Debra O'Leary
Wilmington,IL
Summary
Detail-oriented professional promoting expertise in supply chain planning. Confident Procurement Specialist knowledgeable in managing vendor relations, tracking products and the methods needed to obtain the best pricing.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Material Planner
Progress Rail Locomotive
03.2011 - Current
- Ensure smooth operation and communicate key activities to personnel under materials, purchasing, sourcing..
- Co-ordinates the handling, processing and completion of engineering requirements from receiving quote to setting up purchase requisitions to working with buyer to get the purchaser orders created. Worked with material planners expediting and material movements through various departments as required to meet on-time delivery of the customer's orders.
- Reported to the Engineering staff.
- · Responsible for creating purchase requisitions.
- · Effectively managed shortages to mitigates impact to operational groups
- · Communicated know shortages to operations group and assist in the development of recovery plan
- · Sap system accuracy react to SAP error messages in a timely and effective manner.
- · Sap system accuracy Received quotes and presented purchase requisitions to buyers for them to create purchase orders.
- · Responsible for progress chasing, processing orders and liaising with suppliers on price, availability and lead times.
- · Expedited material to proper locations and helped with expediting material to other facilities.
- Processed purchase orders to the appropriate personnel to receive in material. Maintained quantities on stock excel data sheet
- Coordinated expedited orders with manufacturing affiliates to meet demand
- Reviewed system-generated error reports and manually input order corrections
- Set up parts systems to facilitate customer release and inventory processing
- Sourced, purchased and scheduled movement of raw materials and finished goods in support of operational needs
Material Handler/Planner
Andrew Corporation
06.1996 - 06.2009
- Reported to e Operations Supervisor. Responsible for gathering and distributing Materials, parts of products from outside vendors to correct location within local facility or for shipment to customers. • Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules; conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates.
- Generate shop orders and/or requisitions as indicated by inventory availability.
- Conferred with other facilities on inventory issues.
- • Set up Kanban in sap, Correct Kanban, delete bins, and corrected inventory in Sap.
- • Assured that incoming/outgoing parts, supplies and materials are verified and delivered to proper storage locations within facility or loaded properly for shipment to customer.
- • Inspected shipments to assure that items and quantity are correct.
- • Determined proper sequence for picking by department work schedules to ensure meeting departmental as well as shipping requirements and schedules.
- Completed required documentation and entered transaction into inventory system.
- • Prepared and/or filed required records and transfers.
- • Worked with department supervisors, planners, and other personnel to assure that changing priorities and needs can be met.
- • Maintained raw materials inventories. Conducted periodic inventory counts.
- • Ordered bar stock and other materials from planners when inventory reaches reorder point or when extraordinary usage is planned.
- • Worked with production planners, vendors and buyers to expedite orders in accordance with production plans and priorities.
- Operated forklifts and pallet jacks to transfer large products from one area of warehouse to another, allowing for easier accessibility
- Prevented load shifting or damage by using bracing and strapping techniques
- Monitored production schedule to keep proper amount of inventory on hand
- Read production orders, work orders, shipping orders and requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed
Education
No Degree - Certified in Microsoft Office Specialist
Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL05.2012
No Degree - Medical Coding Specialist.
Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL05.2012
Skills
- Purchase order creation
- Proficiency in [SAP]
- Supply chain planning
- Effective communication
- Purchasing
- Clerical
- Responsible
- Microsoft Office
- Teamwork
- Computer skills
Timeline
Material Planner
Progress Rail Locomotive
03.2011 - Current
Material Handler/Planner
Andrew Corporation
06.1996 - 06.2009
No Degree - Certified in Microsoft Office Specialist
Joliet Junior College
No Degree - Medical Coding Specialist.
Joliet Junior College
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