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As a Purchasing Agent, I organize the purchasing of over 90 multi-family properties and four rehab institutions per year. I continue to utilize expertise in purchasing, operations, optimization of the supplier base, and implementation of inventory strategies through strategic partnerships. I formulate protocols designed to scale back rogue and emergency purchases. I streamline purchasing processes by standardizing incoming order forms and outbound RFQ’s. Lastly, I certify billing accuracies through continuous review and approval of invoices. In addition, some of my accomplishments include the reduction of annual plumbing budget by 25% through aggressive negotiation with suppliers as well as establishing a 35% savings on appliance purchases by forging strong relationships with manufacturers.

Throughout my position with the company, I actively engaged customers over the phone in order to effectively promote products and facilitate the development of new accounts. I composed daily account reports monitoring the productivity of sales staff. I aided marketing departments through consistent outbound calls to garner new national accounts. I conceptualized procedures for documentation regarding issues within warehouses. Additionally, I promoted the accuracy of inventory through extensive communication to warehouse personnel in regards to discrepancies and formulated proposals in order to resolve issues which resulted from lost shipments within the warehouse.

With Native Floral Wholesale, I regulated the purchases for Floral Wholesaler, certifying fully stocked inventory and merchandise to meet product demand levels. I partnered with suppliers, transportation companies, and internal personnel on the timely shipping of products. I identified quality control issues as well as evaluated products from countless providers to gauge quality and cost. I utilized QuickBooks and other applications to formulate sales and revenue forecasts, deduce trends from reports, and disseminate information. I fostered partnerships with new suppliers which resulted in an expanded sales capacity. And I recommended numerous innovative solutions to pull products a day ahead and stage items on carts, alerting teams to defects or deficiencies.

As a Wholesale Manager, I appraised inventory daily in order to assess quality and supply which generated weekly sales and product quality reports. I supervised approximately 10 employees while overseeing the recruitment, hiring, and training of staff. I deployed MAS90 software to track and reorder products. I contributed to the purchase of locally sourced seasonal products. I negotiated optimal product pricing with vendors and constructed proposals for process improvements to be presented to Senior Managers.Moreover, I conceptualized the revitalization of product packaging, staging, as well as over enhancements necessary to improve inventory processes, advance product visibility, create further warehouse space, and regulate organizational workflow. I amplified profitability of departments through instituting process improvements which led to revenue growth. I transformed operational streams of the Wrapping Department, repositioning products and conducting additional training to steadily deliver stronger sales and quality results. I conserved 120 hours of holiday labor annually through the revitalization of product handling and distribution policies. And I maximized business to complementary markets which fostered larger stability during the recession through the formulation of sales and marketing programs.