Materials Management / Purchasing
Resume:
Mark O'Connell
**** *********** *****, *********, ******** 60050
****.************@*****.***
Areas of Focus: Material Management, Purchasing, Inventory Control, Production Scheduling
Qualifications Profile
Versatile, highly skilled, and dedicated professional with comprehensive experience in the areas of product management, procurement,
material management, supply and account administration, and business operations. Excel in developing tactical initiatives to drive
operational efficiencies. Demonstrate effectiveness in collaborating with all professional levels to guarantee timely completion of
assigned tasks. Exemplify adeptness in administering major projects while executing innovative and cost-effective strategies to obtain
optimal results.
Areas of Expertise
Purchasing ~ Needs Assessment ~ Project Administration ~ Inventory and Contract Management
Continuous Process Optimization ~ Regulatory Compliance ~ Strategic Planning and Implementation
Conflict Resolution ~ Staff Training and Development ~ Interpersonal Collaboration and Relations
Relevant Experience
Grainger - Corporate
Sourcing Specialist 2006–Present
Employ excellent interpersonal skills in interacting with assigned customers and suppliers during transactions; as well as in
cultivating and maintaining current and potential supplier relationships
Offer key insights in developing the department’s systems and processes.
Conduct systematic research on appropriate information to resolve complex internal and external customer concerns.
Provide strategic purchasing and pricing decisions in accordance with customer needs, market and competitor conditions, product
specifications, supplier strategy, and business policy.
Adeptly determine product and services sources to ensure timely response to customer requests.
Oversee proper product selections, matches, and alternatives with the lowest cost.
Lead negotiation with suppliers and coordination of pricing logic to internal partners.
Utilize strategic cost and price analysis initiatives in soliciting and assessing proposals.
Implement standard work processes and tools toward the enhancement of company’s customer experience.
Guarantee the provision of top-quality customer service and improvement of success rate through regular customer communications to
determine and resolve various issues.
Maintain close coordination with all stakeholders on status, pricing logic, and decisions as well as partnership with internal and
external business partners.
Career Highlights:
Played a key role in maximizing earnings by obtaining products with focus on total customer opportunity and gross profit (GP) and
revenue balancing.
Contributed in meeting service metrics and productivity for the attainment of business key performance indicators (KPIs).
Showed exemplary negotiating skills in taking charge of more complex opportunities which led to revenue increase and market share
expansion.
Executed numerous projects which were consistently featured in Grainger's companywide Town Hall Meeting and implemented throughout the
company.
Home Depot - Volo, IL
Mill Work Specialist 2001–2006
Spearheaded millwork operations related to building trades, print takeoffs, and window or door design.
Cultivated and maintained productive relationships with clients, vendors, and industry specialists.
Career Highlights:
Successfully achieved ranking in the top 99th percentile of sales employees nationwide.
Earlier Positions Held:
Illinois Secretary of State - Woodstock, IL
Assistant Manager
Leuco Tool - Ingleside, IL
Inside Sales Specialist
Motorola - Harvard, IL
Materials Manager
Solar Corporation - Libertyville, IL
Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) Buyer
Orval Kent Food Company - Wheeling, IL
Purchasing Agent
Other Experience
Century 21 - Libertyville, IL
Realtor
Education
Coursework in Marketing - Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
Technical Acumen
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) Microsoft Publisher Microsoft Access Microsoft Works SAP C++ Programming AS400
Systems 20-20 Design Various Propriety Software
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