Supply chain administrator offering 9 years experience familiar with aerospace practices and business operations. Driven to lower costs, increase quality of goods with proactive and pragmatic approach to supplier management.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
MRO/Buyer/Planner
Cadence Aerospace
08.2020 - 01.2024
Reviewed MRP (Material Planning Requirements) buyer action dates, analyze and manage system demand plan, demand history and business inputs to develop executable procurement plan in support of strategic objectives to ensure purchase orders are generated on time to suppliers to meet customer on dock dates
Monitored and maintained files regarding long term agreement contracts with suppliers
Supported our internal plants and contract manufacturers, to resolve supply challenges such as inaccurate lead times, exploring all opportunities to maintain supply continuity, without incurring excessive cost/risk
Worked with engineering to resolve engineering data discrepancies/questions identified by suppliers and assisted in uploading appropriate data into their FTP accounts for review
Performed weekly calls with suppliers to review open orders for purchase parts status line by line via Webex/Teams
Identified and assisted with any challenges suppliers had with raw materials/hardware procurement by selling material to them when able
Performed purchase order changes if required to keep MRP dates accurate, approved price, quantity and engineering changes
Supported the company's Program Managers initiatives and goals to ensure adequate inventory is planned and available to support product on time delivery
Provided accurate open order status to the Program Management team and Purchasing Supervisor for their daily phone calls
Worked closely with supply chain team to ensure system integrity of supply chain parameters and settings in support of approved business and working capital objectives
Prepared purchase requisitions and purchase orders for products to ensure manufacturing equipment is available when needed
Built productive internal and external working relationships by establishing and managing vendors and analyzing for strategic purchasing
Managed the purchasing of indirect materials associated with maintenance, repair, and operations, such as pneumatic systems, CNC machines, building maintenance, janitorial services, shop floor supplies, shipping and receiving supplies and machine tools at the most favorable cost and at terms consistent with providing superior service to internal customers
Responsible for the ordering and receipt of materials requested by Production and Engineering teams for manufacturing production
Responsible for daily communication with the receiving team and confirmation of materials arriving
Worked with Manufacturing Management and Production Engineering to establish specifications and match procurement needs to ensure production continuity
Identified and selected vendors with maintenance and production to procure materials and/or equipment to meet criteria of price, quality, quantity, availability, and delivery dates
Monitored and maintained records regarding pricing and ordering of materials
Control MOQ (minimum order quantity), freight and handling costs to control MRO spend categories & inventory levels
Analyzed departmental purchase requisitions for completeness and accuracy
Worked with accounting to reconcile invoice/PO discrepancies
Updated GL account numbers when changes were advised.
Production Planner
Cadence Aerospace
02.2018 - 08.2020
Reviewed MRP (Material Planning Requirements) dates to ensure work orders are released on time to production to meet customer on dock dates
Coordinated all raw material replenishments, monitor and manage capacity requirements
Interfaced with other departments (Shipping, Processing, Engineering, Quality) to resolve problems with timely delivery or disposition of rejection notices
Worked with team members to resolve planning issues without supervision's direction
Willingly participate with production teams to resolve production and planning issues
Monitored stocking performance of inventory items to ensure optimum service levels for both
Worked with Master Planner to insure customer service, acceptable inventory levels, and maximizes production efficiency
Provided input to management, Production and Engineering to reschedule in case of design changes, labor and material shortages, backlogs and other potential schedule interruptions.
Planner 1
Zodiac Aerospace (Safran)
11.2014 - 06.2017
Responsible for assigned sub assemblies, reviewed MRP (Material Planning Requirements) dates to ensure work orders are released on time to production to meet top level assembly requirement schedules
Keeping contact with vendors for promise dates and updating production leads and supervisors on statuses of shortages needed on the production line
Non conforming parts board member and lead Planner for correcting parts, as parts receive an NRC (Non Conforming Report) from quality a follow up disposition from engineering is placed in queue
A rework order is generated using rework instructions given by engineering and submitted to the rework assembly cell.
Parts Dispatcher
Moog Aircraft Group
06.2010 - 10.2014
Running dispatch reports from MBS (Metal Building System)
Track orders and the scheduling of orders to ensure jobs are running on time for further machining
Jobs completed on that operation are moved in the system, stamped, bought off, moved to the next operation and placed in queue at that work center and logged into spreadsheet on a share drive
Others duties assigned to shipping team to meet the needs of end of month due dates, packing and creating shipping labels.
Assistant Supervisor
Pacific Chemical
06.2000 - 05.2010
Oversaw the shipping and receiving of various products