High School Business Administration

Stoney Browning

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Objective

Highly motivated and experienced buyer seeking to leverage ability to motivate and inspire others by aligning with organizational strategy and vision, utilizing timely decision making, capturing the greatest value and developing exceptional talent in a leadership role Education

Auburn University, 12/2002, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Alabama Southern Community College, 05/2000, Associates in Liberal Arts Excel High School, 05/1991, Advanced Diploma

Skills & Strengths

Efficient self-starter

Integrity, respect, humility are strongest virtues

Attention to detail

Works with a high sense of urgency

Motivation and inspiration of others

Almost six years of experience in storeroom/purchasing space

Experience dealing with MRO parts and inventory and service contracts

Over fifteen years of experience with inventory optimization and PO execution in AS8, Ariba, MDM, MP2, DART, SAP and AS400 systems combined

Skilled in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Powerpoint and Outlook

Experienced in price negotiation with suppliers

Creates cycles of mutual benefit with internal and external customers

Alignment with all Koch’s Guiding Principles

Realizing my potential and self-actualization

Stewardship and complying with safety regulations Employment

Georgia Pacific, Monticello, MS, August 2019 – Present / Buyer Role

Very active with AST objectives and data collections

Engages AST vision when issuing contracts and purchase orders

Regularly attends weekly CNC staff meetings

Ensures areas of responsibility within the mill is supported via timely contracts, competitive bidding and purchase orders

Supports weekend duty when scheduled and voluntarily

Reconciles EIM (Enterprise Invoice Management) invoices

Manages Ricoh printer capability throughout the mill

Negotiates agreements and payment terms with suppliers

Directs lowest bidding supplier to enter a discounted proposal within Ariba during an event to capture cost savings

Manages competitive bidding process

Helps suppliers obtain an acceptable Isnetworld grade for safety purposes

(engages safety leader when applicable)

Works within systems to have reliable data for timely decision making

Seeks discount and cost avoidance opportunities continuously

Regularly attends procurement knowledge share meetings

Monitors supplier performance to ensure improvement and value creation to eliminate risk

Georgia Pacific, Monroeville, AL, October 2016-August 2019/ Storeroom Leader Role

Solved invoice exceptions in DART and reconciled the variances while working with buyers and vendors

Optimized inventory with over 90% accuracy each month

Wrote off obsolete inventory and over-max inventory and sold back to vendors at optimal cost

Negotiated costs with vendors while staying within contract compliance parameters

Worked on saving costs by using every avenue and resource available

Managed vendor performance at every opportunity

Knowledgeable of SAP and data processing in our business systems

Experienced in the use of DART, SAP, MP2, MDM, Outlook, Microsoft Office

Knowledgeable of our local and national contracts

Handled almost every aspect of the MRO item ordering process

Eliminated accrual liabilities at every opportunity

Adhered to Georgia Pacific’s Guiding Principles

Aaron’s, Monroeville, AL January 2015-October 2016 / Account Manager/Product Technician

Responsible for keeping customer accounts up to date via phone calls and field visiting

Delivered products and services

Skilled in handling customer lease agreements by closing them

Repossessions when necessary

Kept account numbers at optimal levels because Aaron’s is a numbers-driven business

Product technician duty by displaying and explaining each product to the customer

Serviced the products for customers after the sale Sales Ford, Monroeville, AL June 2013-January 2015 / Salesman

Maintained daily sales records and sent daily/weekly reports to manager

Excellent customer service skills while developing strong customer relationships

Handled all customer follow ups

Developed relationships to have repeat sales and to expand a strong customer base

Created promotional marketing strategies to stimulate sales growth Standard Furniture, Frisco City, AL February 2003-May 2013 / Department Leadsman

Raw material inventory optimization

Allocated jobs to case side builders

Worked in laminating department

Expeditor of parts used to build each bedroom suite

Operated forklift

Leadman over case side builders and panel saw department for five years

Router machine set up and operator

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