John Marshall

[925] 461-0206
jme52cf4@westpost.net

Objective: Senior Buyer, Purchasing Agent or Purchasing Manager

Highlights:
a Detail-oriented Procurement Specialist with proven skills in cost reduction, t
ime to market product development, design for manufacturability and Lean Manufac
turing.
a Vast experience in Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management.
a Outstanding team building and problem resolution skills.
a Created and managed a program that reduced inventory levels an average of $6M
a month within 6 months of program start.
a Procurement team coordinator for implementation of SAP and ERP launch while ma
intaining daily operations. Completed implementation on time and under budget.
a Commodity Manager of MRO and Capital Equipment for facility relocation project
.
Served as site Procurement Manager for Co-Gen facility construction where projec
t was completed two weeks ahead of schedule and under budget.

Professional Experience
SYSTRON DONNER, CONCORD, CA 2004-2010
Company profile: Develops and manufactures micro electro mechanical systems, in
ertial navigation units and quartz rate sensors for aerospace applications.
Senior Contracts Administrator
Managed and controlled inventory of fabricated components and assemblies for gui
dance systems and motion sensing devices valued at over $20M annually.
a Reduced supplier base in manufacture components by 18% through review of suppl
ier capabilities allowing savings of over $2M by consolidation of procurement.
a Developed and managed sourcing for materials required for new products under d
evelopment and worked closely with Engineering to select supplier with highest l
evel of performance to contract, pricing and quality for all programs. Contrac
t types: CPFF, FFP. CRAF
a Initiated and tracked RFP documents for complex manufacturing and test equipme
nt, building services, office telephone, copy equipment and computer equipment,
consulting services, and all MRO facility supplies.
a Generated and provided total cost evaluations for management with specific rec
ommendations. Upon receipt of authorization developed and initiated the contract
s and non-disclosure documentation with suppliers.
a Regulations management under ITAR, EAR, FAR, DOD & DFAR
a Coordinated and negotiated complete facility relocation (twice) for the compan
y. Achieved significant cost reductions which permitted completion $10K under b
udget.
Key Commodities:
a subcontract machined components
a stampings, castings and forgings
a Ceramic and Quartz components
a Hermetic assemblies
a Application Specific Integrated circuits

SIEMENS ONCOLOGY SYSTEMS, CONCORD, CA 1998-2004

Company Profile: Siemens Healthcare is one of the first companies to bring toget
her medical imaging and therapy, laboratory diagnostics, and healthcare IT solut
ions across the continuum of care.
Logistics Purchasing Administrator
Planned and purchased all major system components and fabrications for large med
ical treatment equipment valued at $10-15MM annually.
a Generated cost savings in excess of $250,000 annually thru negotiation of nati
onal supply contracts, and strategic procurement of business critical items.
a Reduced supplier base 15% in first 6 months through supplier consolidation eff
orts.
a Contract types: CPFF, FFP. CRAF & T&M
a Regulations management under GMP, FDA & MBP
a Served as purchasing coordinator for implementation of SAP software and ERP pr
ogram. Completed implementation on time and $7.5K under budget.
Key Commodities:
a complex drive system components
a electromechanical subassemblies
a large fabricated and machined sub-assemblies
a cast and forged copper and tungsten components
a standard and custom components and MRO supplies

POWIS PARKER, INC, BERKELEY, CA 1995-1998

Company Profile: Powis Parker is the inventor of Fastback - revolutionary table
top binding machines that produce strong, tape binding, and bookstore-quality bi
nding and hard covers.
Purchasing Manager
Planned and developed the purchasing department.
a Worked closely with Engineering on development of new equipment and source sel
ection for cost control management and time to market production. Project comple
ted on time and below proposed budget.
a Developed Policies & Procedures Manual for department.
a Hired & trained a staff of buyers and Shipping /Receiving Department clerk.
a Procured tooling and production for 2 new products which reduced overall prici
ng for products by ~10%. Purchased equipment & tooling for 2 production lines.
a Negotiated long term supply contracts for production supplies.
a Provided design assistance for plastic molded components.
a Contracted for the design, development and manufacture of printed circuit asse
mblies achieving savings of 10-15% over in-house manufacture.

SYSTRON DONNER, CONCORD, CA 1988-1995

Company profile: Develops and manufactures micro electro mechanical systems, in
ertial navigation units and quartz rate sensors for aerospace applications.
Manager, Fabricated Parts
Responsible for the procurement of all components for electro-mechanical motion
sensing systems and navigation system components valued at approximately $ 9M an
nually for both automotive and aerospace applications.
a Reduced automotive product cost by 15%.
a Improved automotive time to market by 15%.
a Improved on-time delivery of production requirements from suppliers and coordi
nated the implementation of FAR regulations for procurement.
a Supervised planner and expeditor.
a Purchased fabricated components and assemblies.
a Contract types: CPFF, FFP. CRAF. Regulations management under EAR, FAR, DOD &
DFAR

a Purchased Printed Circuit assemblies.

a Managed equipment, tooling & consultants for development of Quartz technology.
a Managed and controlled precious metal inventories by tracking London Metal Mar
ket
Forecast trends in metals for management.

EDUCATION
BA Psychology & Business
Michigan State University - Oakland MI
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Certificate in Purchasing - U C Berkeley
AFFILIATIONS
APICS - Membership 26 years
APICS - V.P. Membership - Solano Chapter 1994 to 1998
APICS - V.P. Membership - Golden Gate Chapter 1990 to 1998
NAPM - Member 35 years
ADDITIONAL SKILLS & TRAINING
Trained in ASPR, FAR, DFAR, EAR, ITAR, TQM, ISO 9000, 9001 & AS9100, ANSY 14.2 s
pecs
Six-Sigma green belt- Packaging Design & Recycling
Proficient in MS Office, SAP ERP, PowerCerv MRP, J D Powers ERP and Mapics DB.