Purchasing Specialist

ROBERT J. CASSELLA

** ********** ****** • East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073

201-***-****, 201-***-**** (cell) • *******@***.***

MANAGEMENT:

Purchasing, Procurement, Inventory Control

Business professional with a history of helping companies achieve their financial goals through the successful management of purchasing, procurement and inventory control strategies. Proficient in analyzing market opportunities, forecasting inventory needs and implementing efficient and cost-effective processes in order to improve the bottom line. Skilled in pricing and negotiating cost-saving vendor contracts. Capable of minimizing loss prevention and maintaining high quality and safety standards.

Purchasing • Procurement • Inventory Control • RFP & RFQ Management • Specification Analysis

Pricing Strategies • Quality & Safety Control • Cost-Saving Measures • Processes & Procedures

Profit & Loss (P&L) • Team Leadership • Vendor Management • Loss Prevention • Negotiation Skills

CAREER HISTORY

OFFICEMAX, Carlstadt, New Jersey • June 1998-November 2011

Purchasing Specialist

Oversaw costing and product-related preparation of requests for proposals (RFPs) and requests for quotes (RFQs) for organization with $12M in revenues. Reconciled physical and on-line inventories. Audited purchase orders and receivers for accuracy. Utilized SAP and AS400 systems to track inventory and ensure sufficient quantities were available.

• Prepared RFQs and RFPs for the annual purchase of $20M+ in supplies from Fortune 500 companies and United States Government agencies.

• Managed bids for the entire East Coast Region with 4,200 SKUs.

• Created a sourcing department to procure off-shore technology inventory at below-market costs.

• Initiated vendor promotion programs to motivate vendors to do business with OfficeMax.

• Streamlined and monitored vendor returns to ensure monthly goals were met.

• Enhanced efficiency and safety awareness via on-going staff training in LEAN and safety policies.

• Improved branch profitability through effective monitoring of margin improvement initiatives.

• Served 14 years as Safety Facilitator and as element leader for blood borne pathogens (BBP) and material safety data sheet (MSDS) for 6 years.

• Followed strict loss prevention guidelines while conducting cycle counts of high-value merchandise.

Additional Experience (details on request):

CASSELLA BROTHERS OFFICE PRODUCTS, Elmwood Park, New Jersey

UNITED STATES NAVY VETERAN

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Associate of Arts Degree in Business, Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey

LEAN Productivity

Total Quality Management (TQM) and Training Associates on Behavioral Safety (TABS) Instructor

OSHA and Business / Procurement Seminars

COMPUTER SKILLS

SAP, AS400, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

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