1. Steve Vertefeuille
• 1275 Santa Ana Valley Road, Hollister, Ca. 95023 • 408-726-4203 • stevevert@gmail.com •
www.linkedin.com/in/SteveVertefeuille
Energetic, experienced and professional buyer/planner with extensive network of medical device suppliers
including injection molders, tubing extruders and packaging manufacturers. Highly motivated with effective
problem solving, negotiation and communication skills.
Key Skills
❖ Business Continuity Planning
❖ Supplier Relations
❖ Price Negotiations
❖ Supplier Networking
❖ Vendor Identification
❖Inspection Prioritization
❖Inventory Level Management
❖Cross Functional Team Member
❖Cost Reductions
❖New Part Introduction
Expertise
❖ MS Office
❖ SAP
❖ QAD
❖ Arena
❖ iPurchase
Timeline
2012-CURRENT Johnson & Johnson - Acclarent, Menlo Park CA
Senior Buyer/Planner - R&D
● Simultaneously managing sourcing for five R&D projects with both new innovation and next
generation components
● Coordinate with Operations, Quality and R&D groups to assure seamless material flow, and on-
time delivery against aggressive timelines
● Report on part shortages, critical issues and delivery updates to Program Managers
● Identify critical components for risk planning and COGs reductions
● Participate in qualification activities for secondary suppliers
Senior Buyer/Planner - Production
● Provided Sales forecast to suppliers and managed Kanban delivery programs
● Issued purchase orders, change orders and maintained part specifications to current revision
2007-2012 Boston Scientific Corporation, San Jose, CA
Senior Buyer/Planner
● Communicated requirements for validation of supplier process and material changes
● Provided component costing information to Finance department for standard cost setting
● Reported on PPV, expiring materials, inventory levels and turns according to ABC strategy
1993-2006 LTX Corporation, Westwood, MA
Production Planner/Scheduler
● Released work orders and tracked component shortages for a 10k component semi-conductor test
system
● Worked cross-functionally with purchasing to ensure on timely delivery and expedited necessary
components.
MERITS ● Karrass - Effective Negotiation Training
● APICS - Basics of Supply Chain Management & Master Planning of Resources
● Community College of Rhode Island - Liberal Arts