Manager Management
Resume:
CLIFTON SHERRARD
PURCHASING AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
Qualifications
Bachelor of Business Administration(Marketing)
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* ***** of inventory management experience
Proficient with Oracle and Microsoft Excel
Proven negotiating skills
Ability to train and help make co-workers more productive
Purchased painted, galvanized, galvalume and black steel direct from mills, service centers and steel traders, both foreign and domestic
Experience
2007 – DEC/2015
Jarco Steel Inc.
Houston, Texas
Vice President (Purchasing and Inventory)
Responsible (to the owner) for managing purchasing and inventory.
Helped switch the inventory from a manual to a computer based system.
Worked to implement and maintain Jarco’s AISC certification.
Purchased carbon steel and other steel fabrication materials from steel mills and other suppliers.
Worked as a team to ensure the timely and efficient sales, fabrication, project management, delivery and payment of company projects.
Authorized payment of accounts payable.
Lowered the inventory through the implementation of a min-max system.
2006 - 2007
Excel Stamping and Mfg.
Houston, Texas
Purchasing & Inventory Manager
Responsible (to the owner) for managing purchasing and inventory.
Helped to establish pricing for products of new and existing customers.
Wrote and implemented an inventory system on Excel spreadsheets.
Purchased both carbon and specialty metals.
2004 - 2006
Whirlwind Building Systems
Houston, Texas
Purchasing Manager
Responsible (to owner) for managing the purchasing dept. and over $75 million in expenditures.
Negotiated mutually beneficial deals with both domestic and foreign suppliers.
Helped design a system for forecasting, buying and coating steel coil needs for four plants.
Provided training, leadership and evaluation to the seven person purchasing team.
Helped ensure the successful opening of a new plant in California.
1996 - 2004
Whirlwind Building Systems
Houston, Texas
Buyer
Forecasted and purchased all bar and plate material requirements.
Negotiated short and long term pricing for all bar and plate material requirements.
Assisted in the implementation of the Oracle operating system.
Helped write AISC procedures and assisted in the yearly audit.
Evaluated the accuracy and performance of vendors.
Approved and fixed problem invoices and vendor disputes.
1996 – 1996
Whirlwind Building Systems
Houston, Texas
Estimator
Made take-offs from bid drawings for pre-engineered metal buildings.
1993 - 1995
Tenneco Energy
Houston, Texas
Transportation Analyst
Managed the transportation of natural gas on various pipeline systems.
Approved and resolved customer delivery issues.
1991 - 1993
Tenneco Energy
Hockley, Texas
Senior Gas Controller
Managed the efficient and safe delivery of natural gas on Tenneco owned pipeline systems.
1990 - 1991
Tenneco Energy
Hockley, Texas
Gas Controller
Monitored Tenneco owned pipelines and customer meter stations.
Education
1988
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Bachelor of Business Administration
Marketing
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