Sales Construction

Patrick Deming

**** * ******** ***

Gilbert, AZ *5297

Cell: 602-***-****

Email: *************@***.***

Objective

To obtain a position as a procurement specialist or materials coordinator

that utilizes my purchasing experience in the construction and distribution

industries as well as utilizing my knowledge of project estimating

managerial skills.

Professional Summary

Experienced procurement professional skilled in managing materials and

equipment requirements used in heavy civil construction projects typical

value of projects range from $30-200 million dollars. Responsibilities

included scope of supply comparisons from various suppliers and sub

contractors, in order to verify price, material correct based on

engineering specifications, meeting availability requirements in order to

complete project on time and within budget. Initiated and negotiated

contracts for material requirements need for projects setting purchase

order contracts used as single purchase, bulk commodity agreements, and

blanket purchase orders. Worked closely with jobsite project managers and

superintendents in order to keep supply chain of material on time or

identified items in need of expediting. Worked closely with accounts

payables department to maintain credit lines with vendors are up to dates

and help solve any billing discrepancies.

Experience

Archer Western Contractors LLC, Phoenix AZ 2003-2009

Lead Mechanical Estimator/Buyer

. Responsible for mechanical materials take off and labor for multi

million dollar civil construction projects mainly focused on Municipal

and Private Water and Waste Water Treatment Plant facilities.

. Managed junior estimating staff of 10 employees and trained

individuals on identifying potential problems based on construction

schedule.

. Maintained positive relationships and information lines with both

management and field staff based on needs of the project.

. Conducted training programs for estimating staff for continued

improvement programs under direction of the corporation guidelines.

. Sourced new vendors based on specific material or equipment

requirements for projects.

. Assisted corporate strategic suppliers programs in order to reduce

redundant suppliers and identify problem vendors.

. Negotiated pricing guidelines for and terms for field initiated

purchase orders.

. Maintained purchasing credit/debit card logs for minimum purchased

requisitions below $500

. Member of division LEAD/LEAN projects and implement policies for

continual improvement and cost saving programs.

. Member of Archer Western Walsh Construction Safety First program.

Ewing Irrigation Industrial, Phoenix AZ 2003-2003

Technical Sales

. Industrial Product Sales

. Met with contractors and end users to sell industrial pipe, valves,

fittings, and analytical instrumentation.

. Ewing was attempting to grow their supply offerings by starting the

Industrial division. However ran into many roadblocks from

manufacturer boundaries that existing supply houses already operated

in. After 10months Ewing let all sales staff go and went back to

irrigation materials and a very small amount of industrial products in

the inventory.

Ryan Herco Products, Tempe AZ 1990-2003

Warehousemen/Inventory Control-Inside Technical Sales

. Started in shipping and receiving department handling industrial

plastics used in the semiconductor and pharmaceutical industries.

. Promoted to inventory control, responsible for 60,000sf warehouse and

on average $2.5-$20 million of inventory on avereage.

. Communicated inventory levels to purchasing department.

. Prioritized material deliveries for large Intel, Motorola, Freescale,

Microchip Technologies construction expansions of their associated

manufacturing facilities.

. Maintained ISO2001 warehouse protocol certifications in order to

retain a premier vendor status for the ISO critical customer base.

. Moved to inside technical sales in charge of all order processing and

procurement for Intel and Motorola new facility construction in

Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.

. Closely worked with purchasing department to insure proper discounts

were obtained by contract specified material manufactures.

. Worked on price negotiations with outside sales individuals with

various contractors involved in the Intel facility construction, to

insure that correct prices were being extended to the contractors.

. Coordinated monthly meetings between manufacturer sales team and

purchasing teams to meet with Ryan Herco staff for storyboard updates

and current status of expedited critical path materials and equipment.

. Coordinated monthly meetings with Intel and contractor teams in order

to relay information to the departments within Intel and various

contractors on site that it effects.

. Worked closely with vendors on critical materials that would be

inbound from overseas manufacturing facilities and helped expedite

shipments through United States Customs to meet on time or just in

time shipments.

. Worked closely with engineering firms in assisting them to select

correct materials and equipment needed for design on fly modifications

to existing design base.

. Heavily involved in price negotiations of commodity vendor materials

used in standard construction or deemed non-high purity materials.

. Produced monthly reports to management and department heads sharing

expediting information on time schedule and look ahead storyboard

timeline schedule issues.

Education

Blue Ridge High School Pinetop Lakeside AZ

Rio Salado College Tempe Az ( Enrolled)

Computer Skills

Microsoft Word, Excel, Timberline,AS400,Outlook

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