Alice Holmes has over 20 years of experience in procurement and materials management roles. She is seeking a management position that utilizes her skills in negotiations, problem solving, leadership, and decision making. She has a proven track record of streamlining processes, increasing productivity, and reducing costs. Holmes holds a CPMP certification and has experience managing purchasing teams and multi-million dollar budgets.
A) What is operations management?
B) Operations management is important in all types of organization
C) The input–transformation–output process
D) The process hierarchy
E) Operations processes have different characteristics
F) The activities of operations management
This presentation was about the Supply Chain Strategy project assigned by my lecturer, who was the Supply Chain Manager at Norsk Titanium. The strategy we proposed was to outsource all part components from single supplier in order to protect our intellectual property while taking advantage of cost efficiency and capacity. Then we would contract with the 3PL to ship out to customers, with the responsibility in packaging and inspecting the final products. We also used ERP system, RFID Tag, Kanban.
A) What is operations management?
B) Operations management is important in all types of organization
C) The input–transformation–output process
D) The process hierarchy
E) Operations processes have different characteristics
F) The activities of operations management
This presentation was about the Supply Chain Strategy project assigned by my lecturer, who was the Supply Chain Manager at Norsk Titanium. The strategy we proposed was to outsource all part components from single supplier in order to protect our intellectual property while taking advantage of cost efficiency and capacity. Then we would contract with the 3PL to ship out to customers, with the responsibility in packaging and inspecting the final products. We also used ERP system, RFID Tag, Kanban.
Talented and accomplished manufacturing professional with dedicated work ethic, equipped with more than 25 years of comprehensive achievements in quality assurance, safety, training and development, purchasing, inventory, process development, and project management.
1. ALICE A. HOLMES, C. P. M.
(503) 475-0349 (alice.holmes@hotmail.com)
www.linkedin/in/aliceholmes
Objective:
A management position in Procurement or Materials that draws on negotiations, problem solving, leadership, and
decision making skills to increase an organization’s profitability, streamline its processes and increase productivity.
Professional Summary:
• A proven results oriented professional with 20+ years of purchasing, materials, negotiations and
subcontract management experience in the electronics, health care and chemicals industries.
• ISM Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.).
• Recognized team player. Provides leadership, training and direct supervision.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, multi-task environment.
• Strong skills as a strategic leader in team negotiations, with excellent record of building beneficial
supplier relationships.
• Strength in cost reduction contract administration.
Professional Experience:
Buyer-Phoenix Children’s Hospital
• Responsible for placing orders for non-stock products and services, managing any receiving or accounting
discrepancies.
• Properly maintain records of purchases, utilizing Lawson Software.
• Follow up with suppliers for any items past due or incorrect deliveries.
Buyer – Power-One (OEM for wind and solar power inverters 3.0 kw to1 meg)
• Responsible for all surface mount components, transformers, chokes, coils and wire wound bobbin
purchases.
• Arranged for air or ocean shipments from Europe, China, and Asia suppliers.
• Assisted Receiving on obtaining correct import documents and solving count problems.
• Utilized Oracle 10.7 for all scheduling, purchasing and inventory activity.
Senior Buyer – Sanmina-SCI (OEM for Printed Circuit Boards)
• Responsible for purchasing all raw materials, supplies and services for manufacturing printed circuit boards
for a company with a seven building campus.
• Negotiated, contracted and maintained pricing and inventory agreements with key suppliers using formal bid
process.
• Negotiated, contracted and maintained agreements for metal and scrap waste reclaim service.
• Utilized Oracle 11.3 for inventory and purchasing materials.
• Assisted in implementing upgrade of Oracle 11.i by coordinating that purchasing data was current and
correct. Results: Upgrade completed successfully
Senior Buyer – Suntron Corporation (Sub contracted production for General Dynamics and Honeywell)
• Worked directly with the customer and customer specified suppliers to coordinate all New Product and
Customer Integration, for Suntron Purchasing activities.
