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PETER PETCHER

Biddeford,USA

Summary

Experienced Procurement Specialist with 32 years of Customer Priority skills as a Purchasing Buyer/Planner. Over 30 years of perfect attendance. Meticulous Administrative Support professional with years of Manufacturing experience,

Possesses versatile skills in project management, problem-solving, and collaboration. Brings fresh perspective and strong commitment to quality and success. Recognized for adaptability and proactive approach in delivering effective solutions.

Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.

Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Procurement Specialist

Abbott Diagnostics
10.2021 - Current
  • Improved supplier relationships through regular communication and collaboration, enhancing overall service quality.
  • Tracked purchase orders and followed up with vendors and carriers to support timely deliveries.
  • Developed and maintained detailed records of all procurement activities for accurate tracking and reporting purposes.
  • Maintained ongoing communication with suppliers to promote workflow and respond to inquiries.
  • Coordinated closely with finance teams to monitor budgets and cash flow implications related to procurement activities.
  • Established relationships with vendors and suppliers to streamline procurement operations.
  • Evaluated vendor performance using key performance indicators to ensure continuous improvement in service delivery.
  • Built relationships with vendors to negotiate ideal terms for purchases.
  • Working closely with Finance daily to revise variances to PO's and match to Invoice prices and charges originally not added.
  • Work with Finance and Global Procurement on correcting Payment Terms per Supplier.

Administrative Support Specialist

CID Performance Tooling
04.2010 - 03.2021
  • Inside Sales assisting in Customer needs recommending products and closing the deal procuring a Purchase order.
  • Efficient in Quickbooks and Microsoft Office.
  • Responsible for Purchasing anything needed for The Company and Invoicing all purchased tooling.
  • Responsible for all tooling coming in or going out including Regrinds or Specialty Tooling.
  • Extremely reliable Employee with over 27 years without a scheduled missed day.. Daily assistance of customer support in ordering our huge selection of catalogue cutting tools as well as special orders.
  • Purchasing all needs for the company from raw materials to packaging tools.
  • Invoice all customers upon completion of shipments.
  • Shipping & Receiving all customer related orders.
  • Process all customer orders through phone, fax, or e-mail.
  • Laser mark tools and create labels for each tools and add any customer requested part numbers as requested.
  • Delivered exceptional customer service through direct communication with clients and team members.

Buyer/Planner

Nichols Portland
02.1996 - 05.2009
  • Responsible for working consignment into pricing for local warehousing included in price.
  • Managed all Iron Powder Suppliers and utilized the LME to monitor Copper and Nichol pricing for competitive bidding process and the negotiation of contracts to vendors worldwide.
  • Organized monthly conference calls with suppliers to monitor competitive pricing and also worked with vendor engineers to tighten product properties.
  • Decreased costs and tightened supplier relations utilizing supplier/vendor performance grade system.
  • Responsible for the planning and purchasing of millions of dollars of iron powder annually.
  • Created blanket orders utilizing a forecast of semi annual customer schedule and adjusting as per the customer’s needs.
  • Created daily MRO crib orders utilizing an excel spread sheet system.
  • Responsible for the quoting and purchasing of all Tool room steels and Carbides.
  • Responsible for all the ordering of all daily requisitions for maintenance department.
  • Helped Division achieve ISO & QS 9000 certification.
  • Team Leader on Kaisen team reducing powder inventory by 65% saving thousands annually.
  • Educated in the Lean Manufacturing tools such as Kaisens, Kanbans and 6 Sigma.
  • Found Vendor to purchase our scrap powder saving thousands annually instead of paying to be shipped and land filled.
  • Negotiated favorable contracts and determined lowest possible cost, factoring in quality and reliability, by analyzing data.

Nichols Portland
02.1993 - 05.1996
  • Responsible for the daily receiving and data entry of all items entering the building.
  • Provided daily documentation of all receipts and packing slips to accounting for processing.
  • Wrote all receiving procedures for training purposes allowing for easier cross training.
  • Supplied daily information of items needed for re-order points to buyers.
  • Helped to create a crib areas throughout the facility for the purpose of having all daily needed items within each cells area to allow operators to spend more time at stations.

Machine Operator

Pratt & Whitney
09.1989 - 10.1992
  • Operate many different manual and CNC related machinery.
  • Lift Truck Operator for shift movement of product within facility.
  • Maintained the daily tracking of all bar coded parts run within shift using a system called Echo/Amis which would supply all information of all bar coded parts and maintain the 100% traceability of all parts run daily.

Education

High school diploma -

Madawaska High School
Madawaska, ME
06.1985

Military School Diploma - Military Mechanic Course

Light Wheel Mechanic School Columbia
02.1986

Skills

  • Professional and Courteous
  • Multitasking and Time Management
  • Meticulous Attention to Detail
  • Confidentiality and Data Protection
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Strong Organizational Skills
  • Task Prioritization
  • Schedule Management
  • Office Equipment Operation
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Research and Analytical Skills
  • Effective communication
  • Order placement
  • Purchasing processes
  • Writing and verbal communication
  • New vendor setup
  • Process improvements
  • Purchase order creation
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Purchasing
  • Purchasing strategies
  • Price dispute resolution
  • Product tracking
  • Vendor relations
  • Supplier relationships
  • Materials purchasing
  • Customer service
  • Organization skills
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Problem-solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Continuous improvement

Languages

English: Professional
French: Professional

Accomplishments

  • Negotiated with vendors, saving the company Thousands annually.
  • Led team to achieve Cost Reductions in inventory, earning recognition from upper management and financial reward.
  • Developed relationships with Powder Suppliers & new clients and typically exceeded sales goals by Reducing Inventory in house.
  • Consistently maintained high customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Created highly effective new Consolidation of local sourced warehouse that significantly impacted efficiency and improved Quick delivery for operations and also saving thousands yearly in inventory savings.
  • Negotiated with vendors, saving the company Thousands annually. A very good Vendor relationship.

Timeline

Procurement Specialist

Abbott Diagnostics
10.2021 - Current

Administrative Support Specialist

CID Performance Tooling
04.2010 - 03.2021

Buyer/Planner

Nichols Portland
02.1996 - 05.2009

Nichols Portland
02.1993 - 05.1996

Machine Operator

Pratt & Whitney
09.1989 - 10.1992

Military School Diploma - Military Mechanic Course

Light Wheel Mechanic School Columbia

High school diploma -

Madawaska High School

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