Manager Sales
Resume:
Brent
S.
Yalkut
**** ** **** *****, **. Lauderdale, Florida 33312 - Cell:
E-mail: ******@*********.*** References:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/brentsy
Global Sourcing Manager / Purchasing Manager
Goal-driven wholesale and retail senior buyer for a wide range of industries in both brick-and-
mortar and
E-commerce companies. Extensive background in private equity sourcing, global consumer
product sourcing, inventory management, and product development with a penchant for creative
branding and merchandising.
Professional Strengths
Consumer Product Sourcing Peer Review Value Engineering
Purchasing Product Management Import Logistics
Domestic Procurement Traffic Value Engineering Process
Improvement
Inventory Management Marketing Sales Forecasting
Training and Development Quantitative and Cost Analysis Branding
Excel QuickBooks Outlook
Professional Experience
TAX PREPARER & CONDOMINIUM / HOA MANAGER
Jan 2009 to May 2014
William M Morse, EA, LLC – Private Accounting Firm – Delray Beach, FL
• Prepared individual, partnership, and corporate income tax returns.
• Balanced bank ledgers through Creative Solutions and QuickBooks.
• Responded to client inquiries and research various tax matters.
• Received and accounted for all Association dues and other income to 5 HOA and Condo
Associations.
• Received invoices and handled check disbursements and reconciliations for 2 HOA and Condo
Associations.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING Apr
2008 to Nov 2008
Lexad Group, LLC – Private Equity / Venture Capital – Plantation, FL
• Consumer product design, engineering, and development.
• Sourced new projects for development and research with import trade software.
• Tracked purchased products and reviewed received products to purchase orders for
appropriate reconciliation.
• Developed merchandising plans by collecting and analyzing price comparisons,
inventory control data and trends, analyzing sales trends, developing sales forecasts, obtaining and testing
samples and products, determining size distributions, and attending vendor meetings.
• Improved product offerings by re-negotiating terms with vendors, including
service, price, product quality, markdown allowances, exclusivity, packaging, lead times, and
returns.
• Reviewed demand and inventory level history to project purchasing decisions.
• Researched and identified private equity opportunities.
MERCHANDISE BUYER / IMPORT LOGISTICS SPECIALIST Jan 2007 to
Apr 2008
Destination Rewards – Boca Raton, FL
• Coordinated all aspects of import logistics pertaining to container, LCL, and air freight
from overseas.
• Globally sourced seasonal and import merchandise for purchases following budget guidelines.
• Traveled on domestic buying trips and overseas to Hong Kong and mainland China to
attend sourcing trade fairs and review factory sites belonging to vendors.
• Analyzed consumer information, current trends, customer input, target market, contract & value
analysis, and Rates of Sale.
• Conducted product testing for quality assurance.
• Negotiated final purchase price, quantity, freight terms, allowances and packaging of
products with strategic suppliers for inventory and special promotions.
• Reviewed inventory reports regularly to determine Kan-Ban alerts for levels of
merchandise available in warehouse and on order.
• Modeled product mix for advertisement based on past activity and space allotment set by
marketing department.
• Provided strategic value analysis and sourcing to leverage buying power.
RE-ORDER BUYER / SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR May 2001 to Nov 2006
Baer’s Furniture & Design Showroom – Pompano Beach, FL
• Facilitated import logistics and traffic for 2500+global direct containers from various points of
origin.
• Published slot placement assortments for each department for Distribution Management for all
14 locations.
• Published price point market reports for each department using Microsoft Excel.
• Managed inter-store transfers.
• Utilized order flow reporting for Component Analysis and Cost Avoidance in GERS Retail
System and MAS 200.
• Marketing and Promotions
• Fostered and professionally maintained over 250 vendor relationships.
• Supervised Procurement for 60% of total company purchases, totaling approximately $6 Million
each year.
• Reconciled order and price adjustments in GERS Retail System.
• Photo Compilation and Photoshop enhancement for web-site and price-card publishing
and circulation.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER / GALLERY DIRECTOR Apr 1999 to
Mar 2001
Alexandre Art Gallery – Boca Raton, FL & Key West, FL
• Managed staff of 11.
• Recruited and interviewed new personnel.
• Conducted employee evaluations.
• Administered payroll.
• Mapped out and Implemented fixture layouts and Product Placement.
• Cultivated and professionally maintained vendor and artist relationships.
• Led by example with highest consistent daily sales volume – 40% of total revenue.
• Coordinated employee time schedules.
Education
Florida Atlantic University – Business Management / Human Resource Management
State University of New York at New Paltz – Business Management and Administration
Bar Ilan University, Israel – Study Abroad in Art History, Political Science and Language
Rockland Community College – Associate Degree in Science and Math
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