Inventory Control 1 Onsite
Resume:
Cathy L. Powell
**** – L Ave
Marengo, IA *****
**************@*****.***
WORK HISTORY
February 2017 to present
West Liberty Foods Manager of Maintenance Purchasing and Inventory control
Responsibilities:
● Manage 3 locations, 1 onsite and 2 off site
●Manage team of Maintenance Purchasing and inventory control(2 purchasing, 10 inventory control)
●MRP planning and inventory control.
●Sourcing new vendors for quality and price
●Cost Savings over $1,800,000.00
●Control and minimize Price Variances on over 16,000 sku’s.
●Monitor inventory levels, identify issues and solutions.
●Analyze and forecast material needs.
●Managing relationships with key suppliers and plants to help create efficient production cycles and shipment schedules with a vendor base of 5,000
●Contract negotiations.
●Budget analysis and control
●Contract negotiations
October 2015 - February 2017 Sr. Buyer
Highway Equipment Company
Responsibilities:
●Commodities steel Sr. Buyer(304, 409 and carbon)
●Worked with sales/scheduling to forecast correct material need to meet deadlines.
●MRP planning and inventory control
●Advanced Vendor Relations and qualification control
●Work with engineers on prototype development and vendor qualifications.
●Cost Savings
●Negotiate contract pricing on critical inventory to ensure cost savings and on time delivery.
●Work collectively with upper management/scheduling to ensure correct inventory levels
●Tracking of vendor performance: delivery, quality issues and late shipment.
January 2011 to October 2015 Sr. Buyer
Integrated DNA Technologies, Coralville, IA
Responsibilities:
●International Buyer for Belgium and Singapore
●Monitor overseas shipments to ensure on time delivery.
●US Buyer of spot purchases
●Analyze purchase cost, and integrate cost savings.
●Analyze price variances create new forecasts to meet changing needs.
●Contract negotiations
Nov 2008 – 2010 Operation Manager
Power Line Supply, Williamsburg, IA
Responsibilities:
●A/P accuracies.
●Budget planning for new builds.
●Bidding and sourcing new projects up to 10 million in costs.
●Vendor Relations-customer liaison between vendor and plant locations
●Inventory management control of projects and KON BON inventory items.
●Prophet 21,Inventory/Purchasing Software
SKILLS
_ Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills
_ Strong skills in Microsoft Office
_ Knowledge of Transportation Industry
_ Strong Accounting knowledge
_ QAD, Oracle, ERP knowledge
** Strong communication skills and customer relations
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