TINA HUTTON
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Acworth, GA 30101 ***********@*****.***
SUMMARY
Dedicated professional with over 18 years purchasing experience. Areas of expertise
include purchasing, inventory management, distribution, vendor management,
scheduling and customer service. Strong organizational, analytical, problem solving,
communication and relationship management skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MaxxAir Vent Corp, St Louis, MO / Tampa, FL 2004 – 2013
Operations Manager, St Louis, MO (2008 - 2013)
Materials Manager, Tampa, FL (2004 - 2008)
• Hand-picked to open a new distribution facility in St Louis.
• Managed operations, production planning, purchasing, advertising, and customer
service.
• Purchased raw materials, display parts and finished goods.
• Achieved savings through efficient staff scheduling and selecting / negotiating
with vendors
• Managed up to 40 vendors.
• Saved $300,000 in freight costs.
• Led teams with up to 21 members.
• Supervise, train and mentor
• Maintained all company information in Great Plains database I.E. vendor files,
BOMs, Material Masters, customer files.
KLOCKNER MEDIPAK, INC., Clearwater, FL 2002 - 2003
Senior Buyer
• Sourced and purchased complex materials, services and machined parts for
Pharmaceutical / Medical Packaging.
• Negotiated pricing, delivery lead times.
• Resolved receiving and invoicing issues
VEN-TEL PLASTICS CORPORATION, Largo, FL 2002
Materials Manager
• Provided an uninterrupted flow of materials for a plastic injection manufacturer.
• Forecasted raw material requirements and ensured JIT delivery.
• Managed the warehousing and distribution of finished goods.
THERMOTECH, St. Petersburg, FL 1996 – 2002
Buyer / Planner
Prior experience in materials management.
EDUCATION
PTEC, Electronics Core Program 1991
Pinellas Park High Diploma 1983
COMPUTERS
SAP, Great Plains, Microsoft Office, Baan and Windows applications