VALUE My Skills represent a highly successful track record in Sales, Marketing, Management, Inventory Control, Purchasing, and Logistics. My experiences have given me the opportunity to make profitable contributions in a number of functional areas. A key element in each success has been a drive for improvement, coupled with effective communicative, operational skills and team building.
EXPEREINCE: Cabinets 2000 LLC Norwalk
Purchasing/Materials Manager Sept. 2019 – Oct 2020
Porsche Experience Center Carson
Driving Coach June 2018 - Present
Alpha Enterprises Alisio Viejo
Independent Sales Sept. 2017 – Present
Commercial Custom Seating Garden Grove Ca.
Purchasing Manager Nov. 2014 - Sept. 2017
Vinculums Services Inc. Irvine, Ca.
Purchasing Manager Jan.2013 - Oct. 2014
California Timberline Inc. Oct. 2011 - Jan. 2013
Timber Mountain Hardwoods Inc. 2001 to 2011
Heritage Hardwoods Inc. 1999 to 2001
Territory Manager / Sales
Kushwood Mfg. Ontario CA.
Director of Purchasing 1994 to 1999
Accomplishments:
Provide Strategic and tactical leadership in purchasing, materials management, inventory conrol, Team devlopment.
Negotiated details of MM contracts and payments, Drive cost reduction by guiding procurement and acounting teams.
Monitored market conditions, product innovations, Market Flucuations, Comondity pricing.
Recommend needed systems and resources to support continued growth across divisions. Streamlining operations, controlling “Growth Expense”.
Worked with Accounts Payable on AP strategy with purchases and C level accountability
Develop processes and procedures around warehousing and inventory control for production support, maintaining inventory cost to sales ratio.
Developed Inventory control protocols, Identified, implemented a preliminary process/system for RFDS Review, Proper, and complete material identification, maintaining local warehouse stock with all needed materials.
Worked specifically with GC’s, inside and outside delivery companies, to maximize profitability, Timeliness and Quality of work
Work with Legal and Insurance representatives updating MSA
Proficient in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
What my Resume does not tell you…
I have many successful years working and learning, crafting my experiences into a set of very valuable tools.
Years of successful sales has taught me the importance of exceptional communications skills, that I have used to identify the specific needs of company’s, or more appropriately put, Identify challenges, that I than find solutions to. Taking a more personal approach has enable me to connect to my cliental in a way that has made me part of their business, an invaluable tool in achieving our mutual success.
Purchasing at the highest levels have refined my negotiating skills, taught me the inside of business, the need for details, processes, procedures, accounting, and a thorough understanding of P&L. Understanding the critcal importance of internal communications, identifing and crafting company culture.
My analytical skills have been fundamental in my success in streamlining operations to create the efficiency organizations need, yet never losing the primary goal of exceeding the customers’ expectations, either in product or service while maintaining the ultimate in profitability.
My Performance Driving Instructing has illistrated to me, that the benefit of sharing ones “Passion”, Energy, and Excitement in what we do, can greatly enhance our experiences together.
Today I search for an organization of highly talented, focused, ethically driven individuals where I can ply my expertise, contributing to the overall success while at the same time continuing my learning and personal growth.
Professional / Personal References
BART VAN AARDENNE
Chairman of the Board
Vinculums Services Inc., Irvine
NORM ALEXANDER
CFO/COO Olliclip,
Huntington Beach
RON HOEFER
OWNER / CEO
Milestone Insurance, Irvine
JASON BROWN
Director of Business Development
Sierra Pacific
WEST ALLEN Retired 951-***-****
GABRIELLE BARTOLON
Educator San Diego Zoo/ Dana Point Marine Institute
Daughter