Experience

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  AIG

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Tax Manager

    • Jul 2006 - Present
    • Greater New York City Area

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  Audio Book Club

  • Morristown, New Jersey

  • Consultant

    • Jan 2000 - Jun 2001
    • Morristown, New Jersey

    • Used title management discipline to lower the number of active titles from 4800 to 800 while maintaining similar sales volume and reducing obsolescence by $300 thousand.• Implemented a “make vs. buy” analysis that reduced the mix of expensive external purchases from 16% to 5% resulting in internal manufacturing savings of $1.5 million. • Reduced manufacturing costs by $.8 million through the creative use of customer returns.• Eliminated three costly suppliers and brought on board several new suppliers with improved pricing. Annual savings of $.5 million.

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  BMG Columbia House

  • Greater New York City Area

  • VP Inventory Planning & Administration

    • Jan 1972 - Dec 1999
    • Greater New York City Area

    INVENTORY MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONAL ANALYSISColumbia HouseDirected the purchasing, forecasting, and inventory planning for a billion dollar multi-site warehousing operation. Scope of responsibility was diverse including all purchasing, pre-production manufacturing, vendor management, pricing, contract negotiations, and inventory control. Managed $60 million inventory asset. The annual scale of activity included forecasting over 30,000 selections from five lines of business and purchasing the print packaging and product components for over 100 million CD’s, 50 million videos, and 1 million audio books. • Consistent track record of success in lowering inventory levels, backorders, and achieving multi-million dollar cost savings. Audio Book Club Hired to turn around and streamline operations with special emphasis on inventory & purchasing management discipline related to forecasting, ordering, purchasing, and inventory levels.•