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LUIS M. HERNANDEZ - EMAIL AVAILABLE - PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE - LinkedinMaterials Management Professional; Military Veteran, Procurement and Sourcing; extensive experience sourcing raw materials for the medical device, pharmaceutical and general industrial manufacturing. Direct and Indirect procuring (purchasing) of production materials and production planning, warehouse storage, shipping, distribution, while providing and delighting our customers. Totally oriented towards Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), OSHA, ISO, FDA and SOX. Computer literate in Material Requirement Planning (MRP) integrated purchasing system, J.D. Edwards SAP purchasing system Excel, Power Point, Microsoft Word, and other Material Requirement Planning systems, and E-matrix. Trained in Lean 6 Sigma and SOX policy.Summary of Qualification in Procurement & Sourcing:Negotiations of indirect and direct material procurement (purchasing).Logistics Inbound & outbound of indirect and direct raw materials & Fished products.New product launch & support Research & Development ProjectsBudget preparation for materials, freight, planning production/ supervise warehouseSourcing new suppliers /selection/audits/qualification of FDA/ ISO certified suppliersCost improvement projects/continuous improvement of processesBilingual (English and Spanish)AccomplishmentsNew sources manufacturing check valves with chemical resistant resin for durability, reduce cost, and availability.Cost avoidance achievements of $132K for Johnson &Johnson Medical, for chemicals/Europe.Improved line fill rate from 86% to 100% as short term goal.Generated $50K in Capital Improvements ProjectsActing purchasing manager for purchasing, planning, scheduling and inventory control.Support New software implementation for MRPII Pansophic, J.D, Edwards, I-Supply Systems and purchasing and MPR system.Professional ExperienceBuyer, Supply Planning at Stryker Orthopedics Inc., Bloomington, MN from: 11/2022 to 3/2024. Position: Buyer for STRYKER Orthopedics Inc.Generate POs for direct materials, & Indirect parts supplies and services in J.D.E. systemPrint, save in C drive, combine PO with BOM, save in PO file JDE by year, and send to supplies.Update, revise, all purchase orders generated by buyers, review all supplier confirmations question and inform buyers of unacceptable move out promised delivery dates.Coordinate with suppliers, and Accounts payable for outstanding invoices, work to solve issues causing payment delays.Provide suppliers with documentation, Drawings, process accounts payable vouchers, work with open order reports for updating, adjusting quantities to avoid late processing of pending invoices and credits. Contribute to implementation of new IFU rebranding.LUIS M. HERNANDEZ - EMAIL AVAILABLE - PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE - Linkedin Page 2Coordinator, Supply Planning at Stryker Orthopedic Inc., Bloomington, MN from: 08/2021 to 11/2022. Position: Contractor Temporary Services for the Radiant Consulting Agency.Place POs for indirect materials, supplies and services in J.D.E. systemPrint, save in C drive, combine PO with BOM, save in PO file JDE by year, and send to supplies.Update, revise, all purchase orders generated by buyers, review all supplier confirmations question and inform buyers of unacceptable move out promised delivery dates.Coordinate with buyers, suppliers, and Accounts payable for outstanding invoices, work to solve issues causing payment delays.Provide suppliers with BOM updates, documentation, Drawings, process accounts payable vouchers, work with open order reports for updating, adjusting quantities to avoid late processing of pending invoices and credits. Contribute to implementation of new IFU rebranding.Buyer at TORO Inc., Bloomington, MN from: 02/2021 to 05/2021. Position: Short Contract Temporary Services buyer for the Purchasing Professionals Consulting Agency.Send suppliers Excel spreadsheets by Email requesting Lead Times Information for all the Part numbers set up in the SAP system. Every Day and set up a Live Event for a Webinar for suppliers and Buyers working from home.Update and follow up with suppliers, review and evaluate the supplier submitted lead times and acquire agreement between planners, buyers, and suppliers. Repetitive task.Buyer at TORAX MEDICAL an ETHICON J&J Company, Shoreview, MN from: 11/2019 to 07/ 2020. Position: Contract buyer for the AEROTEK Agency.Support transfer operations from Minnesota USA to Juarez, MX, working with Site Materials Manager, Quality Engineers, EXPANDABLE system for placing purchase orders. Assure PPE for daily useProcurement of raw materials from Switzerland, Italy, and US suppliers for manufacturingFollow up & Tracking ordering PPE Supplies and equipment to help keep employees safeProcure & source MRO new supplier selection and document the process, set up of cost using quotes, and set up Approved supplier List.Analyze and update purchasing documentation for accuracy and midyear audits.Update and follow up with suppliers of open PO's reschedule deliveries to assure weekly production plans are met. Establish supplier criticality level.Buyer/Planner MEDIVATORS Inc. A CANTEL Medical Company Plymouth, MN from: 04/2017 to 07/2018. Position: Contract buyer for the Purchasing Professionals Inc. Agency/ PRO STAFF.Procure & sourcing of raw materials & services for contract construction in facilities, calibration of lab equipment, purchase supplies, Tool shop equipment, Capital expenditures for supplier qualifications, for clean room FDA approved supplies.LUIS M. HERNANDEZ - EMAIL AVAILABLE - PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE - Linkedin Page 3Source new suppliers for Resins resistant to certain chemicals making products last longer to avoid customer complaints. Search, analyze new sources for parts that are faster, reduced cost and easier to produce without affecting the quality that MEDIVATORSs is known for. Having a second source is highly important especially for medical devices companies.Utilize Zoom 2000 {M2K} for purchasing raw materials for production and supplies for validation and qualificationsReview and analyze MRP all assigned component requirementsPurchase top quality raw materials for the production operation.Negotiate and set up yearly pricing work on cost savingsShipments logistics with carriers. Set inventory budget levels for turns goalsFreight cost controls and reduction without affecting production lines.Support new product launchesReturn non-conforming materials to suppliers for credit or replacementMaintain suppliers ISO certification documentation updated & recordedBuyer/Planner Medtronic Inc. Cardiac and Vascular Group 6/ 2014 to 2/2017Contract services through Tech-Power Engineering services, Direct hire after 1 year.Utilize J.D. Edwards for purchasing raw materials for production and suppliesUse One Source Website purchasing for non-production parts, supplies, and equipmentStrategic Purchasing, Quality Engineering and suppliers for part validation and qualificationsUtilize Excel spread sheet for MRP work sheet for monitoring and analyze component requirementsAnalyze, and purchase top quality raw materials for the production operation.Negotiate with suppliers to setting yearly pricing and cost savingsLogistics for shipments with carriers. Budget inventory levels for turns goalsSupport freight cost controls and reduction without affecting production lines.Contribute successful new product launchReturn non-conforming materials to suppliers for credit or replacementContract Buyer as a contractor COLDER Products, Co. St Paul, MN 5/2012 to 2/2014Contract Services through Purchasing Professionals Inc AgencyUtilize SAP for purchasing raw materials, industrial, Bioprocess, life science products. Plan raw materials for manufacturing. Negotiate with suppliers yearly cost setting. Establish budgetsDirectly push through the (ECR) Engineering changes for current plus new productsSupport and accomplish new product launches, purchase new resins for testing.Manage inventory level and support inventory turn goalsPurchase all MRO related materials supplies, equipment and services everyday operationsNegotiate service contracts with cleaning service, vending machines refilling processWork with marketing for full support of promotional materialsSupplier evaluation, selection and approval in the SAP system reports analysis in Ward, ExcelGenerate monthly matrix reports for monitoring goals & objectivesEngineering Change Notice processing and implementationLUIS M. HERNANDEZ - EMAIL AVAILABLE - PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE - Linkedin Page 4Senior Buyer/Planner Medtronic Puerto Rico Operations Co. Juncos, PR December 2000 to July 2011Contributed to implementing the J.D. Edwards total integrated MRP software system and I-supply Internet tool for Med and outside raw materials suppliersSupport Switzerland Medtronic Operations with raw materials utilizing Pipeline ReportsAnalyze, & purchase pharmaceutical grade raw materials for the local and European facilitiesNegotiate with US suppliers and local supplier yearly raw material pricingEstablish yearly raw material and freight budgetsDirectly push through engineering changes for current and new productsControl inventory level to support the inventory turns goalsSupport freight cost controls and reduction by consolidating shipmentsDiversity supplier program for selecting and qualifying new certified suppliersSupport and accomplish successful new product launchVery Brief mention of previous companies worked for 15 years.Previous Employers: Sept. 23, 1985 to July 30, 2000 worked at Johnson & Johnson Medical, Planning production schedules, coordinating with headquarters, Buying Raw Materials, setting uppricing, logistics inbound/outbound/Distribution Centers. Inventory control, cycle counting.Very Brief mention of previous companies worked for.McGaw Laboratories Inc. worked for 6 years.Planning production schedules, coordinating with headquarters, Buying Raw Materials, setting uppricing, logistics inbound/outbound/Distribution Centers. Cost Accounting, accounts Payable. Inventory Control.Commercial Bank, as data processing clerk.Store Clerk.MILITARY SERVICE: US Army Service overseas Germany, Honorable Discharge, 9/1970 to July 1973EDUCATIONB.B.A. Degree. Management Inter American University, San German, PR from August, 1975 to May 1979Seminars: Lean 6 Sigma training, Negotiating Skills Development, Purchasing Laws, Assertiveness Skills.