Aaron Cote

Buyer/Purchasing Agent/Operations/Logistics

Conover, NC 28613

adyedz@r.postjobfree.com

+1-828-***-****

Air Force Veteran - Honorable Discharge/Secret Clearance Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Product Data Management Specialist/Costing

Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams - Taylorsville, NC

September 2021 to March 2023

• Create sku setups along with entering their data into our data management system.

• Update current system data from departments such as Purchasing (vendor cost), Accounting (roll up) and Shipping (freight).

• Assist with building product cost sheets on new items with BOM’s to forecast product cost upon release for upcoming seasons.

Logistics/Shipping Manager

Sonder Living USA - Hickory, NC

December 2019 to October 2020

• Manage shipping data from 3 warehouses (2 in North Carolina/1 in California) to continue to quicken shipping times across the US and Canada

• Review outgoing documents and closed orders daily in operations system from 2 Logistics Coordinators working for the Logistics Manager

• Work with carriers to resolve any shipping delays to customers (LTL/White Glove/Small Packages) and expedite or change carriers when needed

• Coordinate and communicate rate schedules with primary carriers and be knowledgeable of additional freight costs

• Review freight billing and reconcile any over pays or short pays between carriers accounts payable and corporate accounting

• Request special shipment quotes from carriers when needed

• Submit packing list/bill of lading/commercial invoice documentation to warehouses when needed

• Assist with inventory and make adjustments when necessary Purchasing/Production Controller/Logistics - Local Factory Resource Decor (Subsidiary of Sonder Living) - Hickory, NC April 2019 to November 2019

• Production scheduling for all US made upholstery products

• Purchasing agent/primary contact for all local factory materials

• Vendor resourcing controller and contact for better costing to include coordinating drawings and managing timelines

• Consulted/worked with overseas locations on forecasting materials needing to be acquired or those to cease based on sales and discontinued products

• Updated Quickbooks (purchasing/paying vendor invoices) and D365 (close manufacturing job runs to initiate customer invoices)

• Coordinated with Accounting, Manufacturing and Sales to verify orders were filled correctly with the correct product, audited vendor invoices and confirmed the correct items were shipped

• Assisted in monthly inventory control counts including discrepancy cycle counts Senior Buyer/Purchasing Agent

Baker Interiors Furniture Group - Connelly Springs, NC 2017 to March 2019

• Buyer for both Baker and McGuire Furniture Product Lines to include New Product Development as well as vendor resourcing for better costs/quality - coordinate drawings, costing and timelines needed

• Used systems forecasting to order finished goods and components for production work orders

• Setup of new vendor accounts and updating purchase order dates after confirmation receipt

• Monitor vendors invoicing with purchase order closure by inventory receipt as well as coordinating payments by accounting to vendors

• Coordinate incoming shipments for production schedules

• Teams with quality group for product improvements and reporting of vendor issues using SCARS docs Inventory Specialist, Purchasing Advisor/Receiving, Returns Controller, Freight Billing/Shipping

Baker Interiors Furniture Group - Hickory, NC

2006 to 2017

Hickory, NC

Inventory Specialist, Purchasing Advisor/Receiving, Returns Controller, Freight Billing/Shipping

• Maintained approximately $21 million in made to stock and custom order furniture and parts inventory within a 252,000 sq ft warehouse containing 6 receiving and 6 shipping docks

• Controlled inventory by moving product between warehouse locations for inspections, failed blocked stock or scrapping stock from inventory against applicable company account codes

• Verified incoming purchase order product and quantities with warehouse associates, process receipts, create product labels and notify purchasing of any discrepancies from vendors

• Generated reports on locations and transactions of inventory stock; resolving misplaced stock issues

• Managed direction and transaction processes of returned product to the distribution center repair office or to originating factory producing the product with all paperwork as the Inventory Returns Coordinator

• Processed pick lists, packing lists and bills of lading for shipping to include transfer labels to our secondary Retail Showroom and Store System for our 23 national showroom locations from CA to NY

• Processed freight calculations for non system shipments while invoicing and billing for external system shipments within our company fleet. Approvals were also maintained for outside prepaid carrier invoices on an invoice processing website.

• Directly involved in two separate Kohler Company consolidation initiatives; Implementation of Oracle to SAP in February 2014 and the consolidation of our sister company McGuire from San Francisco, California, in February 2015. A vital part of the software transition teams for inventory, receiving, purchasing, freight and shipping with great success and minimal effects to operations within the warehouse and case goods/ upholstery factories.

Forms Developer/Programmer & Resource Coordinator

ATX Forms - Fort Pierce, FL

1997 to 2006

• Created a grid within Microsoft Excel in the design of the first Optical Character Reader (OCR) forms to be used for the state of Louisiana; the first state to test optical reader data form scanning

• Programmed and designed income tax form templates in Microsoft Excel for the company's tax software program supporting contracts such as H & R Block

• Assisted in creating ads, placing ads and testing for job applicants

• Coordinated employee benefits program

• Purchased supplies and maintained corporate purchasing accounts and credit cards

• Managed building maintenance requests and projects while utilizing local contractors when necessary Division Logistics Manager

United States Air Force - Hanscom AFB, MA

1991 to 1996

• Procured lab resources using GSA contracts and military authorized cards, inventoried military equipment; including bench stock, electronic components, special liquids/gases, special machined project parts in support of NASA/Geophysics Research

• Maintained division equipment technical orders manuals; updates of repair procedures and guidelines

• Managed division travel orders, time card systems and assisted with all other logistical operations United States Air Force

1988 to 1996

Mission Capable Controller

3rd Supply Squadron, Clark AB

1990 to 1991

Philippines

• Requisitioned and shipped inventory to and from other joint military bases around the world while monitoring the high priority aircraft and transportation equipment parts for direct flight line delivery in a high stress environment; most parts needed within 48 hours to maintain pacific defense operations

• Researched, acquisitioned and procured worldwide assets from fully active bases, Air Force Reserve bases and depots for Pacific military bases; operating as the primary base supplier for Desert Shield/ Desert Storm aircraft activities and missions

Document Control Clerk

64th Supply Squadron - Reese, TX

1988 to 1990

• Quality controlled and processed source documents for all equipment and supplies, base wide

• Monitored past due document reports and trained new personnel on the document processing systems Other Accomplishments to Note

• Several military individual annual and quarterly board awards, accommodations of both individual and group medals

• Enlisted for 8 years and completed service with an Honorable Discharge/Secret Security Clearance Education

Bachelors in Supply Chain Management

Appalachian State University - Boone, NC

April 2023 to Present

Associates in Business

Catawba Valley Community College - Hickory, NC

2011 to December 2016

Skills

• Purchasing

• Leadership

• Forecasting

• Negotiation

• Materials Management

• Sourcing

• Supervising experience

• Inventory control

• Supply chain management

• Analysis skills

• Vendor management

• ERP systems

• Microsoft Excel

• Production planning

Military Service

Branch: United States Air Force

Rank: E-5

Certifications and Licenses

Purchasing & Materials Mgmt - Northeastern University (Boston, MA) October 1994 to April 1996

Contained 10 classes to include JIT Manufacturing & Materials Management.

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