Experience

BEVERAGE CONTROL, INC.

• United States
• Wholesale Alcoholic Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Specialist

  • May 2020 - Present

  Analyze inventory levels of product stocked for wholesale distribution Make recommendations for purchase; Create and deliver purchase orders Monitor and confirm receipt of purchase orders from suppliers; Process invoices Maintain ERP system information related to purchasing Develop and evaluate ERP queries for inventory management and analysis Analyze inventory levels of product stocked for wholesale distribution Make recommendations for purchase; Create and deliver purchase orders Monitor and confirm receipt of purchase orders from suppliers; Process invoices Maintain ERP system information related to purchasing Develop and evaluate ERP queries for inventory management and analysis



AMETEK

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buyer/Planner

  • Jun 2017 - May 2020

  Build purchase orders for components used in electronic instrument manufacturing Replenish and drive inventory using MRP, Kanban and Min/Max purchasing methods Negotiate pricing and lead time with qualified vendors Assist engineering with approved item/vendor selection and review data spec sheets Use Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and vlookups to analyze and interpret purchasing data Work with a purchasing team on Kaizen projects and company improvement goals Work with Inventory Planners to ensure stock accuracy and on-time product delivery Manage discrepancies and shipping errors



ROYAL Brass and Hose

• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Buyer / Inventory Control Specialist

  • Aug 2010 - May 2017

  Create purchase orders and branch transfers for a successful wholesale distributorManage inventory balances and monitor for discrepancies using MRP system dataWork closely with a Purchasing team to produce accurate purchasing forecastsUse of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to analyze inventoryGather material and write posts for an industry blog

• Warehouse Associate

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2010

  Manufactured hydraulic and industrial products for distributionPerformed quality checks on production materials and shipped supplies to customers



Knoxville News Sentinel

• Internet News
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Editorial Clerk and Independent Contributor

  • Aug 2006 - Jan 2009

  Print writing and reporting for deadlines Editing and page design Newsroom operations and media relations study, writing news stories Print writing and reporting for deadlines Editing and page design Newsroom operations and media relations study, writing news stories



Blockbuster

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Store Manager

  • May 2003 - Jun 2007

  Business management, shift supervision, inventory control Business management, shift supervision, inventory control