Buyer

Robin L. Hollands		     1220 Vienna Drive, #512, Sunnyvale CA 94089					                                             Home 408-752-0962, Cell 408-858-5013 
                           						                     Rhollands4me@hotmail.com
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			Senior Buyer/ Purchasing Support,
General Office Support

Seeking to transfer Broad-Based skill set, 14 + years Planning and purchasing experience in the Electronics/Semiconductor Industry 
into  a purchasing position within your Electronics company.

Qualifications summary include 14 years planning/ buying experience in the Electronics/ Semiconductor Industry. Achieving 98 % resolution in locating and buying obsolete parts during ECO process. Quickly getting up to speed in various new purchasing environments, considerable experience in all facets of the purchasing process.

Relevant 		Personal-Assistant/Personal Shopper, House-sitter and Caterer          Experience		Self-Employed				12/2002 to Present
			Bay Area
			Professional house-sitter, grocery shopping when requested,				Collect mail, walk/feed animals, water plants and yard and 					maintained the living environment. For the fast paced individual, 				and/ or the constant travelers. Personal shopper, for gifts, and 				personal items needed for the fast paced individual. Caterer for 				small intimate/ business or personal small parties or gatherings.
						
			Contract Buyer
			Apple Computers, Repeater Technologies, Divicom, 					SCIOS, Applied Materials, Geo Metrics, Sony, Loral Fairchild, 			Identix, Lam Research, and Unisys.
			(and others on a contract basis)                    01/1998 to 04/2002
			Bay Area
			I worked in a variety of purchasing departments for 14 years 				planning/ buying in the Electronics/Semiconductor Industry. 				Achieving 98 % resolution in locating and buying obsolete parts 				during ECO process. Quickly getting up to speed in various new 				purchasing environments, and in all facets of  the purchasing
			process.





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Relevant 		Buyer
Experience		Thermonics	   					1988 to1993 
(Continued)		Santa Clara, California 
			Write and place requests for quotations for electronic components. 				Negotiated with suppliers for the best price and lead-times. Saved 				employer approximately $100,000 a year on office supplies  at 				today’s current prices, such as business cards and other office 				supplies. Composed and managed purchase orders. Produced 				purchasing and buyer manuals.
			
Core Knowledge and Skills Used
>	Purchasing and researching in NPI environment and obsolete parts.
>	Negotiating best price with various suppliers.
>	Resolving DMR and MBR as well as accounting issues quickly and accurately.
>	Working directly with project manger to meet changing customer needs .
>	Placing orders for fabrication supplies.
>	Purchasing industries machines/capital equipment and office equipment.
>	Sourcing bids for electronic components and integrated circuits.
>	Turnkey buyer for printed circuit board components
>	Purchase components for Dental and Vision laser machines.
>	Purchasing parts for Government Satellite cameras and clean room supplies.
>	Purchasing for fingerprint and Eye-scan identity theft machines.
>	Heavy MRP usage/MRO, shortage reports, and “what-if reports” for future buys.
>	Negotiating with suppliers for best prices and lead times.
>	Working closely with shipping and receiving departments.
> 	Excellent trouble shooting and problem solving  skills.
>	Skilled in Internet sourcing for purchases 

Operating Systems and Software Application Experiences_____________________
E Approval, AGILE, QAD, Wintergate, Macola, Ask MANMAN, WDS, MINX, Promis, SAP, System 38, INMASS, Expandable/MRPII, Fourth Shift, MS Word, E-Mail/ P-Mail/
C-Mail &Lotus Notes.

Education
Antelope Valley College
Lancaster, California 93535