To utilize my purchasing, planning and materials management experience in the operations of a company specializing in manufacturing and industrial automation.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
2005 to 2016 M&R Precision Machining, Inc. Elk Grove Village, Illinois
• Purchasing Manager
2002 to 2005 Self-employed, Chicago, Illinois
• Consultant. Accounting/ purchasing related services for small business
• Lecturer-Adult Education at Wilbur Wright College
2001 to 2002 Tritech Industries, Inc. Elk Grove Village, Illinois
• Purchasing Manager
2000 to 2001 DT Industries/ Mid-West Automation Systems, Buffalo Grove, Illinois
• Buyer. Outsourcing and farm outs, commercial components and raw materials
1999 to 2000 Aflac, Schaumburg, Illinois
• An Independent Sales Associate
1996 to 1999 Tritech Industries, Inc. Elk Grove Village, Illinois
• Purchasing Agent
• Planning/ Production Control
WORK EXPERIENCE: Purchasing - Planning - Production Control
• Supported Sales and Production departments by researching manufacturers and suppliers for most cost/ time effective arrangements
• Established new accounts and negotiated pricing and payment terms
• Performed and supervised the process of placing orders with vendors (including raw materials)
• Performed vendor audits for compliance with ISO standards
• Maintained Approved Suppliers List
• Performed internal audits for compliance with ISO 9001:2008 / AS9100C standards
• Tracked, documented and reported on manufacturing progress and it’s cost effectiveness
• Created custom reports to monitor material requirements based on production schedule (including customer supplied materials)
• Created custom reports to provide metrics analyzing supplier performance to include estimated vs. actual cost analysis and on time delivery
• Created a procedure for handling order acknowledgments and a report to improve visibility of orders to be acknowledged, thereby practically eliminating invoicing discrepancies
• Expedited open purchase orders and customer supplied materials
• Performed and supervised data entry and daily updates of accounting and Management Inventory System software
• Supervised process of receiving, staging and distributing of various types of components and materials used in automation industry
• Established procedures and responsible for materials procurement and outsourcing
Marketing - Sales - Service
• Performed cold calls offering manufacturing services
• Established and maintained service sites in Chicago
• Negotiated terms of service with customers
• Handled new orders and customer service calls
Accounting
• Verified and approved invoices for processing
• Negotiated payment arrangements with vendors
• Identified and resolved multiple invoicing discrepancies
Communications
• Appointed as a liaison person responsible for selection, organization and implementation of a companywide upgrade of computer work stations, servers and software performed by an outsourced IT company
• Maintained communications and information flow related to materials management with branches abroad (procurement, scheduling, shipping/ receiving)
• Translated legal documents and forms into English and Polish
• Taught English to non-traditional adult Polish students
• Taught computing related skills including MS Office Applications to adult students
ADDITIONAL SKILLS: Computer software and languages
• MRP software: JobBoss; MAS 90, DBA, Made2Manage, IBM 6000 Mainframe MRP System
• MS Access
• Report writing software: Crystal Reports
• MS Office Specialist Certificate: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Familiar with various industry relevant applications including Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) tools for analysis and reporting
• Internet resources; including industrial buying guides, catalogs and manufacturing related research tools
• Fluent English and Polish
EDUCATION:
Spring 1997 M&R Precision Machining Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL
• ISO 9001:2008 / AS9100C compliance and process - internal auditing training
• ITAR compliance training
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, IL
• Materials/ Logistics Management MAT 101
1992 to 1993 Truman College, Chicago, IL
• Introduction to Microcomputers
• Business 111
1975 to 1979 University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
• Master of Arts research in Linguistics (German and Dutch) interrupted – emigration
