Purchasing Professional

JODI S. HART

**** ****** ****, ******* *****, FL 561-***-**** cell 561-***-**** home ***********@*******.***

________________________________________Summary

Experienced, results-oriented purchasing professional with exceptional abilities in negotiation and vendor relationships.

Track record of significant achievement, to include reducing costs, improving sales and profits, and developing and improving purchasing programs to meet corporate objectives.

Promoted from B2B sales into management of company's corporate headquarters.

Extensive inventory control experience in Just in Time, materials planning/handling, quality assurance and multi-site warehousing.

________________________________________Employment History

2008 Kansas Marine Company Buyer

Responsible for purchasing over 40% of all food items for a cruise line distributor. Maintain contract levels and negotiate rebate /discount programs to satisfy turns and profit margin requirements. Consistently provide over 99% service level while increasing inventory turns by 20%. Implemented new disciplines with aged inventory and buyer accountability.

2006-2007 MedVance Institute Director of Purchasing and Facilities

Created centralized purchasing process for 9 location multi-million dollar educational enterprise. Established vendor relationships and negotiated contract pricing for all goods and services. Handled all maintenance contracts and projects including repairs and new construction.

Decreased annual spending by 14% while company increased population by over 20%.

Created seamless purchasing process for all schools with newly established vendors and manufacturers rather than previously utilized retailers.

2005-2006 Florida Community Health Centers Director of Purchasing and Facilities

Supervised warehouse and purchasing staff. Inventory control of pharmaceutical, OTC and essential operational supplies for 8 health centers. Capital purchasing responsibilities using Sarbanes-Oxley protocol. Capital Asset inventory management. RFP and standing purchase order evaluation and awards.

Streamlined purchasing process to eliminate previously existing backlog of J.I.T. orders

Implemented employee coaching and appraisal policies focusing on individual accountability.

Negotiated and supervised repairs and construction from hurricane damage in all 8 locations.

2004-2005 Keiser Collegiate Systems Supply Chain Manager

Centralized purchasing process for 22 School Corporation. Selected and negotiated with newly approved vendors. Purchased all supplies for newly established locations including FF&E, library need and complex medical leases.

Centralized purchasing process for 22 locations allowing for volume purchasing and inventory control while maintaining safeguards for misappropriations of funds.

Completed transition of newly acquired hotel into a dormitory.

2004 Palm Beach County Schools Elementary School Teacher

1994-2004 Purity Wholesale Grocers Senior Buyer, Division Sales Manager

Directed purchasing operations and sales staff supervision generating $78 million dollars per year while monitoring and regulating turns, age and profit for 3,000+ SKU inventory. .

Mentored progression of 30+ sourcing professionals and management staff through one-on-one training.

Increased sales from $19M to $48M without significant increase in owned inventory

Had complete inventory responsibility for pricing and logistic transportation of 150,000 sq ft warehouse transition. Assimilated sales force and customer base from Michigan Company to 3 other national warehouses in corporate buy out of a competitor.

Developed sales compensation program reducing overhead. Department doubled volume with assigned accounts in 9 months.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY – MBA – Projected Graduation 2010

DOWLING COLLEGE- Bachelor of Arts 1991

SUFFOLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE – Associates of Arts 1990

DALE CARNEGIE - Sales Management Training

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