FRANK A. ROCCO III
Fullerton, California 92833
*******@*********.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Well respected purchasing and inventory management specialist with over
seven years experience in the IT and retail procurement industry. A very
detail oriented, organized team member that is highly skilled at purchasing
and conducting vendor negotiations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QUIKSILVER, INC. - Huntington Beach, California
IT Inventory Specialist
. Negotiated with vendors and suppliers to obtain more favorable pricing
on hardware, software, peripherals and accessories.
. Worked with multiple vendors to ensure all newly purchased computers
only contained company-approved software.
. Utilized product warranties to repair or replace defective hardware
thus eliminating the need to spend additional company dollars.
. Project Manager assigned to procure hardware, peripherals and
accessories required at new warehouse and retail locations.
. Managed day-to-day management of company IT purchasing activities for
approximately 2000 employees. Created and maintained all Purchase
Order documents and managed inventory tracking system for both new
hires and termed employees.
. Served as the primary interface between the company and vendor
resources for product availability, lead time, and pricing in
accordance with corporate guidelines. Worked with the accounting
department to ensure timely payments were made to the vendors in order
to maintain a good credit history.
LOWES, HIW - Norwalk, California
Sales Associate / Plumbing Department Team Leader
. Responded to basic customer and employee inquiries. Ability to
operate, demonstrate, and explain merchandise in assigned area.
Assisted customers with special orders. Interpret price tag and UPC
information. Managed department in absence of department manager.
Operate store equipment in assigned area (including but not limited to
LRT, telephone, paging system, copiers, fax machines, computers, key
cutting, panel saw, paint mixing computer, blind cutting, fork lifts,
pallet jacks, electric lifts, etc).
. Worked with the Department Manager on special projects -
such as coordinating and tracking product inventories, and
planning and implementing pricing audits. I also worked
with our vendors and suppliers to order, track merchandise,
and process all special orders as needed.
WORK HISTORY
Quiksilver, Inc - Huntington Beach, California 2006 - 2009
Inventory Specialist
Lowes, HIW - Norwalk, California 2002 - 2006
Sales Associate /Plumbing Department Team Leader
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
Systems: Microsoft Network, HelpStar Tracking System
Peripherals: HP Desktops. HP, Toshiba, and IBM Laptops.
Mac Pro, MacBook Pro and Imac.
EDUCATION:
Internship - Golden West College (Huntington Beach, California)
Responsible for assisting students of all skill levels in Computer Lab
Golden West College (Huntington Beach, California)
Networking Essentials, CISCO
Internship - Computer Learning Center
Responsibilities included assisting students, doing systems backups,
IPL and shutdowns
Computer Learning Center (Anaheim, California)
AA Degree
El Camino College (Torrance, California)
Business Administration