Buyer Resume
Hornell, NY
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
SOFTWARE: Project Management Tools* PMI, SOX Compliance Computer Skills: Microsoft windows (all applications) *Essbase *Afx * Access *CPARS90 *eVEREST * WERS *MEARS *GPIRS *Peoplesoft* (Finance & Purchasing) *CRID (cost reduction program) *Outlook *BOM *SAP *WIPS *NDPCII *TOPV *MAXIMO* One Note*SIM* ASK 1,2,3 * SOL * ALTES *ASIP *AGILE *Sharepoint* E - squares * MCO (Material Cost Optimization)*GPS (Global Processing System)* One Note
EXPERIENCE:
Buyer
Confidential, Hornell, NY
Responsibilities:
- Supports day to day tactical buying activity as it relates to assigned projects. Issuance of (RFP)to approved suppliers, rectify purchase order issues, overseeing daily payment issues, deliveries, and invoice issues.
- Assist and conduct negotiations with suppliers to achieve and/or improve project budget within assigned commodities.
- Read, downloaded and prepared Engineering drawings for RFQ packages, obtained necessary information from functional departments.
- Monitors suppliers to meet quality and delivery requirements.
- Vendor management and recruitment
- Negotiates, pricing, savings, and cost reduction ideas.
- Create and present business reviews.
Global Lead Buyer
Confidential, Warren, MI
Responsibilities:
- Sources new and current products based on Total Enterprise Cost, developed and executed long term commodity strategies.
- Generated cost savings ideas with Engineering and Program Teams
- Worked with suppliers to bring latest technology to GM through Global Vehicle Development Process issues, drove continuous improvement of component savings opportunities.
- Developed and maintained good supplier relationships including issue resolution
- Negotiated and worked to resolve any open issues, collaborated with team members worldwide, strategic sourcing,
- Supplier/Plant crisis resolution.
Buyer
Confidential, Dearborn, MI
Responsibilities:
- Worked on packaging costs, cancellations, (Engineering Design and Testing) ED&T and tooling, audits and capacity studies.
- Worked with team on competitive OEM global footprints and expansion plans remission case/block capacity constraints which resulted in suppliers acquiring over 15 new machines for new programs.
- Collaborated with consultants of KPMG on extensive global and regional analysis that included investigating over 1000 HPDC (high Pressure Die Casting) suppliers resulting in commercial savings negotiated through MYA’s (multi-year agreements), resourcing and leveraging in order to increase competition in Large HPDC (high Pressure Die Casting) and Iron base similar studies done on Iron supplier options globally.
- Worked with team to lead regional footprint requirements analysis on large HPDC and supported on medium HPDC (high pressure Die Casting) through supporting supplier development in best in class
Buyer/Purchasing Manager
Confidential, Detroit, MI
Responsibilities:
- Facility Purchasing Manager/Buyer for entire plant. Implemented the procurement process.
- Ensured all the procurement policies, procedures and regulations were maintained
- Managed and created the daily plant procurement programs and processes.
- Provided site training on procurement systems.
- Managed supplier interface and strengthen vendor database.
- Handled all contract negotiations and formulated procurement proposals.
- Managed daily plant Procurement Process including purchase order placement, expediting, sourcing new suppliers, and the administration of cost reduction and supplier quality assurance programs.
- Analyzed price proposals, financial reports, and other data to determine the reasonableness of pricing.
- Evaluated, monitored, and reported on contract performance to determine necessity for amendments or extensions of contracts, and compliance to contractual obligations within the facility.
- Resolved claims or disputes occurring during contract performance.
- Compiled data for preparing cost reporting and in support of the annual budgeting process. Assisted in the compilation of Electronic Capital Approvals to support facility capital acquisitions.
- Managed supplier interface, strengthened the supplier data base through the use of supplier visits and technical conferences.
CBP Finance Analyst
Confidential, Dearborn, MI
Responsibilities:
- Estimated future costs gaps for the power train group and analyze financial data.
- Audited claims. Facilitated tool moves, assisted with commodity codes and BOM (Bill of material) creation.
- Reviewed budgets and generated spreadsheets for ZBE's (zero based estimates).
- Performed special projects and coordinated payments and decisions with buyers and facilitated emergency tool moves, assisted with commodity codes and BOM (Bill of material) creation