Sample Purchasing Manager Resume

Objective:
To secure a position in which I can use
my 25 plus years of experience as a
production supervisor, purchasing
manager, in materials inventory,
planning, and shipping/receiving to
enhance the efficiency
and profitability of my employer. 

Experience:
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Production/Spares/International
Supervisor for multi-billion dollar
Aerospace Company.
• Purchasing/Materials Manager for
a multi-million dollar pharmaceutical
company.
• 14 years experience in
management for a multi-million dollar
pharmaceutical supply company.
• Warehouse Manager for container
Distribution Company.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Responsible for increasing
shipments from 1,400 to 5,000 orders per
month.
• Responsible for production
scheduling and MRP generations
• Reduced inventory levels to less
then 30 days.
• Reduced customer backorder from
120 days to 21 days in 4 months.
• Responsible for the yearly
physical inventory.
• Implemented Cycle Counting
program for raw materials & finished
goods
• Wrote the Standard Operating
Procedures for Inventory Control,
Purchasing, and
Shipping/Receiving for 3
different companies for ISO9000
certification.
• Additional responsibilities
included managing the Purchasing &
shipping/receiving departments.
• Responsible for Hazardous
Materials Training and shipments
• Fully versed in DOT, IATA, and
HazMat regulations.
• Familiar with state & federal
EPA and FDA.

RELEVANT SKILLS

• Proprietary software
• AS/400 Computer
• MRP, MRP II, CRP
• Excel spreadsheets
• Microsoft Word, PowerPoint
• Member of APICS for 7 years.


EXPERIENCE

New Breed Corporation, Swedesboro, NJ
2004–Present
Production Supervisor
• Supervisor for 28 employees in 2
separate departments including:
o Order picking
o Inventory
o International Shipping
o Spares packaging
o Government Property and
Hazardous Material shipments
• Duties include:
o Overseeing order picking
o Military packaging, kit
production, inventory control, order
shipment, & authorizing
government shipments
• Additional duties include but
not limited to:
o ISO and AS9120 (Aerospace)
training
o ISO procedure development &
updates, daily meetings with Government
official,
customer representatives,
company management, & employees.
• Responsible for:
o Tracking, updating, & issuing
daily status reports on order volume
production (99.8%), past due orders,
etc.
o “Buying off” government orders,
for emergency shipments, when government
representatives are not
present.


New Roads, New Castle, DE
2003-2004
Production Supervisor
• Supervise 40-70 people in order
processing, packaging, warehouse, and
shipping.
• Responsible for daily processing
of 2,000 - 4,000 customer orders.
• Additional duties include, but
not limited to:
o Personnel issues, problem
solving, employee training
o Tracking worker production,
updating or creating procedures, and
coaching.

Champion Container, Swedesboro, NJ
2001-2003
Warehouse Manager
• Responsible for:
o Day to day distribution
operations
o Receiving and shipping various
products.
• Designed and implemented a
Quality Assurance program.

Fisher Diagnostics, Swedesboro, NJ
1987-2001
Purchasing Manager/Operations Manager
1 year on Production floor, 2
years in shipping/receiving, 2 years as
Warehouse Manager,
5 years as Purchasing Agent, 4
years as Materials
Manager/Production/Operations Manager.

• Warehouse Manager
o Packaging & scheduling of the
daily & weekly shipments of biomedical
products both
domestically and internationally.
o Supervised Receiving department,
4 warehouse employees, Hazardous
materials training, job training,
monthly inventories, etc.
• Purchasing Agent
o Responsibilities included but
not limited to the sourcing & purchasing
of all company
material such as:
 Raw materials (chemicals, dyes,
alcohols, etc)
 Packaging materials
(containers, caps, boxes, etc.)
 Equipment (lab equipment,
filling lines, capping machines, label
machines, scales,
safety, material handling
machines, etc.), office supplies, etc.
 Negotiated pricing, delivery
scheduling, and expediting orders.
 Responsible for 5 employees in
the Shipping & Receiving departments.
• Materials/Production/Operations
Manager
o One of two people responsible
for the redesigning, restructuring, and
implementation of
1,400 Bill of Materials.
o Implemented use of MRP, MRP II,
& CRP.
o Responsible for production
scheduling of 400+ items as well as
custom OEM jobs.
o Close working relationship with
the General Manager, R & D,
Sales/Marketing, Production,
Accounting, QC, Purchasing, and Order
Prep.
o Responsible of consolidating the
vendor sources for a “tighter” control
on quality materials,
JIT delivery, and better pricing.
o Reduced raw material inventory
from 90 days to less than 30 days.
o Reduced customer backorders from
120 days to 21 days in 4 months (the
company’s stated
lead time was 30 days).
o In charge of scheduling the bi-
yearly physical inventory.
o Implemented a cycle counting
program for raw materials & finished
goods
o Wrote the SOP’s for Inventory
control, Purchasing, Shipping/Receiving,
and Production for
ISO certification.
o Responsible for the Purchasing
(1 person) & Shipping/Receiving (5
people). Later I was
additionally responsible for Production
(35 people).
o In charge of training of
employees who required Hazardous
Material training, DOT, IATA,
Safety, & GMP training.
o Responsible for the inventory
build up and smooth transition when the
company relocated to
Virginia. The entire company stayed and
completed their assignments.

Education:
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Business Administration, Minor:
Management Information Systems

Member of American
Management Association


FISONS Scientific Equipment, Austin, TX
Certificate, New Manager Development
Program


Curtin Matheson Scientific, Worchester,
MA
Certificate, Finance for Non-Financial
Managers


Dale Carnegie, Wilmington, DE
Certificate, Public speaking course.

Affiliations:
• Member of APICS for 7 years

Skills:
• Proprietary software
• AS/400 Computer
• MRP, MRP II, CRP
• Excel spreadsheets
• Microsoft Word, PowerPoint


Additional Information:
• Responsible for increasing
shipments from 1,400 to 5,000 orders per
month.
• Responsible for production
scheduling and MRP generations
• Reduced inventory levels to less
then 30 days.
• Reduced customer backorder from
120 days to 21 days in 4 months.
• Responsible for the yearly
physical inventory.
• Implemented Cycle Counting
program for raw materials & finished
goods
• Wrote the Standard Operating
Procedures for Inventory Control,
Purchasing, and
Shipping/Receiving for 3
different companies for ISO9000
certification.
• Additional responsibilities
included managing the Purchasing &
shipping/receiving departments.
• Responsible for Hazardous
Materials Training and shipments
• Fully versed in DOT, IATA, and
HazMat regulations.
• Familiar with state & federal
EPA and FDA.

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