Cory Heunemann

Purchaser and Buyer with experience in purchasing, buying and supply chain management looking for a professional position in purchasing, procurement, or manufacturing operations.

Maintenance Planner - Lassonde Pappas - Seabrook, NJ

(2026-03 - 2026-10)

• Planned work schedules to complete PM’s, Corrective and Emergency Maintenance Work Orders.
• Managed back log of Maintenance Work Orders in Emaint CMMS System.
• Analyzed maintenance assignments and sent weekly reports to supervisors and managers on the performance of the Maintenance Team to ensure work orders are completed in a timely manner.
• Maintained all plant equipment planned and unplanned records in company database.
• Managed and scheduled vendors as needed for inspections, instrument calibrations, and preventative maintenance per approval from the Maintenance Manager.
• Planned all activities for planned production line downtimes and plant outages per Maintenance Supervisors to provide maximum use of resources for the time allotted.
• Attended Daily Calibration meeting with Plant Operations and Management, Quality, Human Resources, Safety, and Purchasing. Role in meetings was to note Maintenance Issues, report the performance trends of the Maintenance Department, investigate issues and report back with detailed solutions.
• Collected, reviewed, and analyzed data on the Maintenance Department for Plant Management and Maintenance Department Management.

Purchaser/Estimator - Fastener-Dimensions - Pennsauken, NJ

(2025-09 - 2026-02)

• Generating Customer Purchaser Orders for Aviation Hardware into Internal Purchase orders ensuring the timely delivery of goods ordered.
• Created Purchase Orders for Vendors and Suppliers ensuring the timely arrival of goods and services for inventory and external customer purchase orders.
• Build, generated, and maintained business relationships by interfacing directly with vendors, suppliers, and internal/external customers.
• Build electronic and paper information spreadsheets of Vendor Quotes for Sales Managers and the Senior Leadership Team.
• Entered data into Quantum and Excel for reports, vendors, suppliers, managers, and RFQ’s.
• Emailed RFQ’s out to vendors and suppliers for cost, lead time, and delivery.
• Shopped vendors and suppliers of parts numbers for cost, availability, and lead time.
• Collaborated with Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Engineering, and the Senior Leadership Team to ensure purchase orders were accurately emailed to the vendors and suppliers.
• Added new and modified customers, suppliers, and vendors information into Quantum.
• Provided follow up information to key stakeholders when a purchase order went sideways via emails or reports.
• Trained incoming purchaser the basics of purchasing and purchasing practices mandated by Fastener-Dimensions.

MRO Buyer - Comar Plastics, LLC - Buena, NJ

(2021-09 - 2025-07)

• Created indirect purchase orders for direct shipment of MRO, Store Room, and Pre-Approved Parts from approved suppliers to Buena, NJ and Vineland, NJ production plants.
• Created indirect purchase orders for services and services/parts for the Buena, NJ and Vineland, NJ production plants.
• Reviewed and Investigated vendor invoices for Accounts Payable and Receiving when the invoice, purchase order, or receiving paperwork did not completely match.
• Located and researched parts and service outside of the approved vendor list as required.
• Trained team members the basis of creating a purchase requisition.
• Built, generated, and maintained relationships with external vendors and supplies.
• Collaborated with Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Engineering, and the Senior Leadership Team to ensure indirect purchase orders were accurately emailed to the vendors and the products and services were delivered on time.
• Generated cost reduction initiatives to control cost of purchased products and services and
• Re-ordered parts from multiple storerooms generated per a customized IQMS report.
• Generated Authorizations for Expenditures (AFE) for the Finance and Maintenance Departments.
• Generated request to add new vendors within IQMS.
• Provided follow up information to key stakeholders when a purchase order moved sideways via email, MS Teams, and verbal communication.

Contract Planning Analyst - Wellshire Farms - Swedesboro, NJ

(2021-02 - 2021-06)

• Monitored and Generated Purchase Orders for all Pre-Order/Cross Dock orders and updated the purchase order log accordioning.
• Created Purchase Orders for direct shipment from the supplier to customer distribution centers.
• Updated authorized product sales log for the Supply Chain Manager.
• Generated purchase orders weekly for external customer items.
• Collaborated with all business functions to ensure holiday pre-order management was executed through all channels.
• Built and maintained business relationships with vendors and customer service representatives.
• Communicated updates with external customers on weekly orders and potential shortages.
• Analyzed and reported product shelf life when shipped to customer distribution centers.

Manufacturing Engineer II - Intex Millworks - May’s Landing, NJ

(2018 - 2019)

Manufacturing Production Planner - Intex Millworks - May’s Landing, NJ

(2018 - 2019)

Process Manufacturing Engineer and FIIX CMMS SME - SP Industries - Vineland, NJ

(2017 - 2018)

Contract Process Improvement Specialist - Universal Weather & Aviation - Houston, TX

(2015 - 2016)

Senior Contract Process Manufacturing Engineer - Hewlett-Packard - Houston, TX

(2015 - 2016)

Electro-Mechanical Drafter, Senior Electrical-Mechanical Drafter, Project Coordinator, Manufacturing Planner, Technical Writer, and Manufacturing Engineer - Cameron-Letourneau - Longview, TX & Houston, TX

(2006 - 2015)

Drafter/Designer and Technician - Square D Company - Irving, TX & Coppell, TX

(1996 - 2005)

A.S. - Drafting and Design - Eastfield College

B.S. - Industrial Technology - University of North Texas