Purchasing Manager

Position Desired

Challenging administrative position within a professional environment providing opportunity for growth and career advancement.

Summary of Experience

• Daily interfacing with engineers on various projects.

• Experienced in negotiating long term agreements with suppliers ensuring the best pricing, delivery, and quality.

• Reduced the number of vendors while improving relationships with existing vendors.

• Analyzed customer requirements for future products.

• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, management, and staff.

• Reduced costs, while improving quality and overall productivity.

• Analyzed economic conditions, business trends, and potential markets.

• Ordered and expedited materials.

• Handled multiple priorities on a routine basis.

• Extensive computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, QuickBooks, and Frontpage etc.

• Dealt tactfully and effectively with difficult customers.

• Demonstrated effective and consistent technical support.

• Demonstrated skills in writing and presenting.

• Developed and marketed new products and services.

• Experienced in supply line materials management, procurement, production, short and long range planning, contract negotiation, quality assurance, and general business.

• Developed effective internal controls and always operated within budget.

• Evaluated new technologies, equipment, vendors, and product marketability.

• Excellent speaking and presentation skills.

• Maintained and encouraged customer loyalty through the courteous and efficient resolution of disputes, complaints, and discrepancies.

• Work effectively with customers-able to identify needs, tactfully answer questions, sell products and services, and solve problems.

• Developed company website utilizing Microsoft Frontpage.

Experience

Vice President Sales & Marketing 1999 to Present

Fairfield, Ohio

CRS is a small manufacturing company that has been manufacturing tire retreading machinery for over 25 years. In 1999 CRS was awarded small business exporter of the year from the State of Ohio. As Vice President of Sales & Marketing , I have overall responsible for coordinating the development and design of new products, working with a team of engineers, and for introducing the new products to market. My responsibilities also are to travel to the customer sites to assist in the installation and training on the new equipment.

Customer Service / Sales Manager 1998 to 1999

Fairfield, Ohio

My role was to maintain and improve customer relations. I was responsible for customer satisfaction and service in North America and internationally. Some of my duties involved troubleshooting and set up of CRS manufacturing equipment. This frequently required international travel to customer operations to assist in machine set up and training of plant personnel. I also attended various international trade exhibits to participate in sales and increase customer contacts.

Administrative Purchasing Manager 1989 to 1998

Fairfield, Ohio

My role as purchasing manager included purchasing for all office, personnel, and manufacturing plant supplies. Such

as metals, tooling, hydraulics, and electrical equipment. I was also in charge of developing special projects, such as special equipment to expand into other markets such as the tire recycling process. Keeping records of all purchasing transactions as well as cost analysis to keep overhead expenses at a minimum. I also dealt on a personal level with suppliers to ensure quality standards were maintained.

Education

Business Administration

Raymond Walters Cincinnati, Ohio

H.S. June 1983

Lemon-Monroe H.S. Monroe, Ohio

College preparatory classes

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