Rozanne E. Wilson
Winnetka,USA
Summary
Dynamic Sr. Procurement Specialist with established success at Datron Advanced Technologies, excelling in negotiation and cost reduction strategies.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Procurement Specialist, L4
Datron Advanced Technologies, a Division of Fisica Applied Technologies (Formerly L3Harris)
Simi Valley, CA
06.2024 - Current
- Industry: Defense and Aerospace
- Procurement SME and notable leadership. Mentoring and guiding the Procurement Team. Practice Negotiations, Sourcing, Cost Estimating, Writing Processes, Work Instructions. Run a weekly OOR for follow-up or expediting my POs. Promote teamwork between engineers and suppliers to collaborate for design review (PDRs, NPI, and/or R&D). Responsible to facilitate desired engineering/supplier meetings as needed to determine the root causes and resolutions of non-conforming parts. Reconcile international and domestic invoices for service POs by creating reports in Excel. Manage Service POs according to their contract flow downs, SA/SOW/LTA. Responsible for critical components such as Waveguides, Diplexers, Track Receivers, Amplifiers, Feeds, Horns, Switches, Cable Assys, PCBAs, RF Components, and Raw Material buys. Travel to challenging suppliers to achieve better business partnerships. Attend weekly MRB meetings and manage the buyers to process RTVs in a timely manner to maintain the turnaround time of RTV. Most processes are measured by metrics, flowcharts, pivot tables, and PowerPoints which I manage. Coach colleagues to practice following the work instructions that demonstrate commitment to team development and consistency. Facilitate NDAs when sourcing new suppliers prior to sending out technical data. Familiar and practice CPSR with every PO over $10K.
- Career Highlights:
- Implemented new work instructions to keep processes intact during the assimilation of the acquisition.
- Proven cost avoidance of ~$100K and cost savings of ~$30K YOY by doing price comparison sheets
- Manage and negotiate all service POs and LTA.
Sr. Procurement Specialist, L4
L3Harris/Datron Advanced Technologies
Simi Valley, CA
07.2022 - 05.2024
- Industry: Aerospace and Defense / Communications
- Commodities are Microwave parts, RF Components, Waveguides, Low Noise Amplifiers (LNA), Filters, Diplexers, Feeds, High Power Amplifiers (HPA), SSPAs, Track Receivers along with PCBs, PCBAs, and Cables. Knowledge of Fabrication buyer responsibilities. Leading the Procurement team by writing, implementing, and training new work instructions (WIs) to streamline and unite all (3) sectors. Liaison between Program Managers, Engineers, and Suppliers for new designs on Q-Band, Ka-Band, and S-Band Waveguides, making sure compliance is not compromised before placing orders. Attend all program meetings to discuss improvements, delivery schedules, and incentives for getting parts on time. Manage the quoting process for new proposals. Making sure all buyers submit quotes promptly to meet the deadline of the bids. Visit challenging suppliers making sure they understand we are business partners that require communication, engagement, promoting future business, conforming parts, and on-time delivery. Participate in training activities for the Associate Manager position with the company. Manage all service POs and long-term agreements. Continuous improvement for OTDs by following up on long lead-time material to make sure all parts are in-house by a specific date to mitigate late deliveries. Attend MRB meetings and follow up with buyers to make sure RTVs are being resolved. Reconcile all discrepant invoices.
- Career Highlights:
- Achieved departments’ goal of $1M in revenue/QTR. from Jul’22, which increased revenue by 95%.
- Achieved long-term validity for quotes up to 2 years from the current date to meet customers’ contracts.
- Organized quoting system for proposals sent to Business Development to submit proposals with confidence. Establish an online process called Sign-it for CPSR Proposal Award Justification form to eliminate back and forth.
Senior Buyer
Airborne Technologies
Camarillo, CA
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Industry: Aerospace
- Responsible for all raw material, i.e., sheet metal, bar, rod, extrusions, rubber, stainless steel (CRES), and titanium, along with all OP II processes which include Heat Treat, Assembly, Fusion Weld, Spotweld, Drop Hammer, Machine, Bond, Hydro-Form, Hot Form, Pressure and Proof Test, Spline, Nitrile, and Anneal. All raw materials must be compliant with Lockheed Martin (LM) EMAP and DFARS regulations. Complete knowledge of Lockheed Martin STP process codes, MIL, AMS specs, and their design shelf for an alternate material. Our Outside Processes need to be per LM ASL (QCS-001). Contractor’s regulations, and stipulations. Participate in the daily Weekly Activity Report (WAR) meeting. This is where we discuss critical issues for the month with ownership of actions for solutions. I am not limited to just my desk, I assist where needed and get the team moving forward, this may consist of walking material to QC for inspection, pulling materials from the staging and driving them to local vendors. Communicate all issues that arise with work instructions (WIs) and with the appropriate depts to get them corrected for future OPs. All OP orders are deadline-driven and processed as raw material is received; TAT is imperative for the end-month revenue. Follow up and expedite 100% of all orders. Metrics my POs, the dollars, quotes, quality parts, and the TAT it takes so that I can analyze and improve processes within my desk. Assist with the daily Driver’s log. Reconcile all discrepant invoices with Accounts Payable.
- Career Highlights:
- Successfully increased monthly revenue from $300K to $900K+ per month.
- Implemented and negotiated terms for suppliers that did not want to extend terms to increase our cash flow.
- Organized the Purchasing department’s processes for better understanding and streamlining.
- Implemented and trained employees on Excel, and a new phone system.
