Microsoft Office Manager

Brian Fitzgerald

Purchasing Manager

Shelby Twp, MI 48317

******************@*****.*** - 586-***-****

Highly effective management professional emphasizing innovation and creativity in solving complex problems. Energetic and results-focused with success in developing and leading diverse teams to achieve outstanding and effective results.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

Purchasing Agent

Tectonics Industries - 2017-02 - Present

Purchasing Agent/National Purchaser

• Work with National Buyer and Product Development Team to implement cost savings on a national level.

• Maintain and create inventory codes, general ledger postings in SAP.

• Oversee purchasing for 75% of company’s individual location needs.

• Approve, manage, and purchase $ 8,000,000 in inventory and materials at a national level.

• Implemented consignment programs on high volume materials, adding in approval controls to ensure spending was directly applied in production that resulted in $65,000 in annual savings.

• Review company financial statements to investigate where to best maximize revenue and profit generation

• Work directly under Chief Financial Officer/Controller to oversee processes and procedures are maintained and followed at all levels of the company.

• Work directly with vendors to design consignment programs that would cut freight costs by 25% or more Operations Manager/Material Analysts

Quantum Digital Ventures LLC - 2016-02 - 2017-02

• Proactively lead 6 associates and promote synergy and a collaborative work environment amongst three disassociated locations

• Established and implemented operational objectives within a cohesive team and empowered local team members to excel

• Prioritized work loading efforts amongst employees to allow for more efficient workdays that reduced overtime by 75% based off of proper modeling and forecasting production efforts.

• Actively monitored and analyzed financial, statistical and operational data trends utilizing company software

• Created improved scheduling efforts thru weekly, monthly, quarterly reports focused on purchasing operations

• Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchase orders to reduce backlog and improve accounts payable

• Facilitated operational improvement through trend analysis that allowed for an increase in revenue and to stabilize company profits over losses

• Developed company standard operating procedures and work flow analysis to implement lean operations to reduce warehouse storage, promote efficiency and create a $300k profit swing Retrofit Project Material Coordinator

Penske Vehicle Services - 2015-05 - 2016-02

• Coordinated materials and kitting assemblies for global retrofit operations in multiple countries such as Dubai, Europe, Canada and Russia

• Responsible for design and implementation of weekly meetings with Senior staff members to update on material, current projects and vehicle WIP or delivered

• Generated accurate accounting lines the enabled the proper work breakdown structure to track monthly demands and expenditures

• Responsible for designing and submitting all financial reports from Penske to General Motors accounting staff

• Responsible for company purchasing requirements for direct and sub-tier materiel for all truck programs

• Participated in supporting logistics and improving supply chain management to allow for proper cross-talk and documentation to occur for accurate accounting principles such as accounts payable, proper coding of accounts, processed payments and proper filing of demand history

• Assisted engineers with quality assurance and enabled supervisors to ensure all projects were efficient and effective with zero defects by helping design a quality assurance support plan (QASP) 12B Combat Engineer

US ARMY - 2010-06 - 2015-02

• Responsible for breaching and clearing obstacles in a wartime environment through the use of skilled training and route clearance equipment

• Conducted route clearance classes on proper identification and marking of Improvised Explosive Devices

(IEDS), mines, and Home Made Explosive (HME) in country to Soldiers Joint Forces Headquarters

US ARMY - Lansing, MI - 2013-06 - 2014-08

• Responsible for recruiting/hiring actions quality people into the United States Army

• Operated within tight schedules and timelines as well as critical quotas to meet

• Met and exceeded all retention goals for the Lansing area EDUCATION

Associate of Arts in Finance

Macomb Community College

2014 - Present

Bachelor of Arts in Finance

Wayne State University

2018

MILITARY SERVICE

Service Country: United States

Branch: US ARMY

Rank: E-4

2010-06 - 2015-02

Commendations:

ARMY COMMENDATION WITH VALOR DEVICE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Skills

• Computer Proficient in Microsoft Office as well as MAC Software, expert in Excel

• Ability to conduct financial reports and trend analysis

• Proficient in cost and integration planning

• Highly detailed oriented and results driven

• Conducted Lean implementation which resulted in cost savings, process improvement, better quality controls as well as creating better modeling and simulation for accurate forecasting

• Focused on Kanban structure and manufacturing process improvement

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