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Purchasing Manager Customer Service

Location:
Calwa, CA, 93725
Salary:
75000
Posted:
January 22, 2025

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Resume:

Stan Spence

559-***-****

*************@*****.***

Key Skills

Customer Service

System Implementation

Verbal and Written

Communication

Problem-solving

Purchasing Opportunity

identification

Reading blueprints

Professional Summary

Experienced purchasing manager with a proven track record of develop and execute strategic sourcing initiatives, resulting in 15% annual cost savings. Skilled in vendor negotiations, contract management, and cross-functional collaboration to drive efficiency and optimize expenditures across multiple categories. Trained subordinates to develop and improve their skills.

Education

1999

APICS Management Course

With Certificates

1986-1987

Fresno State College

1985-1986

Sacramento State College

1981-1984

Riverdale High School

With Diploma

Experience

Purchasing Manager /Inventory

Commercial Manufacturing Fresno, CA

2007 - Present

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for finished goods inventory, making sure to maintain min/max levels to avoid any outages.

• Evaluating current vendors and sourcing new vendors with bidding requests.

• Providing total follow-up on all orders, from the time the order is placed until it is received.

• Trained buyers and assisted administration when

questions arise from the supplier’s invoices.

• Trained buyers to purchase and source components from local and international manufacturers distributors.

• Oversaw cycle and annual inventory count ameliorating excess or inadequate from 20% to 9.1%.

• Negotiated new contacts with international vendors resulting in a saving of $25,000 -$38,000 yearly.

• Negotiate facility repair contracts and/or warranties.

• Initiated blanket orders to secure long-term price advantages.

• Special assistant to the Company President.

Material Planning Manager

SWF Machinery Reedley Ca.

2001-2006

Responsibilities include:

• Supervised Shipping & Receiving, Stockroom

• Facilitated regular cycle counts and tracked inventory levels.

• Formulated various reports which included negative reports, inventory level reports, job order and purchase order reports, and sales backlog reports.

• Maintain consignment stock.

• Directed Purchasing and Materials departments for entire facility.

• Assisted team leaders in regard to manufacture job orders, material issues, purchase orders and backlog.

Spare Parts/Fab Warehouse Supervisor

Upright Inc Selma Ca.

1996-2001

Responsibilities include:

● Coordinate the daily operation of spare parts warehouse with a 1.6-million-dollar inventory of over 4600 parts; was able to maintain a 95% accuracy.

● Directed the performance of a staff of 17 to maximized the efficiency of the warehouse.

● Responsible for staffing and training of all warehouse personnel.

● Coordinate with other departments to have all parts on hand when needed.

● Assisted in yearly budget.

● Coordinate the daily production needs for 8 production lines which includes fabrication parts, flame-cut, machine parts, purchase parts and manufactured parts needed to produce a weldment.

● Responsible for 4 million dollars of inventory in the Fab warehouse.

Communication

Ran departments using Vista accounting system on IBM AS/400, and used Made to Manage Software. Assisted with conversion to and implementation of Global shop ERP system in 2019, Microsoft Office. Professional References

Tom Harrison, General Manager

****@*************.***

559-***-****

Adrienne Vance, Office Manage

****@*************.***

559-***-****

Nick Alwood, Engineering Manager

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559-***-****



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