Nicholas Lang
Brooklyn, NY 11211 ***********@***.***
SUMMARY
Energetic, self-motivated professional with diversified experience in the
area of sales, customer service, operations, Supply-Chain management and
logistics.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GIANT INTERNATIONAL USA, Great Neck, NY
Apr. 2010 - Present
Purchasing Manager
. Forecasts sales using past history, current inventory status and in
transit reports
. Writes and distributes RFP's and RFQ's, receives and analyzes bids,
quotes, and awards the contract
. Resolves purchasing problems between department and vendor
. Ensure purchase orders are received and will ship by the specified
delivery date from warehouse
. Analyze inventory movement and maintains proper inventory levels using
various reports
GULF& NORTHERN TRADING, Camden, NJ
Aug. 2007 - Feb. 2009
Regional Sales Manager
. Negotiated contracts with customers, suppliers and closed sales
. Oversee all sales and purchase orders from beginning to end from both
inventory and direct shipments
. Maintained business and developed new business
. Quoted prices based on customer requirements
. Requisitioned inventory as needed
ARCELOR STAINLESS/TREFILARBED, New York, NY May. 1998 - Aug. 2007
Inventory/Purchasing Manager and Regional Sales Manager ('98 -'01 Sales
Associate; '01-'07 Management)
. Managed and purchased company inventory for various locations in the
United States ranging in value from
$1 million to $30 million
. Supervised staff 5 to 8 people with order entry and shipping functions
. Presented company products at national conventions taking inquiries and
quoting prices
. Initiated and Coordinated cycle counts / Physical inventories and reports
throughout the country
. Reviewed order request from sales
. Managed importation of material from offshore manufacturer into the
United States
. Arranged shipments of material from inventory to customers within the
continental United States
. Monitored suppliers daily on production/shipping status of orders
. Conducted special projects for business development and shipping
. Established pricing discipline between inventory sales and future sales
EDUCATION
LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY
Associates of Science with honors
COMPUTER SKILLS
Windows 7 / XP, MS Office, Lotus Notes, SAP, People Soft Computer System