Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Corporate Purchasing Cost Analyst
Yokohama Industries Americas
03.2023 - Current
Prepare cost analysis reports and adjust material cost in MRP system as needed
Manage Purchase orders and pre-production orders for five Yokohama divisions
Manage supplier purchase agreements and pricing terms
Manage Engineering change log as well as New Item Log to insure items are quoted and PPAP orders are submitted
Manage PPAP order log and ensure PPAP orders are sent to suppliers and received in a timely manner
Manage Customer tooling Log
Work with accounting on invoice price variances
Submit and manage Master Blanket Purchase orders
Participate in Customer cost recovery activities and business plan as it pertains to materials/FG cost.
Materials Analyst
Yokohama Industries Americas
09.2008
Review and manage all aspects of material flow
Placing orders to suppliers, tracking past due shipments, and replacing rejected material
Review and manage component safety stocks and parameters
Stay within a monthly freight budget
I managed 86 suppliers and over 900 components
Responsible for material phase outs to avoid obsolete material
New component launches to ensure timely builds
Review and manage obsolete and effective dates for material changes on BOMs
Communicate with production department on material shortages
Communicate with the purchasing department on updating Po's and supplier cost changes
Communicate with Engineering on platform changes.
LEAN TEAM MEMBER
Fluid Routing Solutions (Yokohama Ind)
01.2007 - 09.2008
As lean team member I was part of a team who conducted Kaizen events across the production floor
Responsible for time studies in work cells to identify bottlenecks and improve process flow by eliminating waste
Identified raw material space needed for work cells and helped build racking to hold material
Helped implement a material ordering system for work cell material replenishment.
Assembly Team Member
Fluid Routing Solutions (Yokohama Ind)
11.2005 - 01.2007
As an assembly team member, I was responsible for startup paper work- including making sure BOM matched FG being built and correct materials were in place at each machine to build parts
Ensure quality parts are built while meeting hourly rates
Record and document scrap, update work cell board with parts built per hour, down time and any other issues that may have prevented rate to be met or that needs to be communicated to the next shift and supervisor.