Experience

FoodHandler
• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Purchasing Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Present

R3 Reliable Redistribution Resource
• United States
• Wholesale
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Regional Purchasing Agent

  • Feb 2011 - Jun 2015


Unisource Worldwide

• India
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

• Team Lead

  • Jul 2006 - Nov 2010

  *Supervised the day to day operations of a staff of twelve top level customer service professionals who handled all aspects including purchasing for key accounts with total sales in excess of $155 million*Continually assessed customer needs and established strategies to meet them*Identified, monitored and coached team behaviors to meet customers’ needs*Maintained open lines of communication between management, sales and customer service*Coordinated and delegated workload to achieve customer service excellence while ensuring equal distribution*Reviewed customer pricing matrix with ambassadors and sales to insure correct current market condition pricing*Resolved problems and issues for customers, sales, and vendors

• Senior Ambassador Fine Paper Customer Service Group

  • Nov 2005 - Jul 2006

  *Maintained all aspects of a customer account base of key accounts with sales in excess of $30 million to ensure best possible service*Identified, monitored and resolved potential problematic customer issues*Resolved accounts payable discrepancies, open invoices, and billing issues in a timely fashion*Negotiated pricing with vendors to be the most price competitive

• Senior Inventory Buyer

  • Jun 1997 - Nov 2005

  *Executed replenishment decisions for multiple locations for stocking items in compliance with service performance and inventory goals*Insured accuracy of inventory replenishment costs*Analyzed and reduced slow moving and obsolete inventory*Monitored vendor performance*Reconciled vendor invoices and delivery exceptions*Resolved damaged merchandise receipts and processed vendor returns



Weyerhaeuser

• United States
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Sourcing Representative

  • Sep 1995 - Jun 1997

  *Management team member for a start up operation *Sourced and purchased recycled paper fiber *Trained junior reps in paper knowledge and sourcing *Developed training manual that was adopted for use companywide *Analyzed equipment needs and service requisitions for suppliers *Developed service proposals and negotiated agreements *Prepared annual financial forecasts and capital appropriation requests *Management team member for a start up operation *Sourced and purchased recycled paper fiber *Trained junior reps in paper knowledge and sourcing *Developed training manual that was adopted for use companywide *Analyzed equipment needs and service requisitions for suppliers *Developed service proposals and negotiated agreements *Prepared annual financial forecasts and capital appropriation requests



Butler Paper

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fine Paper Inventory Buyer

  • Aug 1986 - Sep 1995

  *Maintained required inventory levels and inventory turns for $4 million inventory *Expedited orders with vendors to insure on time delivery *Conducted semi annual inventory *Analyzed products and/or vendors for deletions from or new additions to stocking program *Maintained required inventory levels and inventory turns for $4 million inventory *Expedited orders with vendors to insure on time delivery *Conducted semi annual inventory *Analyzed products and/or vendors for deletions from or new additions to stocking program