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Phuong Tran

Huntington Beach,CA

Summary

Experienced Procurement Professional and Additive Manufacturing Specialist with a combined 8+ years of progressive experience delivering solid supply chain, engineering, and manufacturing solutions. Demonstrated success in negotiating and managing contractual agreements while building supplier and vendor relationships. Natural positive workstyle with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Additive Manufacturing Specialist

Divergent Technologies
06.2020 - Current
  • Conducted projects with Program Managers to provide customer quoting for print feasibility based on material, volume, printability, resources, and timeline availability
  • Negotiated and sourced material to support customer programs and projects
  • Created multiple work instructions and training sessions to onboard new employees
  • Coordinated with our Software development team to collectively design, test, and iterate a solution to ensure alignment with project objectives in our MES and DAPS systems
  • Collaborated with Design Engineers to improve part designs for printability by developing strategies to mitigate potential issues that may impact a project's timeline

Senior Buyer

Divergent Technologies
10.2017 - 06.2020
  • Managed Purchase Orders and negotiated pricing/contracts with 400+ suppliers to obtain optimal pricing, terms, and deliveries
  • Focused on sourcing opportunities to expand options and enhance competitiveness - Required initiating supplier setups with NDA negotiations and amendments
  • Sent out quotations for bids on non-contractual items with an average reduced cost of 13% by utilizing obsolete inventory
  • Sourced BOM items in parallel to development
  • Developed a sharepoint site to report program status upstream to Senior Management measuring budget spending for multiple projects
  • Invoice reconciliation management by supporting project managers and accounts payable on verifying, reconciling, and approving invoices for payment
  • Oracle Implementation - Provided training for Oracle and Dropbox in uploading all back-ups for Purchase Orders to decrease lost files while cross referencing invoices with order data
  • Supported the Receiving dept with inventory control and ensured compliant with hazardous material management
  • Handled all RMAs with vendors and engineers for damaged products, late deliveries, and incomplete orders
  • Worked closely with multiple freight carriers on pricing, coordination, and reliability

Procurement Specialist

Applied Computer Solutions
01.2015 - 10.2017
  • Negotiated multiple SOWs for client projects
  • Focused on increasing margins, reducing cost, expediting orders, and verifying target delivery dates
  • Worked closely with the CEO on progression and quota tracking data
  • Audited all orders to ensure they were in compliant with the company's guidelines
  • Interfaced with different departments for order discrepancies, RMAs, and delayed payments
  • Led and facilitated quality control meetings to advocate upholding high standards and discuss improvement opportunities

Sales Support Coordinator Lead

Quest Software
02.2009 - 01.2014
  • Led a team of 5 coordinators and provided team training sessions for operational improvements
  • Increased territory sales by introducing a new efficient procedure in centralizing documents for submission
  • Collaborated with accounting, contracts, and order processing in conducting monthly audits
  • Provided upper management with insightful reports and key findings biweekly

Education

Associates of Science - Supply Chain Management

Coastline Community College
Fountain Valley, CA

Skills

  • Full-Cycle Procurement-SCM (RFQ-Invoicing)
  • Supply Chain Management Fundamentals
  • Design & Software Engineering in Automotive & Additive Manufacturing
  • 5 years Startup Sector Experience

Timeline

Additive Manufacturing Specialist

Divergent Technologies
06.2020 - Current

Senior Buyer

Divergent Technologies
10.2017 - 06.2020

Procurement Specialist

Applied Computer Solutions
01.2015 - 10.2017

Sales Support Coordinator Lead

Quest Software
02.2009 - 01.2014

Associates of Science - Supply Chain Management

Coastline Community College

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