BRUCE JACOBSEN

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Huntington Station, NY 11746

631-***-**** - ad2sdu@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Highly dependable and dedicated team professional with 15+ years of experience as a Project Manager for displays manufacturing and 30 years in the Purchasing. Committed to ensuring projects stay on schedule, deadlines are met, and projects do not exceed budget. Strong attention to detail, excellent negotiating and communication skills.

EMPLOYMENT

ARRAY MARKETING, INC., Rye Brook, NY

8/06 – 08/23 Display Project Manager

Responsible for making a BOM from engineering drawings, artwork and customer supplied items for manufacturing displays. Source and procure all components to make sure delivery date and make sure it is within budget. Delegate project tasks across departments ensuring that all projects are on schedule. Inform customer on price and delivery of project and give them dates as to when we will need their artwork and other customer’s supplied items to make the delivery. Prepare work plans, summary sheets and production packages for the production team.

APPLE-DORSON SPORTS INC., Ronkonkoma, NY

9/04 – 8/06 Purchasing Manager

Responsible for sourcing and procuring Wilson golf accessories and Rubbermaid closet organizers. Analyze sales history and customer’s supplied forecasts to

forecast future purchases for 900 items. Negotiate price and delivery with overseas and domestic vendors.

ADMIRAL CRAFT EQUIPMENT CORP., Hicksville, NY

4/02 – 6/04 Senior Purchasing Agent

Source new vendors and products for restaurant supplies through internet. Negotiate price with overseas vendors. Update reorder points and maintained minimums and maximums using past sales history. Compute new item list prices and sell prices. Compare company prices to competitors. Manage inventory for (3) warehouses using Tiny Terms (software). Company saving for 2003: $170,000

POP DISPLAYS INC., Woodside, NY

8/97 – 4/02 Senior Purchasing Agent

Procure parts to make complete units working from bill of materials and exploded views. Allocate parts to jobs and monitor inventory using EMS software. Confirmed costs do not exceed estimates. Source new vendors.

Accounts: Loreal, Maybelline, Kodak and Revlon

TECHNICAL SKILLS

EMS software, SAGE software, MAPICS, Tiny Terms software, Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams

EDUCATION

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

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