Julie Ender
Austin,TX
Summary
Experienced professional with a proven track record in managing procurement processes for high-tech companies. Skilled in building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers while upholding ethical standards. Methodical and detail-oriented leader excels in overseeing the purchase of goods to meet organizational needs.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Procurement Supervisor- Indirect
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
04.2022 - Current
- Directed a procurement team supporting HVAC, Water, Electrical, and Bulk Chemical departments, overseeing the end-to-end process from Purchase Requisition (PR) to Purchase Order (PO) by evaluating supplier quotes based on purchasing procedures and competitiveness in quality, price and delivery
- Managed vendor relationships, ensuring compliance with company policies and code of conduct, and facilitate supplier registration processes to maintain a robust and compliant supplier base
- Resolved open orders, invoice discrepancies, and credit issues in collaboration with Accounts Payable and suppliers, reducing outstanding issues
- Conducted data analysis and generated comprehensive reports to measure internal performance against established Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as spend, cost savings, and lead time
- Conducted spend analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities.
Procurement Supervisor-Direct
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
03.2016 - 04.2022
- Participated in and support price negotiations with ~ 80 suppliers/ $130M annual spend
- Oversee supplier management and registration in GSRM supplier portal
- Managed high usage parts inventory and consignment parts stock
- Connect historical spend, forecasted spend, and usage to plan price contract strategies
- Report and track KPIs such as spend, savings, lead time, open orders, PO status, inventory levels, and cost savings
- Collaborate with accounting to resolve invoice issues with overdue/overpay/short-pay
- Manage buyer group that supports all Fab Process Groups, Manufacturing Consumables, Probe Cards, and non-spares for FA, QA, Test Technology groups
- Manage open POs (aging), lead time: transactional, consignment and high usage parts
- Escalate tool down part orders impacting Fab production
- Manage supplier credits, rebate, and free parts status and tracking
- Oversee the training, supervising and mentoring of buyer staff
- Work with Engineering to help source parts and inventory management
Manufacturing Supervisor
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
05.1997 - 03.2016
- Managed direct reports in high paced manufacturing environment, including safety, training, and development
- Achieved daily turns and wafer output goals
- Prepared NPI progress reports for hot lots, holds and overall status
- Forecasted and executed daily wafer shipment -packing to dock
- Conducted 5S audits to ensure work stations/area compliant
- Manufacturing areas: Metrology, Inline Wafer Test (Probe), Wafer Burn In, Laser Repair, Wafer Starts, Etch, Pack& Ship
Manufacturing Trainer/Supervisor
Motorola Inc.
11.1989 - 04.1997
- Supervised employees in the MOS-11 Wafer Test, and Back-Grind Areas.
- Set up tools to meet forecasted production output/device specific
- Developed training for New Hire Orientation
Education
University of Texas at Austin
Bachelors of Science - Business Management
University of Phoenix
Certification - Project Management
Google
Certification - Green Belt
Six Sigma
Skills
- MS Excel
- Word
- Power Point
- SAP
- Confluence
- Purchasing management
- Supplier relationship management
- Relationship building
- Decision-making
Timeline
Procurement Supervisor- Indirect
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
04.2022 - Current
Procurement Supervisor-Direct
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
03.2016 - 04.2022
Manufacturing Supervisor
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
05.1997 - 03.2016
Manufacturing Trainer/Supervisor
Motorola Inc.
11.1989 - 04.1997
Bachelors of Science - Business Management
University of Phoenix
Certification - Project Management
Google
Certification - Green Belt
Six Sigma
University of Texas at Austin