Paige Gray

• Responsible for all raw materials for production, machined parts, electrical parts, sheet metal, tooling and packaging.
• Handled all MRO purchases from new computers to a new roof, getting quotes, references, etc.
• Maintained all calipers, gages and measuring instruments making sure all calibration is up to date and logged for ISO audits.
• Worked with accounting and receiving to make sure that quantities received and invoiced all match.
• Negotiated, renegotiated and administered contracts with suppliers and vendors.

• Company Overview: A distribution warehouse where I maintained stock for large corporations, like Caterpillar and Kenmore.
• Created the work orders for kits as well as all purchasing of parts needed for stock and fill the kits.
• Managed the procurement process from requisition/MRP report to receipt of inventory to quality to invoice reconciliation.

• Company Overview: A Defense manufacturer where I was responsible for raw materials including explosives.
• Purchased raw materials for production working tightly with quality, using only DFARS compliant materials.
• Reviewed work order demand from MRP to support company requirements.
• Implemented contractual documentation into purchase order, encompassing corporate and government requirements.

• Company Overview: An Aerospace part manufacturer for Pratt Whitney, GE.
• Responsible for purchasing raw materials for production, sheet stock, welding equipment and tooling.
• Maintained 3 different facilities, in Indiana and Kentucky as well.
• Worked with production to implement a more continuous flow for production, saving many hours of production time.
• An Aerospace part manufacturer for Pratt Whitney, GE.

• Company Overview: A medical device manufacturer where I was a buyer/planner maintaining raw materials for production.
• Prepared and presented reports on purchasing activities, savings achieved, and challenges faced to management.
• Worked closely with product development to develop a new skull clamp and get it through the FDA approval with strict ISO13485 standards.
• 1/3 of the time, I was scheduling production and leading production meetings.
• Was on team setting up for our new operating system, Oracle.

Buyer/Planner

• Buyer/Planner