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John A.

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49 Linebrook Road Ipswich,MA. 01938 tel. 978-468-2629

cell 978-500-4703

Purchasing Specialist/Expeditor/Logistics:

Doe and Ingalls,Inc. Medford, MA.


( distributor of chemicals for manufacturing technologies including
electronic
and pharmaceutical industries in a cGMP environment ) MRP/ERP
software:
tecsys

2005 to present Purchasing Manager/Planner/Inventory


Control/Sourcing
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Hired to work with management and sales to help with the transition
from
Wang MRP/ERP software to tecsys MRP/ERP software which includes
approximately 50,000 sku's.
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Work with sales to forecast and plan chemicals to be procured based
on
incoming sales orders, sales history and sales projections.
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Responsible for setting ordering levels for Procurement.
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Daily processing of purchase orders to vendors via telephone,fax or
e-mail and follow-up by matching confirmations to P.O.'s.
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Track backorders and update customer service.
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Negotiating terms of sale with emphasis on quality, service and
total cost.
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Responsible for entering new sku's and deleting de-listed sku's.
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Reconciliation of all receiving slips to invoices for accounts
payable.
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Coordinate with suppliers to resolve quality issues and when
necessary
submit request for credit, returns and follow-up.
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Sourcing, evaluation, providing quotes and selection of products to
be ordered based on request by outside sales reps or customer service.
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Tracking and measuring vendor performances based on ISO-9001-2008
requirements.
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Work with outside reps to request and monitor incoming samples for
customers.
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Created and maintain electronic databases for all MSDS's,
certificate of analysis',product spec sheets,alcohol permits and
vendor rebates.
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Providing customer service and customers with MSDS and certificate
of
analysis on request from the company folder database.
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Wrote all S.O.P's ( standard operating procedures ) related to
Procurement.
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Request Export Administration Regulation forms to be filled out by
customers when needed. ( EAR intended use ).
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When necessary negotiate inbound freight cost through preferred
carriers.
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Perform customer services duties when needed.
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Plant lockup when needed.

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Sensitech,Inc. Beverly, MA. And Redmond,WA.


( producer of temperature monitors for the food and pharmaceutical
industries)
MRP software: Epicor

1998-2005 Purchasing Manager/Planner


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Established Purchasing Department of 3 people while sales increased
from
$ 10 million to $ 30 million per year.
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Established cost reduction program with the Operations Manager and
Design
Engineers that took cost out of Sensitech product saving between $
45,000
and $ 95,000 per year.
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Variations of products purchased include MRO supplies, bill of
material
components ( electronic and mechanical ), capital equipment,
chemicals,
hardware and software from domestic and international suppliers.
*
Part of a team that set up an off shore major supplier contract
manufacturer
in China saving approximately $ 200,000 over 3 years.
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Implemented a Kanban ordering system for labels and fasteners.
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Responsible for supervising a shipping receiving department of 2
people.
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Wrote all S.O.P.'s related to Procurement.

Eagle Can Co. Peabody, MA. ( Division of Milton Can Company,Inc.


Elizabeth, N.J. )
( manufacturer of tin and plastic containers ) MRP software: Great
Plains

1984-1998 Purchasing Manager/Planner/Inventory Control


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Created a Purchasing Department from what was once departmental.
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Managed inventory levels and minimized carrying cost resulting in
increased
inventory turns from 4 to 10 per annually.
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Negotiated with vendors terms of sale with emphasis on quality,
service and cost and when practical and cost effective placed long
term blanket orders.
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Liaison between customers and lithographers for changing can artwork

label and print designs.


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Negotiated multi-year contracts for materials and services and when
necessary created rebate programs with tier one vendors.
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Responsible for approximately $1,000,000 in raw material purchasing
per month.

Education: Providence College , BS Business Administration


Certificate Course for Microsoft Word and Excel for Windows
Wentworth Institute of Technology ( 2 courses )
Current Member of Purchasing Management Association of Boston
APICS training in process

Reference letters will be supplied upon request.

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