AMS Bowfishing, LLC. Inventory Manager/ Buyer (March 2009 - present)
. Buyer: purchase shop supplies, machine parts and tools, production
parts for assembly of Bowfishing equipment. Prepare quotes from
multiple vendors to negotiate the best price considering price,
availability. Check on shipments of parts on order & update
spreadsheets. Coordinate delivery & pick up of parts with vendors.
. Inventory control: coordinate all parts for products & plant needs.
. Inspect incoming parts and material to prints on file, record samples
tested and record history. TIR gauge, calipers, and hardness testers.
. Production schedule: organize with inventory items needed for sales
orders, post for production. Coordinate production schedule with
production crew according to current orders.
. Receive deliveries, Inspection of parts with current drawings;
organize inspection forms & documentation of parts. Load and unload
trucks with forklift.
. Enter production assemblies into Peach Tree program for inventory
purposes.
. Production: Inspect production assemblies, set up machines for
production.
. Prepare accounts payable: organize, update, and correct invoices in
Peach Tree accounting program. Contacting vendors if the invoices do
not match the quotes or bids. Process customer orders through EDI
system.
Maki Heating & Air Conditioning, LLC. Shop Manager (Jan 2009 - March 2009)
Worked here part time after day job at Loos Machine Shop,
Inc.
. Buyer: purchase furnaces, water softeners, iron filters, water
filters, pipe, fittings, pumps, and any supplies needed for jobs.
. Coordinate customer repairs, service calls, emergency calls, water
tests, warranty repairs & returns
. Accounts payable & receivable, payroll, sales & use tax.
. Marketing & advertising with newspapers, coordinating co-op with
suppliers
Loos Machine Shop, Inc. Shipping & Receiving / Buyer (March 2007 - Jan
2009)
. Load & Unload semi trailers using overhead hoists, forklifts, or
bobcat
. Purchase shop supplies, steel, hardware, machine parts
. Receive all shop supplies, coordinate storage and inventory of
production items and their locations.
. Manage inventory, track use of steel, organize steel tracked by
certification paperwork.
. Managed all shipping & receiving for plant. Truck schedules & UPS
shipments.
Abbyland Foods, Inc.: Buyer, Parts Management (Sept 2003 - March 2007)
. Buyer: Purchasing & negotiating prices with materials, equipment, &
supplies from vendors. Evaluating vendor quotes and services to
determine the most desirable suppliers. Purchase parts for large food
processing machines, forklifts, pallet lifts, and plant items as
needed.
. Inventory control: record & maintain inventory items purchased.
. Prepare work orders for fourteen maintenance crewmembers.
. Prepare preventative maintenance charts for each maintenance member.
. Receive all ups deliveries for Maintenance dept, coordinate deliveries
of machines, organize parts & prepare paperwork for the accounting
dept.
. Coordinate plant repairs & fabrication of special machine parts with
sub-contractors, flooring, docks, heating & cooling, deliveries & pick
ups as needed.
Education:
Associates Degree: Muskegon Community College
Computer Skills:
Microsoft: Office Word, Excel, Access, EDI systems, PeachTree
Accounting program, Quick Books, Internet, E-mail, Microsoft Works,
Lotus Notes, and Amisys (medical claims program). Printer, fax,
copier, digital camera, and scanners.
Other Skills:
. 15 years combined manufacturing experience
. Highly organized
. Quick decision maker when needed
. Efficient
. Works quickly
. Learns quickly
. Can operate mills, table & chop saws, drills
. Can operate forklifts
. Can operate skid steers / bobcats and overhead hoists