Supply Chain Inventory Management Buyer Purchasing Procurement Special

HUBERT HILL

**** ********** *****, *************, ******* 30044 404-***-****

Professional Summary

Top performing and highly accomplished professional offering a distinguished career in leading strategies for, logistics, supply chain management, inventory management. Dynamic leader who is adept at researching market demands and coordinating activities to ensure minimal delay. Possess a solid record in transforming and optimizing personnel and resources to increase productivity, manage change and achieve quantifiable results while reducing bottom-line costs. Persuasive communicator and team collaborator skilled at taking complex situations and simplifying them through introduction of new technologies that cut costs while increasing productivity and effectiveness. Proficient in a variety of logistics and supply management software, both proprietary and commercial.

Core Competencies & Assets

Supplier/ Vendor Relation Inventory Implementation Contract Negotiation & Cost Reduction Complex Problem Solving Skills General Management Internal Client Relationship Strategic Planning Alternative Sourcing Product Development Operations Management Business Analysis Process Improvement Expense Control Interpersonal Skills Talent Acquisition Project Management Oracle Financials/Purchasing (10.7 & 11i) Manugistics (Order Management/Monitor/Fulfill) Warehouse Management System Cellular Asset Tracking System.

Technical Proficiency: J.D Edwards JDA SAP Oracle MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint.

Career Contributions:

Successfully managed and executed contracts up to 1 million dollars; managed and monitored spends of over a billion dollars in capital cellular equipment and services.

Served as the intricate part of the Oracle 11i conversion and managed AT&T’s financial system conversion, from J.D. Edwards to Oracle financials 10.7.

Maintained a proven track record of securing high-volume improvements by restructuring business operations and introducing innovative marketing strategies.

Professional Experience

Buyer, Material Control Fischer Connectors, Alpharetta, GA Jul. 2022 - Dec.2024

Key Accomplishment

●Create new purchase orders, schedule per requirements, and revise purchase orders.

●Complete SAP Part creation, validate part settings for each section, checking safety stock levels, and validating average lead-time.

●Assist with weekly count cycle counts to ensure accurate inventory and investigate discrepancies as necessary. Ensure subcontract stock is accurate and reviewed monthly

●Release of subcontracted work orders with associated purchase orders as needed

●Assist with Production Scheduling and Material Planning as required

●Maintain various inventory and purchasing reports.

●Communicate with other departments to address gating items affecting on time deliveries for customer requirements.

●Return discrepant supplier material to supplier and assist QA as needed.

●Place orders with vendors for departmental supplies, inventory, and value added services.

●Assist in locating, evaluating, and auditing new suppliers as required.

Senior Inventory Administrator AT&T, Greater Atlanta Area Jul. 2010 – Sep.2021

(RETIRED)

Key Accomplishment

Develop processes and procedures for inventory control on out-of-stock items to organize the production floor and provide an accelerated distribution process.

Responsible for the administration of inventory planning and materials management functions; Includes inventory planning, master scheduling, materials handling, inventory turnover, customer service levels, stocking decisions, forecasting, and the administrative controls at all distribution facilities.

Maintain excellent written and oral communication skills, problem resolution abilities, and a high level of confidentiality throughout all departments.

Successfully spearhead the operation of company owned and leased warehouses to ensure the effectiveness of inventory management.

Develop and manage supply and demand activities and products across business units.

Implemented and applied procedures that enabled the accurate and timely distribution of products.

Creates and recommends strategies to maximize the effective management of materials.

Assists and contributes in the development of long and short-term objectives to ensure that programs and efforts are direct toward achieving company goals.

Ensures that physical inventory reconciliations, analysis and reporting are accurate and executed within an established timeline.

Performs detail root cause analyses and provides management recommendations for improvement

Senior Buyer AT&T, Atlanta Area Apr. 1999 – Jul. 2010

Key Accomplishment

Worked with suppliers to help mitigate issues/or risks including: on-time deliveries, invoicing and financial risks.

Contributed to the solution of related problems by being able to identify the problem, analyzing information and developing solutions in a timely manner.

Successfully led and managed one-billion-dollar capital account

Ericsson Inc.,

Managed and streamlined purchase orders from process to pay cycle.

Coordinated and developed scripted negotiation for offshore buyers.

Ensured catalog and price agreements are maintained and aggressively managed.

Facilitated and implemented corrective actions to address end users’ behaviors or supplier issues.

Working with internal and external customers and overseas offices, alliance partners, to anticipate their needs, and are assured of their satisfaction in service rendered.

Inventory Administrator AT&T, Indianapolis, IN. Sep. 1996 – Apr. 1999

Key Accomplishment

Ensured inventory control needs are consistently met by improving and developing inventory management processes and procedures.

Conducted meetings with sales, marketing and operations to understand changes in demand levels and recommend changes to product mix and forecast based on collaborative knowledge of demands.

Coordinated and led promotional events with both local business and philanthropies, resulting in effectively generating new business and strengthening community relations.

Facilitated and implemented internal inventory audits and report results and improvement plans to the Directors.

Developed and owned strategic business plans for the business unit as well as tactical execution.

Established and maintained effective working relationships with managers, staff, suppliers and others encountered in the course of work

Developed and implemented strategies to simplify processes, improve accuracy, and improve operating efficiency.

Prior Professional Experience:

Inventory Product Assistant AT&T, Greater Indianapolis IN. 1994 - 1996

Inventory Clerk AT&T, Greater Indianapolis, IN. Area 1993 - 1994

Education

Masters of Science - Supply Chain Management Florida Institute of Technology 2013 - 2015. Graduated.

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