Senior Buyer

Milan Marshall

**** ******* ****** **., *******, OH 45150

513-***-**** *************@*******.***

Summary of qualifications

A Procurement/Contract Administration and Material Management professional with extensive experience. Expertise in contractual requirements, negotiations, material control, problem solving, data collection & analysis, and project management. Previous positions with major corporations in national and international environments. Strengths include an ability to analyze various situations and apply what I've learned to create successful solutions. A detailed self-starter requiring minimal direction.

* Completed management and professional training courses including Harvard Negotiation Project, Negotiations Skills Workshop, Federal Contract Law, Material Management Certification, Team Building, Lean Standard Work Cell Design Basics and Pryor Supervisor Seminar. Proficient with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Performed presentations to customers and management. Managed Strategic Procurement of manufactured parts.

* Detailed knowledge and understanding of Import/Export classification, Balanced Scorecard, regulatory compliance requirements and issues. Managed assigned projects & achieved major cost savings.

* Developed and obtained agreements, and acquired Government approvals. Developed department policies, processes, procedures, and skills of direct reports. Knowledge of various manufactured parts and processes.

Education

1980 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH

Bachelor of Science Business Administration / Procurement & Materials Administration - Selling & Sales Management

* 3.0 Grade Point Average

* University Dean's List Summer of 1978 and 1979

Professional experience

3/07/2011 – Present Robert Half/AccountTemps

Buyer (at BAE, Fairfield, OH)

Create company supplier delivery performance reports. Obtain supplier status and expedite critical orders. Place and document Purchase Orders per company requirements for Military and Commercial contracts. Company provides armored vehicles to military and government customers.

7/21/2008 - 02/20/2009 ITW/Hobart Hillsboro, OH

OEM/Commodity Procurement Specialist

Procure parts and manage programs for start-up of new Hobart Commercial Mixer programs (6Qt. to 60Qt.) in China, Taiwan, Sweden, and Italy. Placed tooling and manufacturing purchase orders for assigned parts in company material management systems. Coordinated and resolved start-up and delivery issues with overseas supplier/partners. Worked with Engineering, Quality, Marketing and Manufacturing teams to start-up program, procure parts (US & overseas), incorporate design changes and solve problems. Successful in meeting design changes, pilot build dates, initial cost and delivery requirements. Solved on going overseas delivery problems and corrected assigned logistic service level.

3/2006 - 11/8/2007 Standex Electronics Cincinnati, OH

Buyer/Logistics Coordinator

Buyer for development of strategic new parts and materials with US & China electronic, machined and plastic injected molded parts, and other suppliers. Developed parts for remote start system, airbag backup sensors, steering lock and sensor, motor sensor, various automotive fluid sensors, and cost reduction parts. Administrator of company IMDS database. Procurement of parts for Aerospace industry. Sourcing and Transportation for subcontractors and company locations in US, Canada, Mexico, and China. Administrated Import & Export requirements. Saved company 1st year, $130,000 in paid and projected duty costs. Procured molds, tooling, and equipment for all facilities. Used Fourth Shift Materials Mgmt. System. Standex Electronics is registered to ISO9001, TS16949, and AS9100 quality standards. Electronic components and assemblies such as sensor relays, switches, fluid sensors, wire devices, inductors, coils, transformers, electrical chokes, and power relays.

12/2005 – 1/2006 Aerotek CE Mason, OH

Buyer/Planner (Comair)

Manage requisitions for parts and maintenance items of assigned cities. Used state of art procurement and inventory software program (Trax). Evaluated needs, checked usage, cost, inventory, and issued transfer orders. Established cost reductions and alternate suppliers. Resolved delivery, price, and shipping problems.

3/2005 – 8/2005 XLC Personnel Services Cincinnati, OH

Supervisor, Supply Chain (Team Leader)

Assigned to improve Service Center supply operations at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Supervise area personnel (5+). Evaluate current operations, collect data, establish procedures and process improvements. Advise on requirements and developments for PeopleSoft database. Improve communication between department and internal customer.

2004 - 2005 Citigroup Primerica, Cincinnati, OH

Agent

Attended training classes on Debt, Life Insurance, and Financial Planning. Passed exam and obtained a Life & Health Insurance License from the State of Ohio. All appointments were self generated cold calls.

