DOROTHEA A. RICHARDS
Gilbert
Overview
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Certification
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Sr Buyer
CURTISS WRIGHT SENSORS
Tempe
04.2014 - Current
- Negotiating Purchase Contracts, managing supplier performance, managing Kanban process and flow of material
- Generated daily quotes and placed purchase orders for inventory management.
- Reconciled invoice discrepancies, addressed pricing issues, and maintained accurate supplier information
- Collaborated with planning, engineering, and CSR on parts issues, providing daily reports and system updates
- Managed customer portal and OOR maintenance to ensure seamless access and communication
- Aerospace Logistic Service -Tempe, AZ
PM Courier
FEDEX EXPRESS
Tempe
03.2007 - 04.2014
- Picked up and delivered packages, ensuring timely and accurate handling.
- Coordinated logistics operations in Tempe, AZ, supporting efficient package flow.
- Worked part-time in a secondary role
Expeditor/DAS
SMS SOLUTIONS INC
Phoenix
02.2011 - 08.2013
- Daily follow up to suppliers - obtain status and updates in customers' systems.
- Provided customer service to internal and external customers by addressing concerns and fulfilling needs, facilitating parts delivery.
- Provided logistics support for aerospace operations in Phoenix, AZ.
Senior Buyer
Orban/CRL Systems
Tempe
11.2007 - 10.2008
- Purchased materials, parts, and supplies while maintaining cost and delivery standards for all contract manufacturers.
- Update pricing and lead-times in our system, place purchase orders and enter data into our system.
- Update pricing and lead-times in our system, place purchase orders and enter data into our system.
- Issued purchase orders for internal and external customers, followed up and expedited orders.
- Established new supplier relationships and organized material data according to standard operating procedures.
- Established new supplier relationships and organized material data according to standard operating procedures.
- Work with MRP for forecasting and pulling in or pushing out purchase orders.
- Oversaw operations at Broadcasting Manufacturing in Tempe, AZ.
Procurement Buyer
OEM LOGISTICS SUPPORT
Tempe
12.2004 - 08.2007
- Estimated and negotiated prices for gap buys to address line restraints and critical issues in FSL.
- Daily follow up to suppliers - obtain status and updates in customers' systems.
- Receive and route materials through cycle-receive problem receipts from supplier and create PO’s.
- Perform such tasks as materials handling, receiving inspection, inventory control, expediting, line loading, material tracking, auditing, and disposition, troubleshooting. Ensure timely delivery of parts to support the production floor.
- Provided logistics support for aerospace operations in Tempe, AZ.
Procurement Assistant
BOEING COMPANY
Mesa
10.2004 - 12.2004
- Managed supplier-related activities as authorized agent, committing company resources through contracts and agreements.
- Conducted processes for obtaining aircraft electrical components, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with specifications.
- Developed requests for quotations and proposals, analyzed supplier responses, negotiated terms, awarded contracts, and maintained purchasing agreements.
- Aerospace Industry - Mesa, AZ
- Short term Contract
Warehouse Lead
AIT AMERICAN SHEETMETAL
Chandler
03.2004 - 09.2004
- Primary responsibilities include general warehouse, data entry, cycle count and inventory system movements, shipping and receiving.
- Maintain the flow of production for Project Managers to the floor.
- Stock Coordinator: providing internal and external customer service, maintaining filing of Receivers and documentation and coordinating with QA on material availability for Production.
- Fabrication Equipment Industry - Chandler, AZ
- Short term Contract
Logistics
VWR INTERNATIONAL/ST MICRO ELECTRONICS
Phoenix
01.2003 - 03.2004
- Critical tasks performed - customer service, stockroom/online management, inventory control, cycle counts, mailroom and delivery.
- Transportation of wafers from one building to another.
- JIT stocking, in point of usage locations throughout the buildings and Fabs.
- Microchip Manufacturing - Phoenix, AZ
- Contract to hire
RTV Lead Representative
DBL DISTRIBUTING
Scottsdale
08.2001 - 10.2002
- Work closely with vendors to obtain RMA’s in a timely manner. Handled over 350 different vendors daily.
- Provide training for new and old employees on proper procedures and processes, coordinate workload and schedules of employees.
- Aid in other department such as receiving, stocking & inventory control.
- Accessory Specialist Company - Scottsdale, AZ
Education
Associate of Arts and Science Degree -
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Tacoma, WABA - Business
Pacific Lutheran University
Parkland, WASkills
- Supply Chain Management
- SAP
- ERP
- BPCS
- Oracle Application
- Exostar
- AMAPS
- APEX
- CWT
- Kewill (Max)
- IMS
- SSPN (Shared Services Procurement Payables Network)
- MS Office
- MS Access
- MS Outlook
- MS Windows
- MS Vista
- LMS (RF)
- Package Tracker 2
- Sonic
- Supply Pass
Certification
- Forklift (IVES ASSOC)/ (IVY HI-LIFT)
- First Aid/CPR (RED CROSS)
- APICS
Cellular
(602) 614-7678
Computer Software
- SAP
- AMAPS
- APEX
- BPCS
- CC Mail
- CICS
- CWT.
- ERP
- Exostar
- IMS
- Oracle Application
- Kewill (Max)
- Lotus Notes
- MS Access
- MS Outlook
- MS Office (EXCEL, WORD, and PRESENTATION)
- MS Windows
- MS Vista
- Netscape
- LMS (RF)
- Familiar with Package Tracker 2
- Sonic
- SSPN (Shared Services Procurement Payables Network)
- Supply Pass
- Windows 98
- Windows XP
- Ability to become familiar with other company/government inventory management systems
Timeline
Lead Sr Buyer
CURTISS WRIGHT SENSORS
04.2014 - Current
Expeditor/DAS
SMS SOLUTIONS INC
02.2011 - 08.2013
Senior Buyer
Orban/CRL Systems
11.2007 - 10.2008
PM Courier
FEDEX EXPRESS
03.2007 - 04.2014
Procurement Buyer
OEM LOGISTICS SUPPORT
12.2004 - 08.2007
Procurement Assistant
BOEING COMPANY
10.2004 - 12.2004
Warehouse Lead
AIT AMERICAN SHEETMETAL
03.2004 - 09.2004
Logistics
VWR INTERNATIONAL/ST MICRO ELECTRONICS
01.2003 - 03.2004
RTV Lead Representative
DBL DISTRIBUTING
08.2001 - 10.2002
Associate of Arts and Science Degree -
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BA - Business
Pacific Lutheran University