Buyer III
Mercury Systems
Oxnard, CA
10.2019 - 06.2021
- Industry: Microelectronics / Aerospace
- Commodities include PCBs, PCBAs, Machined parts, Outside Processing, Substrates, VMI Hardware, Tools, Epoxy, Services, and Misc Chemicals. Complete ownership of POs, negotiation, invoice discrepancies, MRB, OTD, PPV, and supplier scorecards. Manage our Contract Manufacturer in Thailand for PCB assembly, which includes maintaining inventory, creating blanket POs, reconciling invoices, and working with Trade Compliance for export and import shipments. Highly involved in working with design Engineers for MRB issues.
- Career Highlights:
- Facilitate high-level negotiations for an LOA PO totaling $2m.
- Cost Avoidance - ~$600K
- Implemented LTA pricing for repetitive buys with both substrate MFRs.
- Initiated Long Term Product Agreement (LTPA) with fabricate MFR to keep cost from increasing.
Sr. Buyer/Planner
Agilent Technologies
Carpinteria, CA
08.2018 - 09.2019
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Complete ownership of negotiating, buying, expediting, making sure 100% OTD, passing Quality Control inspection (QCI), reconciliation of discrepant invoices, and solving all issues that arise. Ownership of Change Notifications, compliance documentation, interface with technical and management for approvals, and initiating Engineering Change Orders (ECO) via Agile. Demonstrated organization of the Gap Analysis Program (GAP) of vetting new suppliers, and requesting compliance documentation, approvals, and ECOs. Demonstrate thorough judgment for buys with FDA compliance requirements per Raw Material Specifications (RMS), and Quality Management Systems (QMS) so that they do not result in a finding in our audits. Negotiate contracts with full disclosure, such as Master Service Agreements, Statement of Work (SOW), Amendments, and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA). Properly upload and track contracts in Ariba. Create metrics on Excel spreadsheets with Pivot tables to manage supplier deliveries and monitor issues. Understanding the cultural differences and global relationships when trying to obtain documentation from around the world. Initiate detailed Non-Conformance Reports for discrepant material receipts. Participate in classes for Continuous Improvement (CI), Digital Learning, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
- Career Highlights:
- Graduated from Agilent’s’ School of Continuous Improvement. – (6) Core Classes and (4) Electives
- Successfully completion of the GAP for compliance and vetting of 187 vendors – Metrics and analysis
- Managed challenging suppliers by holding weekly meetings and implementing OOR to mitigate issues.
Buyer/Planner
Keysight (formerly Ixia)
Calabasas, CA
05.2014 - 08.2018
- Industry: Networking Security
- Responsible for the following commodities: Power cords, cables, documents, licenses, miscellaneous inventory requests for production, and shipping supplies for all three locations. Support EMS partner one-off buys requests. Manage domestic WiFi contract manufacture’s production status, implement POs per forecast demand, risk mitigation, cost management, resolve issues that arise with debugging and material shortages, and operations improvement. Ensure the supplier’s delivery to meet new product launch schedules. Coordinate the transfer of Aftermarket assets from one offshore contract manufacturer to a new offshore contract manufacturer. Coordinate the production flow of RMAs and Spares and Repairs. Implemented processes for documentation to accompany all shipments and for Account Payables.
- Career Highlights:
- Implemented and worked with IT to implement an online Domestic Shipper Form (DSF) used globally.
- Ownership of the MinMax inventory and buys; significantly cut overhead by 30%.
- Improved OTD for overseas Contract Manufacturers and major vendors by 99%.
Education
High School Diploma -
Century High School
Alhambra, CA06-1982
Skills
- Negotiation and cost savings
- Leadership and mentorship
- Risk analysis and mitigation
- SVM and QMS certifications
- Government procurement compliance
- Supply assurance management
- Logistics management
- SBA and HUBZone certifications
- NAICS and CAGE codes expertise
- Export control regulations
- Contractual purchasing systems review
- Quality control requirements
- EOL and PCN notifications
- Foreign currency management
- Operational efficiency improvement
- Contract manufacturing oversight
- Microsoft Office suite proficiency
- Project planning software expertise
- ERP systems knowledge
Certification
- Certified Purchasing Professional Manager, #122918M, Certification.
- Certified Purchasing Professional – #122918P, Certification
- Certificate of Completion – Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) - 2024
- Oxnard College – Refresher Mathematics class - 2016
- University of Phoenix – Business Administration
- Certified Purchasing Manager Examination Workshop II and III
- Hazardous Materials Handling Certification for DOT 49 CFR Transportation Regulations
- ADC Productivity Prgm - 96 HRS of Statistical Process Control, 40 HRS of Team Concepts, and 48 HRS of Office Automation
- Basic Supervision Awarding 0.6 CEUs
- Blueprint Reading Course
- Radiation Safety 1.5 Category A CE credits
- ITT Aerospace/Communications TSCA - Export Course #263
- Notary Public Examine, Commission #: 1383377, Certification
- Certificate of Completion - Agilent Continuous Process Course
References
Reference Furnished Upon Request
References
References available upon request.
Affiliations
- American Purchasing Society – Since 2017
- National Association of Purchasing Management – Since 2010
Timeline
Sr. Procurement Specialist, L4
Datron Advanced Technologies, a Division of Fisica Applied Technologies (Formerly L3Harris)
06.2024 - Current
Sr. Procurement Specialist, L4
L3Harris/Datron Advanced Technologies
07.2022 - 05.2024
Senior Buyer
Airborne Technologies
06.2021 - 06.2022
Buyer III
Mercury Systems
10.2019 - 06.2021
Sr. Buyer/Planner
Agilent Technologies
08.2018 - 09.2019
Buyer/Planner
Keysight (formerly Ixia)
05.2014 - 08.2018
High School Diploma -
Century High School
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