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William Kaiser

William Kaiser

Springfield,NJ

Summary

Dynamic senior procurement specialist with a proven track record of sourcing difficult materials and components, manufactured to engineering drawings and technical specifications. Expert in vendor researching, evaluation, and relationship maintenance. Thirty years of manufacturing experience including the management of a machine shop.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Procurement Engineer, Space/Aerospace Products

Valcor Engineering
04.2024 - Current
  • Company-wide sourcing of equipment, parts, raw materials, and supplies in a fast paced environment
  • Multi tasking, handling multiple projects at a time
  • Mentoring and developing junior engineers, planners and buyers


SENIOR BUYER NPI PRODUCTS

Valcor Engineering Corporation
01.2020 - 01.2024


  • Mentored a team of junior buyers and planners
  • Trained estimators for my previous position while simultaneously actioning multiple new projects in our fast past New Product Integration (NPI) division
  • Reviewed proposals, qualified vendors, and recommended optimal suppliers.


Cost Analyst/Engineer

Valcor Engineering Corporation
01.2007 - 01.2020
  • Completed technical estimates from BOMs, drawings, and sketches
  • Created cost models for Valcor products
  • Supported the development of proposals for complex systems for all divisions of Valcor working sales and engineering
  • Successfully prepared for and supported TINA compliant fact finds from multiple prime customers and the US government (DCMA). Primes included: Boeing, Northrup Grumman, Bell Helicopter, United Launch Alliance (ULA), Bechtel Corporation
  • Worked on complex products from inception through production for multiple space projects including Boeing's Space Launch System (SLS)

Purchasing Manager (Scientific Division)

Valcor Engineering Corporation
03.2002 - 02.2007
  • Worked closely with planning and engineering to procure all items needed for our fast paced Scientific division.
  • Oversaw inventory levels and recommended stocking levels


Subcontract Engineer

Chesnut Engineering
01.1996 - 04.2002


  • Purchased all parts and products to build large printing presses from engineering drawings and specifications
  • Oversaw inventory stocking levels
  • Fully responsible for Make/Buy decisions
  • Managed our internal machine shop
  • Procured all raw materials needed to manufacture the items being machined in house
  • Fully responsible for all logistics related to the procurement of all parts
  • Managed receiving personel

Assistant Manufacturing Engieer

Service Metal Fabricating
01.1993 - 10.1995

Created all shop paperwork and CNC programs for a faced paced job shop, Including: Shop Routers, Internal drawings, CAD files for lasers and programs for punch presses


Education

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Rutgers College of Engineering
New Brunswick, NJ

Skills

  • Subcontractor analysis
  • Materials sourcing
  • Cost reduction strategies
  • Technical analysis of engineering drawings
  • Vendor relationship maintenance
  • Subcontractor analysis
  • Purchasing strategy

Timeline

Sr. Procurement Engineer, Space/Aerospace Products

Valcor Engineering
04.2024 - Current

SENIOR BUYER NPI PRODUCTS

Valcor Engineering Corporation
01.2020 - 01.2024

Cost Analyst/Engineer

Valcor Engineering Corporation
01.2007 - 01.2020

Purchasing Manager (Scientific Division)

Valcor Engineering Corporation
03.2002 - 02.2007

Subcontract Engineer

Chesnut Engineering
01.1996 - 04.2002

Assistant Manufacturing Engieer

Service Metal Fabricating
01.1993 - 10.1995

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

Rutgers College of Engineering