Manager Sales

ERICA L. KANE

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West Babylon, New York 11704 acq5xz@r.postjobfree.com

Experienced Purchasing Agent

SUMMARY Responsible, self-motivated high performer who possesses more than twelve years of successful purchasing experience within both international and domestic vendors within HBA, Industrial Supplies and Aerospace fields. Comfortable working with multiple vendors regarding inventory levels, purchasing, data management, negotiating, shipping and returns. Recognized for business operations acumen, as well as for strong computer and customer relations skills.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Worked with~ $2M in Domestic inventory and ~ $5M in International inventory

Received positive evaluations throughout work history

Acknowledged by customers for exceptional follow-through

Praised by direct Supervisor / Warehouse Manager for excellent work ethic and effectively managing multiple priorities

Given increasing responsibility and promotions based on performance

RETURNS / WARRANTY EXPERIENCE

Seal Dynamics, Hauppauge, NY 9/12-Present

Provider of engineering and logistics solutions serving global aviation and OEM industries

Returns and Warranty Administrator (6/13-Present)

Responsible for Return Material (RM) process

Manage all product issues such as short shipments, over shipments, etc.

Determine most efficient method to rectify damaged material

Purchase supplies and capital equipment; evaluate repairs; receive photo of damages; contact vendors; return damaged merchandise to vendors; write up credits

Work with Accounting, Quality, Warehouse, Sales and Purchasing

Effectively manage a high volume of email and phone calls from customer/vendors

Work with key account, Dukane, a manufacturer of locator beacons on Overhaul Exchange Program: inspect locator beacons receive from customers; perform order entry and price quotes.

Responsible for new account setup, account shipments; log info in Excel spreadsheets

PURCHASING / EXPERIENCE

Paramount Beauty Distributors, Edgewood, NY (HBA) 2/12-9/12

American Eagle, Amityville, NY (Industrial Fasteners) 2009-2011

Transaero Inc., Melville, NY (Aerospace) 2001-2008

Purchasing Agent – Domestic and International Products

Overview of Responsibilities

Responsible for purchasing of HBA, industrial supplies and aerospace parts

Worked with China, Taiwan, Pakistan as well as domestic vendors

Created and entered PO’s into proprietary system; processed shipments via customized software

Maintained and monitored inventory levels

Obtained price quotes for various vendors

Scheduled and expedited on-time deliveries to warehouse

Managed imported products for overseas vendors

Set up promotional deals on new and existing products for Paramount, creating layouts for catalogs with pricing

Coordinated break-ups of warehouse inventory

Conducted order-expediting

Received and inspected incoming products

EDUCATION Suffolk Community College, Brentwood, NY, 2000-2002

Major: Liberal Arts

COMPUTER SKILLS MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel

VOLUNTEER WORK Little Shelter Animal Rescue

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