ROY RATLIFF
Austin,TX
Summary
Dynamic Senior Buyer with over 13 years of experience in budgeting, contract negotiations, and inventory management, skilled in aligning procurement strategies with organizational goals. Recognized for exceptional sourcing and procurement expertise, complemented by advanced communication skills that foster collaborative relationships across teams. Proven ability to manage time effectively while maintaining meticulous attention to detail and accuracy, ensuring alignment with budgetary constraints and sales targets. Extensive knowledge of electronics, PCBAs, injection molding, wire harness, grocery store equipment, and much more. Enhancing the capacity to leverage the latest technologies in optimizing buying processes and achieving significant cost savings through strategic vendor partnerships.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Equipment Buyer/Planner
Whole Foods
03.2024 - Current
- Sources and selects high-quality equipment to support the needs of our stores and facilities
- Negotiates with suppliers to obtain the best prices and terms for equipment purchases
- Develops and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality products
- Monitors and manage equipment budgets to ensure cost-effective purchasing decisions
- Stays updated on industry trends and advancements in equipment technology to make informed purchasing decisions
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to understand equipment needs and develop strategies to meet those needs
- Conducts market research to identify new and innovative equipment options that align with our sustainability goals
- Develops and maintain a comprehensive database of equipment suppliers and their products
- Manages the entire procurement process, from identifying equipment needs to final delivery and installation
- Ensures compliance with all company policies and procedures, as well as industry regulations, in all equipment purchases
- Evaluates supplier performance and provide feedback to improve the quality of products and services provided
- Works closely with store and facility managers to understand their equipment needs and provide support and guidance on equipment-related issues
- Analyze and report on equipment purchasing trends and make recommendations for improvement
Senior Buyer/Planner
Hyliion
10.2022 - 03.2024
- Forecast and communicate engineering, materials, and manufacturing requirements to suppliers
- Generate and publish key process indicators and track total landed cost targets
- Help identify preliminary critical parts and inspection requirements
- Performs make/buy analysis and identifies opportunities
- Analyze BOM cost to identify cost reduction opportunities through design, content reduction/should cost, and commercial means
- Facilitate early engagement between suppliers and drive manufacturability, repeatability cost, and lead time
- Develop lead time mitigation strategies
- Works with suppliers to identify their ability to expand capacity to support volume manufacturing
- Present sourcing, costs, lead time reduction, capacity initiatives to key stakeholders, management, and internal customers
- Coordinating with stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure contracts that are developed mitigate risk and deliver competitive advantage by knowing and following all established Company contracting policies and procedures
- Formulate annual business plans for achievement of cost reductions and year over year supplier performance improvement: price, delivery & quality standards
- Obtain and analyze quotes to determine the best value, then recommends global sourcing solutions based on data and facts collected through sound data sources and site visits
- Familiar with engineering and operations supply requirements through regular contact, visits, and participation in the product life cycle as well as program management meetings
- Monitor performance of the suppliers to ensure attainment of objectives in quality, delivery, service, and cost
- Monitor compliance with supplier contractual requirements
- Ensures and monitor the results and contribution, of the assigned commodity, to departmental and corporate objectives
- Experience in a JIT manufacturing organization where process uptime is key, 'get it done attitude.'
Senior Buyer/Planner
Pattern Bioscience
03.2021 - 06.2022
- Contract Negotiation, Contract Management
- Receive requisitions from production and process them into purchase orders
- Maintain purchase records showing part information, orders, dates, etc
- Expedite parts based on the production schedule and customer service needs
- Consolidate current suppliers for production parts based on commodities
- Set up processes and programs with suppliers when applicable
- Work with suppliers to develop multiple sources for production parts when applicable
- Resolve supplier problems related to receipt of incorrect parts, shipments, invoicing, and quality
- Measure vendor performance in areas of quality, on-time delivery, etc
- Supports strategic objectives to optimize supply chain performance
- Continually monitor all key markets and analyze trends to avoid extended delivery times and shortages
- Coordinate with the team supply base design development, request for quote development, supplier selection, quotation award, and communication working with old supplies and potentially onboarding new suppliers
- Analyze contractual commitments, customer specifications, design changes, and other data to plan and develop planning and procurement activities from the conceptual stage through the full life cycle of the product
- Overall management and negotiations, cost-saving initiatives, supplier relationship, and performance evaluation
- Complete special projects and assignments as required
Buyer/Sourcing and Procurement
Luminex Corporation
04.2012 - 02.2021
- Contract Negotiation and management
- Manage the business relationship between the supplier and Luminex, to ensure that communications are clear and appropriate
- Manage over 60 suppliers and over 14M in spend
- Purchases consist of medical supplies, Electronics, and Plastic commodities
- Provide procurement support to ensure the availability of required manufacturing materials and non-inventory (MRO) purchases
- Work closely with planning, manufacturing, quality, engineering, research & development to design and implement strategic sourcing strategies
- Negotiate supply agreements and resolve issues on pricing and sourcing with the management of multinational suppliers
- Perform cost analyses and make versus buy analyses as required
- Analyze and evaluate new suppliers to aggressively seek out cost reduction through negotiation, competitive bidding, and market knowledge
- Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of suppliers and their capabilities including key personnel, product details, production processes, order handling, internal systems, and shipping capabilities
- Maintain accurate purchasing data in the ERP, systems and purchase materials in the most economical size, composition, quality, quantity, and combination
- Review and approve Engineering Change Orders (ECO) and communicate to suppliers as required
- Problem-solving— identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
- Identify and implement process efficiencies and process improvements for the organization
- Create a quarterly scorecard for each respective supplier and communicate the scorecard to the supplier
- Actively on the Material Review board (MRB)
- To ensure receipt of quality material from suppliers
- Board member on the Material Review Board (MRB)
Materials and Logistics, Team Lead
Luminex Corporation
09.2006 - 04.2012
- Responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership to the team
- Administered all functions to ensure timely accurate receipt, order fulfillment, and the optimization of resources and processes
- Implement processes to ensure compliance with the company policies/ procedures
- Check incoming shipments against orders
- Inspect goods for signs of damage
- Operate forklift
- Ensure cleanliness, ventilation, and appropriate temperature for the warehouse
- Train and supervise warehouse team members
Education
Business Administration And Management -
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TXSkills
- Enterprise resource planning ERP
- Six Sigma
- Business Analytics
- Cost Savings
- Commodity Management
- Budget Planning
- Contract Negotiation
- Raw Materials
- Strategic Sourcing
Supply Chain Management
- Analytical Skills
- Supplier Management
- Supplier Evaluation
- Pivot Tables
- Planning Management
- Interpreting engineering & design blueprints and BOMs
- Procurement planning
- Budget planning
- Product development collaboration
Timeline
Senior Equipment Buyer/Planner
Whole Foods
03.2024 - Current
Senior Buyer/Planner
Hyliion
10.2022 - 03.2024
Senior Buyer/Planner
Pattern Bioscience
03.2021 - 06.2022
Buyer/Sourcing and Procurement
Luminex Corporation
04.2012 - 02.2021
Materials and Logistics, Team Lead
Luminex Corporation
09.2006 - 04.2012
Business Administration And Management -
Texas Christian University