Alex Vosters
Freedom,WI
Summary
Skilled Supply Chain professional with 8 years of success coupled with firm understanding of procurement best practices. Supports supply chain with meticulous purchase order management, data analysis and inventory control. Proactive problem-solver with superior communication and leadership talents. Meets challenging financial targets with effective negotiation, pricing and planning abilities. Works well under pressure to exceed targets and continuously improve operations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Buyer III
Ducommun Incorporated
04.2022 - Current
- Manage material and procurement of electrical components for industrial, medical, and defense customers
- Communicate closely with customers regarding supply constraints to develop mitigation plans
- Prioritize schedule with Program Manager and develop action list to discuss with customers
- Plan and procure material for new product lines for Raytheon and have heavy involvement in FAI and engineering discussions
- Analyze BOM's to determine risk and timelines for new business
- Build and maintain supplier relationships; Perform supplier QBR sessions
- Improved inventory levels by ~18% to help align inventory reduction project
- Research and source parts with brokers; confirm validity and quality of parts.
Senior Buyer
Oshkosh Defense
10.2020 - 04.2022
- Gained knowledge and experience working on a variety of commodity teams including Electrical, Fabrications, Hardware, Wheels/Tires, Castings, Hydraulics, Armor
- Managed and reduced impact of delayed deliveries and nonconforming product to production line and facility for packaged kits
- Planned and procured materials in excess of $50 million for aftermarket division
- Worked closely with programs and sales teams to ensure contract delivery dates were met for different projects
- Interacted and expedited material with suppliers in support of ICS/TPF fielding requirements
- Constructed BOM's to identify risk on long lead time items for several packaged kit contracts
- Communicated and lead discussions regarding quality and delivery issues within department and cross functionally
- Improved leadership skills by working with buyers on troubleshooting supplier and part issues
- Trained and coached new Buyers.
Buyer
Oshkosh Defense
05.2016 - 10.2020
- Communicated with suppliers and internal customers concerning potential issues that could affect production
- Supported implementation of aligning suppliers to help reduce purchase orders and receipts, along with contributing to manage non-conformance issues with suppliers regarding SPQ and primary container requirements
- Managed ~$105 million in supplier spend throughout electrical commodity in 2020
- 127 million in 2019
- Managed over 1500 unique part numbers between ~70 different suppliers
- Created, tracked, and obtained RFQ's from respective suppliers for various electrical products
- Lead and facilitated meetings with engineering and quality to ensure product meets all specifications and requirements.
Global Procurement & Supply Chain Intern
Oshkosh Defense
05.2015 - 05.2016
- Assisted in areas of tactical purchasing and operational duties within various Purchasing departments throughout corporation
- Managed 5 suppliers, with focus to on-time delivery and continuous supplier improvement
- Provided support to Commodity Managers, Buyers and Purchasing agents in procurement of goods and services from suppliers
- Communicated with sales individuals, engineers, and warehouse personnel to ensure information and parts are transferred correctly
- Analyzed data for supplier performance to make appropriate recommendations for process improvements.
Education
BBA - Supply Chain Management
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI05.2016
Skills
- Supplier Negotiations
- Records Management
- Data Analysis
- Procurement Planning
- Supply Chain and Inventory Management
- ERP/MRP/CRM - JDE/Oracle/Agile/Power BI
- 5 Whys Analysis
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Organization
- Vendor Relations
Timeline
Senior Buyer III
Ducommun Incorporated
04.2022 - Current
Senior Buyer
Oshkosh Defense
10.2020 - 04.2022
Buyer
Oshkosh Defense
05.2016 - 10.2020
Global Procurement & Supply Chain Intern
Oshkosh Defense
05.2015 - 05.2016
BBA - Supply Chain Management
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh