Steel fabrication, sales, purchasing

Robert C Gordon

***** ******* **** **********, ** 49228 Phone 517-***-****, E-mail ***********@*****.***

Profile • Eager to contribute to the growth of a progressive company with quality products and services.

• Qualified by diverse background in many areas as listed below.

• Excellent negotiating, relationship and team building skills

• Professional appearance and advanced interpersonal communication.

• Highly motivated, strong work ethic, very strong mechanical aptitude, available as needed for training, relocation as necessary, etc.

Work experience • Sep 2008 – Present Various companies

Independent Outside Sales Representative

• Develop strong relationship with current customers and prospect for potential new customers to expand customer base. Provide technical support to shop personnel as needed. Have increased the sales dollars generated each month since taking over the territory.

• Oct 2007 – Aug 2008 D & D Welding Northwood, Ohio

Outside Sales Representative

• Develop strong relationship with current customers and qualify potential new customers to expand overall customer base. Generate quotations for new projects. Provide technical support to shop personnel as needed. Have increased the sales dollars generated each month since taking over the territory.

• Nov 2005 – Oct 2007 Samuel, Son Inc. Detroit, Mich.

Outside Sales Representative

• Maintain strong relationship with current customers, qualify and open new customers to expand overall customer base.

• Feb 1999 – Nov 2005 Contractors Steel Company Livonia, Mich.

Outside Sales Representative

• Maintain strong relationship with current customers and qualify potential new customers to expand overall customer base. Have increased the sales dollars generated by over 200% since taking over the territory.

• Sep 1998 – Feb 1999 American Warming & Vent. Holland, Ohio

Materials Manager / Scheduler

• Review engineering blueprints and procure necessary materials for production of custom designed and fabricated equipment. Maintain inventory levels of raw materials and MRO items to insure smooth operation of seven (7) production lines. Established stocking programs with vendors for JIT deliveries. Schedule customer orders into the various production lines.

• Oct 1997 – Sep 1998 American Warming & Vent. Holland, Ohio

Customer Service Manager – Industrial Products

• Oversee all inside sales personnel with respect to servicing customers’ needs for quotations, order processing, developing standard price sheets and order status. Schedule customer orders into production.

• Feb 1997 – Oct 1997 American Warming & Vent. Holland, Ohio

Plant Supervisor – Springfield Facility

• Schedule production and supervise five- (5) foreman covering seven (7) production lines. Responsible for overseeing all phases of plant operation including, but not limited to the following processes: Shearing, punching, forming, welding, machining, stamping and painting of carbon, galvanized, stainless steel and aluminum material. Maintenance and repair of equipment required to process the previously listed materials.

• Oct 1990 – Feb 1997 American Warming & Vent. Holland, Ohio

OEM / Industrial Products Customer Service Manager

• Oversee all inside sales personnel with respect to servicing customers’ needs for quotations, order processing, developing standard price sheets and order status. Schedule customer orders into production. Developed stocking program for targeted OEM accounts, which increased sales volume 20%.

• Apr 1988 – Oct 1990 American Warming & Vent. Holland, Ohio

Purchasing Manager

• Oversee entire purchasing department that serviced four (4)-manufacturing facilities. Negotiated blanket orders and contracts to obtain lowest pricing without sacrificing quality and delivery. Performed vendor analysis to insure best price, quality and performance were maintained. Interfaced with the engineering and manufacturing teams to facilitate quality products at a competitive cost. Ensured smooth flow of items needed to meet government contracts with DOD and DOE. Selected and supervised installation of software to facilitate the change from a manual purchasing system to the current computerized system. Adjusted on-hand quantities and as a result the number of inventory turns went from 1-1/2 to 4 per year

• Jan 1987 – Apr 1988 American Warming & Vent. Holland, Ohio

Senior Buyer

• Review engineering blueprints and procure necessary materials for production of custom designed and fabricated equipment.

• Oct 1983 – Jan 1987 American Warming & Vent. Holland, Ohio

Drafting Checker

• Supervise four draftspersons to ensure accuracy of blueprints based on customer specifications, equipment design and manufacturing capabilities.

• Oct 1979 – Oct 1983 American Warming & Vent. Holland, Ohio

Draftsperson

• Produce blueprints and component part details based on customer specifications, engineering design and manufacturing capabilities.

Education • Sep 1975 – Dec 1975 Ferris State College Big Rapids ,Michigan

Architectural Drafting Technology

• Grade point average 3.6

• Sep 1971 – Jun 1975 Blissfield High School Blissfield ,Michigan

College Prep Courses

• Grade point average 3.6

Additional Information

Computer Knowledge

• Software: Lotus, Amipro, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point, Outlook, Romac, & Anvil

• Hardware: IBM System 36, AS400, IBM PC

Military Service

United States Army Jan 1976 – Jul 1979

Selected for enrollment into the United States Military Academy Prep School

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