Purchasing Manager

BRADLEY ALLEN HENTZ

**W*** Malvin Albright Street, Warrenville, IL 60555

(H) 630-***-**** (M) 630-***-****

****.*****@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Twenty plus years of experience in management, purchasing, customer service, and retail. The keys to advancement have been my superior organizational, planning, and time management skills coupled with high initiative, attention to detail, and results orientation.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Purchasing, negotiation, project management, process implementation, vendor management, budgeting, inventory control, supply chain management, customer service and operations management

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Outlook, and FileMaker

EXPERIENCE

Sourcebooks, Inc. Naperville, Illinois

Manager of Procurement and Product Delivery, December

2008-present

• Zero to 3% under $8 million purchasing budget for five consecutive fiscal years.

• Eliminated $2 million from 2012 purchasing budget through strategic vendor negotiation, disciplined forecasting and better planning/scheduling.

• Built print-on-demand program into an $800,000 piece of business within four years.

• Implemented stricter project budgetary targets resulting in an average yearly savings of $200,000.

• Developed and manufactured 10,000 P.O.P. displays used in 1M piece holiday rollouts in 2013 and 2014.

• Managed 20% increase in MFG team workload without adding additional personnel.

• Mentored and coached direct reports in Customer Service and Manufacturing into promotions.

• Created and implemented departmental KPIs resulting in fast turn times and overall reduced cost.

• Maintained 100% CPSIA compliance for Sourcebooks products.

• Recovered an average of $30k yearly through thorough review of printer

invoices.

• Developed and implemented Sourcebooks’ short run mass

market program thereby allowing reprints at 200

piece minimums at costs below $1.50 per unit.

• Developed and implemented Sourcebooks’ short run trade

paperback printing program thereby allowing Reprints under 1000 pieces.

• Managed the planning, spending and tracking of all ancillary (plush, packaging, pins, buttons, lapels pins, etc.) products within budget.

Procurement Manager, January 2007 -December 2008

• Improving A/P terms and reduced postage costs by

moving all invoicing to electronic format.

• Negotiated yearly agreements with vendors resulting in

10-15% decrease in PPB costs.

• Improved on-time delivery of monthly published titles

• Improved the percentage of titles meeting the budgeted

target cost from 46% to over 82% within a two

month time frame.

• 10% cost reduction on projects by recommending different

cover treatments, trim sizes, or paper stocks.

• Benchmarked and monitored all first print and reprints from issuance of purchase orders through warehouse delivery of finished product.

• Slashed 63% in shipping costs by moving file transmittal from a physical format to an FTP based format.

• Reduced waste costs by 67% by creating a KPI to monitor and track all retouches and reworks.

• Attended press checks and reviewed press proofs for color and positioning as necessary.

• Built a vendor rating and ranking system where vendors are rated, by individual project, on invoice accuracy, on time delivery, pricing, RFQ turn time, and manufacturing turn time.

Customer Service Manager, August 1998 - January 2007

• Maintained on-time order fulfillment and shipping schedules during two warehouse transitions within a three month time frame.

• Managed five people who handle all customer service, data entry, facilities and office management, EDI processing, inventory control, manufacturing, and shipping/routing matters.

• Benchmarked and monitored department’s and warehouse’s data entry, fulfillment, and shipping accuracy.

• Wrote RFP, analyzed responses, and handled meetings

with prospective 3PLs

• Managed inventory of approximately 1300 total SKUs at six warehouses.

• Implemented cost savings procedures that save company a minimum of $250,000 yearly.

• Handled 5.5% increase in data processing workload while trimming labor hours by 1%.

• Managed a customer base of 55,000 customers, 100 gift sales reps, 45 book trade reps, and 100+ authors.

• Presented training seminars on Performance Review Appraisal Process to management members.

• Coordinated product receivings between the Production Dept. and the fulfillment warehouse.

• Developed and implemented departmental procedures resulting in minimized costs, improved efficiency, and increased productivity.

Waldenbooks Norridge, Illinois

Store Manager, March 1996 - August 1998

• Had multi-unit management experience.

• Oversaw 17 kiosks for 6 months during 1997 holiday

season ($1.1 million operation) in addition to managing a staff of

10-15 people in a $1.5 million volume store.

• Achieved 3% increases to sales plan, 2% increases to

LY sales, and 11% increases to Preferred Reader sales

in both fiscal 1996 and 1997.

• Responsibilities included: achieving sales and

Preferred Reader goals, coordinating and maintaining all

operational and organizational procedures in store, and

staff training and development.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Sourcebooks, Inc. Naperville, Illinois

Integration Manager, August 2013-August 2014

• Directed all phases of the integration of a fifteen person company into the parent company

• Collaborated with cross-functional staffs to coordinate the logistics and technical requirements

• Managed inventory purchase and replenishment during and after integration.

EDUCATION

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois

Bachelor of Science, May 1992

Major: Marketing Minor: Psychology

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