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Oak Brook Il

Northbrook, Il

Professional ExperienceMaurice Sporting Goods, May 2015 to PresentPrivately held international sporting goods company with operations in USA and Canada. Inventory Replenishment Analyst, May 2015 to Present• Manage the purchasing of International products for the United States and Canada.• Handling purchasing of 10,000 items under 135 suppliers within a 5 week cycle utilizing ProDiver, JDA Advanced Warehouse Replenishment systems as well as knowledge of product and seasonal movement. • Work with buyers to provide suppliers with forecast projections.• Work with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery of product.• Review and properly reallocate stock among 4 distributions centers as needed.

Wood Dale, Il

Manage the purchasing of International products for the United States and Canada coordinating with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in order to determine the proper Tariff codes, Permits and Duties to clear shipments. Working daily with Customs Clearing to maintain timely release of shipments.Collaborate directly with overseas suppliers in the issuance of purchase orders, proformas, and commercial invoices.Analyze previous sales history and review forecasts provided by sales to ascertain jewelry projections and purchases adjusting the forecast to meet the needs of future promotions, specials and buying trends and decreasing the possibility of backorders. Maintain an annual backorder percentage of 4% or less.Coordinate with the Accounting Department and Receiving Department to confirm receipt of purchases and determine the proper payment was made to suppliers.Manage the International Pricing System. Inventory Management with four turns per year on annual sales of $125M to $150M per year with average Inventory of $8million.

Greater Chicago Area

Promoted to Service Center Manager, handling 10 state area with additional professional and clerical staff. Created long and short term strategies for departmental budgets.Managed and motivated staff in addition to conducting performance reviews on an annual basis.Traveled between individual branches to conduct training with Premium Audit Staff as well as Underwriting Department Staff.Prior to promotion handled 3 Audit Departments within Region. Managing professional and clerical staff in each location.Determined if policies were correctly classified by meeting with the insured and obtaining payroll and sales records. Developed actual exposure for a policy period based on risk exposure.In-depth knowledge of payroll tax rules, state and federal payroll reports as well as sales tax reports.Handled complex insurance classifications for workers compensation as each type of business and employees are different within the scope of each operation.