JOHN D. CAHILL

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Henry, VA *****

540-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wabtec Corporation, Salem, VA April 2021- Present

Senior Commodity Buyer

Negotiate purchases for materials and indirect expenses for a railroad components manufacturer.

Manage major projects such as sourcing for product introductions and vendor changes.

McAirlaid’s Inc. April 2017- January 2021

Purchasing Manager

Reduced inventory and lowered costs by forecasting demand and purchasing all materials and supplies from vendors in North America, Europe and Asia for the U.S. Operations of an international absorbent manufacturer.

Southwestern Virginia WheelCo Inc. August 2010- December 2017

Owner-President

Owned and operated a mobile wheel repair business that provided wheel straightening and refinishing to wholesale and retail customers with locations in Roanoke and Lynchburg Virginia as well as Greensboro and Winston-Salem North Carolina

Advance Auto Parts November 1992 – June 2010

Merchandising - May 2001 to June 2010; started as Assistant Buyer and promoted to Category Manager in May 2002

Led a team consisting of Business Analyst, Senior Replenishment Analyst, Retail Pricing Analyst and Plan-o-gram Technician as well as vendor representatives to develop and implement category plans.

Managed Brake System Categories of Drums and Rotors and Hardware; as well as, the automotive hardware category in 2010.

Managed $37 million Non-Working Inventory liquidation and disposal project in 2009.

Designed and implemented weekly forecasting methodology integrating sales history and promotional planning and developed motor oil budgets for 2005 through 2008.

Assisted in the training of new Category Managers and other team members.

Replenishment- October 1998 to May 2001; District Replenishment Analyst

Forecasted demand and set appropriate stocking levels.

Managed inventory to budget and to service level goals.

Store Operations November 1992 to October 1998. Started as Assistant Manager in Training; promoted to Assistant Manager February, 1993; promoted to Manager May 1994.

EDUCATION

Graduate Studies; Averett University, Danville, VA; Courses include Managerial Accounting, Research, and Organizational Design; 3.50 GPA.

Bachelor of Science in General Business; Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA; Magna Cum Laude; 3.73 GPA.

Associate of Science in Education and in Business Administration; Patrick Henry Community College, Martinsville, VA; Cum Laude; 3.32 GPA.

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