Jennifer R. Walker
Lawrence,KS
Summary
A Procurement and Inventory Analysis Management Professional with over 25 years of procurement and inventory management experience with an outline of successful strategic buying, vendor management, global sourcing, inventory planning and part/finish good product management. Proven areas of expertise include; cost reduction, continuous improvement, supply chain analysis and procurement solutions. Created and implemented requisitions/orders, comparative costing, engineering changes, usage level and proper purchase method. Quality department development for continuous improvement process development, supplier and raw material manufacture approvals and non-conformance maintenance for product quality.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer II
Smith and Loveless
03.2022 - 02.2024
- Electronics, enclosures and cabinets custom metal, communication equipment, electric components, custom cut/bulk wire & cable, fasteners/hardware from generated demand with customer sales, customer service and production floor
- Manage all areas of the production bought custom metal, communication equipment, electric components, custom cut/bulk wire & cable, fasteners/hardware from generated demand with customer sales, customer service and production floor
- Manage all areas of the production bought wire & cable, fasteners/hardware from generated demand, production floor and non BOL for Electrical Department
- Trouble shooting, sourcing and engineering requests for Engineering
- Non- conforming materials and really e accounting
Buyer
ELECSYS Corporation (Lindsay Corporations)
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Manage all areas of the production bought parts through MRP/SYSPRO and Business Central system
- Electronics, enclosures and cabinets custom metal, communication equipment, electric components, custom cut/bulk wire & cable, fasteners/hardware from generated demand with customer sales, customer service and production floor
- Manage all areas of the production bought custom metal, communication equipment, electric components, custom cut/bulk wire & cable, fasteners/hardware from generated demand with customer sales, customer service and production floor
- Manage all areas of the production bough wire & cable, fasteners/hardware from generated demand, production floor and non BOL for Electrical Department
- Trouble shooting, sourcing and engineering requests for Engineering
- Non- conforming materials and really e accounting
- Team Member joined with Lindsay IT VP and staff to do company wide computer system to NAV Business Central
- Awarded Outstanding Employee during this process
- Manage all areas of the production bought parts through MRP/SAP system
Buyer
SELEX ES Leonardo Company
06.2010 - 12.2017
- Procure custom metal, communication equipment, electric components, custom cut/bulk wire & cable, fasteners/hardware from generated demand with customer sales, customer service and production floor
- Manage all areas of the production bought parts through MRP/SAP system
- Electronics, enclosures and cabinets custom metal, communication equipment, electric components, custom cut/bulk wire & cable, fasteners/hardware from generated demand with customer sales, customer service and production floor
- Manage all areas of the production bought custom metal, communication equipment, electric components, custom cut/bulk wire & cable, fasteners/hardware from generated demand with customer sales, customer service and production floor
- Manage all areas of the production bought wire & cable, fasteners/hardware from generated demand, production floor and non BOL for Electrical Department
- Trouble shooting, sourcing and engineering requests for Engineering
- Non- conforming materials and really e accounting
Product Planning Manager
Gerson Companies
12.2007 - 09.2009
- Supervised and coordinated all purchases and distribution of all raw materials, supplies and components from domestic and import vendors for production line
Production Data Entry – Contract Position
Machine Laboratory
10.2007 - 12.2007
- Purchased materials for daily production machined hardware finished goods
Material Planning Coordinator – Contract Position
Unilever
08.2007 - 10.2007
- Food Industry
Production Inventory Maintenance
Swisher Manufacturing
05.2003 - 08.2007
- Lawn Care manufacturing
Purchasing Agent
DataCo DeRex
02.1995 - 05.2004
- Printers and Copiers including hardware supplies, parts, office supplies
Merchandiser
K-Mart
06.1986 - 02.1995
Education
Bachelor of Science - Crime and Delinquency
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KansasAssociate’s Degree - Accounting and Administration
Platt Business College
Overland Park, KansasSkills
- Competitive Analysis
- Supply Chain Management
- Global Sourcing
- Material Management
- JIT/Replenish Ordering
- Quality Maintenance
- Inventory Control
- Vendor Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Procurement Strategies
- MRP Implementation
- New Product Development
- Microsoft Office Professional: Word, Excel, Access, Internet Explorer, Outlook, PowerPoint
- Great Plains
- Savant
- SAP
- Quicken
- Visual Manufacturing (MRP system)
- CAD files
- FoxPro
- WordPerfect
- Crystal Reports
- AOL Instant Messenger
- Proprietary email software
- On-line banking
- Windows 95, 98, XP, 7, and 10
- SYSPRO Business Central
- Avante
Career Overview
Finished Goods and raw materials for FAA, military, government, Retail, Wholesale, Manufacturing, Manage materials flow and changes, ISO9001, MSDS, CIT Quality requirements, Single source, spec. and custom customer requirements, KANBAN, Lean and JIT procurement, Work with Planning and Production floor requirements, Specific raw materials requirements, Approve and source new suppliers, Maintain cost savings, terms, lead times and non-conformance plus Accounting Issues, Trends production forecast, forth quarter production increase, large customer orders and new product line and/or engineering changes
Timeline
Buyer II
Smith and Loveless
03.2022 - 02.2024
Buyer
ELECSYS Corporation (Lindsay Corporations)
01.2018 - 01.2020
Buyer
SELEX ES Leonardo Company
06.2010 - 12.2017
Product Planning Manager
Gerson Companies
12.2007 - 09.2009
Production Data Entry – Contract Position
Machine Laboratory
10.2007 - 12.2007
Material Planning Coordinator – Contract Position
Unilever
08.2007 - 10.2007
Production Inventory Maintenance
Swisher Manufacturing
05.2003 - 08.2007
Purchasing Agent
DataCo DeRex
02.1995 - 05.2004
Merchandiser
K-Mart
06.1986 - 02.1995
Bachelor of Science - Crime and Delinquency
University of Kansas
Associate’s Degree - Accounting and Administration
Platt Business College
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