Daniel R. Ramsdell Jr.

acw0y0@r.postjobfree.com

706-***-**** H

706-***-**** M

Professional Summary

I am a purchasing professional currently working in the Walk Ins/Refrigeration industry and have been for nine years. My areas of expertise lie in inventory turn increases, inventory management, contract negotiations, demand planning, capacity modeling, statistical data collection, analysis and training.

Professional Experience

KPS Global, LLC 2006-Present

Senior Planner/Buyer

Train new buyers on use of Sage 100 ERP.

Manage 600 item numbers, inventory, and ordering. Create spreadsheets for forecasting, capacity planning, demand planning, scrap calculation and inventory management

Physical Inventory Leader, overseeing counts, audits, data entry, and reconciliation. Improved accuracy and efficiency of physical counts through new Inventory Workbook, Cycle Counts Workbook, and Ekanban Workbook.

Purchase and manage all raw materials for manufacturing facility, including but not limited to, lumber, metal sheets, metal coil, chemical, plastics extrusions, In an ethical, efficient, and cost effective manner. Improved inventory turns through use of excel workbooks, and people management.

Qualify and establish new vendor relationships, as well as nurture existing alliances. Improved on time deliveries, and on hand stock through negotiation, and vendor relationship management.

Team Member for Walk Ins negotiating major contracts for lumber, fasteners, stainless, aluminum. Improved terms and rebates through negotiation skills.

Extensive creation and use of Microsoft office more especially Excel for a multitude of tasks. Including the computerization of the purchase request process, productivity tracking, capacity modeling, and item forecasting.

Working understanding of Sarbanes/Oxley separation of duties requirements, and business ethics.

Fortier Inc. 2001-2006

Installation Technician

Install Equipment, including but not limited to: Walk In Coolers and freezers, service equipment, cabinets, countertops, shelving and marketing materials.

Responsible for vehicle maintenance, and expense accounting.

Involved extensive travel.

Achievements

Increased and tracked inventory turns to meet Dover metric for first time since inception and since.

Defined production capacity, and requirements through use of Excel spreadsheets.

Automated purchase request system in an otherwise manual inventory management program, increasing inventory turns, and minimizing large gains and losses through sound purchasing principles.

Personal

My hobbies are hunting, fishing, and guitar. I have been married for 26 years. I have 2 children. My daughter is graduating UNG in December 2016, and my son is graduating High School, in 2017. I have an Associate’s Degree in General Studies.

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