Purchasing Control Agent position

JOHN PIENIAZEK

*** ***** ******* ***. ***** Park, Illinois 60181

Summary • 28 years of progressive and diversified experience in purchasing and inventory control management, contract negotiations, cost control, sourcing, warehouse operations, inside sales and supplier relations.

• Proven abilities in employee supervision, personnel selection.

• Both production and operational planning with a concern for cost control.

• Analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills. Served as Safety committee chairman.

• Experience in AS400, SFD, Microsoft Excel and Word.

Experience

MIDLAND PAPER CO. Wheeling, Il

Senior Buyer

• Responsible for purchases of $30 million annually. 3600 purchase orders processed annually.

• Maintained inventories for 8 distribution facilities throughout Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

• Worked closely with accounts payables to resolve cost discrepancies.

• Worked closely with inside and outside sales groups to obtain customers forecasts so to best service customer requirements and manage inventories for optimum profitability.

• Built and maintained excellent vendor relations.

UNISOURCE WORLWIDE Itasca, IL

Senior Buyer (rehired)

• Maintained inventories for 6 distribution facilities throughout Illinois, Wisconsin.

• Worked closely with accounts payables to resolve cost discrepancies.

• Worked closely with inside and outside sales groups to obtain customers forecasts so to best service customer requirements and manage inventories for optimum profitability.

• Built and maintained excellent vendor relations.

• Worked closely with item maintenance and price book coordinators to insure accurate prices and item information,

RUSSELL FIELD PAPER CO. Lemont, Il

Purchasing/Materials/Inventory Control Mgr.

• Responsible for management of all inventories concerning 14 facilities nationwide (10 distribution centers and 4 converting facilities).

• Purchased and maintained optimum service via methods of distribution and inventory control.

• Purchase from Foreign and Domestic manufacturers/distributors. Negotiate contract pricing, source and establish new product lines, consignment programs.

• Worked closely with inside and outside sales groups to obtain customers forecasts so to best service customer requirements and manage inventories for optimum profitability.

UNISOURCE WORLDWIDE Itasca, Il

Team Lead/Midwest region (1996-1999 restructured position)

• Responsible for all coated paper purchases for Midwest region (Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota’s.

• Maintain inventory levels for 7 distribution facilities servicing 150 outside and 85 inside sales representative.

Inventory Analyst/ Midwest region (1993-1996 restructured position)

• Analyzed the sales of all products and product lines (42,000 items) for all distribution facilities.

• Insured all rebate and incentive programs were meet.

• Worked closely with all General and Sales Managers, purchasing groups to insure corporate inventory goals were meet.

• Travel to distribution facilities to build team camaraderie between the Regional facility and Distribution centers.

Purchasing Manager (1991-1993 Merger of Butler Paper and LaSalle Whitaker Paper Co. maintained position thru merger)

• Responsible for purchasing functions for Butler Paper and La Salle Whitaker group.

• Maintained combined inventories for 15,000 items ($15-20 million dollars)

• Maintained vendor relations with 100+ suppliers.

• Improved inventory turns of acquired company from 3.6 to 7.7 over first 12 month period.

• Maintained a fill rate of 98%

• Responsible for the consolidation of products between both companies.

• Implemented a new physical inventory procedure improving accuracy and reducing completion from 2 ½ days to 1 day.

Purchasing/Inventory Control Manager

(1980-1991 Butler Paper Co.- promotion)

• Responsible for all purchasing functions.

• Maintain inventories of 4200 items.

• In charge of Company price catalog and the standardization through out the 85 location nationwide.

• Responsible for the implementation of the company’s first computer system.

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