DENNIS REISS

330 N. KRAMER AVE. LOMBARD, IL 60148 dr9c3602@westpost.net

630-629-4851
Qualifications for
PURCHASING / SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS / INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
A thoroughly experienced and highly accomplished supply chain professional, with
a career that demonstrates a record of significant cost savings and operational
improvements contributing to greater efficiency and profitability for the organ
ization as a buyer, expeditor, transportation analyst, purchasing manager, inven
tory analyst and order fulfillment analyst. Major strengths include well-develop
ed analytical, problem solving, organizational, and inter personal communication
skills.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
UTStarcom
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Supply Chain Operations Order Fulfillment and Inventory Analyst 2001 to April
2009
Responsible for the fulfillment of customer orders containing software and elect
ronic products in an ISO9000 Environment. The order fulfillment activities requi
re close teamwork with other UTStarcom locations to match the shipment dates of
local materials to the shipment dates of materials shipping from other UTStarcom
locations on the same sales order and with team members in the destination coun
try to prepare the proper documents for importation into that country.
Perform all required Oracle shipping and receiving transactions to insure accur
ate inventory counts.
Manage raw materials needed for the software and hardware order fulfillment. Th
e major components included Sun servers, Sun memory arrays, Cisco switches, Cisc
o routers, purchased software, UTStarcom developed software, UTStarcom produced
Total Control hardware and other Dell and HP equipment as required by the bill o
f material.
Work closely with product management, R&D, and order management to ensure that
the correct software and hardware version is supplied for each order.
Implemented an inventory cycle count program with root cause analysis to reconc
ile discrepancies.
Assist R&D in positioning raw materials and equipment in the proper location fo
r proto type builds and software development.
Supervise the movement of material to and from UTStarcomas off-site warehouse a
nd subcontractors.
Surya Electronics, Inc.
Glendale Heights, Illinois
Buyer
2001
Responsible for sourcing, purchasing and inventory control of all components use
d in the manufacture of electronic circuit boards following ISO9002 procedures.
Additional duties included the quotation of materials needed in the manufacture
of new projects and for sourcing the components for prototype manufacturing. C
reated an Excel template to improve the clarity and speed of customer quotation
requests which once accepted would then be easily integrated into the Alliance M
RP database for part reference and standard cost.
Arrow Pneumatics, Inc.
Broadview, Illinois
Purchasing Manager 1993 to 2000
Responsibilities included the purchase and scheduling of $9 million annually of
production materials used in the manufacture of refrigerated, retentive air drye
rs, pneumatic filters, regulators, lubricators, and sintered bronze filters. Ty
pes of materials purchased: compressors, air-conditioning units, formed sheet me
tal, copper tubing, brass fittings, fasteners, ASME coded pressure vessels, elec
trical components, die-castings, custom molded plastics, media filters, bronze p
owder, screw machine parts, and ASME coded pressure vessels and all consumable s
upplies. Revised the scheduling and purchase order quantities of major component
s, resulting in a reduction of component shortages while improving in deliveries
to customers. The added benefit was the reduction of component inventory by $20
0,000 or15% in one year.
Major accomplishments
Started a vendor managed inventory program for over 300 different fasteners, br
ass fittings, insulation, electrical components and pipe fittings. The Benefits
of this program was the reduction of the number of purchase orders issued from
800 in 1999 to 17 for the year 2000, significant reduction in the number of invo
ices processed and the inventory that was put in place was consignment. The vend
or checks stock and delivers on a weekly basis but will only invoice once a mont
h only for the quantities of materials consumed.
Worked closely with engineering and production establishing correct bills of ma
terial.
Reduced costs by instituting a purchasing program for sub-assemblies that were
previously assembled in Arrowas plant.
Achieved annual savings of $32,000 or 12% by initiating the replacement of a wo
rn family of plastic injection molds with one tool with variable cores that repl
aced the family of tools. The new tooling costs were recovered in ten months.

DENNIS REISS
330 N. KRAMER AVE. LOMBARD, IL 60148 dr9c3602@westpost.net
630-629-4851
Achieved annual savings of $62,000 or 19% by replacing a standard plastic enclo
sure that was purchased from a distributor and required two machining operations
prior to its use in production. The replacement is a custom molded component t
hat does not require and processing prior to its use. The tooling cost was reco
vered in the first four months of usage.
Removed thirteen plastic injection molds which produce twenty two components fr
om a major supplier whose quality, delivery and price were not acceptable. Thes
e tools were placed with a supplier who delivered on time without quality proble
ms and at a lower cost. A $45,000 or 11% component cost saving was achieved. Th
e higher quality components increased production efficiencies reduced scrap and
reduced customer returns.
Worked closely with engineering sourcing components for three new product lines
.
As a member of the material review team I worked closely with production and en
gineering to resolve vendor quality problems. Replaced suppliers who did not me
et the corrective action criteria.
Supported a 50% increase in sales and reduced component shortages while maintai
ning component inventory levels at a 1994 base level.
Worked with Accounts payable to resolve invoice discrepancies and put in place
purchasing programs to reduce the number of invoices being sent to accounts paya
ble.
Chicago Bullet Proof Equipment Company
Park Forest, Illinois
Purchasing Manager
1991 to 1993
Responsibilities included the purchase of $2 million annually of steel, hardware
, fasteners, bullet resistant glass, hinges, door hardware, fabricated products,
 welding supplies and machinery used in the fabrication of bullet and blast resi
stant architectural products. This involved coordinating the information flow f
rom engineering to fabricators, solving vendor quality problems, as well as nego
tiating costs and payment terms with vendors.
Zenith Electronics Corporation
Glenview, Illinois
Buyer 1981 to
1991
Responsibilities included the purchase of $4 million annually of electrical tape
s, fasteners, switches, insulation products and miscellaneous hardware. This in
volved coordinating activities to solve vendor quality problems, supervising an
expediter, controlling inventories, as well as negotiating pricing and terms wit
h vendors.
Worked with engineering and production to change to a Mylar insulating tape wit
h thermosetting adhesive, resulting in cost savings of $50,000or 8%.
Negotiated a procurement plan with cost savings of $60,000 or 3%.
Reduced component inventories and reduced production component shortages
Negotiated premium transportation charges back to vendors.
Purchasing Expeditor
Implemented and controlled delivery schedules for vendors located in the U.S., E
urope, and Asia for $20 million annually of integrated circuits, transistors, di
odes, and displays into Zenith plants.
Transportation Specialist
Responsibilities included the analysis and evaluation of transportation programs
that required extensive data base development.
Achieved annual ground transportation savings of $500,000 by negotiated rates a
nd implementation of higher trailer utilization and consolidation programs.
Developed a corporate in-bound L-T-L program with savings of $300,000.
Achieved a $20,000 cost savings by implementing a freight bill payment program
that also produced customized management reports and better cash flow management
.
Rate Analyst / Transportation Coordinator
Developed and maintained route and rate guides for CATV products shipped from th
ree Zenith plants. Co-ordinate the movement of truckload shipments containing fi
nished goods from Zenith plants to distributors.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago Bachelor of Science Degree in Busin
ess Management
Triton College Associate of Science Degree in Business Management
Computer Skills: BPICS MRP system, Alliance MRP system, SAP ERP, Oracle ERP, Agi
le Product Lifecycle Management, MS EXCEL, MS WORD, MS OUTLOOK, Lotus Notes