Purchasing Manager Resume

Desired Industry: Manufacturing	SpiderID: 3676
Desired Job Location: St. Louis, Missouri	Date Posted: 9/20/2005
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: Immediate
Desired Wage:
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Management (Manager, Director)	Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25%
Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors	Willing to Relocate: No

Objective:
PURCHASING PROFESSIONAL with extensive experience in strategic sourcing and materials management. Excellent analytical, negotiating, and organizational skills. Accurate, thorough and precise in attention to details. Exceptional oral and written communication skills. Proven ability to complete multi-faceted tasks within the time constraints allotted. Competencies include the following:

• Cost-Reduction Programs
• Manufacturing Site/Sales Support
• Vendor Selection/Management
• Negotiation and Contract Management
• Lean Inventory
• Systems Implementation

Experience:
SURFACE SYSTEMS, INC. – ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 2001-2005
(A division of Quixote Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer of highway safety crash cushions, safety barriers, electronics wireless sensing devices and weather forecasting.)
Purchasing Manager
Responsible for all purchasing of materials and services, equipment and supplies for the organization, including major contracts and capital equipment. Determined proper sources of supply for most economical purchases and place orders, with responsibility for prices, quality and on-time delivery. Reported directly to the Operations Manager and General Manager. Located new sources of supply as necessary, kept abreast of changing trends in prices or availability of materials and recommended necessary actions to ensure a continued flow of materials to meet production and sales requirements. Worked directly with internal departments such as Production, Sales, Marketing, Engineering, Accounting and Customer Service.
• Reduced vendor base from 200 to less than 100. Implemented lean inventory systems and cost reduction programs that saved the organization $250,000+ annually on purchases of $4MM.
• Teamed with vendors to develop JIT, Kanban and consignment inventory systems as well as develop an inventory buy-back program on obsolete inventory.
• Initiated and led Purchasing Summit between all corporate Purchasing Managers to investigate and implement cost savings programs by recommending policies and procedures for the Purchasing Departments.

AMERICAN STEEL FOUNDRIES – GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS 1995-2001
(A division of Amsted Industries, manufacturer of steel castings for train undercarriages and coupling components.)
Purchasing Manager
Responsible for all plant purchases, in excess of $40MM, including capital purchases, bulk, raw and production materials, MRO, electrical, tools, rental equipment, contractor services, repairs and miscellaneous commodities. Dealt directly with the warehousing and replenishing of spare parts inventory as well as bulk material for plant production. Interacted extensively with all plant departments including Scheduling & Planning, Repair & Maintenance, Engineering, Molding, Melted Metals, Core Room, Cleaning & Finishing, Safety, Yard, and Personnel. Reported directly to the Materials Manager and Vice President of Plant Operations.
• Developed and implemented a cost-reduction program resulting in savings in excess of $750,000 annually in fiscal 2000 and $560,000+ annually for the first half of fiscal 2001.
• Instituted numerous Point-of-Use, consignment and Kanban systems to reduce excess inventory and costs.
• Worked directly with over 400 vendors nation-wide encompassing product, pricing, quality, delivery, expediting orders, and troubleshooting.
• Negotiated contracts for products, bulk materials and services by working with vendors using a teamwork approach in order to foster long-term business relationships.
• Implemented a Procurement Card Program and started an E-Procurement initiative for the company.

SIGMA CHEMICAL COMPANY – ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 1988-1995
(A Fortune 500 company specializing in the manufacturing of research and diagnostic reagents.)
Purchasing Agent - Diagnostics Division (1994-1995)
Insured accuracy of paperwork and control of inventory. Interacted with production staff regarding product planning and requirements in conjunction with the use of a Mac Pac system. Worked directly with vendors regarding pricing, delivery and quality of product.
• Developed a program for the division to facilitate the prompt flow of product and packaging supplies.
• Created an expediting system and procedures to maximize efficiency and minimize delays and waste.
• Developed a cost savings campaign which resulted in $150,000 in annual savings.

Inventory Analyst – Research Division – Inventory Control (1992-1994)
Responsible for the implementation of a company-wide automated backorder system. Monitored inventory levels at multiple domestic and international locations.
• Decreased backorder release time from three days to less than one day.
• Decreased backorders by 33% by working with Production Departments, Assay Labs, Packaging, and Shipping Departments.
• Developed an audit system for the tracking of inventory.
• Instituted a program for customer correspondence and communication.

Reservation Specialist - Research Division - Inventory Control (1990-1992)
Responsible for the development of a database system for setting up, maintaining, tracking and auditing $20MM of reserve material for domestic and international customers. Coordinated stock transfer system between warehouses and the shipping facilities. Interacted with Shipping, Production, Order Entry, Purchasing and Customer Service Departments.
• Eliminated dead reserves by 40%.
• Implemented monthly tracking reports for all production and marketing departments
• Decreased man-hours required to accomplish the job spent by 50%.
• Successfully trained two full-time and one part-time employee to run the system.

Customer Service Representative – Research Division (1988-1990)
Assisted both domestic and foreign customers in order tracking as well as problem solving via telephone, telex and fax. Coordinated, distributed and reviewed all incoming and outgoing correspondence. Interviewed, trained and evaluated new employees.
• Implemented money and time saving order entry and shipping policies and procedures.
• Promoted to lead person.
• Cut response time down from 7-10 days to 24 hours for foreign correspondence.
• Reduced backlog from six weeks to one day.

Education:
B.A. in Speech Communications
University Of Missouri - St. Louis
Preparing to take the C.P.M. (Certified Purchasing Manager) review course
in preparation for the C.P.M. exam through ISM (Institute for Supply Management).

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