Experienced Professional

Career Summary

Conscientious, self-motivated professional in the manufacturing and purchasing fields. A team player who is a reliable, hard working employee that works well under pressure with minimum supervision. Proficient in prioritizing and completing tasks in a timely manner, yet flexible to multitask when necessary. Experience has taught adaptability.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SYNGENTA SEEDS, INC. LISLE, IL 2000-2008

Syngenta is a wholesale / distribution company that supplies commercial growers flower and vegetable seed.

BUYER

Position required working knowledge of SAP software, MRP, creating purchase orders, manage inventory, and provide production forecasts. Fostered working relationships with vendors

* Assessed inventory levels, ascertaining purchasing requirements

* Investigated and discovered a time saving function for uploading new pricing into SAP, reducing the job from days to a day.

* Reduced inventory levels by one quarter saving the company 0 .75% of inventory value per month.

* Forecast production needs for specific periods, meeting demand timelines.

* Negotiated special pricing on high priced items to increase margins by as much as 10%

NALCO CHEMICAL, INC. Naperville, IL. 2000-2000

Nalco Chemical a producer of specialty chemicals and services for water and industrial process treatment

LOGISTICS SPECIALIST

Provided purchase orders to third party vendors, worked with logistics to provide on time deliveries.

* Collaborated with Customer Care, assuring clients of superior service

* Acquired SAP training and use

* Mediated transportation issues between carriers and vendors ensuring on time deliveries.

ALLIED LABEL DIECUTTERS, INC. Chicago, IL 1980-1999

Allied was a service company to printers. Supplying complete finishing capabilities such as folding, gluing, and sorting of printed material.

GENERAL MANAGER

Oversaw all aspects of running a small business. Job encompassed production scheduling, personnel issues, quoting, quality control, and operating machinery.

* Initiated the acquisition of automated machinery resulting in a 30 percent increase in productivity.

* Managed 25 plus employees in a production atmosphere.

* Revamped quality control procedures resulting in 15% less customer complaints.

* Mentored employees showing them better ways of doing the job helping them become efficient employees.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.

Supervisory Training

SAP

Microsoft Office

Advance Excel including VBA

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