Edward Abrand

I helped to improve our Suppliers by finding other Suppliers that supply railway goods at a better price. These Suppliers later became good on cost savings discounts by quantity price breaks. I had a great relationship's with many of our Suppliers over my tenure. They understood that we entered in a competitive market and working together for better pricing for the Class One Rail Railways, could be a good thing for both of us.

• Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
• Achieved cost savings by negotiating contracts and pricing with suppliers.
• Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
• Managed supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of products and services.
• Used [SAP] to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables.

Ready Metal was the manufacturer for

Sears Store Display fixtures - Brand Central

Left to go to Andrew Corporation

Litton Precision Gear had the United States Defense contract to produce gearing for the Desert Storm.

AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter's transmissions and nose box gearing for Northrop Grumman.

I was a Production Control Supervisor hired to review follow patterns and find better ways to increase production flow quicker and much less handling of parts. Made suggestions and flow patterns changes including moving machines and secondary operations on various piece parts.

• Oversaw daily operations of the department, ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks.
• Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflow.
• Evaluated employee performance and coached and trained to improve weak areas.
• Monitored workflow to improve employee time management and increase productivity.
• Mentored newly hired employees on operating equipment and safety and developed training manual to use for reference.