Linda Bui

About Linda Bui

I am a passionate, confident and reliable procurement professional with over 12 years of…

Experience

1. Senior Buyer

   GILLIG

   Feb 2014 — Present

   Manages and supports strategic sourcing of electronics including Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), video surveillance and pleasure and 2-way radios - Responsibilities include: requesting RFQs, onboarding new suppliers, negotiating cost reductions, issuing POs, scheduling supplier validations and commissioning, monitoring and expediting late material and requesting RMAs for rejects - Proactively engages with Sales and Engineering to source new components per order specifications to release parts into production - Key internal interface with Sales, Engineering, Accounting, Quality and Manufacturing- Maintains supplier relationships and acts as a point of contact for all issues, including parts availability, costs discrepancies, BOM accuracies and quality concerns and develops solutions to prevent delays when problems arise - Supervises a team of 20+ union employees during physical inventory - Trains and mentors new hires in use of MRP software and company systems

Education

• San Francisco State University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Dual Concentration in Decision Sciences and Management

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Customer Service
• Supply Chain
• Procurement
• Vendor Management
• Powerpoint
• Supply Chain Management
• Microsoft Office
• Operations Management
• Crm
• Forecasting
• Microsoft Excel
• Logistics
• Operations Research
• Inventory Management
• Management
• Manufacturing
• Outlook
• Process Improvement
• Purchasing
• Freight Forwarding
• Microsoft Word
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Transportation