Lisa Kuffler

408-806-3810
Procurement

Qualifications
*20+ years experience Supplier Management & MRP/NPI procurement
*Certification in Purchasing Management
*Significant background in facilitating and managing cross-functional teams
*Strong internal & external customer service skills
*Commodity expertise in mechanical/electro-mechanical procurement
*Experienced with pcMRP, Expandable, SAP & MS Office programs

Strengths: Procuring fabricated parts & engineering materials from

New Product Introduction stage through Pre-Production

Principal Act 3 Intermedia 2009 - Present

*Purchasing materials and support services for the mosaic art community
*Participating in manufacturing and donating ceramic tiles in support of
relief efforts in other parts of the world
Buyer IV KLA-Tencor 2008 - 2009
*Purchased engineering & production materials for assigned product lines
*Outsourced approx. 30 % of assigned product line, domestically, resulting in
cost savings of 100,000.00 per system during my first 6 months of employment
*Negotiated blanket & sub-contract agreements with very limited liability
*Monitored and reported on COGS impact due to engineering change orders
*Lead Lean Mfg. team to develop boilerplate KANBAN contracts so sub assemblies w
ould be delivered to point of use, cutting three days off critical path lead tim
e
NPI Materials Project Manager Credence Systems Corp. 2007 - 2008
*Drove divisional teams to adapt Corporate New Product Intro. program
*Implemented tool to track new project deliverables and costs
*Purchased engineering materials, negotiating best deals, to make
on-time shipments to beta and production sites
*Advised Purchasing on containing production costs through changes to
production suppliers
*Purchased, monitored and managed high risk parts
*Communicated and drove material exceptions and Bill of Material issues
through resolution so Product Phase Release milestones were met on time

Senior Buyer Credence Systems 2004-2007

*Purchased all needs for assigned product lines via MRP and Purchase Reqs.
*Sourced contract suppliers and drove Eng. & Production Outsource projects
*Maintained Engineering product costing through Beta and Pre-Production
*Worked with internal teams to develop supplier network communication
on multi phase, complex Optical parts manufactured by multiple suppliers
*Cross trained division buyers on high risk commodity purchasing
Materials Manager Optonics Corp. 2002 - 2004
*Implemented MRP and started formal purchasing & receiving departments
*Purchased all required items from first beta shipment to first $20M in revenue
*Drove Mechanical Engineering to insure that Engineering Change orders
were documented and updated information in MRP
*Helped start Sales Order implementation and tracking
*Supervised team of 3 including Purchasing, Receiving, & Inventory Control

Operations Consultant AVID Project Management 2001-2002

*Created and implemented Operations flows and procedures for small businesses
*Produced user manuals to train employees in the execution of the company's MRP
system and procurement of fabricated parts for the
lowest overall cost

Purchasing Specialist Ericsson Microelectronics 2000 - 2001

*Successfully planned and managed die requirements for wafer fab foundry in Swed
en
*Developed one million-dollar inventory reduction plan for overseas wafer fab op
eration
*Created & implemented online reporting system to improve product throughput, pl
anning and communication between countries

Materials Team Lead West Valley Engineering (Contract) 1999 - 2000

*Led development and implementation of key supplier base for fabricated parts an
d sub-assemblies, negotiating consignment contracts that reduced overall materia
l costs by 20% (Gas line company)
*Implemented plan to drive company procurement method to lean manufacturing mode
l
*Drove cost reduction on redesign of cellular phone packaging reducing costs 15%
(Consumer Products)
*Procured MRP/MRO materials to support world- wide cell phone sales
*Procured all prototype materials for pulmonary drug delivery systems (Medical)

Sr. Buyer/Planner Aplex, Inc. 1998 - 19

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*Developed supplier base for prototype materials resulting in $100,000 cost savi
ngs
*Managed supply base to meet key milestones for product release & trade shows
*Implemented Supplier/Engineering training program in designing for cost for
polypro welding
Buyer/Planner III Intevac 1996 - 1998
*Procured all parts for assigned production commodities via Expandable MRP
*Developed & qualified key supplier base for outsourcing production builds
*Negotiated contracts with key suppliers cutting product costs by 15%
General Manager Masterpiece Engineering 1983 - 1996
*Developed business into a quality quick turn prototype fabrication facility
*Managed all accounting and employee benefit programs
*Implemented & administered companywide safety training programs to
comply with OSHA and other EPA agencies

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