"Purchasing Parts Room Supervisor"

MARK J. LEON

***** ******** ****. #**

Lake View Terrace, CA 91342

Phone: 818-***-****

e-mail: *****@***.***

Objective: To work with a people-oriented, growth-oriented company in a team environment.

Professional History:

11/2007 - 11/2008 - Buyer/Planner - Abex Display Systems, North Hollywood, CA 91605. Manufacturer of display systems. David Scheuer, Manager, 818-***-**** x111.

- Planned, procured, and expedited all materials for graphic display manufacturing firm. Purchased extrusion, lumber, laminates, engineered spec materials, glues, resins, nails, all office products.

03/2007 - 11/2007 - Purchasing Agent - Exodus Door and Window, Canoga Park, CA 91304. Door and window distributor and installer. Scott Larcomb, owner, 818-***-****.

- Procured all materials in support of construction related materials for custom door and window installer for private homes and commercial buildings.

3/2006 - 2/2007 - Purchasing Agent/Price Negotiator - Rotocraft Support, Inc., Van Nuys, CA - Helicopter repair and overhaul facility.

- Purchased all parts for stock, Aircraft-on-Ground (AOG) repairs, hardware, castings, electronics, sheet metal, mechanical parts, paint (to specifications), and all packaging supplies.

- Researched new supplier sources for quality and best pricing.

- Used Pentagon software, MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel.

8/2003 - 8/2005 - Purchasing Agent/Price Negotiator - Active Supply Company, Los Angeles, CA, 323-***-****. Manufacturer of doors for mobile homes and manufactured homes.

- Purchased/planned all raw material requirements: steel, lumber, adhesives, vinyl, nails, plastics, "Timely Frames", all packaging materials, fasteners, hinges, paint (to specifications), blanket contracts for office toner cartridges, paper, various office supplies.

- Negotiated Long Term Agreements (LTA) and blanket purchase orders with vendors and freight carriers which reflected 55% to 68% cost savings per vendor or freight carrier.

- Researched new supplier sources for quality and best pricing.

- Received goods in the system and posted to Accounts Payable using MAS BPix Computer System.

- Conducted physical inventory.

11/2002 - 7/2003 - Contract work assignments

8/2002 - 11/2002 - Buyer/Price Negotiator - Old Master Products, Van Nuys, CA

- Supported all purchasing functions for two facilities: sanders, buffers, spec machine parts, resins, lumber, glues, paint, sandpaper, stains, tool requirements for hardwood flooring manufacturing company and distributor.

- Negotiated blanket purchase orders and Long Term Agreements with cost savings of up to 50% per blanket order and LTA.

- Used AS400 computer system for purchase order entry.

- Interfaced with merchandise vendors.

6/2001 - 8/2002 - Contract work assignments

1/2000 - 3/2001 - Purchasing Agent - Modern Continental Construction, Tarzana, CA

- Negotiations leading to ongoing cost savings.

- Purchased and expedited delivery of construction materials: tools, lumber, shoring, office furniture, telephone and computer hardware, office supplies for large civil construction conglomerate.

- Interfaced with construction site personnel and merchandise vendors.

- Handled all change orders from five job sites. Processed paperwork for all insurance requirements for job sites.

- Handled all rental/lease option purchases on all heavy construction machinery

1994 - 7/1999 - Material Requisition Buyer - Hydro-Aire, Inc., Burbank, CA 91504, 818-***-****

- Negotiations leading to cost savings of $8K - 2nd quarter 1999

- Supported all internal staff on prototype production and non-production items in an aerospace environment

- Purchased capitol equipment, paper, machine parts, electronics, office furniture, all shipping and packaging supplies, hardware, raw stock utilizing MRPII system.

12/1988 - 1993 - Expediter - Hydro-Aire, Inc., Burbank, CA 91504, 818-***-****

- Expedited and rescheduled purchase orders on CRT for three buyers

- Interfaced with factory personnel and 60 vendors; heavy phone experience.

- Stockroom experience - pulled parts to fill purchase orders for shipment.

Education:

9/2001 - 2/2002 - Glendale Adult Community College - MS Word, personal typing classes

1999 - Hydro-Aire, Inc., Burbank, CA - Successfully completed 16-week Certified Purchasing Management (CPM) course.

1998 - Hydro-Aire, Inc., Burbank, CA - Successfully completed APICS (Applied Principles for Inventory Control) certificate course

1998 - Fullerton, CA - Fundamentals of Purchasing certificate course

1998 - Hydro-Aire, Inc., Burbank, CA - Trained, Certified and Proficient in Oracle database and MRPII System

1995 - Hydro-Aire, Inc., Burbank, CA - HY-Q Certificate course - 20-week course in quality processes and statistical process controls. Used MS Word and MS Excel.

Hartt College of Music, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT - Received 2-year Associates Degree - Majored in music education and percussion

Interests:

- Professional drummer; enjoy listening to and playing all types of music.

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