Brent

S.

Yalkut

**** ** **** *****, **. Lauderdale, Florida 33312 - Cell:

954-***-****

E-mail: acf0rq@r.postjobfree.com References:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/brentsy

Global Sourcing Manager / Purchasing Manager

Goal-driven wholesale and retail senior buyer for a wide range of industries in both brick-and-

mortar and

E-commerce companies. Extensive background in private equity sourcing, global consumer

product sourcing, inventory management, and product development with a penchant for creative

branding and merchandising.

Professional Strengths

Consumer Product Sourcing Peer Review Value Engineering

Purchasing Product Management Import Logistics

Domestic Procurement Traffic Value Engineering Process

Improvement

Inventory Management Marketing Sales Forecasting

Training and Development Quantitative and Cost Analysis Branding

Excel QuickBooks Outlook

Professional Experience

TAX PREPARER & CONDOMINIUM / HOA MANAGER

Jan 2009 to May 2014

William M Morse, EA, LLC – Private Accounting Firm – Delray Beach, FL

• Prepared individual, partnership, and corporate income tax returns.

• Balanced bank ledgers through Creative Solutions and QuickBooks.

• Responded to client inquiries and research various tax matters.

• Received and accounted for all Association dues and other income to 5 HOA and Condo

Associations.

• Received invoices and handled check disbursements and reconciliations for 2 HOA and Condo

Associations.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING Apr

2008 to Nov 2008

Lexad Group, LLC – Private Equity / Venture Capital – Plantation, FL

• Consumer product design, engineering, and development.

• Sourced new projects for development and research with import trade software.

• Tracked purchased products and reviewed received products to purchase orders for

appropriate reconciliation.

• Developed merchandising plans by collecting and analyzing price comparisons,

inventory control data and trends, analyzing sales trends, developing sales forecasts, obtaining and testing

samples and products, determining size distributions, and attending vendor meetings.

• Improved product offerings by re-negotiating terms with vendors, including

service, price, product quality, markdown allowances, exclusivity, packaging, lead times, and

returns.

• Reviewed demand and inventory level history to project purchasing decisions.

• Researched and identified private equity opportunities.

MERCHANDISE BUYER / IMPORT LOGISTICS SPECIALIST Jan 2007 to

Apr 2008

Destination Rewards – Boca Raton, FL

• Coordinated all aspects of import logistics pertaining to container, LCL, and air freight

from overseas.

• Globally sourced seasonal and import merchandise for purchases following budget guidelines.

• Traveled on domestic buying trips and overseas to Hong Kong and mainland China to

attend sourcing trade fairs and review factory sites belonging to vendors.

• Analyzed consumer information, current trends, customer input, target market, contract & value

analysis, and Rates of Sale.

• Conducted product testing for quality assurance.

• Negotiated final purchase price, quantity, freight terms, allowances and packaging of

products with strategic suppliers for inventory and special promotions.

• Reviewed inventory reports regularly to determine Kan-Ban alerts for levels of

merchandise available in warehouse and on order.

• Modeled product mix for advertisement based on past activity and space allotment set by

marketing department.

• Provided strategic value analysis and sourcing to leverage buying power.

RE-ORDER BUYER / SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR May 2001 to Nov 2006

Baer’s Furniture & Design Showroom – Pompano Beach, FL

• Facilitated import logistics and traffic for 2500+global direct containers from various points of

origin.

• Published slot placement assortments for each department for Distribution Management for all

14 locations.

• Published price point market reports for each department using Microsoft Excel.

• Managed inter-store transfers.

• Utilized order flow reporting for Component Analysis and Cost Avoidance in GERS Retail

System and MAS 200.

• Marketing and Promotions

• Fostered and professionally maintained over 250 vendor relationships.

• Supervised Procurement for 60% of total company purchases, totaling approximately $6 Million

each year.

• Reconciled order and price adjustments in GERS Retail System.

• Photo Compilation and Photoshop enhancement for web-site and price-card publishing

and circulation.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER / GALLERY DIRECTOR Apr 1999 to

Mar 2001

Alexandre Art Gallery – Boca Raton, FL & Key West, FL

• Managed staff of 11.

• Recruited and interviewed new personnel.

• Conducted employee evaluations.

• Administered payroll.

• Mapped out and Implemented fixture layouts and Product Placement.

• Cultivated and professionally maintained vendor and artist relationships.

• Led by example with highest consistent daily sales volume – 40% of total revenue.

• Coordinated employee time schedules.

Education

Florida Atlantic University – Business Management / Human Resource Management

State University of New York at New Paltz – Business Management and Administration

Bar Ilan University, Israel – Study Abroad in Art History, Political Science and Language

Rockland Community College – Associate Degree in Science and Math

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