Customer Service Sales
Resume:
Jason Lanning
Purchasing Agent at LightEdge Solutions, Inc
Des Moines, IA
************@*****.*** - 515-***-****
qualifications
Excellent customer service skills, verbal and written
communications.
Exceptional negotiating & decision-making skills.
Self-motivated, focused and well organized.
Team leader, ability to coordinate multiple projects from beginning to
end.
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook,
Lotus Notes, AS 400 and Microsoft Networking.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Corporate Negotiator
Aviva USA - Des Moines, IA - January 2013 to Present
Outsourcing, suppiler management and contract management. Negotiate contracts > $1MM. Knowledge and
understanding of P2P purchasing.
Purchasing Agent
LightEdge Solutions, Inc - Des Moines, IA - 2008 to Present
• Manage over $1.5 million in purchasing of customer premise
equipment, resale and software licensing for internal and external
requirements.
• Vendor relations including price negotiation, product fulfillment and configuration requirements.
• Review and processing of all contracts requiring equipment or software
fulfillment and billing settlement.
• Strong product knowledge of all networking and software product line
offered.
• Reduce inventory by $500,000 within in the first year of employment and established new vendors and JIT
inventory requirements.
Price Protection Coordinator
Ingram Entertainment, Inc - Urbandale, IA - 2003 to 2008
Providing detailed customer service towards some of Ingram's largest
clients.
Able to meet strict deadlines set by studios to provide Ingram's largest
customers with price protection totaling a $1,000,000 plus in credits a
year.
Averaged 80 to 100 inbound calls for Sales and Service.
Experience in "cold calls" to customers to solicit new movie titles.
Sales and Service Employee of the Month for Central Region in March 2004.
Inventory Clerk / Assembler
Manpower - Des Moines, IA - 2001 to 2003
Tracking overseas orders from our sister plants in Europe and
Asia
Providing assistance and inventory level to 5 different buyers for
Sauer - Danfoss.
Helped to maintain a professional and problem free relationship with sister plants overseas that involved
different cultures and languages.
Assembly of 90 series pumps and motors.
Helped in development of new 90 series assembly line.
Receiving Clerk / Press Operator
General Financial Supply - Nevada, IA - 1996 to 2000
Took quarterly inventory of stock and supplies, and received
product for manufacture of forms and other printed business
communication.
Controlled quality of incoming stock.
Press operator duties included collating and assembling
documents.
Lead General Merchandising Clerk
Food 4 Less - Phoenix, AZ - 1995 to 1996
Ordering merchandise and controlling inventory in high-traffic
grocery store.
Worked with clothing, hardware, and other non-grocery items.
Built merchandising displays and had direct contact with customer.
Developing and redesigning product schematics for new product
placement.
Assistant Store Manager
MacFrugals - Phoenix, AZ - 1993 to 1995
Developed budget, processed payroll and supervised all
accounting functions.
Handled all aspects of store management in a busy retail setting.
Oversaw inventory control, purchasing, receiving, advertising and customer relations.
Open and closed the store.
Directly supervised a work force of up to 50 employees. Hiring and training responsibilities, as well as all
disciplinary actions,
including termination.
Merchandising
PIA - Phoenix, AZ - 1991 to 1993
Territory Supervisor Merchandiser
Directed territory merchandising and promotional effort for 48 key
client stores throughout Phoenix and Northern Arizona.
Ordering merchandise and re-stocking shelves in discount stores and other retail stores.
Coordinating placement of products.
Purchased needed products and supplies.
Key accomplishments included developing highly effective back- to-school merchandising programs.
EDUCATION
Transportation / Logistics
Iowa State University - Ames, IA
1998 to 2001
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