1993 - 2002 Fluor Corporation Cincinnati, OH

Supervisor, Material Control Contracts & Compliance 2000-2002

Responsible for management and administration of Department of Energy (DOE) Contracts, Property, Material Assets, regulations, and assigned projects. Developed and directed 6 Inventory Specialists, while maintaining all previous responsibilities. Created, issued and administered Material Balanced Scorecard Report.

* Implemented subcontractor inventory termination and system approval. Responsible for elimination of over $250K in termination liability. Obtained major cost/lead-time (6 mth.) reduction by outsourcing excess equipment.

* Headed program to delete over $66 million in inventory from Facilities and Maintenance Department stores and records. Member of various Project Management teams. Responsible for reports required by Prime Contract.

* Developed cost savings, submitted justification, received approval to inventory using statistical sampling; $125,880 savings per yr. Implemented use of Palm Pilots, maintained inventory accuracy of 99.7%, $156,232 savings per yr. Met all project contract date deadlines.

Contract & Materials Technical Specialist 1998-2000

Responsible for contract agreements and materials compliance with federal regulations. Create, administer, and process requests for material disposal. Handled all Real assets, Material justifications, and subcontract inventory issues. Administered several databases.

* Developed forms and requirements accepted and adopted by customer office for use at all sites. Created program and trained customer and (2) other contractors on requirements and database use.

* Created policies and procedures adopted by company and customer for material management programs. Resolved customer audit issues.

Senior Contract Administrator 1993-1998

Analyzed requirements, prepared Invitation for Bids, and placed orders for office and lab trailers, equipment, and other items as assigned. Located and developed suppliers for assigned products. Draft, process, negotiate, finalize, and administer, License Agreements with landowners, companies, and government offices.

* Identified unknown owners and associated wells for contract placement, administration and budget planning. Created database for use by several departments.

* Obtained prior GSA and HUD approval for disposal of 183 buildings and structures. First multiple package this size approved by HUD & GSA for any Government agency. Received company major cost savings award of $2,500 ($120K savings, 10 week lead-time reduction per project, increase schedule flexibility). Process & format used and implemented at all customer sites.

1983 - 1992 G.E. Aircraft Engines Cincinnati, OH

International Program Administrator (Buyer/CA) 1985-1992

Responsible for company's oversea commitments, acquisition, and delivery of required hardware and services from assigned countries. Worked with company partners and made presentation/reports to top management.

* Placed in one year over $17M in direct offset orders for aircraft quality hardware. Resolved open court issue with supplier.

* Negotiated competitive orders, savings of over $1.3M. Developed major new 1 pc. forging with suppliers and engineers ($1.1M savings). Negotiated ocean shipping and U.S. warehousing with vendor to replace

overseas air shipments.

Contract Administrator 1983-1985

Responsible for monitoring supplier progress and implementing necessary actions to assure meeting schedule, costs, and quality standards. Review purchase order for compliance with requirements. Administered design, delivery, and specification changes. Evaluation of supplier operations.

* Reviewed supplier operations, designed tracking milestone, and issued report. Critical parts delivered ahead of schedule. Supplier phased-out of approved suppliers list as recommended.

* Requested by International Program Supervisor to apply for position in his department due to my resolution of various supply problems from vendors.

1980 - 1982 Campbell Hausfeld Harrison, OH

Buyer 1980-1982

Worked with R&D Engineering to provide parts and new technology. Evaluated new suppliers. Procured assigned production products.

* Responsible for engineering requirement to show revision number on changes to R&D blueprints and specifications released for procurement. Introduced new accessory, better quality, and 33K savings.

Accreditation’s

Export License Requirements

Lean Manufacturing Cell Set-up

Certified Professional Property Administrator 97-02 (NPMA)

Harvard Negotiation Project Certificate (24 hrs. /2.4 CEU's)

Federal Contract Law Certificate of Training (40hrs./3.0 CEU's)

Awards

Fluor Incentive Award ($2,500 top award)

Letter of Recognition, Assoc. Deputy Asst. Sec., Department of Energy

G.E. Department Manager Award

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