Chris Haluska Email & Phone Number

United States

Lebanon, Tennessee, United States

• Manage purchasing activities of all European suppliers for Permobil Inc.
• Placing planned purchase orders as well as expedited air orders, as a soul source provider
• Collaborating with demand planning and master data specialist to ensure forecast and system information is accurate.
• Update part and price file accordingly to ensure data is correct.
• Work hand in hand with global sourcing regarding pricing and delivery concerns.
• Resolve all pricing, delivery, and invoicing discrepancies.

Nashville Metropolitan Area

• Manage all purchasing activities for a $40 million federal government and healthcare contractor.
• Established purchasing guidelines and procedures for ASE Direct and continually identifying and updating procedures to maximize company efficiencies while increasing profits.
• Worked with existing vendors to provide the best quality and price to meet requirements.
• Sourced and established new vendors to provide the company with the ability to be flexible in meeting customer’s needs.
• Negotiated pricing, order terms and conditions and fees for required purchases.
• Worked with vendors to identify applicable rebate programs to increase profit margins.