Experience

EWIE Co., Inc

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics and Storage
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Mar 2021 - Present



EWIE, CO

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics and Storage
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assitant Operations Manager

  • Sep 2018 - Present

• Pricing & Quotations Specialist

  • Oct 2014 - Sep 2018



E&R Industrial Supply

• Inside sales/sourcing specialist

  • Sep 2012 - Oct 2014

  INISDE SALES/SOURCING SPECIALIST – Team LeadTeam lead - US Steel and Severstal NA accounts, responsible for locating sources and providing quotations for products/services in order to support the customer’s MRO needs. Research, identify and recommend alternate sources and product/service solutions when needed to support business and customer objectives. Apply appropriate margins to the customer’s sell prices and negotiate margins with suppliers. Major Accomplishments:• Support gross profit totals by negotiating and controlling product costs, lead times freight terms and purchase quantity requirements in order to maintain contracts.• Directing team members on customer contracts and maintenance, supplier negotiations, logistics, and improving sourcing skills and product knowledge.• Recommended several opportunities for improvement to streamline current processes and improve overall customer-supplier performance. • Key contact/coordinator with US Steel and Severstal’s purchasing agents.



Grainger Industrial Supply

• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sourcing Specialist

  • Jun 1998 - Feb 2008

  SOURCING SPECIALIST Responsible to locate sources and provide quotations for product/services needed to support customers MRO needs. Research, identify and recommend alternate sources and product/service solutions when needed, to support business and customer objectives (i.e. lead time, functionality, cost savings, etc.) Apply appropriate margins to customer sell prices through negotiations with suppliers, primarily for automotive accounts and other B2B opportunities.Major Accomplishments: Maintain large automotive contracts, add additional purchased MRO items to the existing contracts and provide quotes for the customer’s daily needs. • Communicate performance expectations and provide qualitative feedback to supply chain regarding performance of suppliers while maintaining existing supplier relationships and initiate potential new supplier relationships.• Support gross profit goals by negotiating and controlling product costs, lead times, freight terms and purchase quantity requirements on over $200 million dollars in sourced product sales annually.SENIOR COORDINATED SALES ASSOCIATEProvide superior customer service for automotive accounts by delivering products and services to exceed customers’ expectations. Handled 50-60 inbound phone calls daily, along with faxed, e-mailed and EDI orders/quotes, consisting of 150K catalog and > 250K non-catalog items. Required to negotiate with suppliers on pricing, terms, then applying appropriate markup for resale to customer. Major Accomplishments: • Chosen by management as key person to qualify vendor, add/maintain system information, and keep vendor files of business classification forms, liability insurance, etc. used for purchasing non-catalog material, compliant with department’s ISO procedure. • Procurement card holder, responsible for authorizing, logging, auditing and reconciling monthly purchases made using the corporate card.