Marsha Herscher
Buyer/Planner
Gurnee,IL
Summary
Senior Buyer/Material Specialist with over 20 years of progressive supply chain experience. Well-versed in planning and executing daily and special inventory buys. Expert at supporting business with high-quality direct customer service and reliable goods delivered on a consistent schedule.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer II
Tecnova Electronics
Waukegan, Il
03.2020 - 05.2020
- Purchased electronic components and MRO supplies
- Processed returns
- Expedited orders
- Quoting of new and repeat business
- Met with suppliers to assess changes and determine proper courses of action
- Developed and improved account relationships
- Reviewed proposals, qualified vendors and recommended optimal suppliers
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities
- Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins
Material Specialist
Creation Technologies
Wheeling, Il.
09.2009 - 06.2019
- Supervised two Procurement Specialists
- Point of contact between customer, cross functional team members and Procurement Specialists
- Inventory management, budgets, inventory turns and forecasting
- Managed assembly scheduling utilizing lean manufacturing, process flow and throughput
- Manage material Phase In/Phase Out to reduce inventory levels
- Monitored production process to observe material reactions and advised production engineers of quality issues
- Quoting new orders and repeat orders
- Participated in daily to weekly meetings with customers and cross functional teams
- Managed material for engineering change orders (ECOs)
- Collaborated with 5-person team to develop long range material demand plans and used gathered intelligence to work with suppliers to secure production reservations
- Reviewed supplier proposals and materials and provided ongoing monitoring to maintain consistent supplies
- Worked with QA to gather and organized material samples to use in third-party testing, evaluated results and reported on findings to optimize materials choices
- Sourced materials from new suppliers to save $250,000.00 in company costs
- Gathered documentation such as photographs and evidentiary reviews and generated detailed reports outlining findings
- Planned and evaluated new projects, consulting with other engineers and corporate executives as necessary
International Purchasing Manager
Circuit Service
Wheeling, Il.
02.2005 - 09.2009
- Managed supply chain China operations ensuring material flow, pricing and cost savings
- Selected freight forwarders
- Adjusted procedures to maximize department effectiveness.
- Solved diverse supply chain problems involving numerous sources, logistics and scheduling factors.
- Aided in writing of standard operating procedures for department.
- Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
- Sourced vendors, built relationships and negotiated prices.
- Coordinated with suppliers to maintain rates and quality standard of products
- Maintained knowledge on all current trends and procurement pipelines according to corporate standards
- Maintained daily data related to all company procurement plans
- Trained overseas personnel
Senior Buyer
Circuit Service, Inc
Wheeling, IL
11.1996 - 02.2005
- Provided training and supervisory support for new employees
- Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins.
- Documented purchasing information in Made 2 Manage to maintain detailed and accurate records.
- Performed extensive vendor and supplier research to identify cost-effective options and product availability.
- Purchased over $ 10,000,000.00 in electronic and electro-mechanical components.
- Reviewed proposals, qualified vendors and recommended optimal suppliers.
- Determined lowest possible cost, factoring in quality and reliability and negotiated favorable contracts.
- Analyzed inventory usage and assessed trends to provide maximum coverage for each time period.
- Met with suppliers to assess changes and determine proper courses of action.
- Conferred with sales and purchasing to match customer preferences.
- Coordinated and followed up with suppliers on problems related with Material/Production
- Satisfied JIT requirements for hundreds of parts
- Developed domestic and international supplier relationships
- Internal ISO Auditor
- Produced vendor metric reports
Education
High School Diploma -
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
Chicago, IL 05.2001 -
No Degree - Sociology
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL 05.2001 -
Skills
Pricing negotiations
Purchasing expertise
Vendor coordination
Resourcefulness
Strategic planning
Vendor relations
Continuous process improvements
Purchasing procedures
Materials sourcing
Goods procurement
Vendor negotiation
Trend assessment
Active Listening
Problem-Solving
Timeline
Buyer II
Tecnova Electronics
03.2020 - 05.2020
Material Specialist
Creation Technologies
09.2009 - 06.2019
International Purchasing Manager
Circuit Service
02.2005 - 09.2009
High School Diploma -
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
05.2001 -
No Degree - Sociology
Northeastern Illinois University
05.2001 -
Senior Buyer
Circuit Service, Inc
11.1996 - 02.2005