Operations/Purchasing Management

MARK RUSSELL

**** ********** *****, *******, ** 30024

Home: 678-***-**** Cell: 404-***-****

************@**.***

• PROFILE

Highly flexible, motivated manager with strong operations and purchasing experience. Solid background in vendor selection, negotiation and project management. Proven management, organizational and entrepreneurial skills.

• CAREER HISTORY

Entertainment Services, Norcross, Georgia 08/99 - Present

Operations/Purchasing Manager

Responsible for all operational/purchasing functions. Including planning, Inventory control, scheduling and distribution of music and video products. Provide leadership and direction for a staff of 15. Purchasing and vendor selection of both product and services. .

Southeastern Tape Distributors, Alpharetta, Georgia 03/96 - 07/99

Distributor Operations Manager

Responsible for total operation of a music and video wholesaler’s independent distributor program consisting of 26 distributorships nationwide. Including sales, recruiting, purchasing, logistics, marketing, training, customer relations, trade-shows etc.

Credit and Collections Manager 11/94 - 03/96

Head of department charged with credit, collections and all A.R. related issues.

Mark Russell Signs, Sutton, Massachusetts 08/92 - 11/94

Owner

Importing custom-crafted signs from England. Responsible for all sales, marketing, administration and accounting functions.

Milner Business Products, Atlanta, Georgia 03/91 - 06/92

Credit and Collections Manager

Total responsibility for all A.R. issues, customer credit and delinquent account resolution.

Intercept America, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia 09/87 - 01/91

General Manager

Responsible for total operation of a computerized answering service. Management of 35 staff, recruitment, sales and profit and loss . Worked with vice-president to establish operations in Atlanta. Developed internal systems and recruited both sales and supervisory personnel. Company was under financed and the branches (Miami, Atlanta and Dallas) were closed.

ViewLogic Systems, Inc., The Hague, Holland 1986 - 1987

Manager, Sales Administration

Hired to start-up European operations for a Massachusetts based CAD/CAE software company. Established relationships with distributors, vendors, etc.

Cameron Iron Works, The Hague, Holland 1984 - 1986

Head of S.O.P.

Managed department handling customer orders, from quotation to delivery. Liaison between Sales, Engineering and Fabrication departments. Inventory Analysis and control, fabrication scheduling to facilitate J.I.T. delivery of BOP and Wellhead equipment.

Arabian American Oil Company 1980 - 1984

Engineering Aide

Duties included interfacing with project management teams and contractors to ensure efficient flow of technical data to facilitate completion of projects within Saudi Arabia.

Contact this candidate