I am a seasoned professional with over ** years of experience in domestic

and international Purchasing, Buying, Inventory Management, Sourcing,

Estimating, Project Management, and Material Management. I offer direct

insight in working with and supporting Fortune 500 companies. I am a result

driven individual that works well within a team and performs strong as an

individual. I excel when presented with a challenge and think "outside the

box" to provide solutions that reduce cost and add value to a project.

Summary of Solid purchasing, buying, material management and inventory

Qualification background

s: Results driven professional with experience in all phases of

purchasing, buying, sourcing, direct and indirect buying,

manufacturing, distribution, and services

Six Sigma Green belt certified

Diverse product knowledge in plastics, metals, wood, steel,

automotive, chemicals, glass, fasteners, and aluminum products

Demonstrated over 100MM in purchases and inventory management

Experienced with automotive and minority suppliers MMBDC and WBENC

council

Strong negotiation skills, and cost savings track record

Managed vendor performance ratings, metrics and supplier feedback

Established domestic & international logistics experience

Strong knowledge in low cost country buying, purchasing and sourcing

Computer knowledge in Oracle, Microsoft Office, EDI, Peachtree &

Open Systems

Professional Experience:

3/04 to 4/09 H.B. Stubbs Companies, Warren, Michigan

Purchasing Manager

Manage procurement and control inventory for exhibits and tradeshows

for clients such as GM, Chrysler, Panasonic, General Dynamics, Cisco

Systems and HP generating annual sales of $70MM.

Control inventory and negotiated pricing for 600+ items with an

annual purchased value of $10MM including establishing blanket

purchase agreements and bulk commodity pricing contract agreements.

Developed strategic suppliers and negotiated contracts to reduce the

number of vendors from 150+ to a group of 65 core partners resulting

in cost savings due to reduced administrative costs as well as

quantity price breaks.

Negotiated rebates with strategic vendors, resulting in $1MM savings

Responsible for managing $4MM in inventory for aggressive client

deadlines

Accomplish new payment terms of 1% 20 net 60 with suppliers

Achieved profit improvements through the standardizing and

aggressive control of procedures for inventory management of shop

inventory supply purchases. First year's savings exceeded 30% of

budget.

3/02 GE Insulgard a division of GE Plastics, Brighton, Michigan

to 2/04 Purchasing / Estimating / Project Management

Responsible for $20MM in procurement of bullet, and blast resisting

products

Estimated bullet resisting polycarbonate inventory program that

generated over $2MM per year resulting in 100% trade margin

Negotiated quartile rebates with core suppliers for the procurement

of opaque bullet resisting armor a total savings of $1.5MM annually

Managed $2MM in inventory of UL rated aluminum framing systems

Responsible for the project management, and procurement of forced

entry doors, bullet resisting glazing, and bullet resisting

fiberglass guard towers for local, state prisons, and federal

penitentiary

Purchase and managed inventory for custom fabricated hardware for

bullet resisting Package Passers supplied to the finical

institutions

2/97 to 3/02 GE Polymershapes a division of GE Plastics, Southfield, Michigan

Global Sourcing Specialist

Responsible for $50MM in procurement of various plastics products

and managed $80MM in inventory levels for all of GE North Americans

distribution centers

Leverage national contracts for cost and rebate programs with key

vendors

Created strategic relationships with vendors through inventory

management to drive down inventory, optimize the best prices, and

control inventory levels

Reduced aged, and obsolete inventory on Polycarbonate (LEXAN) sheet

at all U.S area distribution centers by $1MM thus increasing working

capital dollar

Source, negotiate and purchase product from Low Cost Countries

Implemented payment terms of 2% 20 net 60 with all suppliers

Execute on line e-Auctions for none branded commodities a total

savings of $4MM

5/93 to 1/97 Cadillac Plastics a division of M.A. Hanna, Troy, Michigan

Regional Purchasing Manager / Sales Supervisor

Remotely managed 13 buyers and the procurement of $4MM in the

central US Mkt.

Managed inventory, and negotiate purchases and rebates with key

vendors for 13 branches in central US region that helped increased

sales margin by 10%

Reduced freight cost by 5-7 % by negotiating truck load pricing

Led team of 5 inside sales representatives responsible for $2MM in

sales

Managed key sales accounts in Michigan, Kentucky, and Indiana

Coached and trained inside sales to enhance sales and product

knowledge

2/90 to 5/93 Faygo Beverages Inc., a division of National Beverage, Detroit,

Michigan

Independent & Chain Accounts Manager

Promoted specials and products with retail chain store directors

Negotiate 1MM annually in sales of beverages with top retail chain

stores

Hired, trained, and supervised new associates

Forecast and implemented sales and promotional programs

Education: University of Michigan, Business Management, Dearborn, Michigan

Six Sigma Green Belt certified 2003

ChemConnect Global e-commerce reverse auction certified 2001

Global Sourcing and Procurement training certified 2003

Karrass negotiation training certified 2002

GE Integrity training 1998-2004

Jack Welch leadership lectures / training 2003-2004

Manufacturing warehouse safety training 2004

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