Resume

JERRY DOBBS

*** **** ***** • Calhoun, GA 30701

770-***-**** • ac993l@r.postjobfree.com

BUYER • PURCHASING MANAGER

Results-oriented Buyer/Purchase Manager with more than 10 years of experience who can effectively coordinate between suppliers, manufacturers, internal departments and customers. Build lasting positive relationships and develop staff to achieve their best performance on both a team and individual basis. Possess excellent communication skills, well-developed leadership skills, and significant ability to work in a team and under pressure. Thrive on developing solutions that creatively solve complex financial challenges. Hands-on supervisor who has consistently added value to small and mid-size organizations through effective project management and expert leadership. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Distribution • Inventory Management • Logistics • Procurement/Purchasing • QC/QA • Vendor Relations

• Assembly Automation • Process Improvement • Scheduling • OSHA/Regulatory Compliance PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PLAZE MANUFACTURING • Calhoun, GA • 01/2017 to Present Buyer

Utilize SAP (Systems Applications and Products) 6.0/MRP (Material Requirements Planning) as well as buying strategies for purchasing caps, valves, and customer supplied materials. Maintain SLOB lists for inventory control and overall improvement of purchasing.

• In less than one year promoted to managing chemical purchases from more than 30 vendors involving 500 products. Promotion was a result of quick ability to absorb new computer skills, explain new processes to fellow employees and organize workload.

• More than 10 years of experience expertly utilizing SAP 6.0 for inventory management. SAP is software that tracks all movements of the inventory inside and outside the plant.

• Accountable for the data management of propellant tanks. Multiple lines of production will shut down for various amounts of time if data management is mishandled.

• Due to excellent reputation with management, assigned to train new buyers on the process of purchasing caps, valves, customer supplied materials and SAP. ZEP INC. • Atlanta, GA • 04/2008 to 01/2017

Buyer

Utilize SAP (Systems Applications and Products) 6.0/MRP (Material Requirements Planning) buying strategies for more than 750 products, involving 16 separate vendors with varying lead times ranging from same-day to 90 days. Communicated and coordinated with floor staff pertinent ETAs, inventory adjustments, and space issues for incoming stock. Consistently conducted cycle counts to maintain accurate stock levels

• Responsible for finished product presentations to clients. Led effort to get products ordered, made perfect and in the building quickly, so clients could approve or modify.

• Diligently analyzed SLOB inventory to identify scrap opportunities to save money. Consistently found savings that were obvious to management at the end of every month.

• Evaluated Material Master data for relevant products in order to maintain system correctness. This was initiated nightly through the run of MRP system. Resume

• Mastered and utilized Kaizen charts to accurately reduce inventory. A Kaizen chart measures different phases of the business to let the employees know what their goal was for the day, week, or month.

HOME DEPOT • Atlanta, GA • 04/1998 to 12/2007

Receiving Manager

Received incoming stock and verified purchasing orders and quality of new product.

• Led, managed and mentored more than four employees whose job tasks included unloading/loading trucks, data entry, and processing returns.

• Trusted to maintain accurate inventory through weekly cycle counts. EDUCATION

High School Diploma • South Cobb High School • Austell, GA CERTIFICATIONS

SAP

Forklift certification

COMPUTER SKILLS

SAP

Microsoft Office Suite