Donald Shawn McKinney
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San Antonio, TX 78250 Email: ********@*****.***
Sales & Purchasing
A top-performing Sales and Purchasing Professional seeks to bring expertise in account management and procurement to the table in a management role. Strong expertise in saving millions of dollars in purchasing, budgeting, cost reduction, and inventory management. Purchased over $3M at every position selected for and concurrently reduced supplier and other costs. Highly accomplished in consultative selling and ability to build and maintain relationships.
Areas Of Expertise
• Budget Development
• Equipment Estimations
• Open Order Status Reports
• Competitive Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Cost Optimization
• Customer Relations
• Global Sourcing
• Distribution Management
• Sales
• Material Management
• Strategic Buying
Professional Experience
Valley Goldmine, Purchasing & Sales Manager, San Antonio, TX 2011 – 2012
• Manage all aspects of inventory, including returning defective inventory products, maintaining open –order status reports, and handling cost-optimization.
• Responsible for instituting global sourcing, including distribution management, material management, strategic buying on the global side, and contract negotiation using a combination of cross-cultural skills.
• Analyze all competitor growth and company footprints and use competitive intelligence to advantage when handling distribution, materials sourcing, strategic buying, and all other aspects of purchasing to reduce costs.
• Handle all vendor negotiations, planned and administer marketing budget, and negotiate and communicated with potential fund raising clients.
• Create all purchasing agreements and contracts, negotiated pricing of annual purchases in excess of 2 million, and conduct staff training and evaluations.
• Monitor budgets for expenditure appropriateness and sufficient funds.
• Oversee all electronic, TV and radio media campaigns, including creative strategy, media planning and implementation, and results tracking.
• Plan and manage the directional advertising program for all brands.
• Create and manage all print and direct mail prospect acquisition programs.
ChooseDirect.com, Manager of Sales & Purchasing, San Francisco, CA 2008 – 2011
• Organized concepts and ideas and developed them into new design accordingly, consistently delivering new and marketable designs.
• Sourced materials, negotiating pricing with vendors, and coordinated development of new design and materials, updating lines and creating new collections for imports.
• Supervised design projects for domestic wholesales and national jewelry fairs, managing designs to match price, color, and material sensitive products.
• Oversaw special events designing and all new lines to target various demographic prospective and existing customers.
• Responsible for all processes of design manufacturing, quality control, and material control, monitoring the process of vendors, implementing delivery check processes.
• Overseeing supply ordering under strict budgetary constraints while controlling inventory through shortage and loss prevention initiatives.
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Professional Experience – Continued
DLI, Lackland AFB, Government Purchase Agent (Active Duty Navy), TX 2003 – 2008
• Inventoried supply stock with a net value of $3 million.
• Roles held include: Finance Manager, Supply Manager, Procurement Instructor, Navy Recruiter, Hazmat Manager, Security Manager, and Facility Manager for over 400 rooms, supervising over 40 personnel.
• Supervised facility landscapers, maintenance crew, front desk, and housekeeping personnel.
• Run soup-to-nuts inventory management, handling over $3M in purchasing while simultaneously saving money and reducing top-line expenses for the government..
• Developed bid and proposal specifications, as well as studies and collected data on current market conditions to stay informed on market trends.
Naval Station, Supply & Logistics Management (Active Duty Navy), San Diego, CA 1999 – 2003
• Quality of life coordinator.
• Purchased medical supplies for Balboa hospital - life skills manager.
• Pre/post deployment family counselor.
• Managed hazardous material and waste program.
• Maintained supply inventory.
• Managed a monthly financial ledger of $300,000 with 100% validity.
• Sales and customer service manager for Navy Lodge San Diego.
• Maintained over $4 million budget with no discrepancies.
• Team leader of flying squad.
• Assistant team leader Vessel Board Search and Seizure.
Education & Training
Bachelor of ARTS, Management, American Military University
Certificate Course, Logistics, American Military University
Certificate Course, Sales and Marketing. American Military University
• Currently hold a Secret Security Clearance.
• CPR Qualified “Awarded Silver Life Saving Medal”
• Sexual Harassment Certificate,
• Equal Opportunity Certificate,
• Operational Risk Management Certificate,
• Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Certificate,
• Diversity Certificate
• Predatory Lending Certificate
• Suicide Prevention Certificate
• Drug & Alcohol prevention Certificate
• City of San Antonio Citizen Hero Award.