Planner/Scheduler/Purchasing Manger

Sean E. Sullivan

*** ********** ****, ***********, ** 29301

Cell: 864-***-****

Summary: Experienced procurement and project management professional skilled in managing material and inventory for various hotel construction and furnishing projects. Proven ability to control inventory, develop and oversee operating budgets, and communicate with other departments, vendors, and executive management to ensure project management goals are met. Experience with sourcing suppliers for purchased goods, negotiating contracts including blanket agreements and bulk commodity pricing agreements, and conducting site construction planning.

Education: August, ‘96-May, 2000 Belmont Abbey College

BA- Business Administration

Experience:

Sept. ‘07 – Jan. ‘10 OTO DEVELOPMENT, SPARTANBURG, SC

Purchasing Manager/Project Manager/Planner/Scheduler

• Responsible for purchasing materials and inventory associated with construction and furnishing of chain hotels (i.e., Marriott, Hampton Inn, etc.)

• Managed a yearly construction t budget of $250 million.

• Recommendation and implementation of purchasing policies and procedures internally and among vendors.

• Implement quality improvement initiatives to eliminate potential liability.

• Coordination between manufacturers, construction team and development team to insure timely delivery of materials to maintain project target for completion.

• Negotiate site warehousing and freight costs.

• Inventory control.

• Process change requests and rate adjustments.

• Vendor negotiations.

• Maintain all purchasing records and processing of all project PO’s, invoices, etc.

• Estimated material quantities based on Architectural drawings and field measurements..

• Maintained up to date and accurate material schedule and planned materials accordingly.

Jan. ‘06 – April ‘07 GUARDIAN BUILDING PRODUCTS, GREER, SC

Purchasing / Logistics Manager – Eastern Canada

• Manage inventory for five warehouses in Eastern Canada.

• Review and approve purchase requisitions to maintain the lowest possible inventory levels.

• Evaluate vendors and negotiate for competitive pricing, while maintaining effective, efficient working relationships.

• Continuously search for and negotiate with logistics companies to handle needs of warehouses.

• Track status of orders and facilitate expedition of past due orders.

• Continuously improve processes and procedures to maintain warehouse efficiency.

• Continuously monitor warehouse budgets for compliance.

• Manage warehouse staffing needs to ensure sufficient productivity.

• Established ordering controls.

• Schedule order pick-ups from manufacturers.

• Negotiate freight charges.

• Enforces company purchasing policies and procedures.

• Responsible for P&L of each warehouse.

• Maintained aged inventory and aged invoice reports.

• Reconciled quarterly regional balance sheets.

• Maintained accurate records of assets i.e. equipment, inventory, and vehicles for the companies accounting department.

Feb. ‘04 – Jan. ‘06 BSA INTERNATIONAL, GREENVILLE, SC

Project Manager

• Cold called various market segments requested by the client.

• Increased client visibility in designated markets outlined in the clients contract.

• Achieved and exceeded project goals on a consistent basis.

• Implemented marketing campaigns for Intel, NetGear, Microsoft, HP, Symantec, and IBM Software on a national level.

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• Identified new business opportunities for NetGear, HP, IBM, Microsoft, and Intel.

• Managed various project tasks on a daily/monthly basis.

• Increase company revenues by finishing designated contracts ahead of schedule.

• Developed several sales channels for IT product manufacturers (hardware/software) through reseller recruitment, as well as identified several key distribution partners.

• Insured customer retention for clients by providing qualified sales opportunities.

• Managed numerous projects on a monthly basis as well as a staff ranging from 3-8 business development reps.

• Maintained and updated Intel’s Reseller Database on specific information requested by Intel.

• Provided the client with ROI information based on activities for the duration of the project.

• Achieved an ROI on a Symantec project that provided 15 closes by year-end 2004 with a total dollar value of $1.2 million dollars.

• Daily activities included making 100 plus outbound calls a day, compiling daily progress reports for upper-management, and updating clients on daily/weekly basis to show progress and any possible marketing and/or buying trends that either resellers or end-users were expressing to me.

June ‘03 - Jan. ‘04 MCI - GREENVILLE, SC

Data Services Account Executive

• Increase company revenues by directly selling data services to companies.

• Qualifying self-generated leads through various media resources.

• Conducting need base analysis and technical requirements for client evaluation.

• Initiate sales cycle and see it through.

• Products and services include Frame relay, VPN, Point to Point, managed data services, and VoIP.

• Managed growing customer base with over $35,000 in Monthly billing growth.

• Conducted technical evaluations of companies’ current telecom systems and software compatibility.

• Consistently achieved and exceeded revenue requirements.

• Multiple sales incentive contest award winner that included cash payout and a trip to Orlando.

• Consistent Top Ten Quota Leader, July 2003 thru October 2003.

• Developed Training/Mentor Program for new reps, as well as pairing new reps with seasoned reps.

• Implemented one week training schedule that included hands on field experience as well as classroom

• Training on the MCI system and data/VoIP technologies.

Dec. ‘01- Jan. ’03 SYNNEX INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES-GREENVILLE, SC

OEM Hardware/Software Account Manager

• Increase company market share with new and existing customers. Personally generated $16.25 million dollars in sales for fiscal year of 2002.

• Provide client support with knowledge of numerous hardware and software lines.

• Interact with product management and vendor reps to finalize large deals for clients.

• Deal with local, state, and federal purchasing contracts.

• Cold call leads provided by self-generated, vendors, management, and Internet sources.

• Place and track daily purchase orders: solving logistical problems for clients, as well as some customer service duties.

• Create and implement a business plan for the following fiscal year.

• Managing P&L on a daily and monthly basis.

• Worked with clients to improve on their existing supply chain management system by working with product management and manufacturers to have crucial inventory warehoused in specific regional locations through out the U.S.

Computer Skills: Microsoft Excel, Word, JDE, Microsoft Dynamic, Sharepoint, Lotus, AS400, E-requestor, SAP, and other Microsoft applications.

Certifications: Project Management Certification from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza School of Business

Working towards CPM certification

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