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Core LaboratoriesCorporate Procurement Manager
Jun. 2022United States
Core LaboratoriesPurchasing Manager
Apr. 2019 - Jul. 2022Houston, Texas
Core LaboratoriesSenior Buyer
Apr. 2019 - Apr. 2021United States
Teledyne Technologies IncorporatedSenior Buyer
Oct. 2017 - Apr. 2019Houston, Texas AreaPurchased direct and MRO materials by collaborating with engineering and utilizing MRP demand to manage inventory at planned levels. Gather, review and collaborate with internal team on quotations to make sourcing decisions. Obtains materials, components, equipment and supplies to meet production demands. Plans, schedules, and monitors the movement of materials from order placement through receipt to ensure production and customer orders are met. Evaluates supplier performance, develops new supply resources where current suppliers are inadequate. Monitors cost, schedule and scope of awarded orders to assure requirements are met at the best value.
Caterpillar Inc.Category Buyer III
Feb. 2012 - Dec. 2016Joliet, IllinoisWorldwide buyer managing component spend of up to $14M from 35 suppliers worldwide for grey/ductile iron castings. Leader for sourcing, logistics, and resource management decisions. Manage and negotiate price and delivery, communicate and implement regional and worldwide strategy for optimal quality and delivery of parts. Oversee policies, agreements, special programs, and support new and aftermarket products. Build and foster supplier relationships, partnering with Engineering (ECN), Quality, APQP, and Supply Chain. Coached and mentor team of four analysts to improve performance of supply base. Establish sourcing strategy for a line of parts including a plan for every part for 5-10 years. Improved supplier delivery performance from 54% to 97% in 10 months. Achieved $2M in cost savings by negotiating a low cost provider project. Reduced portfolio cost by 2% in declining economic conditions.
Caterpillar Inc.Category Buyer II
Jun. 2006 - Feb. 2012Mossville, IllinoisWorldwide buyer managing a component spend of up to $90M from 75 suppliers worldwide for batteries and electronic components. Oversaw development, communication, and implementation of a regional and worldwide strategy to adhere to quality and delivery guidelines. Managed policies, supply agreements, and programs, and supported new and aftermarket products. Established a strong supplier base for optimal performance of price and delivery. Build and foster relationships, partnering with Engineering (ECN), QC, APQP, and Supply Chain. Coordinated and monitored compliance with (Sarbanes-Oxley) SOX control documents. — Zero SOX violations in audits of policy, procedure, and controls for the two-year period. Negotiated $638K recycling credit with supplier. Created $50M in savings by introducing low-cost provider initiative to supply base. Created tri-sphere strategy with marketing and engineering, increasing market share for aftermarket product.
Caterpillar Inc.Senior Inventory Analyst
Jan. 2005 - May. 2006Morton, IllinoisPartnered with customers & sales team to set inventory goals for aftermarket service tools, filtration, and fluid control products. Analyzed service and inventory data, re-allocated inventory to depots, set min/max levels or fixed requirements in MRP system. Coordinated supplier demand management, expedite the supply of material from suppliers. Consistently achieved a 98% service level to distributors network. Contributed to reduction, from 9 to 4.9 in 12 months, in inventory months of supply. Recommended and implemented action plans to mitigate shortages or excess inventory to support customers’ inventory strategy.
Caterpillar Inc.Advanced Purchasing Analyst
Sep. 2001 - Dec. 2004Morton, IllinoisAssisted buyers to procure and purchase finished parts for seals, gaskets, bearing kits, exhaust, filters, and fabrications. Supported cost reduction and process improvement teams by using Six Sigma principles. Created $2.6 M before tax savings by implementing Six Sigma strategic sourcing kit strategy. Conducted quarterly supplier reviews and resolved conflicts such as quotes, purchase orders, invoices, rejections, tooling, and pricing to ensure parts deliver on time at the right place to satisfy customer demand.
Caterpillar Inc.Material Availability Analyst
Apr. 1999 - Sep. 2001Morton, IllinoisResponsible for ensuring supplier delivery of ~ 5,000 purchased parts including aftermarket seals, gaskets, bearings, kits, exhaust, filters, and fabrications. • Daily review of short parts list and collaborating with suppliers for delivery dates & quantities. • Create and maintain positive working relationship with suppliers. • Collaborate with internal team on inventory objectives, while managing risk to the supplier. • Collaborate with engineering, buyers, & suppliers for rejected parts due to poor quality. • Communicate delivery dates to customers. • Collaborate with global transportation department for preferred method of expedited shipments.
Caterpillar Inc.Purchasing Clerk
Dec. 1997 - Apr. 1999Mossville, IllinoisResponsible for supporting a team of procurement professionals with clerical assistance related to the purchase of finished parts globally. • Supported buyers with mailing packages to suppliers for requests for quote, followed up with suppliers for retrieval of quotes, & ensured quotations were filed & stored securely. • Initiated new part introduction folders and executed delivery & follow-up of those projects to appropriate buyers. • Responsible for managing office supplies, office machine replenishment, repair and maintenance.
Parsons Company Inc.Inside Sales Representative
Aug. 1995 - Dec. 1997Roanoke, IllinoisResponsible for managing one of our top 3 largest customer accounts. • Daily review of EDI and MRP scheduling to ensure timely delivery. • Communicate with customer daily for up to the minute information on shipments. • Collaborate with engineering, operations floor manager, purchasing and vendors to provide quality parts in a timely manner.
Parsons Company Inc.Shipping Coordinator
May. 1995 - Aug. 1995Roanoke, IllinoisSupport the shipping and receiving department by - creating ASN's (advanced shipping notices) to our customers. - loading and unloading tractor/trailer shipments. - perform quality checks against outgoing shipments logs - record receipts into inventory management system.
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