Experience

Design Air

• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing/Product Manager

  • Mar 2019 - Present



Valley Cooperative Association

• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Buyer

  • May 2018 - Mar 2019



Central Garden and Pets

• Chilton Wisconsin

• Buyer/ Supply Planner/ Inventory Controller/Master Data

  • Feb 2013 - May 2018

  Buyer • Obtains requirements by verifying, preparing, and forwarding purchase orders; verifies receipt of items; authorizes payment. • Verifies purchase requisitions by comparing items requested to master list; clarifying unclear items; recommending alternatives. • Works with sales to expedite materials to meet customer order additions. o Chairs organization weekly material shortage meeting. • Prepares purchase orders by verifying specifications and price; obtaining recommendations from suppliers for substitute items; obtaining approval from requisitioning department. • Obtains purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers; monitoring and expediting orders. • Verifies receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered; resolves shipments in error with suppliers. • Authorizes payment for purchases by forwarding receiving documentation. Supply Planner • Create and manage stock transfer orders as needed • Participate as a member of the plant’s management team • Create and coordinate re-pack/re-bag requests as needed to prevent shortages Inventory Analyst • Manage weekly cycle counts • Manage monthly audits/ checking for code dates as well as discontinued items to remove out of the warehouse • Manage SMOG meeting monthly- Slow Moving Obsolete Goods Master data • Maintain BOMs and Routings as needed in compliance of our SOX audit procedures. • Communicates all master data changes on a timely basis. • Provides support and guidance on projects including, rebranding discontinued and follow up materials, BOMs, routings. • Manage Material Statuses • Manage Discontinued Material to make sure information gets sent to all areas • Work Closely with demand Planners/Supply Planners on materials with close run out dates on when to switch to the new packaging Show less



Plexus Corp.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buyer

  • Oct 2009 - Feb 2013