David Carta
Meriden,CT
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Experienced in fast-paced environments and adaptable to last-minute changes. Thrives under pressure and consistently earns high marks for work quality and speed. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills. Expert background in purchasing and procurement environments. Proficient in pricing structures, supplier relations and contract negotiation.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Buyer/Purchasing Manager
ProFlow Inc
North Haven, CT
01.2020 - 01.2024
- Designing and manufacturing fluid handling equipment.
Senior/Strategic Buyer
O.F. Mossberg & Sons
North Haven, CT
01.2017 - 06.2019
- Established controls to assure availability of supplies, services and materials at the lowest possible cost.
- Actively supports cost reduction programs generated by various functions
- 10-15 % reductions in 2018 & 2019 Acknowledges and expedites deliveries as necessary to meet operating requirements Forecasts trends in costs, lead times..
- Negotiate costs, special terms and conditions, and delivery Comply with all internal, federal and state laws and procedures in the processing and administration of purchase orders Identify prospective suppliers for components to reduce costs and maintain stability for long term partnerships.
- Internal contacts included all levels and all departments requiring goods and services from purchasing Advising, counseling, training, and directing buyers, expediters, trainees and/or clerical personnel.
- Conducts vendor facility visits to determine capabilities, quality and support services
Senior Buyer
Colt's Manufacturing LLC
West Hartford, CT
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Established controls to assure availability of supplies, services and materials at the lowest possible cost consistent with quality and delivery requirements for Commercial & Government contract orders Set up and maintain Kanban agreements
- Acknowledge and expedite deliveries as necessary to meet operating requirements Forecasts trends in costs, lead times, etc
- Negotiate costs, special terms and conditions, and delivery Comply with all internal, federal and state laws and procedures in the processing and administration of purchase orders Identify prospective suppliers for components to reduce costs and maintain stability for long term partnerships
- Determine potential sources of supply from approved vendor list and issue quotations
- Military / Commercial ISO 9000Contacts included vendors and their reps
- Internal contacts included all levels and all departments requiring goods and services from purchasing Advising, counseling, training, and directing buyers, expediters, trainees and/or clerical personnel Work & resolve delivery & invoice Issues with accounting dept
- Actively supports cost reduction programs generated by various functions
Buyer
Altek Electronics
Torrington, CT
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Responsible for daily global purchasing of all high-volume components on MRP system Running MRP reports 3 times weekly Work & resolve delivery & invoice Issues with accounting dept
- Monitor on time delivery for Purchase orders including tracking shipments Identify prospective suppliers for components to reduce costs and maintain stability for long term partnerships
- Order and manage all Kanban items including corrugated, chemicals, solders, & warehouse supplies Order all MRO items
- Maintain solid relationships with suppliers, Engineers, Buyers, Shipping/Receiving Dept., Accounting, and Quality.
Buyer/Planner
Radiall, USA
New Haven, CT
01.2004 - 01.2014
- Responsible for domestic and global purchasing and planning for Military Antenna, Fiber optics, and Cable Depts
- Worked with Agile software for production purchase orders, Kanbans’s, and Vendor Managed Inventory that linked with our SAP
- Worked closely with VMI and Kanban suppliers to ensure uninterrupted production while reducing on hand inventory from numerous locations domestic and overseas
- Assisted long term planner and short term planners in planning for forecasts and demands of our customers
- Develop reports from SAP systems to expedite and control all deliveries and to track suppliers on time delivery
- Maintain solid relationships with suppliers, Engineers, Planners, Buyers, Accounting, Quality, and internal customers
- Met with vendor representatives on regular basis Worked on production floor’s daily schedule & workflow
- Sourced and negotiated pricing for purchase items along with established blanket purchased agreements
- Assisted SCM Manager in reducing inventory from 8 million to 5 million in 1 year time frame.
Buyer/Inventory Controller
Truelove & Maclean
Waterbury, CT
01.1999 - 01.2003
- Reporting to Purchasing & Logistics Manager, procured over $3 million of goods and services annually for this operation as well as for China affiliate Maintained strong relationship with suppliers, met with representatives on regular basis to aggressively pursue Company’s best interest
- Established practice of requiring the “top ten” vendors to submit invoices on a semi-monthly schedule, dramatically reducing the paperwork flow and check processing time for AP.
Education
Skills
- Ability to handle multiple assignments in highly pressured situations and consistently meet scheduled deadlines with exceptional accuracy
- Highly organized, dedicated, hardworking professional
- Motivated, hardworking personable business professional with the desire to learn and grow with a company
- Advanced and achieved with computer programs including SAP, AX, Epicor, Movex, and Providex, MRP, Access, Microsoft Word, and Excel
- Product procurement
- Competitive sourcing
- Supplier Negotiations
- Procurement documentation
- Cost Analysis
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Demand forecasting
- Global Procurement
Timeline
Senior Buyer/Purchasing Manager
ProFlow Inc
01.2020 - 01.2024
Senior/Strategic Buyer
O.F. Mossberg & Sons
01.2017 - 06.2019
Senior Buyer
Colt's Manufacturing LLC
01.2015 - 01.2017
Buyer
Altek Electronics
01.2014 - 01.2015
Buyer/Planner
Radiall, USA
01.2004 - 01.2014
Buyer/Inventory Controller
Truelove & Maclean
01.1999 - 01.2003
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