MANUEL D GARRIDO
Saylorsburg
PA
18353
Phone: 610-***-****
Email: abhhmz@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
Buyer, where diversity, knowledge, skills and experience can be
effectively utilized for increased efficiency and productivity.
WORK HISTORY
1999 Senior Buyer
to Hudson City Paper 1999 to 2004 ; Frank Parsons Paper Co. 2004 to 2010
2010 Frank Parsons Paper Co. bought Hudson City Paper April 2004
West Caldwell,NJ
Buyer of paper, envelopes, packaging and industrial/janitorial supplies
for Hudson City Paper from 1999 to 2004 and Senior Buyer of envelopes for
all locations of Frank Parsons Paper Co. from 2004 to 2010.
Negotiate and enforce costs and conditions with all essential suppliers.
Recommend supplier changes/selections.
Select, train and develop suppliers and maintain ongoing relationships
with suppliers/vendors.
Daily interactions, negotiations, order placement, expediting with
business contacts.
Participate in meetings with supplier personnel.
Multi-location, multi-state purchasing.
Multi product buyer: Paper, Envelopes, Packaging, Industrial and Office
Products.
1988 Purchasing Manager
to Central/Lewmar, LP
1999 Newark
Reshaped and grew purchasing department to cope with the growth due to
the merger of 2 the companies.
Managed seven buyers.
Enforce intra and inter department processes, procedures and
relationships.
Established new vendor relationships
Handle minor dispute resolutions.
Audit direct mill billing for payment.
Approved inventory purchases; ran Min/Max reports for buyers.
1986 Purchasing Clerk
to Central Paper Co.
1988 Newark, NJ
Buy and maintain inventory of paper, envelopes and industrial supplies
(i.e. corrugated boxes, shrink wrap, inks, stretch film, etc.).
1985 Customer Service
to Central Paper Co.
1986 Newark, NJ
Handle all aspects of customer service for outside sales customers
internally, coordinated inter- company orders, deducted and updated
inventory control manually, assisted in various administration jobs where
needed.
1976 Shipping and Receiving Manager
to Central Paper Co.
1985 Newark, NJ
Supervised/Managed the production of 24 union warehouse workers.
Distribution/transportation responsibility for multiple locations of the
company.
Plan and monitor daily activities based on forecasted shipments and
incoming freight.
Adhere to financial budget in all areas of controllable expenses.
Maintain daily status reports for all locations.
Recruited and trained new hires and created and maintained a well-trained
staff.
Maintain a clean, safe environment in compliance with OSHA and Company
Safety Guidelines.
EDUCATION:
1974 New Jersey Institute of Technology
to Newark, NJ
1976 Associate Degree in Construction Engineering
1969 Kearny High School
to Kearny, NJ
1974 High School Diploma
SKILLS:
Speak, read, and write fluent Portuguese
Experienced in MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Citrix Programs and
Lotus Notes.