Customer Service Inventory Control
Resume:
WILLIAM J. BAUER
Williamsburg, VA 23185
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To be a team member of a dynamic corporation where my experience, accomplishments, and proficiency
will offer opportunities for personal contribution..
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
• Diversified management experience with multimillion-dollar manufacturers of consumer, aircraft, automotive products, and printing. Self- motivated leader with strong communication, organization and supply chain skills.
• Thoroughly experienced in all phases of procurement, warehousing, inventory control procedures, and material requirements planning.
• Strong planning, sourcing, negotiation, organization, customer service and team skills.
• Extensive liaisons with customers, marketing, sales, engineering, and vendor management.
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• TQM, JIT, and LEAN experience.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005 to 2023 HII Mechanical, Huntington Ingalls/Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, VA Project Management
Sourcing Representative
Responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and contracting vendors for specialized materials,
equipment, and services. Negotiate and coordinate modifications to contracts to assure material
availability for manufacture. Conduct evaluations of supplier performance, including product quality and compliance with schedule commitments.
2006 – 2013 Williams Sonoma, Williamsburg VA., Sales Associate (Part time, evenings and weekends.)
Processed sales, maintained inventory on sales floor, assisted managers as required.
2005-2006 Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, Va Customer Service Associate. Greeting guests and providing
guests with park information as requested.
1994 to 2004 Vitex Packaging Inc.
Suffolk, VA, Converter of flexible packaging products.
Materials Manager
Responsibilities:
• Direct all activities related to manufacturing planning, inventory control, purchasing (sourcing and negotiating), warehousing, and traffic systems (including export).
Achievements:
• Maintained budgeted inventory levels while attaining 15% increase in sales.
• Decreased costs of both raw and MRO materials. Implemented purchase orders system.
• Coordinated implementation of upgrade to MACOLA system
1977 to 1994 Cooper Industries – Wagner Lighting Division
Hampton, VA;
Automotive Lighting, Aircraft Power Supplies and Readout devices.
Materials Manager – August 5, 1991-1994 Hampton, VA
Responsibilities:
• Directing all activities in the facility related to the order processing, inventory and production control, warehousing, shipping and receiving.
• Sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing all raw materials, capital investments, and maintenance supplies.
• Preparing and recommending annual programs for controlling expenses and operations within such programs.
Achievements:
• Implemented MAC-PAC applications for master scheduling, requirements planning, and inventory control; as well as linking the general ledger with inventory accounting.
• Maintained acceptable inventory levels while attaining a 26% increase in sales for two consecutive years (sales 50 million).
• Maintained warehouse inventory accuracies above 98 %.
• Developed and published policies and procedures for material control and purchasing departments.
• Exceeded annual cost reduction goals by 10%, surpassed budgeted inventory reduction plan by 12%. Economics of material purchases favorable to budget.
• Established maintenance tool crib for supplies.
Materials Manager – 1977-1991 Hazleton and Weatherly, PA
Responsibilities:
• Directed all material control operations in the facilities, maintaining an accurate and efficient flow of materials to production utilizing MRP and JIT. Sourced and negotiated contracts for procurement of materials and equipment.
• Extensive liaison with all facets of marketing and engineering.
• Received Chrysler Pentastar Award.
• Attained MIL-Q-9858A.
• Improved plant safety and efficiency records.
EDUCATION: BS – Accounting
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Rutherford, NJ
OFFICE, WORD, EXCEL, MAC-PAC, MACOLA, NAVISION
AFFILIATIONS: National Association of Purchasing Managers (ISM)
American Production and Inventory Control Society
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