Manager Sales

LARRY SCHWARTZ

**** ********* ***.

MIDLAND, **703, Texas, US

Mobile Phone: 432-***-****

Secondary Phone: 432-***-****

E-mail: is5gun@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking challenging and aggressive opportunity, utilizing current and past skills while

gaining new expertise to further enhance career development in purchasing or inventory

coordinator.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Chief Procurement Manager

3/2011 To 11/2012

Milford Pipe & Supply / Midland, TX

1. Charge of purchasing and inventory for all Polyethylene pipe, and parts, of 6 stores.

2. Computer input of all A/P invoices, and investigating differences.

3. Create new programs for projects up and coming, such as Bar Code Scanning,

input ordering min-max of products, receiving procedures and warehouse operations.

4. Review prior day sales for any discrepancies, and to evaluate restocking purchases.

5. Charge of 12 employees.

6. Review stock of items verse sales. I had to investigate inventory discrepancies and see

if product was ever billed.

Store Manager

7/2009 – 2/2011 Elite

Collectables & More, LLC / Midland, TX

Retail Store

Charge of total operations from customer service, purchasing, inventory, advertising,

bookkeeping, and sales. Keeping a positive atmosphere among customers and employees.

Inventory Control Manager

9/ 2007 – 5/ 2009

Weatherford LLC | Odessa, TX

Manufacturing – Oil Field

Responsible for the entire inventory of three plants. Such as the pumping units and parts

for: Manufacturing, Remanufacturing and Refurbish. Purchasing of housing of wristpins

from two manufactures. I also do inventory for a subdivision in Hobbs, NM. I work close

with a total of nine plants by relieving them of inventory when requested. Monthly

queries of three ledger sales to all nine plants.

1.Compiles data from sources such as contract, purchase orders, invoices, requisitions,

and accounting reports, then writes, types or enters information into computer to maintain

inventory, purchasing, shipping or other records.

2.Compiles stock control records and information such as consumption rate,

characteristic of items in storage, and current market conditions, to determine stock

supply and need for replenishment.

3.Prepare requisitions, orders or other documents for purchasing or requisitioning new or

additional stock items.

4.Replenish inventory as required by production schedules and or customer orders while

minimizing inventory and carrying cost.

5.Verify clerical computations against physical count of stock and adjusts errors in

computation or count, or investigate and report reasons for discrepancies.

6.Compile information on receipt or disbursement of goods and computes inventory

balance, price, and cost.

7.Efficient in JD Edwards - One Source

Buyer

3/ 2006 - 3 /2007

GE Oil & Gas | Odessa, TX

Manufacturing – Oil Field

Responsible for purchasing of all inventory for repairs on Compressors and Turbines,

supplies and capital goods for the company including negotiating price, delivery and

credit terms. Evaluates vendors and determines most cost-effective inventory and

recorder levels. 1.Buy according to established company policies and procedures.

2.Maintain rapport and good working relationships with vendors. 3.Work closely with

Engineering/Quality Control personnel to assure vendor quality is consistent with

company standards. 4.In the effort of establishing a better result in our business, I had to

source outside our normal realm of suppliers.

Merchandise Manager

3 /2005 – 3/ 2006

Linens-N-Things | Midland, TX

Retail

Responsible for establishing and maintaining Guest Services. I overseen and was

accountable for the operation of 30,000 plus square foot retail store with an annual

volume of $4.5 to 5.5 million. Ensuring maximum sales and profitability through

merchandising, inventory control, expense control, people development, human resources

management and managing operating costs and shrinkage. 1.Analyze and measure

business trends; develop and implement plans to maximize sales and meet or exceed

goals and objectives. 2.Ensure appropriate merchandise stock level, merchandise

adjacencies and presentations; signing, and assortment in all departments; ensure selling

floor is adequately stocked. 3.Review department/store trends and recommend and

initiate changes for maximizing goals and objectives.

ASSISTANT MANAGER

3 /1997 - 3 /2005

BEST BUY STORES | Midland, TX

Retail

1)Assistant Manager for the #1 retailer of electronics and software in the nation.

2)Have supervised other departments as well, due to ability to train and motivate

employees to bring at risk departments to top of company rankings.

3)Have shown consistent leadership in audio, video, digital imaging and media

departments.

Assistant Manager

5 /1990 - 3 /1997

WAL-MART SUPERCENTER STORES | Midland, TX

Retail

1) Assistant Manager over 400 associates in a wide range of disciplines and

different sections of the store on six-month rotations.

2) Possess ability to interact with customers to affect a top-notch shopping

experience, as well as motivate associates to provide a pleasant work place

3) Would oversee the flow of product throughout the store, interacted with

vendors and sales people, in short, instrumental in the full functioning of a

supercenter store.

Buyer

1/ 1987 – 2/ 1990

Bayless Markets | Phoenix, AZ

Grocery Retail

1)Responsibilities included, but not limited to: service levels, special revenues,

ad funds, selected items for weekly ads, mandatory display and activity and interviewed

sales reps concerning new items.

2)Personally accomplished the realignment of frozen and dairy product mix to better

reflect industry trends and opportunities for a net result of an increase in volume of sales:

20-25%; increased department profit by 30%.

3)Merchandising responsibilities included: location of products at store level, create

impulse buying opportunities; was responsible for purchase of more than 1,500 items for

54 Bayless Stores, 4 franchise stores and 7warehouse accounts.

Buyer

4 /1976 – 12/ 1986

SAFEWAY, INC. | Phoenix, AZ

Grocery Retail

1) Warehouse procurement analyst in charge of Frozen, Perishables, Candy/

Tobacco and Grocery items.

2) Responsibilities included purchasing products for the distribution center

and 71 retail stores; forward buying on special merchandise and inventory

control.

3) Re-directed Safeway's qualifying co-op advertising page toward becoming

a sub-feature promotional program, which tripled manufactureer contributions

toward Safeway's advertising revenues, with a resultant increase in featured

product sales contributions by 46%.

4) Developed theme sale programs which increased overall category volume category

volume by 27%.

EDUCATION

Associate Degree,

9/1970 – 6/1972

New York City College |

Business Associates Degree

SKILLS

Microsoft Office 2000, XP, Excel, Word, Oracle, SSP5,

JD Edwards, and POR.

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