Report to assign Material priorities and status. I resigned 3Com in July 1997. Forklift trained and certified.

Sept. 1987-March 1989 DSC Communications (Grainger Associates) Started as a Shipping Receiving Clerk then managed RMA Shipping department for Repair and Return Division. Supervised up to three people in the consolidated receiving which supported Six Divisions remaining in the Silicon Valley during continuing assimilation by DSC Corp. in Texas.

Education Applicant attended Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Program, University of Phoenix (Santa Clara) GPA 3.41 and California State University Fullerton for Bachelors in Art Program. Applicant has Associate in Arts, Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, California. I have APICS Courses, Intro to Mfg., Material Requirement Planning, Capacity Planning and Production Control also Internal Management training at 3Com.

COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, Windows 2k, Lotus and Excel spreadsheets. Macintosh and PC literate and proficient on either, Network systems and hardware within operating system. Applicant has five years experience with Oracle 11i. References available upon request.

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