• Negotiated reduced cost or no cost customer consigned inventory agreements, working directly with the
customer for components required for transition of start up introduction. Results: avoided initial schedule
delay or premium delivery costs.
• Developed New Product Introduction process to assure the success of new product schedules and
objectives in Purchasing. Results: other departments embraced the process and created a company
wide team to work collectively.
• Acting as Purchasing Supervisor, coordinated all Requests for Quotation for purchased components and
assisted with directing the Purchasing staff to meet delivery schedule and goals.
• Worked directly with Engineering, Materials and Quality departments to analyze and monitor Purchasing
performance of Non Conformance Material and Return to Vendor activities and Engineering Change Orders.
• Wrote, trained and implemented all Purchasing Processes and Procedures, including preparing documents
and monitoring changes for ISO9001 certification. Results: the ISO certification was approved and
accepted on the first audit.
• Developed and Implemented computer automated military designated D05 flow down requirements to
suppliers on all Purchase Order documents for General Dynamics contracts for the Bradley tank turret drive
systems. Results: on time delivery of customer order and a successful start up of a $4 million
contract.
• Utilized Oracle 10.7 for all scheduling, purchasing and inventory activity.
2. Alice A. Holmes, C.P.M. Page 2
Purchasing Manager - II Morrow Inc. (OEM for aviation electronic equipment)
• Managed eight buyers, two supervisors and an International Purchasing Manager with a departmental
responsibility for up to $40 million annual purchase of electronics/semiconductors, materials and services.
• Negotiated with key vendors to develop an in-house-stores program and annual electronic component
vendor agreements. Results: excellent cash flow control and achieved savings of $500,000.00
annually.
• Managed staff though supervisors in areas of project taskings, and maintaining department schedules and
budgets, providing direct supervision, training and team meetings to set priorities. Results: instrumental in
achieving department and company goals and objectives.
• Managed and reviewed all off-shore component and service contracts, negotiations, budgets and schedules
with the International Purchasing Manager.
• Managed all personnel functions as related to the department.
Qualities and Skills:
Understands Purchasing’s role and responsibility of the Master Schedule cycle.
Excellent understanding of manufacturing, inventory, ordering systems and supply management.
Conceives and/or introduces new and improved methods.
Has ability to influence and motivate a team to achieve desired results.
Understands and utilizes project management concepts effectively.
Knows how to set priorities.
Recognizes problems when they arise and/or anticipates potential problems.
Effective verbal, written and presentation skills.
Excellent understanding and utilization of MS Office and MRP reports.
Professional Affiliations:
Active member of NAPM-Portland from 1981 to 1986.
President of the NAPM-Oregon Mid-Valley Purchasing Management Association from 1990 through 1992.
Installed accredited classes on purchasing at Chemeketa Community College fall/spring 1990-91.
Results: Highest percentage of purchasing personnel to pass one or more of the test modules for national
certification.
Member - Institute of Supply Management – ISM. (Formerly National Association of Purchasing Management –
NAPM)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Contract Labor - Aerotek 2013 - 2015
Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona 2012 - 2013
Buyer, Power-One, Phoenix, Arizona 2011 - 2012
Purchasing Manager, Meduri Farms, Dallas, Oregon
2008 - 2009
Materials Management Analysis Consultant, Treya Partners,
Thousand Oaks, California – Project for City of Salem, Oregon.
2007
Purchasing Manager, Wildflower Bread Company, Scottsdale,
Arizona 2005 - 2006
Sr. Buyer, Acting Supervisor, Sanmina-SCI, Phoenix, Arizona
2003 - 2005
Buyer, Suntron Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona 2000 - 2003
Sr. Buyer, Kaiser Permanente, Clackamas, Oregon 1994 - 2000
Owner, Steelcraft Golf, Salem, Oregon 1993 - 1994
Purchasing Manager, II Morrow (United Parcel Service), Salem,
Oregon 1986 - 1993