Experience

Thorp Controls Automation Solutions
• Purchasing Buyer

  • May 2022 - Present


Kansas City Electrical Supply

• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing

  • Nov 2018 - May 2022

  Maintain accurate levels of inventory and pricing. Work closely with manufacturing reps and vendors for incoming shipment and invoice discrepancies as well as discontinued and new product change out. Use excel worksheets to upload pricing. Communicate closely with sales and receiving department daily for status of products and shipments. Maintain accurate levels of inventory and pricing. Work closely with manufacturing reps and vendors for incoming shipment and invoice discrepancies as well as discontinued and new product change out. Use excel worksheets to upload pricing. Communicate closely with sales and receiving department daily for status of products and shipments.


Shaw Supply Company
• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Purchasing

  • May 2018 - Nov 2018


Border States

• United States
• Telecommunications

• Lighting Quotations Specialist

  • Apr 2017 - May 2018

  Review and download lighting and gear projects for quoting. Work with customers, reps and vendors to order material and manage projects from start to finish while providing great customer service. Review and download lighting and gear projects for quoting. Work with customers, reps and vendors to order material and manage projects from start to finish while providing great customer service.



Western Extralite a Division of Border States

• Inventory Planner

  • Apr 2008 - Apr 2017

  Maintain accurate levels of inventory, pricing and products for approximately 40 vendors which include lighting and distribution equipment. Work closely with manufacturing reps as well as some vendors for incoming shipment and invoice discrepancies as well as discontinued and new product change out. Use excel worksheets to upload pricing in our system and review for accuracy as well as entering and keeping updated stock quotes current. Communicate closely with sales and receiving department daily for status of products and shipments. Show less



Western Extralite

• • 2005 - 2008

  Responsible for overseeing receiving, stocking, picking, will call and help with wire room, transfers and dispatch departments and all equipment used in the warehouse. Work closely with other supervisors and service centers to maintain a high level of customer service for internal and external customers. Some responsibilities include, interviewing and hiring appropriate candidates, employee reviews and time off scheduling, monthly meetings for safety and improving company procedures, reviewing daily queues for flow of product to process timely and accurately. Show less

• • 2003 - 2005

  Responsible for leading our group to process incoming material from check in to put away with RF bar-coding system. Train new employees and current employees to handle all paperwork and customer product holding areas. Train employees on how to contact and resolve problems shipments with sales department. Work with employees to improve procedures when needed. Work with other supervisors as needed to maintain good work flow when short handed or to handle heavy flow from each department.

• • 1999 - 2003

• • 1996 - 1999

  Help manage inventory levels of all types of products including damaged and wrong product from vendors. Responsible for annual returns and defective returns. Used problem solving skills to find lost inventory in current location as well as other service centers. Help with job clean up returns to identify unmarked product.

• • 1995 - 1996

• • Sep 1993 - 1995

  Unload incoming shipments from vendors. Check product against vendor packing slip and receive in computer. Handle internal transfers between service centers. Moving material from receiving and stocking on shelf. Handle non-stock product for customers. Help in other departments as needed, picking orders and checking sales tickets for customers.