Robert B. Briggs
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Professional History
Sanmina-SCI Nov 2010 - Present
Buyer/Planner
• Coordinate purchasing using Oracle ERP System to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner.
• Action all new buys, push, pull, cancel, pre-delivery confirmations to supplier and monitor past due purchase orders.
• Quote and purchase raw materials and parts, ensuring quality, delivery, and adherence to specification requirements in an
engineered to order environment.
• Identify alternate suppliers, negotiate prices, approve payments, and expedite orders.
• Works with suppliers on select customer projects to manage PO pull-ins
• Negotiate pricing, delivery and other terms and conditions consistent with business requirements
• Complete resolution of Accounts Payable Issues
• Review and resolve supplier invoice holds
• Manage the material on order with suppliers so as not to exceed the plants inventory goal.
• Consistently validate lead-time and Minimum Order Quantity to ensure accuracy.
Dell Inc.
Electronic and Parts Consumer Rep 2007 – 2009
• Consistently hit above goal in Attainment and stack ranks
• Held multiple inter team leadership positions
• Provide coaching and sales training to new hire representatives
• Cooperate and collaborate with colleagues, cross-functionally, to support the sales process.
• Coordinate marketing campaigns designed to generate new sales opportunities
• Analyze sales orders for accuracy and against company forecasts
Applied Materials
Buyer/Planner January 2007 – May 2007
• Develop/Maintain a cost savings program in support of department goals
• Run weekly open order reports
• Develop/Maintain a working knowledge of competitive sources for price, delivery and quality
• Track inventory balance for obsolete material
• Implement cost-savings/reduction plan
• Analyze/adjust inventory levels to coincide with lead time changes
Grainger Industrial Supply
Industrial Supply Sales Associate 2005 - 2006
• Accurately pick will call and counter orders. Ensures will call orders are ready when the customer arrives. Records daily will
call ready rate
• Uses the SAP system to provide information on pricing, availability and alternate product
• selection to complete customer transactions. Asks for the sale and goes after additional sales.
• Shipping and Receiving Freight/Small Scale
• Guides customers to other internal resources such as Technical Support, Credit, Grainger Parts and Sourcing or Sales as
necessary
Education
Bachelor of Arts Kinesiology
Concordia University Austin
Reference available upon request