Experience

Quality Ironworks, Inc.
• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Supply Chain Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Present

Geosystems USA
• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Purchasing and Logistics

  • May 2014 - Feb 2019


Next Step Salon Consultants

• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Mar 2010 - May 2013

  Next Step Salon Consultants Operations Manager Carrollton, Texas March 2011 – Present • Purchasing and inventory control tasks and the procurement and logistics needs for incoming materials. • Frequent contact with vendors, including handling discrepancies with quantity and quality. • Prepare purchase orders and create bills. • Evaluate computer generated inventory levels and over ride as required. • Ability to forecast future purchasing requirements, particulartly seasonal items. • Communicate with vendors and internal customers order statuses and new product information. • Application of inventory control measures, forcasting and demand analysis in order to ensure accurate material data. • Management of purchasing assortments, coordinating and discussing ideas with management. • Negotiation and definition of agreements with suppliers. • Management of suppliers' end of the year rebates and other contributions. • Definition of assortments and price of promotional items (Christmas, summer, etc). • Promotional ordering of supplies and special items, coherently with the annual marketing calendar. • Researching new products. • Management of selling price and margins of the purchased products. • Interface with all departments and resolves problems and issues with need purchase items. Show less



Tennant Company

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Sales Specialist

  • Jun 1993 - Jan 2010

  Tennant Company Technical Sales Specialist/Inventory Manager Grand Prairie, TX June 1993 – January 2010 • Cultivate customer centric relationships with management as well as operators to drive adoption of products. • Coordinate and conduct trials in the field: site surveys, equipment installation, training and regular follow-up in-person with customer. • Set up basic cleaning protocol at customer location, take test measurements and create basic test reports. • Troubleshoot technical issues and communicate with internal and external customer and service team members. • Collect knowledge of market needs, product requirements, industry processes, competition, and key buying influences. • Organize and prioritize business and activities to make the most efficient use of time and resources. • Maintain strong knowledge with existing company technology. • Time management and prioritization: balance time between post sales follow up, new account development, installation, operator training, and ongoing support. • Effectively use technology to communicate, manage data, record and retrieve customer contacts, and access essential information about our business. • Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the sales process. • Inventory management of equipment, parts, and fleet. • Forecast and order parts and equipment as needed. • Proficient with Windows, Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point, and SAP. Show less