Purchasing Facility Manager
CurrentOverseeing the day to day repairs along with keeping supplies stocked for each of the 13 offices. Handle the decisions of supplies purchased making sure to get the best price to keep cost down. Managed the Facility and Purchasing department, the cleaning crew for 13 locations. •Responsible for hiring and training maintenance staff.•Managed all operational aspects of employment for Facilities team, Model Shop team as well as acting as the on-site leader of contracted janitorial staff•Responsible for inventory as well as purchasing and logging receipt of all materials•Responsible for managing contracted security services and act as on-site leader•Implemented new ordering processes which optimized buyer's productivity.•Improved profits by reducing cost through steering items to preferred vendors and sourcing alternative items locally eliminating freight cost.•Reduced and maintain dead-stock inventory by 50% across all branches and $1million overall•Improved relationships with current and new vendors by increasing face-to-face communication•Prepared, updated and followed up on all purchase orders to ensure material is delivered on time.•Selected quality suppliers. Negotiated prices and discount schedules. Processed purchasing requisitions/orders, verified and processed invoices.•Was named Employee of the month in the first 2 months of employment with 2 more nominations in the following months.