Tony Parente

Procurement Operations Professional at Douglas Construction
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(386) 825-5501
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Languages
  • Italian Limited working proficiency
  • Italian Professional working proficiency

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Tony is a consummate and dedicated professional, a team player with a meticulous attention to detail, and I would be thrilled to work with him again in the future.

Gary Convertino, Ed.D., SHRM-CP, PHR, CPC

It is a pleasure for me to write this letter of recommendation for Tony Parente. I have known Tony for over five years, and have found his focus on his profession (Procurement Officer), customer service and operational protocol to be well respected. His work focus, poise, and professionalism are also very inspiring. Tony is a model leader, providing care, creativity and a true sense of dedication to his profession. I have had the privilege of working with Tony on numerous projects related to his volunteer and professional focus. In each instance, Tony has always been the lead visionary, taking on the role of project manager in most cases. He has met every need and requirement with considerable success. Tony also displays relevant interpersonal skills and is able to build a fantastic rapport with colleagues and associates, whether working in a group environment, or one-on-one. Tony routinely exhibits excellent judgement and self-resilience, and is someone that I have confidence in.

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Experience

    • United States
    • Construction
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Procurement Operations Professional
      • Dec 2021 - Present

      Construction Operations Supply Chain Construction Operations Supply Chain

    • United States
    • Sporting Goods Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Buyer
      • Jul 2020 - Oct 2021

      Procurement Professional in sourcing, logistics, MFG. Operations and Supply Chain. Procurement Professional in sourcing, logistics, MFG. Operations and Supply Chain.

    • Senior Buyer
      • May 2019 - Apr 2020

      Procurement Professional in MFG.Operations and Supply Chain. Procurement Professional in MFG.Operations and Supply Chain.

    • United States
    • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Manager of Procurement
      • Oct 2018 - Feb 2019
    • United States
    • Utilities
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Randstad Contractor-Sourcing Agent Procurement Professional
      • Dec 2017 - Jun 2018

      Randstad agency on site contractor executing: Logistics | ARIBA Process Flow | MAXIMO PO Processing | RFP Bidding| Process Improvement | Training Executing business plan in sourcing process from needs analysis to flawless execution within areas of operational process flow. Excellence in: *Supplier Relationships *Raw Material Cost Savings * Supplier Quality * Performance Achiever * Award recipient * R&D,Purchase Price and Inventory Control * On Time Arrivals * Process Improvements Show less

    • United States
    • Biotechnology Research
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Randstad Contractor-Procurement Operations Specialist
      • May 2017 - Nov 2017

      Randstad on site contractor executing : Logistics | Process Flow | PO Processing | Invoice Reconciliation | G M P Process| S A P Software | I-Procurement Software | Process Improvement | Training Strategic execution: Purchasing Category Manager | Procurement Specialist | Senior Buyer. Executing business plan in sourcing process from needs analysis to flawless execution within areas of manufacturing,operational process flow, I T sourcing, logistics, print packaging, vendor management, building materials and facilities. Excellence in: *Supplier Relationships *Raw Material Cost Savings * Supplier Quality * Performance Achiever * Award recipient * R&D,Purchase Price and Inventory Control * On Time Arrivals * Process Improvements Show less

    • United States
    • Retail
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Procurement Manager | Operations | Logistics | IT Hardware Sourcing
      • Mar 2014 - Nov 2016

      Reported to corporate director of purchasing, C I O and V P of IT P M O.Managed ORACLE RFQ and procurement requirements for departments. Provided IT sourcing for all brick and mortar retail locations. Supported helpdesk, development, and network teams for IT hardware requirements and services. Facilitate RFP process for departments.• During tenure negotiated +$700K in potential and realized savings from purchased products to professional services throughout all departments.• Served as lead trainer for OCF Oracle Cloud Financials i-Procurement application software, supporting organizational goal of launching new software across system.• Reduced costs, increased stakeholder awareness, and maintained clear performance expectations by directing supplier negotiations and driving communications regarding clear performance expectations. Show less

    • Purchasing Agent / IT Operations
      • Mar 2014 - Sep 2014

      Served as exclusive buyer for IT and facilities departments.• Prepared and administered all requisitions and purchase orders for goods, supplies and services.• Within the first 90 days generated >$70K in purchase order cost savings.• Created new digital sign out process for IT hardware.• Managed label identification system for disbursement to company departments and stores• Prepared asset list for new store opening.• Purchasing support lead for internal departments.• Invoice reconciliation. Show less

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • Purchasing Agent | Manager
      • Mar 1998 - Dec 2013

      Reporting to Plant Manager. Managed staff of 2 to 6 associate buyers and clerical team. • Purchased raw materials for paper and film products packaging division, reducing the cost by 15% in the first year. • Negotiated supplier pricing, billing terms and creative payment proposals. • Over 95 % Overall purchasing department monthly performance rating. • Over 95 % On-time purchase order placement rating from time of approval to supplier acknowledgement. • Over 99 % Supplier material quality rating • 100% Conformance on ISO 9001 Purchasing Department Audits 2009,2010,2011,2012 • Successfully resolved all daily action points with: • Customer service manager • Quality department staff • All plant maintenance needs with plant VP of engineering • All international material inquiries for exporting USA goods from USA suppliers. • Daily R/D meetings with management. • Lead product research for obtaining samples and quotes and production feasibility. • Managed On time material arrival report by buyer item code. • Managed all suppliers and the material ISO 9001 quality standard set for product use. • Supervised all areas of material receipt data processing. • Managed Invoice reconciliation and discrepancy resolution. • Reviewed and approved requisitions. Updated arrival dates to planners. • Review of prepress set up, tooling requirements, finished layout measurements, all areas of print packaging, display functionality. • Trained Company associates on new ISO 9001. • Reported on all business process flows, compliance requirements, and supplier changes. • Managed ISO approved supplier list and Supplier performance ratings. • Monitored AS400 BPCS database for supplier pricing. • Attended supplier new product conferences. • Thermal Transfer ribbon cost reduction. • Created new process flow. • Implemented cross functional teams to improve process flow. • Created digital purchase documents using AS400 BPCS. • Material Safety Data Sheets. Show less

    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Sales | Special Orders | Operations | Receiving | Administrator
      • Mar 1992 - Mar 1998

      Special Order Receiving Administrator • Receive, process and label all inbound special orders for building materials. • Process all supplier credits and returns for supplier defects or material rejections. • Reconcile all paperwork regarding receipt of order in system. • Process inventory counts yearly Operations Department Head Supervisor – Northeast -MA, RI • Safety Team Leader • Manage a staff of 3 • Regional operations process trainer for Cash Vault Department • Train all new associates on cashier software for funds reconciliation. Operations Department • Process all daily cashier register sales transactions: Check, Visa, Cash, etc. • Balance daily funds $25,000 CASH • Reconcile all material markdowns with inventory adjustments. • Process daily bank deposits and daily transactions to Corporate office in Atlanta, GA • Process loss prevention funds results with loss prevention manager. • Lead the process with investigation and collections of funds from check fraud with insufficient funds. Building Materials Sales Associate • On floor sales associate for Doors, Windows, Lumber and Building materials • Assist customers on selection of merchandise • Process special orders • Pull and load customer orders • Stock new arrived merchandise • Process periodic and yearly department inventory with RGIS inventory company Show less

    • United States
    • Buyer for Materials and Custom Orders
      • Oct 1986 - Jan 1991

Education

  • Bryant University
    Certificate : Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management, Purchasing and Supply Management

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