Purchasing Agent Resume Shelton, CT - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Exemplary Purchasing professional with 20 years of corporate experience in diverse purchasing environments, plus ten years experience in export management. Extensive experience in coordinating both domestic and international quotation requests, quotations, order placements and shipments.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Shelton, CT

Purchasing Agent

Responsibilities:

Obtains purchased items by processing purchase orders for suppliers, monitors and expedites orders with suppliers.
Creates purchasing, planning and control information by collecting, analyzing and summarizing data and trends.
Manages assigned suppliers, materials and commodities to insure on time delivery, high quality parts and services at optimal costs.
Negotiate and implement Lean Replenishment agreements with key suppliers to optimize parts availability to support production and customer service orders.
Insure proper inventory levels to support manufacturing build plans are maintained.
Works with Engineering and Strategic Sourcing teams on New Production introductions.
Troubleshoot internal material issues such as quality, receipts and payment issues.
Drives efficiency improvements and cost reductions to meet annual plans.
Interfaces with and manages considerable data resources to support all facets of purchasing operations.

Confidential, Naugatuck, CT

Senior Buyer

Responsibilities:

Locate sources for inventory items, non - inventory items and outside services.
Manage procurement cycle from requisition to payment.
Works directly with Quality and Engineering in the evaluation and qualifications of new suppliers as well as the on going evaluation of existing suppliers.
Establishes and develops viable and substantive relationships with suppliers and continually work to improve supplier relationships and hold suppliers accountable to the translated expectations.
Provides strategy/recovery plan for material shortages and speaks to those details publicly in the daily production meeting.
Member of DBA Next Generation conversion team.

Confidential, Stratford, CT

Senior Purchasing Analyst

Responsibilities:

Maintained a portfolio of suppliers to achieve cost, schedule, and quality targets.
Managed the procurement cycle from requisition to payment.
Quoted and placed orders in compliance with all company policies and procedures including DFAR regulations. Negotiated price and contractual terms.
Maintained accurate purchasing documents and records.
Applied ACE tools to improve individual and team performance.
Applied ACE tools to drive suppliers to Gold status.
Interfaced with Confidential Corporation and United Technologies Corporation commodity management team on strategic procurement issues.
Followed all applicable Federal Aviation regulations, hazardous materials requirements, repair station requirements, FARS and DFARS, and Confidential policies.

Confidential, Bridgeport, CT

Purchasing Agent

Responsibilities:

Controlled inventory and set Min/Max levels using AS400 computer.
Negotiated price with vendors both domestic and foreign.
Expedited deliveries, administered returns, etc.

Confidential, Fairfield, CT

Senior Buyer

Responsibilities:

Controlled spending for $3.5 million yearly budget.
Attended daily production meetings with manufacturing, engineering, and quality.
Met with engineering and vendors to discuss problems and product specifications, alterations, and new product development.
Supervised other buyers in daily purchasing activities. Managed hourly union employees on the receiving dock and steel bay.
Acted as Purchasing Manager in the Purchasing Manager’s absence.
Expanded and developed vendor base.
Obtained quotations from vendors for raw material, outside vendor operations, and component parts. Placed purchase orders and expedited deliveries.
Member of AS400 conversion team.
Trained personnel on AS400 software.
Member of internal audit team and ISO 9001 group.

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