Karen McCulley

Phone: 727-***-****

ac0jzy@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Sr. Product Manager with more than 30 years of experience planning, developing and implementing Purchasing processes.

Ability / Skills Summary

Purchasing / Procurement

Inventory management

Strong Analytical skills

Excellent attention to detail

Problem resolution

Ability to learn new skills and adapt quickly

Highly organized

Expediting and Follow up skills

Excellent written and verbal Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Internal customer relations

Vendor relations and negotiations

Developing and implementing purchasing processes

Reporting development

Project management

Inventory Adjustments

Strategic meetings

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Employment History

Sr. Product Manager

11/1978 - 02/2011 Nestor Sales Corporation

LLC

7337 Bryan Dairy Road, Largo,

FL

Negotiation Skills;

• Best product pricing

• Maximum Vendor Rebates

• Lowest minimum order amounts

• Lowest or NO freight prepaid amounts

• Best payment terms and conditions

• Maximum product returns to vendors

• Vendor Luncheons

• Free products

• 4 Inventory Turns

Additional Skills;

• Developed reports to monitor, analyze, and improve purchasing measurements including fill rates and vendor returns / dead inventory.

• Designed a system for reporting and tracking customer specific inventory and special orders. 3M Corporation - largest vendor and responsibility for this multi-location distributor

• most acquisition dollars spent

• largest rebates

• most skus

• purchased from many divisions including, Marine, Automotive, Industrial, and Tape.

• largest returns

Education and Training

Issuing Institution Location Qualification Course of Study Caesar Rodney High

School

Dover,

DE

High School

Diploma

General High School

Curriculum