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Sally Warren 3945 Nichols Rd. Arlington Heights, IL 60004 847-632-0907 SALWRR@AOL.COM Objective: Seek a Buyer or purchasing position with a company where I can utilize my strong analytical knowledge in procurement management. Qualifications: Senior Purchasing Agent with years of experience in a manufacturing environment. This includes a solid knowledge of machined parts, fabricated components, raw materials, electrical, hydraulics, fittings, capital expenditure, office supplies, outside services, electronics, castings and forgings, plastic injected molded parts and MRO supplies. Experience reading blueprints, and engineering specs. Skills: MS Office, MS Word, Excel, AS400, JAI, Oracle, Tigers Req, BPECS, MAPICS, SAP, and In-House Systems, Navision such as Qad, Ranco, Cost tracker, project tracker, and supplier profile. Experience: Aircell, Bensenville, Il Buyer Oct 2008 to April 2009 contract position Source aerospace parts for production and negotiate pricing. Place orders , expedite. resolve receiving issues, invoice issues and quality control issues. Place orders for non production, and capital expense items. Work with engineers in getting samples on new product development. Rexord, Wheeling Il Contract position with Aerotek May 2008 to Oct 2008 Production Planner Conduct meetings on all backlog of projects that are incomplete. Keep records of all planners pr ojects and analaze what is not being done to complete those projects. Advise Planners to split orders in order to get partials through the system. Work with Purchasing to make sure raw material is ordered. Work with quality control to make sure the parts get priority. Make out a report to upper management as to what can ship for the month and what is backlogged. Provide information to customer service on recovery dates. Invensys Controls, Carol Stream, IL July 2007 Nov 2007 current Contract Position through Quantum Buyer in the Commodity department * Work with Commodity mangers on special projects * Purchase electronic components * Work with excel spread sheets combining commodities from several different * computer systems and shopping parts out for cost savings purposes * Trained additional staff * Set up an approved supplier list which includes business continuity forms, self assessment forms, company audits, web sites, corporate contacts, local contacts and payment terms * Negotiated contracts for mantaince and office supplies * Worked with Oracle, IBM, Mapcs, Ranco, Qad, Agile, Supplier profile, Cost tracker and Supplier tracker systems. Motorola, Arlington Heights, IL Nov. 2006 to June 2007 Contract Position through GCI Project Buyer/ Expeditor * Work with Engineering on special projects * Expediting parts and place orders * Source hard to find parts * Monitor work of Buyers in Texas * Utilize an Tigers Requisition system, Oracle system, PDM system, and net meetings Channer Corp, Lake Forest, IL Contract Position May 2006 to Sept 2006 Purchasing Buyer/Manager * Purchase wire, cable, terminals, and housings for the manufacture of cable assemblies. * Run MRP * Report and make decisions as to where to make or buy. * Work with salesman to quote jobs for customers. * Review invoices. * Enter purchase orders, acknowledgements and changes into the system. * Working with implementation of new Vantage computer system. The Phoenix Company of Chicago, Wood Dale, IL Buyer- Planner Feb 2005 to May 2006 * Plan and purchased components for wire harness assemblies. * Placed orders for both PC boards and military connectors. * Expedited parts for military connectors and wire harnesses. * Quoted jobs for customer service. * Arranged for some material to be dropped shipped to Mexico and some to China. * Worked with engineering on obsolete material replacements and new projects. * Resolve invoice and receiving issues. * Source new suppliers to bring costs down. Ideal Deliveries, Elk Grove Village, IL May 2002 – Nov. 2005 Outside sales Worked from Home while caring for ill family member * Developed and serviced new accounts for trucking company * Visited with customers to establish if our service and their needs are a good fit. * Resolved damaged freight claims, collected on past due accounts * Established over 100 accounts Rexam Beverage, Elk Grove Village, IL Sept 1997- Jan 2002 Senior Buyer (1 ½ year as a contract buyer through International Purchasing Services) * Negotiated and arranged for supply chain agreements for 19 can plants so the can companies could order repair parts over the internet. * Scheduled and rescheduled orders based on MRP requirements. * Worked with Engineering on new product development and substitution of material. * Researched new suppliers to develop a long term relationship. * Visited companies as a team to develop stronger relationship. * Worked with companies to help reduce their costs and further to reduce our costs. * Resolved invoice problems and receiving problems and inventory reconciliation. * Set up reports based on price trends * Set up blanket orders for raw materials used in production. * Achieved positive cash flow by selling off outdated inventory. * Supervised support staff consisting of one buyer and one clerical person. * Supported production and inventory control. * Reduced inventory levels by reducing safety stock requirements. * Commodities included castings, machined parts, hydraulics, motors, bearings, fittings, fasteners, fabricated components, screw machine parts, outside services, electrical, steel, capital expenditure items. * Achieved cost savings of $350,000 + for each year in 1999, 2000 and 2001. * Worked with JAI and an introduction to SAP Software program, MS Office, Excel Northrop Grumman, Rolling Meadows, IL Jan 1997- May 1997 Contract Buyer (Through Kay & Assoc. Arlington Heights, IL) * Shopped mechanical drawings to AERO space approved suppliers. * Wrote justification awards and placed orders. * Worked with engineering on substitution of components that are no longer available. * Ordered electronic parts. * Worked with AS400, special designed software program In-flight Phone, Oak Brook, IL March 1995- May 1996 Buyer Planner * Arranged and managed subcontractors for the manufacture of airline * phones * Organized deliveries for several installation sites * Arranged for returns of PC boards that needed to be updated. * Soured brokers for parts that were on allocation * Commodities included mechanical housings, PC boards and computers Northgate Technologies, Elgin, IL March 1992- June 1994 Purchasing Agent * Purchased more than 400 items for the manufacture of a machine used in laser surgery. * Commodities included machined parts, electronics, PC boards, fabricated components, screw machine parts, cords, front panel labels, forms, and office supplies. * Supervised support staff of one clerical person. * Worked with AS 400 Software BPCS software. Big Joe Manufacturing Company, Lincolnwood, IL 1984 -1991 Senior Purchasing Agent * Purchased 1500 parts for manufacturing * Supervised buyer and secretary. * Team member of a value analysis program. * Reduced inventory levels. * Set up blanket orders. * Achieved cost savings of over $200,000. * Responsible for outside purchases of 14 million. * Commodities include steel, screw machine parts, motors, gears, castings, fabricated components, forks, batteries, plastic injected parts, stampings, forgings, office supplies, and outside services. * Worked with A400 software with MAPICS software Education: Wright College, Chicago IL AA degree DePaul University Business School, Oak Brook, IL *CPM certificate 1992 Harper College, Palatine, IL *Supply Chain Management certificate 12/04 *Purchasing certificate 12/04 *Warehouse Distribution certificate 12/04