Douglas L. Myers

Email: abpipo@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Caledonia

State: MI

Zip: 49316

Country: USA

Phone: 616-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Experienced procurement professional/Business owner skilled in managing labor, equipment and material for numerous simultaneous projects, controlling inventory, while insuring deadlines and project cost reduction goals are met. Over 10 years of proven ability to manage staff, develop and adhere to operating budgets, communicate and hold accountable vendors to negotiated contract pricing and deadlines. Negotiated contracts including blanket purchase orders, production planning requirements for supply chain fulfillment. Developed strategic supply partners reducing the number of overall suppliers by over 50percentage.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Lakeshore High School, Stevensville MI 1/2001 to 6/1982 (Business Administration)

High School Dipolma from Hope College, Stevensville MI 1/2001 to 11/2012

Job History / Details:

Professional Summary

Experienced procurement professional/Business owner skilled in managing labor, equipment and material for numerous simultaneous projects, controlling inventory, while insuring deadlines and project cost reduction goals are met.

Over 10 years of proven ability to manage staff, develop and adhere to operating budgets, communicate and hold accountable vendors to negotiated contract pricing and deadlines.

Negotiated contracts including blanket purchase orders, production planning requirements for supply chain fulfillment.

Developed strategic supply partners reducing the number of overall suppliers by over 50 percentage .

Summary of Skills

Project management

Client acquisition

Budgeting

Customer Satisfaction

Marketing

Expense Control

Reporting

Sales

Cold Calling

Business Development

Established track record of exceptional sales results

Compelling leadership skills

Complex project negotiations

Brand awareness development

Accomplished in relationship selling

Team building expert

Proven sales track record

Goal-oriented

Detail-oriented

Exceptional time management

Analytical problem solver

Team leadership

Skilled negotiator

Calm under pressure

Complex problem solving

Excellent communication

Accomplishments

Business Development:

Successfully grew 7 year old business by 35 percentage within the first 2 years of purchasing Signs By Tomorrow

Project Management:

Set Goals, Initiated and implemented procurement strategies, leading to a material cost reduction of 8 percentage during first year of owning Signs By Tomorrow.

Professional Experience

February 2012 to October 2012

Laird Plastics Grand Rapids, Michigan

Outside Sales

Established more than 90 new accounts, earning combined sales of over $250,000 within first 8 months with average orders of $200.

Responsible for developing and implementing a pricelist/orderform and delivery system to the sign companies in Western Michigan, creating an entirely new revenue stream.

Developed spreadsheets to track customer activity, sales orders, client proposals, contracts, and sales revenue.

October 2010 to February 2012

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Various

Obtained and completed various jobs including lawn mowing, landscaping, car repair, car detailing, deck refinishing, cleaning, painting, staining, drywall repair, and carpentry.

Temporary factory production work

Production prototyping

October 2005 to October 2010

Signs By Tomorrow Holland, MI

Owner

Interviewed and hired employees, vendors and subcontractors, instituting a preferred vendor network reducing vendor contracts by 55 percentage .

Sourced and negotiated pricing for all company inventory, maintained proper inventory levels, and maintained close discussion with production team to insure materials were ordered to meet production schedule.

Supervised and motivated employees, providing direction and accountability to obtain profitability goals.

Coordinated company move to more visible location, including all decisions regarding selecting new location, build out of new space and lease negotiation.

Secured a blanket PO with Chrysler Corporation in Eastern Michigan as their primary sign supplier.

Created and instituted a national signage campaign for an authors book that churches present to their congregations, including window graphics, banners, pole banners and visual teaching tools.

September 2003 to September 2005

Carelinc Medical Equipment Grand Rapids, MI

Collections Manager

Collected past due debts from patients and insurance companies, negotiated and enforced payment terms.

Collected over $600000 in delinquent debts over 2 years

Resubmitted rejected claims from insurance companies

Trained and supervised a collections assistant.

October 1990 to May 2003

Dimension Graphics Grand Rapids, MI

Purchasing/Sales Manager

Responsible for all company purchasing including material, software and equipment needs.

Created, developed and implemented successful pad printing and hot stamping production lines from start up including facilitating both direct and indirect purchasing.

Worked closely with owner, backing up decisions with analysis, data and alternatives.

Executed cost reduction measures without sacrificing quality, saving the company 14 percentage annually in material costs.

August 1986 to October 1990

Transamerica Insurance Grand Rapids, MI

Property Claims Specialist

Evaluated and negotiated damage claim settlements of homes, businesses, autos, RV's, boats, mobile homes and issued compensation checks.

Investigated legal claims, determined liability and settled lawsuits working in conjunction with corporate lawyers.

Purchased damaged salvage of autos, boats, RV's and mobile homes.

Education

1982 Lakeshore High School Stevensville, MI

High School Diploma

1986 Hope College Holland, MI

Bachelor of Arts Business Administration

Football

Track (Polevaulting)

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