Thomas Steffan

Biography

  Supply Chain Buyer/Planner II Company NameArthrex Dates EmployedMar 2013 – Dec 2016   Employment Duration3 yrs 10 mos LocationNaples, FL • Initiated and maintained VMI agreements with top suppliers. • Reviewed MRP outputs weekly to ensure all required actions are taken – planned orders, expedites, de-expedites, cancels, etc. • Limited backorders of all assigned parts while communicating backorder information to internal departments. • Maintained and reviewed Forecast vs. Actual sales for assigned products.  • Traveled to offsite Suppliers to coordinate project meetings/reviews. • Coordinated on-site supplier visits with internal departments. SUPPLY CHAIN BUYER/PLANNER II CONTINUED March 2013 – December 2016 Arthrex, Inc. • Coordinated weekly conference calls with key suppliers. • Distributed Engineering Change Requests to each supplier and reviewed disposition of existing and in-process products.  • Worked closely with Master Scheduler to establish delivery sequences to department according to job order priorities. • Discussed defective goods with inspection or quality control personnel, suppliers and others to determine the origin and take corrective action. • Coordinated new product launch activities as assigned by management. • Analyzed slow moving inventory and coordinated meetings with the individual teams to determine disposition. • Evaluated suppliers based upon price quality, service support, reliability and selection.

Research Interest

 BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION