KEITH WRIGHT

Dawsonville, Georgia ***** • 770-***-**** • ady2x9@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

High-performing Purchasing Agent with 15+ years of experience managing commodities across multiple industries: agricultural, food retail, to IT products. Confident in handling multiple commodities simultaneously. Willing to travel to suppliers as necessary. Committed to working as a team, as well as continuous improvement.

Key Skills

Inventory Control Data Analyst Forecasting People Leadership

Kaizen (Efficiency) Customer Relations Pricing Invoice Reconciliation

Report Creation Scheduling Soft Skills New software integration Experience

Purchasing Agent, Kubota, Gainesville, GA May 2022 – Present

• Responsible for approximately $12 million in purchases per year.

• Create requisitions for proto-type parts, parts that need immediate attention that have the potential of shutting down the lines.

• Review Red Line, Parts Problem and Negative MRP reports to identify potential part shortages and take corrective action, to ensure production is not delayed.

• Update Critical Issues and Vendor Operational logs with anything of significance that will hinder the production and or appearance of the finished product.

• Review expedited and de-expedited reports to ensure inventory follows the “just-in-time” inventory model.

• Work with the Parts Quality team, and Vendor Account Rep to discover the root cause of a part being rejected by our Parts Quality team, and determine the necessary action to take to correct the issue at hand.

• Reconcile invoices as required.

• Request quotes and determine which vendor will be the best fit for a unit. Could be based on cost, lead times, weather ability, or any other host of factors.

• Conduct supplier visits once a year or more per supplier to show support and work on any opportunities that may be affecting Kubota’s supply chain. This can include conducting. a Kaizen efficiency audit.

• Periodically walk the assembly line to speak/listen with line personnel to see if they have any ideas on how to make the line more efficient and or safer. Continue to the next page.

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Experience continued

Buyer, Accu-Tech, Alpharetta, GA August 2016 – August 2020 March 2007 - August 08/2015

• Purchased north of $20 million annually for 5 branches.

• Created purchase orders based on daily, weekly, and special buy reports.

• Worked with suppliers on achieving the lowest cost of products, through competitive bidding, tier pricing, and or change of terms.

• Facilitated excess returns, and damaged, and defective material.

• Tracked all purchase orders every week.

• Reconciled invoices as needed.

• Communicated delays, recalls, shortages, and solutions to resolve the issue at hand with the sales team.

• Reported to the Non-Stock Manager and Director of Purchasing. Accomplishments:

• Awarded two Presidential Circle awards for going above and beyond.

• Annually saved the company over $20,000 by reducing excess inventory, having shipping charges credited back to the company, and ordering at free freight levels. Purchasing Manager, Summit Systems, Buford, GA December 2015 – June 2016

• Managed a department with a purchasing volume of $15 million a year.

• Reconciled invoices.

• Conducted quarterly review of Buyer's performance.

• Created a bidding environment where vendors openly competed against one another, by either reducing unit costs or offering more favorable terms.

• Returned excess inventory vendors quarterly. If excess was refused, we would sell the excess product on social media platforms.

Accomplishments:

• Successfully negotiated a contract with a "Smart Board" vendor. That resulted in saving the company $138,000 annually.

• Created a central return material authorization process; by having products stored in one location and labeled as such. Reduced "lost and forgotten" inventory. Continued to the final page.

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Experience continued

Buyer, NDCP, Duluth, GA August 2015 to 12/2015

• Forecasted, created, and adjusts purchase orders for 7 distribution centers; while being mindful of marketing campaigns, seasonality, pending inclement weather, and or local events that may affect local inventory requirements.

• Met with suppliers to address opportunities, and concerns, and collaborate as a team to determine the best courses of action to take to achieve the desired outcome.

• Monitored inventory movements and recommended actions to take on poor-performing items.

Accomplishment:

• Reduced damage to inbound products by over 50%, by having inflatable cushions used on less-than-truckload orders. Saved time and money by cutting out resupply orders.

• Created emergency purchase orders to increase bottled water inventory ahead of two hurricanes. As a result, stores were in a better position to serve customers. Education

Emergency Medical Technician, Medix – Smyrna

Attended Jefferson State Community College - Birmingham, AL Private Pilot, Peachtree Dekalb Flight Academy - Atlanta, GA End

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