Sales Assistant

Andrew Gunst

W**** Town Rd. MM Neosho, Wisconsin, 53059 United States

Phone: 920-***-****

Email: ***********@*****.***

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-gunst-79477973

Summary

Skilled & results oriented Procurement specialist with 5 years of extensive purchasing & procurement experience. Self-motivated professional with strong negotiation/ communication, and analytical skills. Holds a high performing track record of delivering successful results within commodity management and project management.

SKILLS

Indirect Materials (MRO) commodity management

Direct Materials commodity management

Microsoft Office Tools – Adept at pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and Macros

6 Sigma – Green Belt Certified – 2015

Proficient in SAP Ariba and Oracle ERP systems

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Quad Sussex, Wisconsin

Senior Sourcing Specialist May 2019 – Present

Responsible for $10 million of raw materials management for the Packaging division of Quad

Developed Paperboard and Corrugated specific supply chains that resulted in $2 million of cash flow for Quad

Achieved over $2.5 million dollars of documented cost savings between contract negotiation and inventory management

Year-end goal to reduce the Days on Hand (DOH) inventory metric by 60% was achieved by end of Q3

Partnered with sales to develop relationships with vendors for emerging markets within packaging, focusing on sustainability and innovation.

Implemented new SOPs for Customer Service, Purchasing, and Receiving to create an improved, lean and efficient ordering process

Sourcing Specialist Jan 2017 – Apr 2019

Responsible for $25MM of Indirect (MRO) commodities

Documented over $3MM of annual documented cost savings within the first two years in department

Demonstrated cost savings through contract negotiation and use of advanced analytics of spend/usage data within assigned MRO Commodities.

Strategically partnered with internal business leaders; specifically Predictive Maintenance and Production Support, to drive new projects for EBITDA optimization and cost savings

Corporate Trainee / Corporate Trainee Coordinator Jan 2015 – Jan 2017

Rotated through Continuous Improvement, Sales, Order to Cash departments for the first two years with company

Served as one of the company’s Corporate Trainee Program Coordinators from May 2015 – Jan 2017

oResponsible for the coordination of 70-80 Trainees rotating through wide range of Corporate Functions

Madison Golf & Development Watertown, Wisconsin

Assistant Golf Professional / Pro Shop Operations Feb 2008 – Sept 2014

Assisted Head Golf Professional and General Manager in organizing/planning events held at golf course

Exposed to upper-level management and company strategy

Responsible for running Junior Golf Clinics and maintaining positive relations with members & guests

CELA Elementary Pewaukee, Wisconsin

Basketball Coach October 2015 – Present

Head Basketball Coach for CELA elementary for the last five years

EDUCATION

MARANATHA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY Watertown, Wisconsin

Bachelor’s Degree - Business Management, 3.3/4.0 GPA

Academic Achievement Honors 2010-2014 (Dean’s List)

Multi-sport collegiate athlete – Basketball and Golf

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